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The Indian military will chip in personnel and equipment to add extra security to the city of 20 million people when it hosts the world's most powerful leaders at a summit next month. The government will rent 20 bulletproof armored limousines for leaders for 180 million rupees ($2.18 million), as well as helicopters and vehicles mounted with anti-drone defense systems, officials said. The army...

As workers in tattered blue jeans and scuffed tennis shoes began hauling the 500-pound artifact out of its muddy grave in northern Peru's highland archaeological zone of Pacopampa, Stanford associate professor of anthropological sciences John Rick began blowing on a Strombus trumpet. This ancient instrument sounds like a moan. It was a fitting ceremony for the discovery of what experts believe is one of...

India on Thursday said it would impose a licensing requirement for imports of laptops, tablets, and personal computers with immediate effect, a move that could hit the likes of Apple, Dell, and Samsung hard and force them to boost local manufacturing. The new rule mandates a special license for these products, similar to restrictions India imposed in 2020 for inbound TV shipments, and comes...

A pod of almost 100 whales that became stranded on a beach on the southwestern Australian coast were euthanized, despite the efforts of hundreds of volunteers. On Tuesday, the pod of 97 long-finned pilot whales gathered in shallow water off Cheynes Beach, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) southeast of Perth, with scores stranding themselves on the sand. By Wednesday morning, 51 of the whales...

The demerged financial services unit of Reliance Industries Limited saw its share price at a higher-than-expected value of Rs 261.85 during a particular trading session held on Thursday. The new entity, Jio Financial Services Ltd (JFSL), was valued at a much higher level than analysts expected it to be priced at, ranging from around Rs 160 to Rs 189 per share. It is a...