Biden calls for US Supreme Court reform to ‘restore faith’
Washington, July 30 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has announced a plan to reform the Supreme Court, saying that he looked forward to working with Congress to prevent the abuse of presidential power and “restore faith” in the nation’s highest court. “President Biden believes that no one — neither the President nor the Supreme Court […]
Slovak PM threatens to suspend diesel supplies to Ukraine
Prague, July 30 (IANS) The Slovak refinery Slovnaft will suspend the supplies of diesel to Ukraine if the transit of Russian oil via Ukraine to Slovakia is not resumed soon, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has said. Ukraine recently stopped the transit of oil from the Russian company Lukoil through the Druzhba pipeline to Slovakia […]
Venezuela asks 7 LatAm countries to withdraw diplomatic staff
Caracas, July 30 (IANS) Venezuela has called on the governments of Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay to withdraw their diplomatic staff accredited in the country. The measure, announced in an official statement released by the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry on Monday, also calls for withdrawing Venezuelan diplomatic staff accredited in […]
2 children dead, nine injured in UK knife attack
London, July 30 (IANS) Two children are confirmed dead in a knife attack on Monday in Southport, Merseyside, in northwest England, according to local police. Nine other people have been injured, six of whom are in critical condition, Chief Constable Serena Kennedy was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency. It is understood that the […]
As students resume protests in Bangladesh, Guterres calls for ‘calm, restraint’
United Nations, July 30 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for “calm and restraint” as students resumed their protests that were suspended last week, according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. Guterres “remains deeply concerned about the situation in Bangladesh”, Dujarric said on Monday at his daily briefing. “He notes reports of the resumption of […]
Quad ministers welcome India hosting upcoming summit
New York, July 30 (IANS) The Quad foreign ministers have said that they look forward to India hosting the Quad Leaders’ Summit later this year – a meeting with added symbolism because it will be one of Joe Biden’s last presidential travels abroad. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and […]
Quad foreign ministers warn of terrorists using new technology, demand action against LeT, JeM
New York, July 30 (IANS) Warning against terrorists deploying new technologies, the Quad foreign ministers have reinforced their call for concerted international action against Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), as well as Al-Qa’ida and the Islamic State outfit. After their meeting in Tokyo, the Quad ministers said in a joint statement on Monday that they […]
Took responsible approach to train our AI models: Apple
San Francisco, July 30 (IANS) Tech giant Apple has responded to certain allegations regarding its AI models, saying it takes precautions at every stage — including design, model training, feature development, and quality evaluation — to identify how its AI tools may be misused or lead to potential harm. The company said in a technical […]
SK hynix to begin mass production of industry-leading memory chip in Q3
Seoul, July 30 (IANS) SK hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chip maker, said on Tuesday it plans to begin full-fledged production of its next-generation GDDR7 graphics memory chip in the third quarter. The company said the GDDR7 boasts industry-leading qualities, with an operating speed of 32 gigabits per second, a 60 percent improvement from the […]
Big B apologises for confusing ‘Akayla’ scene with ‘Agneepath’ in social media post
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Veteran Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, has made another unintentional error in his social media post. The senior actor recently shared a video on his Instagram citing a clip from his film ‘Agneepath’, and juxtaposed it with a more recent video of himself running away from the camera. The actor meant that […]
