NEW YORK: US researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that significantly outperforms current clinical guidelines in identifying patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law during the Independence Day ceremony at the White House.

BUENOS AIRES: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, left for Buenos Aires, Argentina, after completing his historic and productive two-day visit to Trinidad and Tobago, during which the two countries elevated their historical, civilisational and bilateral ties.

CHANDIGARH: Panjab University, Chandigarh has invited applications for admissions at Centre for IAS and Other Competitive Examinations. The Centre offers specialised coaching and support to IAS and Other Competitive Examinations aspirants to help them excel in national and state-level competitive exams.

FARIDKOT: In a firm demonstration of Punjab Government’s zero-tolerance policy against corruption, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Crime Against Women (CAW) Faridkot Rajanpal has been placed under suspension for attempting to bribe the office of the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Faridkot.

CHANDIGARH: "On the 26th martyrdom day of brave soldier Captain Vikram Batra, who was martyred in the Kargil war, a weekly plantation campaign "Ek Paudha Shaheed Vikram Batra Ke Naam" is going to be started in Chandigarh and its surrounding areas on July 7 in his memory, which will be formally inaugurated by the hands of Chandigarh Administrator and Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria. In memory of martyr Captain Batra, Governor Kataria will formally start this campaign by planting a tree in his name at the Raj Bhavan.

MUMBAI: Varun Dhawan took to social media to share a glimpse from the sets of ‘Border 2’, shortly after the temporary ban on co-star Diljit Dosanjh was lifted.

NEW DELHI: A rape convict who jumped parole in March while serving a 10-year sentence was arrested from Moti Nagar just before he was planning to sell his property and relocate to another city to avoid further incarceration, a Delhi Police official said on Friday.

MUMBAI: Actress Helly Shah is all set to prove her mettle as an actor by preparing for two extremely different roles simultaneously.

BHOPAL: In a blistering yet theatrical address that stirred both chuckles and applause, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav unleashed a satirical critique of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, casting doubt on the renowned economist's understanding of grassroots realities.

MUMBAI: Varun Dhawan took to social media to share a glimpse from the sets of ‘Border 2’, shortly after the temporary ban on co-star Diljit Dosanjh was lifted.

MOSCOW: US President Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction with the situation in Ukraine, stating that there has been no progress in resolving the conflict following a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

MUMBAI: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, on Friday, took to social media to give fans a behind-the-scenes look at her intense preparation for the action-packed scenes in her film “Heads of State.”

BENGALURU: Growing up in the small town of Nashik, Akash Shinde had big dreams but no clear path to follow. No one from his district had ever made it to national-level kabaddi before him.

NEW DELHI: In a move towards transparency and people-centric governance, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday inaugurated the 'Jan Seva Sadan' at her residence in the national capital.

MANGALURU: Acting on a complaint filed by a parent regarding his son’s drug addiction, the Karnataka Police have busted a gang of drug peddlers in Mangaluru district, officials said on Friday.

NEW DELHI: As anticipation mounts for the first edition of Shooting League of India (SLI), launched by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) and set to take place later this year, athletes from around the world have shared their excitement on being part of the tournament.

JALANDHAR: Satnam Singh Chahal, Executive Director of the North American Punjabi Association (NAPA), has issued a strong condemnation of the shocking and repeated shooting attacks on the Shri Shri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, calling the incidents a heinous hate crime that demands immediate action and federal scrutiny.

BERN: Spain and Italy made winning starts to their UEFA Women’s European Championship campaigns on Thursday.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Ali Fazal reflected on the strong impact that ‘Life in a... Metro’ had on him during his college years.

WASHINGTON: A day before the US Independence Day, President Donald Trump, on Thursday, secured a massive political victory as Congress narrowly cleared his flagship tax and spending bill, advancing his second-term agenda with enhanced funding for his anti-immigration policies.

NEW DELHI: Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut on the International Space Station, is working to develop a brain-computer interface in the orbital lab, said NASA on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: As part of 'Van Mahotsav 2025' celebrations, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday planted a sapling and accused the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of ignoring the city’s environment and refraining from launching a plantation drive under the 'Ek ped maa ke naam' campaign.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has agreed to examine a plea challenging the city government’s policy to penalise and prosecute the petrol pump owners if they refuel ‘end-of-life’ (EoL) vehicles -- petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years.

