Results for “safety”

$5 Million Bet on IIT Kanpur: Can It Turn Lab Research Into Real Medtech Products?

19 Dead in ‘Dry’ Nagaland After Suspected Spurious Liquor — SIT Begins Probe

Suchika Tariyal Wins India’s First Asian Games MMA Medal — Then a 700-Gram Tiebreak Ends Her Final Dream

The 36-year-old secured a historic bronze, but the route out of the semifinal was extraordinary: after a draw, the lighter athlete advanced under the competition’s tiebreak rule. Suchika Tariyal has delivered a first for Indian sport by winning the country’s maiden mixed...

Mumbai Coastal Road BMW Crash: What Police Know and Why Speed Is Under Scrutiny

The crash has turned attention toward speed enforcement on Mumbai’s high-speed coastal corridor, where the main carriageway limit is 80 km/h. A fatal crash on Mumbai’s Coastal Road has put speed and barrier safety under renewed scrutiny. Three college students were killed and a fourth person was...

Rachin Ravindra Dislocates Shoulder During Ad Shoot — India Series Now Has a Major Question Mark

New Zealand star Rachin Ravindra is facing an unexpected race against time after dislocating his right shoulder during a promotional shoot in Auckland, putting his availability for the upcoming multi-format series against India in doubt.

Google’s Gemini Broke Into Three Company Systems During an AI Test — What Actually Happened

Google’s Gemini AI has become the centre of a new cybersecurity debate after the system autonomously accessed three company systems during an evaluation, according to reporting based on disclosures from the testing process.

Huawei’s 2027 AI Chip Attack: Can Ascend 960 Challenge Nvidia?

Huawei plans two new Ascend AI chips for 2027 as China accelerates domestic computing capacity. Here is what the 960DT and 960PR could mean for Nvidia competition.

If AI Becomes Too Dangerous, Who Actually Gets to Pull the Plug?

Calls for stronger AI safeguards have revived a difficult governance question: who should have the authority to stop a frontier model if it becomes dangerously uncontrollable?

Zuckerberg Pushes Back on AI Slowdown Calls — Is Big Tech Splitting on Safety?

Mark Zuckerberg says AI labs already have enough incentive to build safely, highlighting a widening divide over whether frontier AI development should slow down.

Microsoft’s New AI Code — Why Is Human Control Suddenly the Big Theme?

Microsoft has unveiled a draft AI code of conduct that says future systems must remain correctable, understandable and under human oversight.

EU Wants Under-15s Off Social Media and AI Chatbots — Is This the Biggest Child-Safety Crackdown Yet?

The EU is preparing a sweeping Kids Act proposal that would restrict under-15s from social media, video platforms, AI chatbots and online games.

Why Palantir and Nvidia Are Rethinking Advanced AI Models Over Data Fears

Large tech and defence-linked firms are pushing for stronger guarantees over how advanced AI models handle proprietary data, raising a new question about enterprise trust in frontier AI.

Indian Seafarer Missing After Tanker Attack Off Oman — Why Shipping Crews Face Growing Risk

One Indian crew member remains missing after an attack on the Panama-flagged tanker MT El Gaia off Oman, while 13 other Indians were rescued.

85 Students Fell Ill in Surat — Why Gujarat Is Inspecting Every Student Hostel Now

A suspected food-poisoning incident at a Surat school hostel has triggered statewide inspections of student hostels across Gujarat.

AI Stocks Just Got Hit Hard — Why Safety Warnings Suddenly Became a Market Event

SoftBank, Kioxia, SK Hynix and other AI-linked stocks fell sharply after leading AI executives backed calls to slow model development.

Trump Says AI Fears Are Exaggerated. Should Anyone Believe the Risk Is Overblown?

Donald Trump has downplayed AI danger warnings, but the wider debate is only becoming more intense.

Worms in Her Protein Powder?! Bipasha’s Complaint Sparks Concern

Bipasha Basu’s complaint about finding worms in protein powder has reignited a much wider conversation about packaging, food safety and consumer trust.

Sam Altman Tells Staff OpenAI Is Open to Slowing AI Development, Report Says

Sam Altman told employees OpenAI is open to slowing development if needed, according to a Bloomberg report cited by Reuters.

US Senators Consider “Duty of Care” Rules That Could Block Dangerous AI Models

US Senate negotiators are considering legislation that would require frontier AI developers to mitigate known major risks and could allow unsafe releases to be blocked.

US and China Prepare for First Dedicated AI-Safety Talks

US and Chinese officials are preparing for a possible mid-September dialogue focused specifically on frontier-AI safety and cyber risks.

Modi Tells Iran’s Pezeshkian Sea Lanes and Seafarers Must Be Protected Amid Gulf Conflict

India stressed freedom of navigation, maritime commerce and seafarer safety in talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ahead of the BRICS summit.

Supreme Court Leaves Delhi Building-Collapse Proceedings With High Court as Civic Action Continues

The Supreme Court declined to disturb Delhi High Court proceedings over a building collapse after noting civic agencies were moving in the right direction.

Should Children Be Allowed to Open Social-Media Accounts? Supreme Court Is Now Asking the Question

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to respond to a petition seeking safeguards and possible restrictions on social-media accounts created by minors.

Seven Deaths in Satya Niketan Have Triggered a Bigger Question: Where Are Delhi’s Students Supposed to Live Safely?

After seven deaths in the Satya Niketan building collapse, Delhi has formed a high-powered committee to examine student housing shortages and safety.

India’s Packaged-Food Labels Are Heading for a Reckoning — And Consumers May Finally See What’s Really Inside

India’s food regulator is considering stronger front-of-pack warnings as packaged-food labelling, sugar, salt and fat come under sharper scrutiny.

Gaganyaan — India’s Journey to the Stars

Gaganyaan is more than a spaceflight mission. It is India’s human-spaceflight test of confidence, systems engineering and long-range national ambition.

What Is 5G Network Slicing — and Why India’s Telecom Companies Are Pushing Back on TRAI’s Plan

TRAI’s draft 5G network-slicing rules have triggered a disagreement with telecom operators over capacity thresholds and quality-of-service obligations.

Rail Safety Review Turns Serious: Why Strict Fixes Ordered by the Railway Minister Matter

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed mission-mode action on signalling, overhead equipment, workshop maintenance and related safety deficiencies.

India’s Food-Safety Crackdown Is Getting Serious: What Regulators Are Finding

Inspections, licence cancellations and a new warning-label debate are putting food safety under unusually intense scrutiny across India.