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Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs

Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass...

The probationary layoffs are the latest salvo in the new administration's sweeping efforts to reduce the size of the...

15 Feb 2025 6:47 AM IST

US Army to no longer allow transgender people to enlist in military

US Army to no longer allow transgender people to enlist in military

The US Army's announcement comes after US President Donald Trump last month announced he had signed four executive...

15 Feb 2025 6:35 AM IST

Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track

Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how...

NASA and the European Space Agency's Webb Space Telescope will observe this near-Earth asteroid in March before the...

14 Feb 2025 11:42 AM IST

Modi, Trump agree to move forward on India-US civil nuclear cooperation

Modi, Trump agree to move forward on India-US civil nuclear...

India and the US unveiled an ambitious plan to cooperate in civil nuclear energy in July 2005 following then PM Manmohan...

14 Feb 2025 11:31 AM IST

India, US announce plans to negotiate first phase of mega trade deal by this year

India, US announce plans to negotiate first phase of mega trade deal...

Modi and Trump resolved to deepen the US-India trade relationship to promote growth that ensures fairness, national...

14 Feb 2025 10:24 AM IST

What causes mudslides, what can be done to lessen danger?

What causes mudslides, what can be done to lessen danger?

The areas most at risk are on or near hillsides that have burned in recent years, with little or no vegetation left to...

14 Feb 2025 9:12 AM IST

Trump’s call with Putin ends US efforts to isolate Russia

Trump’s call with Putin ends US efforts to isolate Russia

It’s unclear how the prospective Ukraine peace talks could evolve, but the call already has marked a watershed,...

14 Feb 2025 8:04 AM IST

Trump administration lays off probationary government workers

Trump administration lays off probationary government workers

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that told agency leaders to plan for “large-scale reductions in...

14 Feb 2025 7:20 AM IST

Trump launches reciprocal tariffs

Trump launches reciprocal tariffs

The levies would be tailored to each US trading partner and consider non-tariff factors including value-added tax (

14 Feb 2025 7:11 AM IST

India, US announce ambitious plans to boost defence, energy ties

India, US announce ambitious plans to boost defence, energy ties

President Donald Trump announced that Washington is paving the way to provide New Delhi with F-35 fighter jets as part...

14 Feb 2025 6:39 AM IST

Grok 3 in final stages, outperforming all chatbots: Elon Musk

Grok 3 in final stages, outperforming all chatbots: Elon Musk

Elon Musk founded xAI as a challenger to Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet's Google

13 Feb 2025 4:36 PM IST

Musk will pull OpenAI bid if ChatGPT maker remains a non-profit, lawyers say

Musk will pull OpenAI bid if ChatGPT maker remains a non-profit,...

In 2015, Sam Altman and Musk jointly established OpenAI as a charitable organization

13 Feb 2025 4:24 PM IST