MUMBAI: The first glimpse of the upcoming Ranbir Kapoor and Yash-starrer epic ‘Ramayana’ was unveiled on Thursday. The first look promises the magnum opus of epic proportions. The run-time of the asset is heavily dominated by CGI, done extremely tastefully by Prime Focus and Academy Award-winning DNEG, the latter scoring the Oscar for Best VFX for ‘Dune’.

MUMBAI: Television actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee, on Thursday, shared a heartfelt moment from her visit to the Kamakhya Temple in Assam.

SEOUL: South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung said on Thursday that his administration will work to improve relations with North Korea based on cooperation with the United States, but acknowledged that dialogue with Pyongyang looks difficult for now.

UNITED STATES: Health officials across the US states of California, Florida and Texas confront an alarming reality with nearly doubling dengue fever cases nationwide, signalling the mosquito-borne disease may become a permanent fixture in communities, according to health news.

WASHINGTON: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar has dismissed the notion that Pakistan impinges on the relations between the US and India, which are based on their complementarity and not on third countries.

TIRUPATI: A huge fire broke out in a shop near Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, early Thursday. There were no casualties.

CHANDIGARH: Lakhs of electricity employees across India including Punjab ,Haryana , Jammu and Kashmir, Uttrakhand, Himachal Pradesh held lunch hour massive demonstration today to protest the privatisation of Purvanchal and Dakshinanchal Power Distribution Corporations on a call given by the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE ).

AMRITSAR: To prevent irregularities in the salaries and service records of employees across various departments in the Municipal Corporation Amritsar, all records are being uploaded to the IHRMS Portal.

BHOPAL: Central India is under the grip of an intense monsoon surge, with Madhya Pradesh witnessing widespread rainfall and weather disruptions.

MUMBAI: The stock markets ended lower on Wednesday, as investor sentiment remained cautious due to US President Donald Trump's firm stand on the upcoming tariff deadline.

BHOPAL: In the infamous fake doctor case involving Mission Hospital in Damoh in Madhya Pradesh, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ordered the state government to register separate FIRs for each incident and provide compensation to the victims' families.

PATNA: JD-U MP Giridhari Yadav has put a question mark on his own government and has claimed that Bihar only have labourers and not companies.

NEW DELHI: All India Chess Federation (AICF), Indian Government and Tamil Nadu Government are ensuring that the forthcoming Chess Olympiad, scheduled in Chennai from July 28 to August 10, would be memorable for the country, the participants as well as the spectators.

WASHINGTON: Roughly 300 structures have been destroyed in the US state of New Mexico as massive wildfires are feared to be strengthened by high winds, dry air and warmer temperature in the coming days, authorities said.

JAIPUR: Reeling under an acute power crisis, the Rajasthan government has announced scheduled power cuts each day across the state as there has been a wide gap between power demand and supply.

NEW DELHI: Television czarina Ektaa R Kapoor is known for giving the audience more relatable and variety of content. She has seen how the industry has evolved with time and also how OTT has changed the dynamics.

NEW DELHI: A complaint has been lodged against Punjab Police officials for misbehaving with a journalist during a joint press conference of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann at The Imperial here.

CHENNAI: K. Annamalai, the BJP's Tamil Nadu state president, will embark on a four-day visit to Sri Lanka, a trip deemed as a calculated political move by the party to improve its fortunes in the state.

GWAILOR: Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy emerged winners of the 2nd Hockey India Sub Junior Women Academy National Championship 2022 after beating SAI-Academy 3-0 in the Final here on Friday.

CHENNAI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said that the maximum temperature in some parts of Tamil Nadu will increase by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius in the coming days.

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stressed the need to bolster the country's military power to "pre-emptively and thoroughly contain" nuclear threats from hostile forces, Pyongyang's state media reported on Saturday.

