Jaishankar to lead India delegation at SCO Summit in Astana

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Astana (Kazakhstan) to be held on 3-4 July, it was officially announced here on Friday. At a media briefing here, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also indicated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Moscow for […]

110 new languages arrive on Google Translate with AI’s help

NEW DELHI: Using artificial intelligence (AI), Google on Thursday announced to add 110 new languages to Google Translate, including Cantonese, NKo and Tamazight. These new languages represent more than 614 million speakers, opening up translations for around 8 per cent of the world’s population. “Some are major world languages with over 100 million speakers. Others […]

South African researchers test use of nuclear technology to curb rhino poaching

MOKOPANE: Researchers in South Africa have injected radioactive material into the horns of 20 rhinos as part of a research project aimed at reducing poaching. The idea is that radiation detectors already in place at national borders would detect the horns and help authorities arrest poachers and traffickers. The research, which has included the participation […]