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Time of India
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Will intensify protest if no positive response from Kerala govt: Samastha
Kozhikode: The joint coordination committee of Samastha and its affiliated organisations decided to intensify protests if state govt failed to take favourable action on its demand for a rethink on changes in school timings. The committee which met in Kozhikode said extension of school hours by half-an-hour adversely affected madrasa education. Samastha had earlier submitted a memorandum to chief minister, requesting a reconsideration of the revised schedule. It said education minister V Sivankutty contacted Samastha president Syed Muhammad Jifri Muthukoya Thangal and expressed willingness for a joint discussion on the issue. "Samastha will present practical suggestions during the talks. If govt fails to respond positively, all units under Samastha will join together to intensify the agitation," said M T Abdulla Musliyar, convener of the coordination committee. "Govt said there was no going back on the decision. Govt represents the people and it must take decisions considering public sentiment. When we speak of religion, it is education and when we speak of education, it is religion. Education is the lifeline of Islam and it cannot be set aside," he added. Earlier, Samastha secretary Umar Faizi Mukkam flayed Sivankutty's remarks and said that Samastha and Muslim community were a significant section in the state and no govt should be under the impression that they could go ahead by sidelining the community. Samastha mushavara member Bahauddeen Nadvi, Matha Vidhyabhyasa Board manager K Moyinkutty, NAM Abdul Khader, Abdussamad Pookkottur, Naser Faizi Koodathai, Abdul Hameed Faizi Ambalakkadavu, among others spoke.
Indian Express
15-07-2025
- Science
- Indian Express
Can aliens spy on Earth? Scientists say our radar systems could give us away
Alien astronomers, even with inadequate technology, could recognise the radio signals from airports on Earth. This was revealed in an upcoming study that shows how aliens may be able to spy on us using our radio signals. According to a study headed by researcher Ramiro Caisse Saide of the University of Manchester, radar systems used to monitor aircraft at major airports like Heathrow in London and JFK in New York may generate radio waves powerful enough to be detected by extraterrestrial civilisations up to 200 light-years away. The researchers examined how radio waves from military and civilian radar operations travelled outside Earth. This was done to predict how they would seem when they reached nearby stars. According to the findings that were presented at the National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) 2025 in Durham, UK, signals emitted from airports across the world are over 2,000 trillion watts. This is powerful enough to detect extraterrestrial planets that are 200 light-years away using the Green Bank Telescope, which happens to be the most sensitive telescope in the world and is located in Virginia, US. By carefully simulating how these radar signals spread out from Earth over time and space, the researchers looked at how visible they would be from nearby stars such as Barnard's Star and AU Microscopii. Out of roughly 1,000 star systems in that range, the nearest potentially habitable world beyond our solar system is Proxima Centauri b which is only 4.2 light-years away. Another key question is whether an astronomer from another planet could comprehend what we are communicating and seeing. The signal wouldn't be artificial because it would seem to rise and fall throughout a 24-hour period when several airports came into view of the extraterrestrial astronomers due to Earth's rotation. Additionally, the study contributes to those on Earth who are searching for evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence in estimating how far away they would be able to spot a civilisation that is comparable to our own. 'By learning how our signals travel through space, we gain valuable insights into how to protect the radio spectrum for communications and design future radar systems,' co-researcher Professor Michael Garret was quoted as saying by the Royal Astronomical Society. Military radar systems, which are more focused, create a unique pattern – like a lighthouse beam. They have an accumulated peak emission reaching about 1×1014 watts in a given field of view of the observer. This, according to the researchers, is weaker than airport radar. Caisse Saide, a PhD student, added, 'In this way, our work supports both the scientific quest to answer the question, 'Are we alone?' and practical efforts to manage the influence of technology on our world and beyond.'
Focus Malaysia
14-07-2025
- Business
- Focus Malaysia
Has PMX's diplomatic miscalculations trigger Donald Trump's tariff hike?
