NEW DELHI, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Opposition groups are demanding the resignation of India’s election chief Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of widespread voter-list manipulation during the verification of the country’s one billion voters. The calls come barely a month after
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New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday asked media outlets, journalists and publishing platforms to practise responsible, empathetic and restrained journalism while reporting sexual offences. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said
Chicago, Sep 28 (Conversation) “Would you like your receipt?” It’s a question you’re likely to
NEW DELHI, Sept 28 (Reuters) – India’s drive to verify the eligibility of roughly a
New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) Gold prices tumbled Rs 2,600 to Rs 1.5 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, tracking
Mumbai, Sep 28 (PTI) Stock markets tumbled on Monday, with the benchmark Sensex plunging 1,124 points to a six-month low and the Nifty closing
Mumbai, Sep 28 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 28 paise to close at 96.03 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, on risk-off sentiments in
New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) Regular banking operations will continue on Monday after the bank unions called off their three-day nationwide strike following an
Mumbai, Sep 28 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 20 paise to 95.95 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, as the greenback strengthened
Edinburgh (UK), Sep 28 (The Conversation) If you’ve ever pushed yourself through a hard workout, you’ve probably “felt the burn.” It’s that familiar sensation
Adelaide (Australia), Sep 28 (Conversation) Recent media reports have suggested neo-nazis in Australia may be actively trying to recruit autistic young men. Some research
Loughborough (UK), Sep 25 (Conversation) A study has raised a question that many women would understandably want answered: could hormone replacement therapy (HRT) protect
London, Sep 25 (Conversation) Around 8 million people in the UK take five or more medications each day (known as polypharmacy), with a further
Washington, September 24, 2026 (Conversation) At least a quarter of Americans suffer from high levels of cholesterol or fatty acids in their bloodstream, a
Melbourne, Sep 25 (The Conversation) In some parts of the world, the sea barely rises and falls with the tides. In others, the difference between high and low tide is dramatic. Along Western Australia’s Kimberley coast, for example, it can exceed ten metres – roughly the height of a three-storey building. Ocean tides shape coastlines and marine ecosystems, affect coastal
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BENGALURU, India, September 23, 2026 (AP) — This year’s powerful El Nino
Bozeman, Sep 18 (The Conversation) In 2021, a three-year-old female African wild
18 September, 2026 (Conversation) For most of Australian history, “going off-grid” meant
BENGALURU, India, September 17, 2026 (AP) — Human-caused global warming thinned glaciers
New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) Nearly a fifth of the children with no access to sanitation services in schools are in India, the highest for any country in the world, according to the WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report. India has 50 million of the world’s 244 million children who did not have sanitation services in schools in 2025, the
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Chennai, Sep 27 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will
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Last January, while I was in Kerala, I received a notice that
New York/ New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) A US court has dismissed with prejudice the criminal charges against Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew, bringing to an end nearly two years of proceedings in an alleged fraud and bribery case. The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted the Justice Department’s Rule 48(a) motion
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New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The CBI on Friday filed its second
NEW DELHI, July 16 (Reuters) – Indian customs authorities have joined the
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New York, Jul 7 (PTI) US legal experts said it would be
SAN FRANCISCO, September 28, 2026 (AP) — As tech titans warned an AI-weary world that their own advanced systems could endanger humanity, the question emerged: What do they have to gain? The answer may lie in the companies’ efforts to score political
Georgia (US), Sep 27 (The Conversation) Amid the chorus of voices calling for a slowdown in AI advancement and more government regulation and oversight of the technology, one prominent contrarian voice stands out: that of Donald J. Trump. The U.S president has
Sept 24 (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google said on Thursday it will launch a prototype satellite next week in its first in-orbit test of Project Suncatcher, a research effort to explore whether space could potentially host large-scale AI computing infrastructure. Companies including SpaceX
UNITED NATIONS, September 24, 2026 (AP) — The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people — by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that they have been designing.
BOSTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new rule that would limit how long foreign students and journalists can remain in the U.S. without applying for extensions. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston in favor of a coalition of unions and higher education advocacy groups a
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September 11, 2026 (AP) — When children forget their lunch, can’t solve
September 8, 2026 (Conversation) Universities are increasingly introducing artificial intelligence (AI) teaching
Perth, Sep 23 (Conversation) The results of Australia’s first live facial recognition trial have been released. Since June 2026, the Western Australian Police Force has been trialling the technology across metropolitan and regional WA. During the trial, more than 900,000 faces were
If you’ve priced a new PC build recently, you already know the figures aren’t pretty. Less obvious from any single glance at a storefront is that this doesn’t represent a simple hiccup in the economics of the market. This represents a fundamental
New Delhi, Sept 15 (PTI) Meta has agreed to report child safety-related matters to appropriate law enforcement agencies, government sources said on Tuesday, asserting that online safety of children is a “fundamental principle” for any social media platform operating in India and
BENGALURU, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Apple raised prices on its existing iPhone lineup in India by as much as 41% within hours of unveiling newer models, bucking its usual practice of discounting older variants and marking one of the steepest hikes in
NEW DELHI, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Opposition groups are demanding the resignation of India’s election chief Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of widespread voter-list manipulation during the verification of the country’s one billion voters. The calls come barely a month after US President Donald Trump praised Kumar, a former bureaucrat who took over as India’s chief election commissioner in February 2025, for insisting that Indian voters prove their identity with photo ID, unlike in the US. Criticism of Kumar, who has denied all allegations, soared last week when the Indian Express newspaper said his two de facto deputies had raised at
New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday asked media outlets, journalists and publishing platforms to practise responsible, empathetic and restrained journalism while reporting sexual offences. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said sensationalist headlines, graphic or lurid descriptions of sexual violence, and insensitive phraseology fail to serve any public interest and risk causing severe secondary trauma to the victims and their families. The top court took cognisance of the alleged gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl at the Aastha Kunj Park in south Delhi, the alleged gang-rape and murder of a teenage girl
Chicago, Sep 28 (Conversation) “Would you like your receipt?” It’s a question you’re likely to hear every time you pop into the grocery store or stop for a latte on the way to work. Some people may also have heard warnings that have circulated for more than 15 years that if you say yes, toxic chemicals might rub off on your fingertips. As a recent example, a 2025 study from the Center for Environmental Health, a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on toxic chemicals in consumer products, claimed that holding a paper receipt for only 10 seconds could result in exposure
NEW DELHI, Sept 28 (Reuters) – India’s drive to verify the eligibility of roughly a billion voters has put the Election Commission of India (ECI) under severe public scrutiny, with opposition parties alleging the manipulation of voter rolls and exclusion of millions. A report published last week by the Indian Express newspaper alleged there were internal divisions within the poll body over the lists and registration procedures, stoking further concerns about its neutrality. Last Friday saw nationwide protests by the opposition Congress party demanding the resignation of the head of the ECI, Gyanesh Kumar. The “cockroach” youth movement, with millions
