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Extreme heat can destroy DNA in tissue, blood. How forensic teams will recover it from Air India crash site

At crash sites, experts look for bone samples. That said, due to the impact, chances are high that the samples can get mixed up, which makes profiling tougher

Air India crash: Inside Ahmedabad hospital morgue, bodies await DNA ID as doctors race against heat, time

All of Ahmedabad’s morgues combined don’t have enough space to store the bodies, it is learnt. Cold storage is available only at a few hospitals, and in limited capacity.

AI isn’t just for future but the past too—it’s identifying Jews in photos from World War II

Here are 6 ways the technology is being used around the world to help us understand the past and prepare for the future.

Copyright issue, says UIDAI, days after ‘Aadhaar’ maker says release of film put on hold

Directed by Suman Ghosh, the film was cleared by the censor board in 2019 and premiered in Busan the same year. But its India release in February was stalled over objections by UIDAI.

How Jamaican Supreme Court has killed India’s hope of selling Aadhaar to the world, for now

Jamaican Supreme Court sided with Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s minority opinion in Aadhaar verdict while striking down its government's biometric project.

On Camera

The Indian diaspora is under attack. What has gone wrong?

From Indian-origin people being kicked out of Uganda overnight to facing racism in Canada and the UK today, these instances offer lessons for the Indian diaspora.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.