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NASA needs to decide by the end of August whether to return two astronauts to Earth aboard Boeing's Starliner, which flew them to the International Space Station (ISS), or bring them home on a SpaceX craft, officials said Wednesday. NASA astronauts Barry «Butch» Wilmore and Sunita «Suni» Williams blasted off for the ISS on Starliner on June 5 for what was meant to be an eight-day stay. But their return has been delayed by thruster malfunctions that came to light during the first crewed mission to the ISS by the Boeing spacecraft.

Director General of Delhi Prisons Satish Golcha announced the grant of remission to more than 1,160 convicts. In addition, he revealed the prisons have installed 1,248 additional face recognition system-fitted CCTV cameras to enhance the safety of inmates in the prisons. According to a statement from Delhi Prisons, Tihar, Golcha announced the special remission for convicts on Thursday after hoisting the tricolour on the premises. A total of 1,160 eligible convicts were granted remission ranging from 15 to 25 days based on their conduct during their time in prison, it said.

As many 100,000 Americans with severe brain injuries are unresponsive, showing few or no signs that they are aware of themselves or their surroundings. But one in four people with this kind of injury can perform cognitive tasks on command, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The responses were detected with brain scans that show the patients are conscious but have no motor control.

California bill that could impose restrictions on artificial intelligence has tech companies, investors and activists scrambling to explain what the first-of-its-kind legislation could mean for their industry in the state. The bill is still winding its way through the state capital in Sacramento. It is expected to reach the California state assembly appropriations committee on Thursday before facing a vote by the full assembly. If signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the bill would require companies to test the safety of powerful AI technologies before releasing them to the public. It would also allow California's attorney general to sue companies if their technologies cause serious harm, such as mass property damage or human casualties.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Wednesday visited TOI’s Mumbai office for an interaction. Apart from announcing former South Africa pacer Morne Morkel as team India’s new bowling coach, he also said that the board was not in favour of hosting pink ball tests because “they end in a couple of days.” «You buy a ticket for a five-day match, but the game ends in 2-3 days… There is no refund. I am slightly emotional about this,» Shah said on day-night Test matches.

regulator has selected six projects, including one by e-commerce giant Amazon, to test the use of drones in deliveries, inspection of infrastructure and emergency services, it said on Thursday. The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had said earlier this year that it wanted to permit more drone flying for such uses. Currently drone users in Britain are only permitted to fly beyond the visual line of sight as part of trials with strict restrictions.

Independence Day speech this morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a compelling case for a Uniform Civil Code. He said the laws that create divisions within the country are outdated and should be abolished in a modern society. Addressing the nation from the Red Fort, Naredra Modi said there have been many discussion on Uniform Civil Code in the past and it the «need of the hour» to have a secular civil code in the country that should be ‘secular’ and not ‘discriminatory’. “There should be discussions on the Uniform Civil Code. The present civil code appears to be ‘communal’. India needs a ‘secular’ civil code. It is need of hour to have a secular civil code and do away with discriminatory communal civil code,” Modi said in Independennce Day speech, over two months after returned to pwoer for a record-equalling third term.

Fumio Kishida's decision to step down. The rebound came after the economy shrank 0.6 percent — adjusted upwards from an earlier figure of minus 0.7 percent — in the first quarter to March. The rise, due to increases in production along with capital and public investment, beat market expectations of a 0.6 percent expansion for the world's number four economy.

CBI headed by an additional director on Wednesday launched an investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at a state-run hospital in West Bengal. The agency has taken custody of the primary suspect, according to officials. The CBI has also registered an FIR in New Delhi under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) related to the case, a source within the agency revealed.

Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) will hold outreach programmes in five key cities, introduce a new five-digit code for calls and tweak rules to expedite claim settlements, a senior official told ET. Other planned measures include a revamped interactive voice response system (IVRS) and a call centre. Securities, dividends and debentures that remain unclaimed for more than seven years are transferred by companies to the IEPFA under the corporate affairs ministry. The authority then oversees claim settlements, with the companies playing a key part in verification and other processes.

Maharashtra, an auto-rickshaw driver was killed and his friend injured when an SUV ran over them while they were sleeping at the Versova beach in Mumbai, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in the early hours of Monday following which the sports utility vehicle (SUV) driver fled from the spot without providing any help to the victims, they said. The SUV driver and another occupant of the vehicle have been arrested. Auto-rickshaw driver Ganesh Yadav and his friend Bablu Shrivastava were sleeping at the beach as they felt hot in their room located nearby in the Sagar Kutir Rahivasi Sangh slum area, an official from Versova police station said.

salt and sugar brands, whether packaged or unpackaged, contain microplastics, according to a study published by Toxics Link, an environmental research organization. The study, titled "Microplastics in Salt and Sugar," examined 10 types of salt and five types of sugar sourced from online and local markets. The findings reveal a pervasive presence of microplastics across all samples tested, a PTI report stated.

Pakistan-Bangladesh Test series has generated a lot of buzz. With ticket prices starting as low as PKR 50 or Rs 15, some netizens are saying that Pakistan Cricket Board should have distributed tickets for free, instead of pricing it at the rate of a samosa. This two-match Test series is a key fixture in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25. The series kicks off with the first Test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium (RCS) from August 21-25. The second Test will be held at the National Bank Stadium (NBS) in Karachi from August 30 to September 3.

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British energy firm Drax Global, already facing scrutiny for violating environmental regulations, disclosed this year that its Louisiana wood pellet production facilities emit hazardous air pollutants above permitted limits

Honasa Consumer, the parent of beauty and personal care brand Mamaearth, said its hair care brand, BBlunt, has achieved an annual revenue run rate (ARR) of Rs 100 crore and grown over four times since the company acquired it in 2022. ARR is the projection of a company’s annual revenue based on its current performance. The achievement was driven by data-based innovation strategy and product development process, integrating insights from stylists, consumer interactions and salon testing, the company said in a news release Tuesday.

UN sanctions banning North Korea's imports of luxury goods, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to be using a new model of a Mercedes-Benz SUV, local media in neighbouring South Korea reported. Seoul-based Yonhap news agency on Tuesday published photos carried by the Korean Central News Agency, which showed a black Mercedes-Benz SUV on a special train that Kim used to visit flood-hit areas in the northwestern province of North Phyongan last week. Under UN resolutions, first enacted in 2006 after Pyongyang carried out underground nuclear tests, exports of luxury cars and other high-end items to North Korea are banned.

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Aniruddha Sarkar, Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager, Quest Investment Advisors, points out that valuations have become very rich across the board in the market. So, it has become very important not to get into companies where there is big froth. Look for companies with a mismatch of valuation and the underlying value. Within that, the easy part of the money has been made. In the last 24 to 36 months. all of us have made money in the market, some have made more, some have made less but the easy money has gone. Sarkar says that while he is keeping 4-5% cash, investors can keep more than 8% to 10% cash because he does not see any major correction in the market. You have been in the quest of outperformance or alpha. How have the last few months been for you – challenging or okay? You have navigated comfortably because the clamour for a massive correction is getting louder, but have you raised your cash levels? How are you approaching this? Aniruddha Sarkar: The last couple of months have not been very easy for all of us in the market and typically, what happens is when the markets are volatile, that is when the real test of a portfolio happens. Thankfully in the last couple of months, amid elections, budget, whatever is happening in Bangladesh, what is happening in the rest of the world, in the Middle East, our portfolios have done well and that is because we have been trying to focus on very few sectors, looking at companies within those sectors where earnings are supporting the valuations.

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