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India records fifth driest June since 1901 as monsoon rains lag

MUMBAI, June 30 (Reuters) – India recorded its driest June in more than a decade ​and the fifth driest since record-keeping ‌began in 1901, with monsoon rainfall 39.8% below the long-term average, weather department data showed on ​Tuesday. The rainfall deficit, caused by the ​delayed advance of the annual monsoon, ⁠has slowed the planting of summer-sown crops ​such as rice, corn, cotton and ​soybeans. It has also kept parts of the northern plains unusually hot, with maximum temperatures exceeding ​42 degrees Celsius (107.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in ​some regions. India received 99.5 mm of rainfall in June ‌against ⁠a normal of

People can learn to spot AI faces – but clues are no longer obvious

Canberra (Australia), Jun 30 (Conversation) Deepfake faces generated via artificial intelligence (AI) have become so realistic that they routinely fool people, with some research suggesting there may be US$40 billion worth of deepfake-related fraud annually by 2027. Not only do most people struggle to spot AI faces, but as long ago as 2023 we discovered some AI faces are “hyperreal” – they look more real than actual human faces. We also found people are overconfident they can spot AI faces, with the most confident people making the most errors. Software-based deepfake detectors do exist, but they can’t really explain the

Ajay Rai’s wife alleges UP Congress chief detained in Ayodhya, says family not informed of whereabouts

Varanasi, Jun 30 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai’s wife, Reena Rai, has alleged that her husband had been detained by the police in Ayodhya while on a visit over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple and that the family had not been informed about his whereabouts. In a video statement late Monday night, Reena Rai said Ajay Rai had gone to Ayodhya to raise the issue of the alleged misappropriation of temple donations and was also scheduled to offer prayers at the Ram temple along with other Congress leaders. मेरे पति की आवाज़ दबाने के

What makes a ‘heat dome,’ and what does it mean?

June 30, 2026 (Associated Press) These unbearably hot and humid summer months that put millions of people across the globe at risk are typically made possible by phenomena known as heat domes. Heat domes can make already-high temperatures even more extreme and prolonged, and they are worsening in severity and becoming more frequent as the planet warms. Here’s what to know. What makes up a heat dome, and what does it do? Heat domes are essentially high-pressure systems hovering above a region that trap heat and humidity, experts say. They result from the northward flow of warm air. That system

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