PUNE: Lucknow Super Giants skipper K.L Rahul praised his bowling attack, saying that the 20-run win over Punjab Kings at MCA Stadium on Friday was all about the bowlers.

PATIALA: The Patiala district magistrate today imposed curfew from 7 PM to 6 AM in Patiala as a precautionary measure after two groups belonging to Shiv Sena and some Sikh organisation clashed. Several persons were injured.

NEW DELHI: The much-awaited 47th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting, with its focus on GST rate restructuring and extension of GST compensation cess, will now possibly be held in the first week of May, once the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman returns from her 10-day visit to the US after attending the World Bank-IMF meeting earlier this month.

MUMBAI: 'Gunday' fame Anant Vidhaat, who is seen in the web show 'Mai', talks about his character and believes that actors should add something to a role.

NEW DELHI: Online vacation rental company Airbnb has announced to let its employees to live and work anywhere, giving all of them flexibility to make the right choice based on where they are most productive.

CHENNAI: A private college in Coimbatore has put 40 students in isolation after they showed symptoms of fever and cold.

MUMBAI: Comedian, writer, songwriter and YouTube personality Bhuvan Bam is all set for his new project which is going to be his digital streaming debut. He will be seen donning a novel character in an untitled web show.

MUMBAI: Together, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are fondly called 'KulCha' in the Indian cricket circle. Both are good friends and have had a similar fate recently as they lost their respective places in the Indian white-ball team.

AMRITSAR: Department of Architecture and Department of Molecular Biology won the Inter - Department Football (Girls & Boys) championships organized under FIT INDIA Program (Govt. of India) by Guru Nanak Dev University Campus Sports. More than 300 students of various departments participated in these competitions.

HYDERABAD: Internet giant Google on Thursday began work here on its largest campus outside of its headquarters in the US.

LONDON: Manchester City winger Bernardo Silva feels Gabriel Jesus's excellent all-round display in the Champions League classic with Real Madrid was yet further evidence of the Brazilian's importance to the club's cause.

KATHMANDU: From May 15, the Nepal government will increase regular public holidays to two days in a week in an effort to cut the consumption of fuels whose prices have skyrocketed in recent months in the country, a cabinet minister said.

OTTAWA: Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly announced the imposition of new sanctions on 11 senior officials and 192 other members of the people's councils of Luhansk and Donetsk which makes up Ukraine's separatist Donbas region.

NEW DELHI: Wiped-out in the five states during recent polls, the Congress cannot hope for better days in Himachal Pradesh, slated to witness elections by the year's end.

KATHMANDU: the Nepal government will increase regular public holidays to two days in a week in an effort to cut the consumption of fuels whose prices have skyrocketed in recent months in the country, a cabinet minister said.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana are both facing a power shortages of about 2000 MW leading to the imposition of long power cuts for 6 to 8 hours on rural domestic consumers and of lesser duration in cities.

CHANDIGARH: In bid to ensure the supply of canal water to farmers at tail-end in the state, Punjab Water Resources Minister Mr. Bram Shanker Jimpa, on Wednesday, directed the department officials to plug all the illegal water outlets, besides repairing all the altered outlets before the commencement of paddy season.

MUMBAI: The teaser of 'Modern Love Mumbai' from the Indian adaptation of hit series 'Modern Love' was released on Wednesday. The teaser, a text animation video shows the artistes that have come together for the series.

NEW DELHI: Navikenz, a consulting-led Artificial Intelligence (AI) services company, raised $4M in seed funding from several HNIs led by Sudip Nandy, ex-CEO Aricent and Sekar PRC ex-CEO Hexaware.

KATHMANDU: Nepal government has imposed a total ban on the import of 10 luxurious goods until mid-July 2022 after the countrys economic crisis deepened.

MUMBAI: Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene feels that TV umpires may have to look at checking waist-high full tosses in future in light of the controversial no-ball saga in the match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium last Friday.

MADRID: Villarreal hope to make it second time lucky in the Champions League semifinals when they travel to Anfield for the first leg of their semifinal later on Wednesday.

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has decided to install scanner machines at the main entrances of Sachkhand Sri Darbar Sahib.

