US, China need nuclear-style AI safeguards, congressman says before Xi-Trump summit

After Japan, the US, Europe and other parts of Asia, Nippon Express Group is now trying make a “big team in India”, says Katsuhito Kobayashi, Executive Officer, South Asia & Oceania Region

US first lady Melania Trump is set to lead key cultural diplomacy events during the coming official state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, marking their first visit to the White House since 2015. According to an official itinerary released by the first lady’s office, the three-day visit, scheduled from September 23 to 25, will feature extensive ceremonial honours alongside dedicated cultural exchanges highlighting Sino-American relations. Melania will join US...

Pilot study done by PETA Science Consortium International, US Environmental Protection Agency, & Belgium’s Flemish Institute for Technological Research

The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office stated system-generated notices were being issued to voters with discrepancies to correct their data in ECINET

In an official notification recently, the State government approved a proposal to support rooftop solar installation with subsidies of ₹5,000, ₹10,000 and ₹22,000 for 1 kW, 2kW and 3kW systems respectively

Chinese researchers have tested a new way for spacecraft to navigate in deep space, putting a concept funded by Nasa into practice and paving the way for the country’s planned mission to Jupiter in 2030. Known as stellar aberration navigation, the approach uses tiny shifts in the relative position of stars to work out how fast a probe is moving and in what direction, allowing autonomous real-time navigation without constantly relying on tracking and commands from Earth. In a low-Earth-orbit...

On the eve of this week’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Americans feel better about China, according to a poll released on Monday. They see Beijing as less of a threat, are less supportive of Taiwan and are more likely to favour engagement over containment than last year or in 2024, when views hit an all-time low. As with almost everything in the US these days, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey revealed a partisan divide. And while the...

The Communist Party accused former military leaders Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli of factionalism and disloyalty, expelling them from the party and the armed forces following a Politburo meeting on Monday, state media reported. Zhang was once a vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and the highest-ranking uniformed member of the Chinese military, second only to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The CMC is China’s top military decision-making body. Zhang was also a member of the party’s...

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington this week, after the May talks in Beijing and before the November Apec summit in Shenzhen. This sequence of diplomacy will test if the commitment to building a “constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability” translates into practical arrangements. The Washington meeting faces clear limits. Differences over trade, technology, industrial policy, Taiwan and regional security are deeply embedded in...

India in Asian Games Highlights: It was another good day for the Indian contingent.

Indian MMA fighter Varun Sanyal, on of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council member, has questioned why was he left alone at his weight cut.

Shooters were the star for India on Tuesday as they added as many as three medals to the country's tally.