New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Iran’s Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, on Friday expressed Iran’s commitment to the ceasefire and dialogue. However, he emphasised that Iran’s security and sovereignty remain their red line and warned of reciprocal response at the same level if Iran faces an attack.In an interview with IANS, Fathali stated that Iran has never initiated war and has consistently called for peaceful and political solutions and accused the US forces of violating the April 8 ceasefire….
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New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Contrary to popular beliefs, artificial intelligence could double its electricity consumption by 2030 to about 3 per cent of the world’s power use and produce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the United Kingdom, a report has said.The report from the United Nations also warned that AI could deplete more water for cooling than the annual drinking water needs of the global population.It mentioned that the use of AI will lead to “Jevons paradox”, which entails th…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Assessments and investigations conducted by Tehran’s military experts indicate that no Iranian missiles were launched toward Kuwait airport, Mohammad Fathali, Ambassador of Iran to India, told IANS in an exclusive interview on Friday.An Indian national was killed and dozens of other people injured during Wednesday’s attack on Kuwait International Airport.”The damage to the airport appears to have resulted from a malfunction of US-made Patriot defence systems, whose inter…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) India has transformed its energy diplomacy from simple resource procurement into geopolitical hedging that preserves strategic autonomy through four interlocking pillars — supplier diversification, connectivity investment, financial engineering and energy‑transition diplomacy, a new report has said.While the world wonders at how India simultaneously expanded energy ties with sanctioned Russia, and improved relations with Washington, New Delhi proved that “modern geopo…
Dharamsala, June 4 (IANS) Nearly two years after undergoing knee replacement surgery in the United States, the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will travel to Delhi on Friday for further medical treatment on his left knee, his office said on Thursday.After recovery, he is scheduled to visit Ladakh toward the end of June for an extended stay, his office added.The 90-year-old Tibetan monk lives in exile in McLeodganj, a small and quaint hill station in the suburbs of Dharamsala, Himachal …
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Thursday said the geopolitical landscape appeared increasingly challenging for India, and after incidents like the Pahalgam attack, the country has found itself isolated, lacking firm, unconditional backing from major global powers, reflecting a profound internal crisis regarding its current national and economic security.The Thackeray camp, in an editorial in the party’s mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’, argued that India’s position o…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Global crude oil prices declined more than 1 per cent on Thursday after Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire, raising hopes of a broader diplomatic breakthrough that could ease tensions surrounding the ongoing Iran conflict.International oil benchmark Brent crude fell 1.33 per cent to $96.50 per barrel. Similarly, US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude declined over 1 per cent to $94.76 per barrel.The decline in oil prices came after both benchmarks had gai…
Washington, June 4 (IANS) A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced legislation that could ban Chinese-made robots from the American market, the latest move in Washington’s widening effort to restrict Chinese technologies viewed as potential national security threats. The proposed Guarding the US Against Adversarial Robotics Dominance (GUARD) Act would require federal agencies to review humanoid and quadruped robots manufactured in China and other US-designated foreign adversaries. Robots de…
Washington, June 4 (IANS) Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that concerns over China’s dominance in critical minerals, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing and strategic supply chains have become a central feature of virtually every major US diplomatic engagement, underscoring how competition with Beijing increasingly shapes American foreign policy worldwide. In separate testimonies before both the Senate Appropriations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesda…
Kuwait City, June 3 (IANS) Several Iranian drones targeted the passenger building (T1) at Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday, leaving dozens injured and causing damage to the building, the Kuwait Army said. In a statement, Kuwait’s Ministry of Defence official spokesman Brigadier General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi stated that armed forces are monitoring the situation in coordination with the relevant authorities and expressed readiness to deal with any developments.In a statement posted on …