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How A BMW, Audi Race On UK Street Led To 28-Year Jail Term For 2 Indian-Origin Men
During the trial, it was heard that the two Indian-origin men did not know each other. Minutes before the crash, Bhachu and Riyat had a conversation through the windows of their sports cars while waiting side-by-side at a traffic light.
US Woman Finds 103-Year-Old Shipwreck While Playing With Her 9-Year-Old Son Near Lake Superior
The former camper remembered that the wreck once stood above the water. However, it became more fully submerged a few years later.
India Calls for Equal Veto Rights in UN Security Council Reform
China, France, Russia, the UK and the US are the five permanent members of the 15-nation Security Council and enjoy veto powers.
Saudi Coalition Destroys 3 Houthi Missiles, 4 Drones Fired Towards Kingdom
Saudi Arabia has intensified its strikes on the Houthis since the group captured strategic areas along Yemen's Red Sea coast last month.
California Professor Stops Grading Homework After Spotting Students' Growing Reliance On AI
Borcherds said the difficulty of grading homework might be a small concern compared with the wider effects of AI on society.
US Judge Extends Curbs On Trump's Golf Course Project After 400 Trees Cut
At a hearing, the judge excoriated the government after workers cut down at least 400 trees over a holiday weekend with little notice to the plaintiffs.
Nikhil Kamath's Big AI Bet: Why India Should Look Beyond Silicon Valley
NDTV World Summit 2026: Rather than building LLMs, Kamath batted for exploring opportunities in applications built on top of new technology platforms.
October 7 Attack To Ballot Box: Battle For Israel's Future Begins
Far-right parties have worked hard to appeal to younger Israelis, using social media campaigns and messaging based around security, military strength and territorial control.
Anthropic Halts AI Training Over Security Concerns Ahead Of IPO
The Claude maker said in the filing's risk factors section that it had delayed pre-training of a new "frontier" base model to strengthen safeguards against the theft of model weights and intellectual property.
Melting glaciers in Dolomites reveal cache of first world war munitions
Italian army removes and defuses 250 explosives encased in ice for more than 100 years after hikers’ sightingsA significant cache of unexploded bombs from the first world war emerged this summer from rapidly retreating glaciers in the Dolomites, the Italian army has said.The devices, which included Italian artillery shells and French mortar bombs, were removed and defused by the army’s Julia Alpine brigade, according to a statement. Continue reading...
UK government met 137 businesses over AI datacentres – but no environmental groups
Investigation finds dozens of ministers and civil servants moved into AI roles as government developed datacentre expansion plansThe UK’s policy on datacentres and AI was developed without any meetings with environmental groups, an investigation has found.The nonprofit organisation Spotlight on Corruption said a “considerable revolving door” shaped the government’s development of “AI growth zones”, a central plank of the former prime minister Keir Starmer’s AI and economic policy, with 38 ministers, senior civil servants and special advisers hired to positions in AI companies between July 2024 and September 2026. Continue reading...
Asthma deaths reach decade-high levels and number of Australians dying of dementia grows
Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, accounted for more than 10% of all deaths for the first time, new data revealsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDementia has accounted for more than 10% of all deaths for the first time, while the number of people dying from asthma is at decade-high levels, new data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals.There were 188,421 deaths registered in 2025. Of these, 19,019 deaths were caused by dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, the ABS deaths data released on Tuesday shows. It has been the leading cause of death in Australia since 2024. Continue reading...
