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An air taxi inspired by the principles behind Nasa’s ‘Ingenuity’ helicopter presently operating on the planet Mars may soon transport passengers and cargo in Dubai. This is courtesy of an Austrian firm that has already initiated collaboration with the authorities in the UAE. FlyNow aviation will be commercial and airborne in 28 months as authorities around the world are worried about traffic collapse in megacities resulting in tremendous economic loss. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The developers label it as “the most efficient configuration and infrastructure footprint that’s ever been built in…

A top Indian female wrestler announced on Thursday she was quitting in protest after the country’s wrestling federation elected a new president backed by his predecessor, who has been accused of sexually harassing women athletes. Sakshi Malik, who won the women’s 58kg freestyle bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, had led protests earlier this year against Brij Bhushan Singh, the former chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), in a case that drew international headlines and cast a spotlight on the safety of women athletes in India. Malik, 31, announced her decision to retire from the sport immediately after…

Australia’s Usman Khawaja was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday for sporting a black armband after the global body’s rules prevented him from wearing shoes with messages of support for Gaza in a Test against Pakistan. Khawaja had the messages “Freedom is a human right” and “All lives are equal” on his boots in the colours of the Palestinian flag during training before the opening Test of the three-match series last week, which the hosts won by 360 runs in Perth. The Pakistan-born opener intended to wear the boots in the game, according to Australian media reports,…

NASA’s plucky Ingenuity helicopter has just completed its 69th flight on Mars, setting a new distance record in the process. The 4-pound, 19-inch-tall helicopter flew a colossal 2,315 feet (705 meters) on Wednesday, edging past its previous record of 2,310 feet (704 meters) set in April 2022. That’s like flying nine blocks north from Manhattan’s Times Square to 54th Street. In another mammoth mission just last week, Ingenuity flew 2,304 feet (702 meters) across the martian surface. Don’t Miss NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is overseeing the Mars mission, announced the new record in a post on social media…

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has met with Hussein Al Sheikh, Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, in Abu Dhabi to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza due to the escalating conflict. The meeting focused on the ongoing international efforts aimed at reaching an immediate ceasefire, and protecting the civilians, with the two sides underscoring the critical need for a regular and reliable flow of essential supplies to the people of Gaza, to address their immediate needs and improve their living conditions. The UAE top diplomat stressed that extremism, tension,…

Indian student Gurashman Singh Bhatia, who was missing for around a week in the United Kingdom, was found dead inside a lake in Canary Wharf in London, the UK Metropolitan police informed in a statement. The Tower Hamlets Police in London posted on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) seeking more information about the deceased 23-year-old student. It shared his CCTV image and asked anyone who saw him to report to the police. It said that Bhatia had been missing since last Thursday (December 14) after a night out with friends. Stay up to date with the latest news.…

Although they’ve caught some flak over the years, Chromebooks provide a lightweight OS that Windows and Mac can’t touch. It’s also incredibly convenient and functional experience, with much lower system requirements. We’ve reviewed hundreds of the best laptops over the years, testing for important qualities like performance, battery life, and display quality. And we’ve found that Chromebooks consistently excel at performance and reliability. You can find Chromebooks from Google, HP, Lenovo, Acer, and many others, and we’ve dug through them to put together this roundup of the best Chromebooks on the market. The Chromebook laptops we’ve assembled here are something…

Afghan girls of all ages are permitted to study in religious schools, which are traditionally boys-only, a Taliban official said Thursday. A day earlier, UN special envoy Roza Otunbayeva told the Security Council and reporters that the United Nations was receiving “more and more anecdotal evidence” that girls could study at the Islamic schools known as madrassas. But Otunbayeva said it wasn’t clear what constituted a madrassa, if there was a standardised curriculum that allowed modern education subjects, and how many girls were able to study in the schools. The Taliban have been globally condemned for banning girls and women…

South Korean electronics giant LG has announced a handful of new educational, personal growth, and lifestyle apps and content that will run on its webOS-based smart TVs. In the lead-up to CES 2024, where the world’s biggest consumer electronics brands unveil their latest wares for the year, LG shared a list of new apps, platforms, and features that it’s hoping will “meet users’ individual preferences and interests” through its TVs, while “enhancing various lifestyles with fun and enjoyment,” a press release said. For the grown-ups, LG is bringing the popular online learning platform Udemy to webOS, with access to its…

One of the principal attributes of colonisation was the transmission of language — mainly the conquered subjects learning the language of their imperial oppressors, though occasionally it also went the other way. Since language is an instrument of self-advancement, it was embraced quite enthusiastically, as this account by Charles Trevelyan in his book On the Education of the People of India (1838) suggests: “The passion for English knowledge has penetrated the most obscure, and extended to the most remote parts of India. The steam boats, passing up and down the Ganges, are boarded by native boys, begging, not for money,…