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Next challenge for AI is solving humanity's issues
Artificial intelligence has achieved its moon landing moment with some breakthrough applications, but the field now faces a more complex challenge: building the infrastructure to systematically transform how humanity solves problems from disease to climate change, a leading AI researcher said on Saturday.
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December 07, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Fixing timeline for trials and unified national judicial policy on pendency are top priorities
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday declared that a “predictable timeline for deciding cases and a unified national policy for disposing pending matters” will be his first priority, as he laid out an ambitious roadmap for transforming India’s justice-delivery system into one that is swifter, cost-effective, more inclusive and firmly oriented toward the ordinary citizen.
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December 07, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
U.S. SETS 2027 DEADLINE FOR EUROPE-LED NATO DEFENCE
WASHINGTON: The US wants Europe to take over the majority of Nato's conventional defence capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week.
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December 07, 2025
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India, US call for UN action against Pak terror units
THE TWO SIDES MET FOR THE JOINT WORKING GROUP ON COUNTER- TERRORISM AND A TERRORIST DESIGNATIONS DIALOGUE
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December 07, 2025
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Lando’s nerves will decide title fight’
Max Verstappen is as relaxed as he can be.
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December 07, 2025
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Indian team to visit US for Al-171 data analysis
A team from the Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is expected to travel to the US this month with the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder information from Air India Flight 171 for detailed analysis at facilities run by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), multiple officials told HT.
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December 07, 2025
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Make all prisons disabled-friendly, SC directs states
The Supreme Court has passed sweeping directions to all states and union territories to make prisons disabled-friendly and sought a compliance report within four months.
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December 07, 2025
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India has freedom of choice, no country has veto on ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India for a bilateral summit this week reflected India’s freedom of choice and policy of strategic autonomy, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday against the backdrop of pressure from the US to reduce purchases of Russian oil and military hardware.
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December 07, 2025
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Chernobyl’s damaged shield leaking: IAEA
A protective shield at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in war-torn Ukraine, built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster, can no longer perform its main safety function due to drone damage, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Friday, a strike Ukraine has attributed to Russia.
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December 07, 2025
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‘Haven’t played this free in last 2-3 years’
Kohli scored a rapid 45-ball 65 not out in the third ODI after hitting centuries in the first two games to extend his tally to a record 53 as India crushed South Africa by nine wickets to win the third ODI comprehensively.
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December 07, 2025
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3 children among 12 killed in hostel shooting in S Africa
Police in Pretoria on Saturday
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December 07, 2025
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Bad air and water are legacy problems: CM
Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday said the Delhi government is working round the clock to tackle air and water pollution, terming them \"legacy problems\" that have persisted for decades due to neglect by successive governments in the national capital.
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December 07, 2025
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Top US diplomat to be in India for vital talks
Top US diplomat Allison Hooker will visit India in the coming weeks for foreign office consultations with the ministry of external affairs, HT has learnt.
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December 07, 2025
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AAIB may head to US as part of AI-171 crash probe
A team from the Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is expected to travel to the US this month with the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder information from Air India Flight 171 for detailed analysis at facilities run by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), multiple officials told HT.
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December 07, 2025
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England staring down the barrel under Gabba lights
Australia are on the brink of grabbing a 2-0 lead in the Ashes after dominating a demoralised England on the third day of the day-night second Test here on Saturday.
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December 07, 2025
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Delhi has legacy problems related to pollution
Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday said the Delhi government is working round the clock to tackle air and water pollution, terming them “legacy problems” that have persisted for decades due to neglect by successive governments in the national capital.
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December 07, 2025
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Suspended TMC MLA lays stone for Babri-like mosque
Suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator Humayun Kabir laid the foundation stone for a mosque, modelled on Babri Masjid, at Rejinagar in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Saturday, a day after the Calcutta high court declined to interfere in the proposed event, triggering a political row between the ruling TMC and opposition BJP in the eastern state.
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December 07, 2025
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Income of dairy farmers to rise 20% in 5 yrs by circular economy: Shah
Union home minister and minister of cooperation Amit Shah on Saturday said the Centre will use the cooperative model pioneered in Banaskantha to build a national circular dairy economy that will raise farmers’ incomes by at least 20% in next five years.
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December 07, 2025
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Al boom looks like a very big bubble
The scale and speed of money pouring into artificial intelligence resemble the information boom of 2000 and may ultimately lead toa correction, said American economist James K Galbraith, professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
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December 07, 2025
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INDIAN STUDENT DIES IN FIRE IN APARTMENT IN U.S.
A 24-year-old Indian student in the US has died after suffering severe injuries in a house fire, according to the Indian mission here.
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December 07, 2025
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PM Modi felicitates winners of My Country, My Lens contest
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday felicitated the winners of the HT@100 My Country, My Lens, a nationwide photography contest launched as part of the newspaper's centenary celebrations.
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December 07, 2025
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INDIA bloc on life support, says Omar
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is sort of on life support and has to decide if it is a political bloc or a state-specific coalition, Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, adding that the Opposition will need to be cohesive and take decisions together to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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December 07, 2025
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The star and the mentor: How trust makes a team the best in the world
In cricket, greatness isn’t achieved overnight — it is built on trust.
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December 07, 2025
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GILL CLEARED BY COE TO PLAY FIRST T20I AGAINST SA
India’s T20I vice-captain Shubman Gill has been cleared by the Sports Science team of the BCCI's Centre of Excellence to play the opening T20I against South Africa after successfully completing his rehabilitation from a neck injury sustained during the Kolkata Test.
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December 07, 2025
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Bollywood? Now, love actually: Hugh Grant
Perhaps we love villains the way we do because people are inherently evil, Hollywood star Hugh Grant said, with a twinkle and a grin, speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Saturday.
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December 07, 2025
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Punjab has maximum cases of human trafficking: EAM in RS
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday told the Rajya Sabha that Punjab has the maximum number of human trafficking cases in the country.
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December 05, 2025
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ROSATOM DELIVERS FUEL FOR THIRD NUKE REACTOR AT KUDANKULAM
Russia's state-run nuclear corporation announced on Thursday it has delivered the first consignment of nuclear fuel for initial loading of the third reactor at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, with the development coinciding with President Vladimir Putin's arrival in New Delhi for an annual bilateral summit.
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December 05, 2025
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'India' team in IBA World C'ships raises alarm in BFI
An Indian team is competing in the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) Men’s World Championships in Dubai (December 3-11), despite Boxing Federation of India —the national governing body for the sport in the country — ending its association with the erstwhile world body.
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December 05, 2025
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‘Maoism may end in C’garh before Mar 2026 deadline’
Over the last 2 years, India has launched a fierce onslaught on Maoist insurgents in central India, almost wiping them out in their former citadel in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region.
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December 05, 2025
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‘India on the up, 2026 looking like a very exciting year for stock market’
Indian markets have already turned around from the worst period of dollar returns in over two decades, and 2026 will be an “exciting year” for domestic stocks, according to Morgan Stanley managing director Ridham Desai.
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