IT wasn't supposed to go up. After months of diplomatic back-and-forth, the Madani government had hoped the US would roll back its steep 24% tariff on Malaysian exports that was first announced in April. Instead, Washington did the opposite by raising the tariff to 25%. For a country that lives and breathes exports – from semiconductors to palm oil – that extra blow is more than just numbers on a spreadsheet. It could mean billions in losses, potential layoffs and vanishing investor confidence. And this time, it feels personal. The tariff hike reads less like a routine trade measure but more like a geopolitical message: Malaysia is being punished. So what triggered this tariff spanking? Could it be that in Washington's eyes, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim misread the room? Cosying up to the wrong crowd Malaysia, once proud of its non-aligned posture, now looks like it's picking sides. And not the side the US is on. Anwar has been eager to position Malaysia within the BRICS orbit – a bloc made up of America's chief adversaries: China, Russia, Iran and others. He has visited Russia not once but twice. He even invited Russian president Vladimir Putin to the ASEAN Summit despite the international arrest warrant hanging over the Russian leader for war crimes in Ukraine. Anwar has also been warming up to Chinese President Xi Jinping. Bilateral visits, public praise and talk of deeper integration have raised eyebrows in Washington. Add to that of Anwar's vocal push for de-dollarisation and his hardline pro-Palestine stance, one gets a foreign policy that looks increasingly anti-West. Whether Anwar sees it that way or not does not matter. Trump's team possibly does. Malaysia isn't 'neutral' anymore We used to walk a careful line. As a small nation and founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and part of the Third World Network, Malaysia knew how to stay friendly with everyone without provoking anyone. Now, under Anwar, we're shifting into risky territory. And the US has taken notice. The tariff hike is possibly a clear sign that Washington is re-calibrating its view of Malaysia – from trusted partner to potential strategic irritant. That's why countries like Vietnam were spared but Malaysia wasn't. And here's the kicker: regional leaders like Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto, Singapore's Lawrence Wong, the Philippines' Ferdinand Marcos Jr and even suspemded Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra have all had phone calls with Donald Trump. Anwar hasn't even managed a single call. High cost of power politics indulgence This isn't about ideology. It's about consequences. Every time Anwar plays geopolitical chess, it's everyday Malaysians who absorb the fallout. The fact is, exporters get squeezed by tariffs, factory workers risk retrenchment, prices rise as importers scramble to stay competitive and foreign investors hold back, unsure where we stand. This is the quiet damage of a foreign policy that wants to punch above its weight. At the end of the day, Malaysians are left to become pawns and collateral. Anwar may be trying to carve a reputation as a global leader coming in with guns blazing. But the bill is arriving at our doorstep. Even at the 24% tariff rate level, it's ordinary Malaysians who will be hit hard, let alone 25% or more. Because when a small country tries to act like a big power, it needs to remember one thing: the schoolyard bully punches back. And now, with that tariff gut-punch, the bully has just getting warmed up with everyday Malaysians bracing themselves to getting hit for the slightest of mis-step. – July 14, 2025 Main image credit: Bernama
India Today
09-07-2025
- Science
- India Today
Is Earth sitting inside a giant hole in space? Astronomers make big discovery
Astronomers have proposed a groundbreaking theory that suggests Earth and the entire Milky Way galaxy may reside within a vast, mysterious hypothesis, unveiled at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) 2025 in Durham, aims to address the long-standing issue of 'Hubble tension,' a discrepancy between the expected and observed expansion rates of the proven, this theory could redefine our understanding of the universe's true age, estimated at around 13.8 billion The concept of the Hubble constant, introduced by Edwin Hubble in 1929, measures the universe's expansion rate through the observation of celestial objects and their velocities as they move away from us. However, current models predict a slower expansion compared to actual observations, particularly in the local universe."A potential solution to this inconsistency is that our galaxy is close to the centre of a large, local void," explained Dr. Indranil Banik from the University of this scenario, gravitational forces pull matter towards denser regions outside the void. As the void empties, the velocity of objects moving away from us appears faster, giving the impression of an accelerated local expansion idea of a local void is supported by direct galaxy counts, indicating a lower galaxy density in our vicinity compared to surrounding regions. However, this notion remains controversial as it contradicts the standard cosmological model, which expects a more uniform distribution of matter on such large Banik's presentation at NAM 2025 highlighted data from baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs), described as the 'sound of the Big Bang.'"These sound waves travelled for only a short while before becoming frozen in place once the universe cooled enough for neutral atoms to form," he noted. "They act as a standard ruler, whose angular size we can use to chart the cosmic expansion history."The presence of a local void is suggested to distort the relationship between the BAO angular scale and redshift, due to increased velocities and gravitational the last two decades of BAO measurement analysis, this void model appears significantly more plausible than a void-free model aligned with the parameters of the Planck satellite research will involve comparing this local void model with other methods for estimating the universe's expansion history, such as cosmic chronometers. These methods involve analysing galaxies no longer forming stars to determine their age and expansion observing their spectra, astronomers can assess what types of stars they contain. The combination of these findings with galaxy redshift data provides further insights into the cosmic expansion narrative.- Ends
Time of India
09-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Delhi govt approves formation of Delhi State AYUSH Society
New Delhi: The Delhi government in its tenth cabinet meeting approved the formation of the Delhi State AYUSH Society (DSAS) to ensure effective implementation of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) in the capital. The DSAS will be the key implementing body for NAM in Delhi, ensuring that all programmes, fund utilisation and promotional activities are aligned with the mission's objectives which include the development of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) systems of medicine. "The benefits of this society will go to the residents of Delhi. We will develop Asha Society in line with the central government's guidelines and support. All the promises we have made for improving healthcare will be fulfilled, this is a step in that direction," said Health Minister Pankaj Singh . The DSAS will be the key implementing body for NAM in Delhi, ensuring that all programmes, fund utilisation and promotional activities are aligned with the mission's objectives which include the development of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy systems of medicine. The society, constituted under the guidance of the Health and AYUSH minister, will function as a registered body responsible for coordinating, managing and monitoring AYUSH-related activities across Delhi in strict adherence to the operational guidelines of NAM, an official said.
