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China becomes first country to regulate AI companion apps to preventemotional dependence

India, July 19 -- China has introduced new regulations aimed at curbing emotional dependence on chatbots, specifically targeting AI companion apps. These are chatbots designed to engage in lifelike in... Read More


Arjun Bijlani slams relationship rumours with Mouni Roy

India, July 19 -- Actor Arjun Bijlani has strongly called out sensationalism and clickbait journalism after a pap video of them at a Mumbai eatery linked him with longtime friend, actor Mouni Roy. The... Read More


'There's never a wrong time for ice cream'

India, July 19 -- Butterscotch. It's sweet, comforting, and somehow every scoop feels a little nostalgic. The one I had during my Cannes trip. I don't remember the flavour, but it came in a flower-sha... Read More


'Ice cream cones and I have a complicated relationship'

India, July 19 -- Dark chocolate. Mint chocolate chip. Me and ice cream cones have a complicated relationship. They somehow always end up on the floor and so does my elegance. A giant tub of dark choc... Read More


Bill on higher education regulator may be delayed

New Delhi, July 19 -- The Union government appears to have backed away from pushing two key pieces of legislation - a bill to automatically remove ministers arrested for 30 days and another to set up ... Read More


US discussing pollution danger with Fifa, envoy to Canada says

Toronto, July 19 -- The US ambassador to Canada warned Ottawa that US President Donald Trump may postpone the final of the ongoing Fifa World Cup scheduled for Sunday if smoke from Canadian wildfires ... Read More


Indicted by FBI in $400k extortion bid case, Punjab cop Nagra arrested

Jalandhar, July 19 -- Following his indictment by United States law-enforcement authorities for alleged links with gangsters, Punjab Police on Saturday arrested its inspector, Gurinderjit Singh Nagra,... Read More


India's maiden pvt orbital rocket mission takes off

Mumbai, July 19 -- India on Saturday became the third country in the world with private orbital launch capability after Vikram-1 rocket's successful maiden flight from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre a... Read More


2 u.s. troops die in iran strikes; tehran halts its peace pact vows

Dubai, July 19 -- The US military on Saturday announced its first troop deaths due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war, saying two were killed and another was missing in an attack... Read More


4 held with 5kg heroin, 2 pistols

AMRITSAR, July 19 -- The police on Saturday busted a cross-border drug and arms smuggling network with the arrest of four persons and recovered 5.557 kg of heroin and two sophisticated pistols, direct... Read More