Almost a year after giving engineers Claude & Cursor, Disney says: Minimise AI-coded products

Disney is urging its engineers to use AI tools like Claude and Cursor efficiently, focusing on boosting development speed without compromising code quality. The company aims to prevent AI-generated products from failing post-release, emphasizing productivity over excessive AI token usage. This strategic push follows a failed billion-dollar partnership with OpenAI.

What is NCPI? Little-known Tripura party that suddenly became home to 20 TMC rebel MPs

Oil prices tumble 4% as Trump announces Iran deal, Hormuz reopening; Brent falls below $85

Oil prices plummeted as President Trump declared the Iran deal finalised, announcing the immediate, toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. This move eases fears of energy supply disruptions, with Brent crude and WTI futures seeing significant drops. The breakthrough follows intensive diplomatic efforts, promising a return to normal oil flow through the vital shipping route.

To remove residual colonial dress customs, Army brings in Bandis, battle jackets

The Army has also introduced a new winter working dress featuring a Battle Jacket, which will gradually replace the existing jersey-based winter uniform (Dress 3A) by June 2029. The Battle Jacket has been reintroduced as standard winter outerwear for all ranks, with a three-year transition period for implementation. Among the changes is the introduction of a closed-neck coat, commonly known as a Bandi jacket, to be worn over a full-sleeved shirt with matching formal trousers and closed footwear.

Skilled blue-collar talent in demand amid AI surge

“Every AI breakthrough has a physical backbone — power grids need an upgrade, cooling systems must be built, and factories increasingly need to be automated. Behind every intelligent machine, highly specialised human expertise is required,” Viswanath P S, MD & CEO, Randstad India, said. Terming it as a pronounced “labour flip”, he said skilled, technical trades are outpacing traditional, entry-level professional roles.

NCZ restoration puts focus on delayed mapping of Aravali, conservation zones

In April 2022, National Green Tribunal (NGT) had ordered the Board to complete mapping of NCZ. Experts working for protection of Aravali and NCZ in NCR said the Board should expedite the process to comply with the tribunal’s order. While UP and Rajasthan have completed the delineation of NCZ after carrying out the ground truthing exercise, Haryana and Delhi are still in the process of finalising this.

Will Modi take up sailor deaths with Trump, asks Congress

Congress said India should put off the upcoming visit of US trade representatives in view of the killings of seafarers and Rubio’s “threatening language” with Jaishankar. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the PM for his “silence” over the killings. “And you have the audacity to sugarcoat it with the ‘Vishwaguru’ narrative.

Freedom fighter Barkatullah, PM of India’s 1st govt-in-exile, battles erasure

For nearly 40 years, he circled the globe building alliances for the idea of India. In the freezing Dec of 1915, amidst the rugged peaks of Kabul, Afghanistan, Barkatullah, alongside revolutionaries Raja Mahendra Pratap and Maulana Ubaidullah, breathed life into India’s first govt-in-exile. Raja Mahendra Pratap was declared President; Mohammad Barkatullah was appointed Prime Minister.

NEET leak & jobs: Rahul Gandhi to hold town halls across nation

Congress has planned a national outreach that will seek to unite students beyond political affiliations and provide a platform for the affected youth to share their experiences and demand accountability for “repeated examination failures and paper leak scandals”. AICC general secretary KC Venugopal said Rahul will also be holding conventions in Allahabad (July 10), Patna (July 11), and Delhi (July 14).

Mandhana scripts history, joins Harmanpreet and Mithali Raj to become ...

Mandhana scored 68 off 44 balls and shared a 91-run partnership with captain Harmanpreet Kaur (36 off 35 balls) after India were reduced to 18 for 2 early in the innings. Richa Ghosh then added 34 off 17 balls to give India a strong finish.

Buzz of early poll in Punjab, parties start preparations

The AICC’s decision to constitute a committee under Ajay Maken late Thursday night for a report on the Punjab Congress unit is said to be dictated by urgency for quick changes in the state organisation as needed. AAP is preparing for a scenario of Nov polls, and BJP is also active on Punjab front. Further, there is speculation in Congress whether Uttarakhand polls will also be brought forward.

Modi tells India’s deep-tech story to the world, Macron backs him up

Before the cameras rolled at the conclave, the PM sat down with global venture capitalists and Indian entrepreneurs — OYO’s Ritesh Agarwal, Ronnie Screwvala and a clutch of international investors among them. Commerce minister Piyush Goyal and principal scientific adviser Ajay Kumar Sood were in the room. “India has emerged not as a consumer of solutions but as a contributor to solutions in the world.

Rescued 14 Indians from sinking dhow that suffered engine snag, says US

S Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet reposted a news report about the rescue operation that said “upon receiving a distress call from the stranded sailors, a US Navy P-8 aircraft reached the spot and dropped a search-and-rescue kit that included a life raft, which the 14 mariners boarded”. Official sources said that the US Navy had alerted the shore authorities and Indian Navy that a dhow with Indian sailors was sinking about 80 nautical miles east of Ras AI Hadd off the coast of Oman.

TMC rebels, with one MP above 2/3rd mark, eye merger with little-known regional party

In a dramatic development, 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs informed Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla that their group has merged with NCPI — which is registered in West Bengal’s Howrah and had contested a few seats in the 2023 Tripura assembly elections — and that they will be backing the BJP-led NDA. Incidentally, “to save your rights, reject political turncoats” was one of the slogans of NCPI.

2x trade in 5 years, nuclear cooperation: Modi-Macron Nice meet

Adoption of an innovation roadmap to deepen cooperation in critical and emerging technology, launch of an economic security dialogue, another working group for AI governance and a declaration to double bilateral trade in the next five years were among the 13 outcomes announced after the meeting. Both sides also looked to ramp up defence cooperation, consistent with India’s Make in India initiative.