August 12, 2026 (Conversation) Gen Z protesters have taken to the streets in mass numbers in South Asia in recent years — particularly in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, leading to regime change in those countries. These protests are part
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New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) Researchers have reviewed 77 meta-analyses spanning 116 different bipolar disorder treatments and identified the most effective ones across age groups and mood phases. Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder, characterised by extreme swings in mood,
NEW DELHI, August 12, 2026 (AP) — India’s aviation ministry said Wednesday it was awaiting
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday
NEW DELHI, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The chairman of India’s largest conglomerate Tata Sons will not seek reappointment, he said, citing the board’s lack
Mumbai, Aug 12 (PTI) Falling for the second day, benchmark BSE Sensex closed lower by nearly 188 points on Wednesday following elevated crude oil
Mumbai, Aug 12 (PTI) The rupee settled just 3 paise higher at 95.33 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, as hopes of a
Mumbai, Aug 12 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Wednesday as higher crude oil prices weighed on
Mumbai, Aug 12 (PTI) The rupee fell 6 paise to 95.42 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, weighed down by the
August 12, 2026 (Conversation) Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal –
August 11, 2026 (Associated Press) The first night in a new place is always the same for Robinson Leoni: He takes longer to fall
August 10, 2026 (Conversation) Shingles (herpes zoster) is often thought of as an older person’s disease. But in the past two decades, we’ve seen
August 7, 2026 (Conversation) Diagnoses for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have increased in many countries across all age groups, our latest review has
August 7, 2026 (Conversation) Like all consumer products, sofas come with instructions for how best to use and maintain them. But it may surprise
NEW DELHI, July 29, 2026 (AP) — In an affluent neighborhood in Delhi, electric vehicle charging stations near a popular shopping area were busy with drivers powering up their scooters, trucks and cars. India’s capital city is in dire need of more charging facilities, EV drivers say, to implement an ambitious plan to phase out gas vehicles in one of
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July 14, 2026 (Associated Press) Another week of blistering heat will bring
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New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a “compromised PM” who was forced to sell India’s interests, after a US federal judge permanently dismissed criminal charges against Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha also claimed that India
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, August 12, 2026 (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister
Chennai, Aug 12 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on
DUBAI, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis reported
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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August 11, 2026 (Associated Press) Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision Monday of what he said artificial intelligence can do for the world, imagining a future where everyone has their own, all-knowing AI agent that strives to improve all
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., August 10, 2026 (AP) — Software engineer Josh Dersch loves old computers. He spends countless hours tinkering in his garage, trying to coax decades-old machines back to life. He estimates he owns more than 200 vintage computers and devices
BRUSSELS, July 31, 2026 (AP) — The European Union rolled out a new team on Friday to rein in AI companies across the world, in one of the most aggressive regulations the high-tech sector has so far faced as fears rise over
July 29, 2026 (Conversation) A labor dispute erupted at The Guardian’s London headquarters in December 2024, with nearly 500 journalists going on strike to protest the proposed sale of the Guardian-owned Observer. With the newsroom hobbled, the British publication’s management allegedly deployed
NEW DELHI, July 20, 2026 (AP) — Thousands of supporters of the youth-led Cockroach movement gathered Monday to march to India’s Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister despite police denying permission for the protest. Scores of police surrounded the barricaded protest site of Jantar Mantar in the heart of New Delhi, raising the prospect of a confrontation just
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WASHINGTON, July 17, 2026 (AP) — The Trump administration has finalized a
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August 11, 2026 (Conversation) What causes a dog to slink away from a cranky person, when they will quietly approach and lean against someone who is weeping? We’ve all seen it – they can respond to our feelings. And science agrees dogs
August 10, 2026 (Conversation) Approximately three-quarters of 393 preschool and K-12 teachers in the U.S. say they use YouTube for instructional purposes, with roughly half using it on a daily or weekly basis, according to our new nationally representative survey. Those findings
Sydney, July 30, 2026 (The Conversation) How much of what you see on social media comes from sources that repeatedly post falsehoods? And if that content quietly vanished from your feed, would you believe anything different months later? A new study published
July 29, 2026 (Conversation) Deletion is a common part of modern life. We send files and folders to the recycle bin all the time, and often get rid of unwanted personal accounts. But do you know what really happens when you hit
August 12, 2026 (Conversation) Gen Z protesters have taken to the streets in mass numbers in South Asia in recent years — particularly in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, leading to regime change in those countries. These protests are part of a broader, global Gen Z movement. Experts suggest these youth movements are fuelled by economic precarity, exclusion from power and corruption. Young people are also often facing state repression. But India, the world’s biggest democracy, has largely seemed impervious to such Gen Z movements. That is no longer the case. In July, thousands of students, parents and youth gathered
New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) Researchers have reviewed 77 meta-analyses spanning 116 different bipolar disorder treatments and identified the most effective ones across age groups and mood phases. Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder, characterised by extreme swings in mood, energy levels and activity. The disorder can causes phases of depression marked by a low mood and energy or mania, in which mood and activity levels tend to be high. Researchers, led by those from The Ottawa Hospital in Canada and universities in Spain, Italy, France and the UK, have created EBI-BD (Evidence Based Interventions for Bipolar Disorder). EBI-BD is
NEW DELHI, August 12, 2026 (AP) — India’s aviation ministry said Wednesday it was awaiting drug test results for the captain of an Air India flight that dropped about 300 feet (90 meters) suddenly midair last week, injuring 24 passengers and crew members. The incident on the Airbus A320 took place shortly after it took off on Aug. 4 from Phuket, Thailand to New Delhi while carrying 137 passengers, including three infants and eight crew members. The aircraft later stabilized and landed safely in New Delhi, officials said. The incident has come under intense scrutiny after local media reported that
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday announced that a similar protest on the lines of the student protest will soon, which he termed “Season 2 of Jantar Mantar”. Addressing a public meet, Dipke said, “Many people were commenting on Instagram when Season 2 of ‘Jantar-Mantar’ will begin. I want to tell them that Season 2 of ‘Jantar-Mantar’ is going to start very soon.” Dipke also alleged that the CJP was unable to find a venue for its volunteers’ meeting in Delhi as several hall owners cited “pressure from above”. “We were
