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London: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange Monday won a major reprieve as a London court permitted him to appeal against his extradition to the US on espionage charges, a legal saga which has been going on for over a decade. The 52-year-old Australian national has been...

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Dr Rajiv Bahl Monday criticised a recently published study on the long-term safety analysis of Covaxin in adults and adolescents for its poor methodology and design, and clarified the article misleadingly and erroneously "acknowledges" ICMR....

New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Monday that affordable satellite internet service Starlink is now available in Fiji, a day after the billionaire launched the service in Indonesia. Musk said that bringing connectivity to remote communities radically improves access to education and economic opportunities....

New Delhi: Drug makers Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Sun Pharma and Aurobindo Pharma are recalling their products in the US due to “manufacturing issues”. According to the latest Enforcement Report by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Dr Reddy’s Laboratories is recalling Javygtor (sapropterin dihydrochloride)...

New Delhi: More than $239 million was raised by 26 Indian startups in funding last week, which includes nine growth-stage deals and 15 early-stage deals. Two early-stage startups did not disclose the amount raised, reports Entrackr. In the week of May 6-11, around 24 early...

New Delhi: A substantial species barrier is preventing the spread of deadly chronic wasting disease (CWD) seen in deer, elk and moose to humans, found a study. CWD, also known as “zombie deer disease”, is highly transmissible and a type of prion disease -- degenerative...

New Delhi: India has become an alternative investment destination for many Western companies, according to the latest World Economic Situation and Prospects report of the UN. The report which has increased the forecast of India’s GDP growth by 0.7 percentage points to 6.9 per cent...

Sydney: Earlier this week OpenAI launched GPT-4o (“o” for “omni”), a new version of the artificial intelligence (AI) system powering the popular ChatGPT chatbot. GPT-4o is promoted as a step towards more natural engagement with AI. According to the demonstration video, it can have voice...

New Delhi: Hospitality major Oyo will refile its initial public offering (IPO) papers with markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) after refinancing its existing $450 million Term Loan B (TLB) at a lower interest rate. Oravel Stays Ltd, which operates the travel-tech...

New Delhi: Boeing Starliner's historic crewed manned mission has been delayed yet again over a helium leak detected in one of the capsule's thrusters, said NASA Saturday. The spacecraft, aiming to carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Indian-Origin Sunita Williams to the space station, is...