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Mint with a rueful smile. She may be playing a huge role behind the scenes of India’s national election, the largest democratic exercise in the world, but for all that, 42-year-old Vishalakshi is a simple, unassuming person. The post-graduate in organic chemistry, who also heads the quality department of the company, is responsible for ensuring that the ink leaves an indelible mark on the voter, one that will remain for at least 72 hours.

As climate change drives an increase in spring rains across the Midwest, it can mean more anxiety for farmers eager to carry out the ritual of spring planting

Web3 gaming has often been hailed as a “game-changer” for the video games industry, yet to date very few blockchain games have made their presence felt. But that could be about to change, as the legendary developer Ubisoft – creator of Ghost Recon, Assassin’s Creed and other hit titles – has just released a gameplay trailer of its first-ever blockchain-based game, Champion Tactics: Grimoria . 

Polygon , a prominent Ethereum layer-2 developer, has introduced the alpha version testnet of its latest zero-knowledge (ZK)- rollup  solution named Miden.

Tata Electronics Ltd has started exporting limited quantities of semiconductor chips packaged at a pilot line at its Bengaluru-based research and development centre, people familiar with the matter told ET. These packaged chips are being shipped to some of Tata Electronics' partners in Japan, the US and Europe, the people said. This comes as the Tata group company lays the groundwork for its new chip packaging unit at Morigaon in Assam and a $10 billion chip foundry at Dholera in Gujarat.

crewed test flight of Boeing's new Starliner space capsule was called off for at least 24 hours over a technical issue that launch teams were unable to resolve in time for the planned Monday night lift-off. The CST-200 Starliner's inaugural voyage carrying astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) has been highly anticipated and much-delayed as Boeing scrambles to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX for a greater share of lucrative NASA business.

Doctors are rallying around an audacious goal: eliminating a cancer for the first time. Cervical cancer rates in the U.S. have dropped by more than half since the 1970s.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his country’s military to test its readiness to use tactical nuclear weapons—a step the Kremlin said was a response to recent comments by Western officials, including warnings that European powers could do more to help Ukraine in its fight with Moscow. Exercises involving Russia’s navy and air force, along with units in the country’s southern military district that oversees Crimea and other parts of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces, are to begin on an undisclosed date, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

—Name withheld on request Being a seafarer, there are certain concessions granted to you for determination of tax residence in India under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (ITA). Since you have left Indian territory as a crew member on an Indian-flag ship, you have to cross the threshold of 182 days or more stay in India in order to qualify as a tax resident of India.

China's third aircraft carrier, Fujian, embarked on its maiden trials last week, marking a significant moment in China's naval expansion efforts aimed at challenging the US's global presence. Named after the Fujian province, the carrier is the largest and most advanced Chinese aircraft carrier ever built. Testing Reliability and Stability The Fujian carrier set sail from Shanghai's Jiangnan Shipyard, with the trials primarily focused on testing the reliability and stability of its propulsion and electrical systems, as reported by state news agency Xinhua.

The testing version of the ckETH minter on Internet Computer (ICP)  mainnet has been upgraded, now featuring the Sepolia version of the USDC token.

NEET exam centre in Rajasthan on Sunday led to some candidates walking out with the papers, the National Testing Agency (NTA) said, claiming the integrity of the examination process was not compromised. The exam was later reconducted for the 120 affected candidates at the centre, said Sadhna Parashar, Senior Director, NTA. According to NTA sources, some candidates were distributed question papers in languages other than their choice of medium which prompted them to walk out of the centre. «During NEET-UG examination, it came to attention that at one exam centre, Girls Higher Secondary Model School, Mantown, Sawai Madhopur, there was an incident of incorrect distribution of question papers by the centre superintendent. Despite efforts by invigilators to prevent it, some candidates left the exam centre with the question papers,» Parashar said.

