AI tool inspired by fraud detection pinpoints disease-linked proteins: Study

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli researchers have created an AI-based tool to identify critical proteins that could unlock insights into human diseases. 

The tool, called Weighted Graph Anomalous Node Detection (WGAND), uses methods similar to those…

Cabinet clears Rs 63,000 crore deal to buy 26 Rafale fighter jets from France for Indian Navy

New Delhi (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Security, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cleared the Rs 63,000 crore government-to-government deal with France to buy 26 Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Navy, senior officials said. 

The…

US tariffs: India’s tech hardware sector likely to gain over China, Vietnam

New Delhi (IANS) With China facing a 34 per cent US tariff and Vietnam 46 per cent, India's relatively lower tariff of 27 per cent may shift supply chain dynamics, helping the domestic tech hardware sector grow further, according to a new report. 

US researchers develop simple blood test to predict preeclampsia during pregnancy

New Delhi (IANS) A team of US researchers has developed a simple blood test that can predict preeclampsia -- a serious pregnancy complication characterised by high blood pressure. 

Preeclampsia, which occurs usually after 20 weeks of gestation,…

Whooping cough vaccines get a booster by targeting 2 powerful antibodies

New Delhi (IANS) New research from The University of Texas (UT) at Austin in the US could aid in improving whooping cough vaccines, to push this disease toward eradication by targeting two key weaknesses in the infection. 

Whooping cough, or…

Deepfakes: Centre advises social media platforms to curb malicious ‘synthetic media’

New Delhi (IANS) In an effort to address the harms and criminalities being committed through widespread circulation of misinformation and deepfakes powered by AI, the government has once again advised social media platforms on countering unlawful…

Musk’s Grok-3 slightly outperforms Chinese DeepSeek AI: Report

New Delhi (IANS) As the artificial intelligence (AI) turf war escalates, Elon Musk-owned Grok and Chinese DeepSeek models now stand at the forefront of AI capability -- one optimised for accessibility and efficiency and the other for brute-force scale…

Molecular stool test shows promise for TB diagnosis in adults with HIV: Study

New Delhi (IANS) Moving beyond the traditional sputum tests, a new study on Friday showed that a molecular stool test may increase detection of tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV. 

The research, published in the journal The Lancet…

PM Modi offers UPI link to BIMSTEC nations as booster shot for trade, tourism

Bangkok (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday proposed linking India's UPI with the payment systems of the BIMSTEC member nations in an initiative to strengthen trade, industry and tourism in the regional grouping.

Addressing the…

Hanwha Aerospace signs $253.6 million deal to export K9 howitzer to India

Seoul/New Delhi (IANS) South Korean defence giant Hanwha Aerospace said on Thursday it has signed a 371.4 billion-won ($253.6 million) deal to export homegrown K9 self-propelled howitzers to India. 

Under the agreement, the company will deliver…