One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has refused to say who paid for her trip to Italy, after returning to London to speak at a pricey political dinner. Senator Hanson has been in the United Kingdom and Europe for almost two weeks. She has described the trip as “a fact-finding mission” and met with multiple right-wing…
BENGALURU: The Department of Space (DoS), which has tightened exit rules to stem a “spate of voluntary retirements and resignations” from scientists working on flagship missions, is grappling with a bigger challenge quietly building inside India’s space establishment: a growing manpower crunch.DoS employment data analysed by TOI shows nearly three out of every 10 sanctioned…
Australia’s Minister for Innovation Tim Ayres has acknowledged tech companies based overseas are already using Australia content to train AI models, conceding the practice is ‘unethical’. “Copyright is only meaningful when there’s a payment involved,” Mr Ayres told triple j hack. The comments come after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans for a new Office…
Warning: this story contains offensive comments. Imagine standing in a crowd, enjoying a day out during the summer holidays and a bomb falls at your child’s feet. Or losing a loved one to a hit-and-run crash and the driver sends a text to his friends calling the victims “dogs”, “oxygen thief” and a “two for…
JAMMU: A Jammu court Friday rejected the bail plea of Kamal Singh Jamwal, accused of attempting to assassinate National Conference president and former J&K CM Dr Farooq Abdullah earlier this year. The judge held that an attack on a public figure of Abdullah’s stature could not be viewed merely as a crime against an individual…
The family of a woman who died after falling into an uncovered 10-foot-deep manhole in Manhattan filed a lawsuit against New York City’s largest utility, saying she experienced “unfathomable” pain. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Con Edison’s “careless, grossly negligent, reckless, wanton and willful” disregard…
One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts claimed half of pregnant women vaccinated against COVID-19 experienced a miscarriage in contradiction of medical evidence. The Queensland senator has faced criticism this week for his past controversial comments, including about debunked conspiracy theories, as the party’s popularity placed more attention on Pauline Hanson’s parliamentary team. The ABC can reveal…
SRINAGAR: In a major step towards India’s clean energy mission, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh V K Saxena Friday commissioned the country’s first and the deepest geothermal wells at Puga valley. ONGC Energy Centre would execute two geothermal wells in the Union Territory.“What has been achieved in Puga valley would serve as a blueprint for India‘s…
Once I saw it, I couldn’t unsee it. I noticed it among friends. Then within my family. It is rife among my colleagues. Romantic partners who are strikingly, in some cases, uncannily, similar to one another, whether in their appearance, personality, habits, attitudes or characteristics such as age, ethnicity, religion or education. It began with…
In the hours following the announcement of Sam Neill’s death, the internet was flooded with remembrances typical for when a revered actor passes. ‘Jurassic family’: Spielberg leads outpouring of tributes for actor Sam Neill The New Zealand actor died suddenly at the age of 78, with Hollywood directors and actors and prominent political figures all…