As PM Modi concludes landmark visit, Oman Sultan's brother bids farewell with 'Namaste'

IANS | December 18, 2025 6:35 PM

Muscat, Dec 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday afternoon emplaned for New Delhi after concluding his landmark visit to Muscat. Oman Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik's brother and the Sultanate's Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq Al Said bid farewell to PM Modi at the airport following the conclusion of his engagements in the country.

Indian researchers tap AI model to show how H5N1 can jump to humans

IANS | December 18, 2025 6:15 PM

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Even as the bird flu virus H5N1 is evolving rapidly, with the potential to become a significant threat to human health, a team of Indian researchers using an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based model has decoded how the deadly virus can actually spillover to humans.

Aamir Khan takes a dig at his obsessions with creative control

IANS | December 18, 2025 5:49 PM

Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who was last seen in a special appearance in ‘Coolie’, is taking a dig at himself. On Thursday, the actor’s production house took to their Instagram, and shared a fun video of the superstar discussing the strategy around the trailer release of his upcoming production ‘Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos’.

India targets Rs 3 lakh crore defence production by 2029: Mansukh Mandaviya

IANS | December 18, 2025 5:49 PM

New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) India has set an ambitious target of achieving Rs 3 lakh crore in defence production and Rs 50,000 crore in defence exports by 2029, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday, underscoring the country’s push towards Aatmanirbharta in the strategic sector.