A large number of the most important proteins of modern medicine and science are insoluble. These comprise a host of signalling proteins and protein hormones, and all of the receptors embedded in the cell membranes, which are directed at approximately 60 percent of the active ingredients presently utilized in medicines. When the concentration of these […]
The increased application of AI-generated scientific and science-related texts, particularly social media, is the source of concern: they can include fake or highly persuasive information, which cannot be easily detected by the users, and can influence the way people think and make decisions. Various jurisdictions and platforms are heading in the direction of explicitly disclosing […]
A new study estimated the extent to which the area covered by Europe in forest could be disturbed by fire, storms, and bark beetles by the year 2100 in varying climate conditions. With satellite data and forest simulations, an artificial intelligence model predicted the disturbances on a continental scale using 13,000 points in Europe. In every […]
There is a test that powerful countries administer to everyone else every few decades. It is not announced formally. There is no letter, no ceremony, no official notice. The test arrives disguised as a trade policy. You discover you are being tested only by watching how you respond. Trump administered that test in 2025. The […]
Donald Trump has a Churchill problem. Not the kind he thinks. When British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hesitated to open UK military bases for the Iran strikes last week, Trump was furious. Standing in the Oval Office beside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, he delivered his verdict on the special relationship in nine words: “This is […]
Escalating tensions involving Iran have unsettled global financial markets, with Indian equities and the rupee facing pressure as investors react to rising crude oil prices and geopolitical uncertainty in West Asia. Domestic benchmark indices slipped sharply in recent sessions as risk sentiment weakened. The BSE Sensex fell about 1,097 points, or 1.4 per cent, to […]
Thirty years he had been the most powerful man in Iran ever to be seen. No speeches. No sermons. No interviews. And, even as his father was roaring away in pulpits and making a name in the history of a nation, Mojtaba Khamenei was toiling in the shadows, pushing through corridors, whispering into the correct […]
H-1B Visa is both a golden ticket and a constant anxiety source to hundreds of thousands of Indians who study or work in the United States. It is the most common work visa in America but also happens to be one of the most disputed, most amended and most politically unstable immigration tools in the […]
India is keenly following up the investigation of the US Department of Homeland Security on H-1B and OPT programs which are major immigration programs through which Indian technology professionals and students access the country. Most H-1B visa are controlled by Indian nationals. According to the statistics of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, 70-75 percent […]
Thick black clouds covered the Tehran areas on Sunday with residents claiming that when it rains, oily residue fell onto the ground following Israeli airstrikes to various oil storage and fuel distribution sites around the Iranian capital that caused massive fires, causing plumes of smoke to fill the Iranian capital. The attacks, which were declared […]
• US suggested India absorb Russian oil waiting for Chinese refineries• Over 100 million barrels of crude currently floating offshore• Extra cargoes could benefit Indian refiners through discounted supply• Move aimed at cooling global oil prices amid Middle East tensions The United States has proposed that India reflect on absorbing over 100 million barrels of […]
The issue of how some of the major U.S. job-visa programmes are operating was raised in a Senate oversight hearing this week. Much of this was alleged by Republican Senator Eric Schmitt to have been in misuse through programs like the H -1B visa and the Optional Practical Training (OPT). The hearing triggered the U.S. […]