LUCKNOW: Reiterating its earlier stand, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has termed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) "unconstitutional and anti-minority move".

MUMBAI: The trailer of the upcoming horror comedy 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2' was released on Tuesday. The film's trailer presents an edgy mix of humour and comedy.

NEW DELHI:Before arriving in the Capital to take his place in the rejigged Narendra Modi ministry, Jyotiraditya Scindia was seen offering prayers at Ujjain's famous Mahakaleshwar temple.

LUCKNOW: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to extend the 'Varasat' scheme, which resolves pending property ownership issues in rural UP, to benefit families who lost members to Covid.

NEW DELHI: In a major setback for Twitter in India, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up the micro-blogging site for failing to appoint resident grievance officer (RGO), saying, "How long will your process take place? This cannot be allowed", even as the court free pass to the central government to act against the social media firm.

NEW DELHI: Amid strong buzz in the political circle about possible reshuffle in the union cabinet later this week, first in the second term of the Narendra Modi government, sources said that cabinet reshuffle is likely to take place in a couple of days and BJP MPs are asked to reach the national capital at the earliest.

NEW DELHI: In a major setback for Twitter in India, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday pulled up the micro-blogging site for failing to appoint resident grievance officer (RGO), saying, "How long will your process take place? This cannot be allowed", even as the court free pass to the central government to act against the social media firm.

CHANDIGARH: As soon as dawn arrives in Chandigarhs Panjab University sports ground, chances are you may come across young men and women wrestling each other with a rugby ball. It can be quite a sight considering that the game has never enjoyed a popular appeal in the country. But for those playing here, not only is it a serious activity, it is hardly ejust a game. A closer look, and you will notice that the participants are not just those from the middle and upper-class.

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government is planning to import medical oxygen tanks as the country is fighting the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

NEW DELHI: The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that Twitter has failed to comply with the IT Rules, 2021 as on July 1, on four counts: Chief compliance officer not being appointed; the position of the resident grievance officer is vacant; the position of the nodal contact person (even on an interim basis) is vacant; and the physical contact address, which was shown to be there on May 29, is not available on Twitter's website.

NEW DELHI: A virtual game that allows users to view historic monuments while cycling indoors has won accolades from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the grand finale of the digital 'Toycathon 2021' event organised by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and some key ministries.

MUMBAI: Bollywood veteran Dilip Kumar's health is improving. The 98-year-old is currently recuperating in hospital.The actor's wife, actress Saira Banu Khan, issued a statement late on Monday updating about his health.

INDIANAPOLIS: The newly constructed Paramveers Sports Complex in Cartersville, Georgia, was inaugurated with the blessing of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and puja was performed by Pujya Yoginayandas Swami and Pujya Yagnanand Swami from BAPS Temple, Atlanta. The complex, owned by NRIs Jayesh Patel and Seema Desai Patel, have five cricket fields.

BENGALURU: With the month-long Biodiversity campaign to be kicked off soon, Karnataka Biodiversity Board Chairperson, Anant Hegde Ashisara on Monday directed the Bengaluru civic body to allocate special funds in its budget annually for protection and conservation of lakes, wetlands, environment, and biodiversity besides improving green cover in and around the state capital.

NEW DELHI: The worst fears are coming true. Terror outfit—the Taliban has imposed new rules and regulations in districts which it has snatched from the Afghan forces.

SYDNEY:The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on Monday declared the list of 472 athletes who will represent the country in the Tokyo Olympics starting July 23.
The list features the Hockeyroos and Kookaburras, world No. 1 tennis player Ashleigh Barty, young freestyle swimmer Arianne Titmus, javelin thrower Kesley Lee-Barber and footballer Sam Kerr captaining the Matildas.

NEW DELHI: China-based ByteDance which is the parent company of TikTok, has reportedly started selling the AI technology of the short video-making app to other companies, including in India where the app is banned.

CHENNAI: The opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu is planning massive campaigns against the government over foisting "false" cases against the party cadres. The IT cell of the party has already come up with several campaign strategies against the government which it says is unnecessarily targeting its cadres.

