Vasudha Mukherjee

What happens when you paint cows like zebras? Less bug bites and a prize

Japanese researchers showed that painting zebra-like stripes on Wagyu cows repels biting flies, earning them the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize in biology

Watch out, AWACS: China's CJ-1000 may hunt down support aircraft mid-air

China unveiled the CJ-1000 hypersonic missile at a recent parade, calling it a 'plane-killer' capable of targeting support aircraft like AWACS and refuellers over 6,000 km away

Apple iPhone 17 goes on sale in India: Price, specs, offers inside

Apple launches iPhone 17 and ultra-thin iPhone Air in India with cashback, exchange offers and EMI deals across online and offline retailers

Pakistan-Saudi Arabia defence pact: What does it mean for India's security?

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a defence pact pledging joint military support. India is weighing its security implications as Riyadh deepens ties with Islamabad

Tariff issue with US may be resolved in 8-10 weeks: CEA Nageswaran

CEA V Anantha Nageswaran said India and the US could resolve their tariff dispute within 8-10 weeks, as both sides hold talks and look to improve ties

China's rare earth exports hit record high in August ahead of Xi-Trump call

China's rare earth exports surged to a record 7,338 tons in August, even as EU firms raise issues on licensing delays

Ban loudspeakers across all religious sites, says ex-SC judge citing health

Ex-Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman has called for a nationwide ban on loudspeakers and temple bells, saying noise curbs across all religions are needed to protect public health

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign defence pact: 'Attack on one is attack on both'

During Shehbaz Sharif's visit, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement which expanded defence cooperation, including training, exercises and intelligence sharing

Noida International Airport to open Oct 30, flights likely within 45 days

Union minister Rammohan Naidu said the Jewar airport, set to be Asia's largest, will be inaugurated on October 30 with flights likely within 45 days

AI and automation top priorities for Indian corporate treasuries: EY

EY India's 2025 corporate treasury survey shows leaders moving from AI pilots to real-world applications, with automation and digital fluency at the core

Stuck in traffic, potholes: Startup exits Bengaluru's ORR after 9 years

'Nine years in Bellandur, but time to go': BlackBuck CEO blames bad roads and long commutes as company looks to move out of Bengaluru's ORR

China bets on reusable rockets as Tianlong-3 passes 1,000-tonne thrust test

China's private start-ups and state space contractor race to build reusable rockets to deploy massive satellite constellations amid a launch shortage

FIR against Gameskraft ex-CFO for siphoning off ₹250 cr: All that happened

Gameskraft's former CFO Ramesh Prabhu allegedly siphoned more than ₹250 crore into personal F&O trades, forcing the firm to write off losses exceeding ₹270 crore and file an FIR

Starvation as warfare: UN panel finds Israel committed genocide in Gaza

A UN panel accused Israel of genocide in Gaza, citing 60,000 Palestinian deaths and the use of starvation as warfare. Israel rejected the report as 'fake' and biased

Gemini's Nano Banana: How Google's AI creates lifelike photo edits

Google's Nano Banana, powered by Imagen 4 in the Gemini app, uses LLMs, diffusion models, and watermarking to produce more realistic and consistent AI images

No more Trump BFF, Elon Musk nearly recovers wealth lost earlier this year

Elon Musk's net worth has rebounded to around $430 billion after a rocky year of political controversies, Tesla stock swings, and a public falling-out with US President Donald Trump

Govt taps Uco Bank to manage payments for Nayara Energy after EU sanctions

The government has tasked Uco Bank with processing Nayara Energy's payments after EU sanctions cut the refiner off from domestic and global lenders

Gemini's 'Nano Banana' turns selfies into AI saree edits; but is it safe?

Nano Banana, Google's Gemini Nano-powered AI photo tool, has gone viral with saree edits but once again sparks privacy and safety concerns over AI image generation

China to turn coal plants into nuclear stations to power green shift

China plans to repurpose retiring coal plants into nuclear stations under a C2N strategy led by CEEC, deploying advanced reactors to cut costs and accelerate decarbonisation

NPCI proposes UPI-based cash withdrawals with ₹10,000 cap at BC outlets

NPCI has sought RBI approval to enable UPI-based cash withdrawals of up to ₹10,000 at business correspondent outlets, expanding beyond ATMs and select merchants