Bajrang Punia has been handed provisional suspension for refusing to give his sample for dope test during recent trials and the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is furious that NADA kept it «in dark» on the development and is planning to write to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on the matter. Bajrang was handed provisional suspension on April 23 by National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) and asked to send his reply by May 7 to avoid further disciplinary action. The trials to pick the men's national team for the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Bishkek were held in Sonepat on March 10 and Bajrang had walked off the venue without providing his urine sample after losing his bout. Reacting to his suspension, Bajrang said he never refused to provide his sample to NADA officials.

Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA after years of delays and stumbles

Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA.It’s the first flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule with a crew on board, a pair of NASA pilots who will check out the spacecraft during the test drive and a weeklong stay at the space station.NASA turned to U.S. companies for astronaut rides after the space shuttles were retired.

suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Sunday, wrestler Bajrang Punia opened up on the issue saying that never refused to give his samples to the NADA officials for the doping test. «I want to clarify the news about me being asked to take a dope test!!! I never refused to give my sample to NADA officials, I requested them to first answer me as to what action they took on the expired kit they brought to take my sample and then take my dope test. My lawyer Vidush Singhania will reply to this letter in time,» Bajrang posted from his X handle. Earlier, on Sunday, NADA suspended the wrestler indefinitely, a move that could potentially jeopardise his bid to compete in the Paris Olympics, which is scheduled to be held later this year.

Strider robotics [reviously chirathe robotics] Strider Robotics develops highly agile legged robots that can navigate on rough and uneven terrains effortlessly. It fuels the possibilities of robots that can operate with mobility capabilities like in animals. The company imagines a future where these robots work alongside humans, tackling dangerous, dirty and dull tasks. Currently, it is honing a quadruped robot platform. The goal is to enhance its durability and equip it with a wider range of behaviours for practical applications.

An ongoing lawsuit in the UK over Covid vaccination has caused a global furore, including in India.UK’s The Telegraph has reported that AstraZeneca admitted in court documents that its Covid vaccinecan cause blood clots in rare instances. The pharma major is facing a class action lawsuit over claimsthat its vaccine, developed with University of Oxford, caused death and injuries. In India, where themajority of people were administered Covishield, as the AstraZeneca vaccine was known here, thenews has caused concern. Dr Shahid Jameel, virologist and research fellow at Green Templeton College,University of Oxford, tells Indulekha Aravind that there is no cause for worry as benefits far outweigh risks. But playing politics with this, he says, is both wrong and dangerous. Edited excerpts:

THE CAPSULE White with black and blue trim, Boeing's Starliner capsule is about 10 feet (3 meters) tall and 15 feet (4.5 meters) in diameter. It can fit up to seven people, though NASA crews typically will number four. The company settled on the name Starliner nearly a decade ago, a twist on the name of Boeing’s early Stratoliner and the current Dreamliner.

Aligarh Muslim University on Saturday allayed concerns over the «removal» of certain topics on Indo-Islamic history from the syllabus for admission tests to Class 11. The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), in an official note, also described as «totally baseless» the allegations of «deliberate tampering of the syllabus with the object of diluting the character of the institution». The release, issued by the university's public relations office, said an erroneous impression is being created that the move to delete certain topics has been taken at the direction of new Vice-Chancellor Prof Naima Khatoon. Khatoon was appointed vice-chancellor on April 22, becoming the first woman to hold the top post in more than 100 years.

Bangalore Watch Company has announced it has successfully tested an Apogee wristwatch in Space in pursuit of what it called producing world-class watches that tell stories from modern India. The prototype watch completed a Stratospheric flight by travelling 114,000 feet (35 kilometers) into the Earth’s atmosphere and returned safely to Earth in full working condition, the company said in a press release. “We launched the Apogee collection in 2021 as a celebration of the Indian space program. Since then, the Apogee has taken the moniker of ‘the Indian space watch’. We didn’t want to stop at creating watches that were merely inspired by Space. We wanted to see if we could build them to be qualified and tested for space”, said Mercy Amalraj, co-founder of Bangalore Watch Company.