AMRITSAR: Giani Harpreet Singh, Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, said in his address that the governments of the time had always tried to suppress the Sikhs and it was in this context that the July 4, 1955 massacre was carried out.

ALIRAJPUR:In a shocking incident, a 19-year-old girl was tied to a tree and beaten brutally by her family members in a tribal village in Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh.

NEW DELHI:Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Delhi's Kalkaji constituency, Atishi has claimed that for the last few years the Delhi government has been working to empower women, providing them easy access to public healthcare, education and transportation.

AMRITSAR: Former minister Bikram Singh Majithia today said the prompt action ordered against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal by the State DGP at the instance of the mining mafia proved that the mafia was being patronized by chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh.

KOLKATA: Amid protests by BJP MLAs, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday had to cut short his much-speculated maiden address in the Assembly after the state elections on the opening day of Budget Session, completing it in just four minutes.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Mayor of Kerala's cultural capital Thrissur is peeved that police officials do not only salute him when he passes through the city in his official vehicle, but "also turn away".

PHAGWARA:A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Sub
Divisional Magistrate Phagwara Shairi Malhotra regarding vaccination
for maximum number of traders and industrial workers in the wake of
Covid epidemic.

CHANDIGARH:It is unfortunate that Capt. Amarinder Singh is now engineering organized fermentation of brazen communalism to achieve his narrow parochial gains with intent to out-maneuver his potential Sikh challengers in the Congress Party. It is exceedingly disparaging to see the disgraceful assemblage of ‘Hindu Leaders’ only at the luncheon meeting, hosted by the Congress Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh, yesterday at Chandigarh. The meeting of urban based ‘Hindu Leaders’ was actually the demonstration of Captain’s new brand of communalism and political opportunism to camouflage his colossal failures and rampant corruption in his ‘Mafia regime’.

BENGALURU: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that a special session of the GST Council will be held soon to discuss all compensation-related issues.

WASHINGTON:Trump Organization's chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg has surrendered to Manhattan District Attorney's Office as the veteran accountant and the Trump Organization face criminal charges on alleged tax crimes, according to local media reports.

NEW DELHI: One of the most galling atrocities committed against Uighur women in the camps is the Chinese Communist Partys (CCP) forced sterilisation campaign.In multiple reports, The Washington Times has said that women receive shots leading to their infertility underscores the CCP's ultimate aim: to eradicate the Uighur race.

CHANDIGARH: After intervention of Local Government Minister Mr. Brahm Mohindra, Municipal employees today called off the strike. All grievances and 16 demands of Municipal employees Unions have been thoroughly discussed in meeting held under the chairmanship of the Local Government Minister at Sector-35, here.

NEW DELHI:Homegrown microblogging platform Koo on Thursday became the first Indian social media platform to publicly publish its compliance report following the new Information Technology (IT) guidelines.

AYODYA(UP):The Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust has given a clean chit to trustees involved in the purchase of land for the temple project.

CHANDIGARH:The unusual and sudden rise in day temperature which is ruling at five-year high at
the last week of June, has increased the incidence in Chandigarh of skin diseases as polymorphous
light eruption (PMLE); milliaria rubra and skin infections. Small wonder, the queues at the skin clinics
are lengthening by the day.

Power surplus Punjab has been forced to impose restrictions on the power supply to the industry following hue and cry by the farmers and public over unscheduled long power cuts in the state.

UDUPI(Karnataka):Karnataka Hindu Religious Organisations and Endowments minister, Kota Srinivasa Poojary on Wednesday dropped hint that he was in discussions with state Covid task force and other departments to reopen temples in a phased manner after July 5.

BENGALURU: Karnataka would seek more vaccines from the Centre to ramp up its drive to inoculate as many of its citizens soon, said state Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Tuesday.

JAIPUR:Demanding quick dispatch of 1.50 crore coronavirus vaccines to check the possibility of a third wave hitting his state, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday simultaneously accused neighbouring Madhya Pradesh of slowing the vaccination pace in the first few days and then accelerating it on the first day of the mega vaccination drive just to set records and garner the limelight.