Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday criticised the removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from his protest site in Delhi, saying that the world is watching democracy being broken by force in the country, where
Read More →
NEW DELHI, July 18, 2026 (AFP) Delhi police forcibly moved activist Sonam Wangchuk to a hospital on Saturday over health concerns after 20 days of his hunger strike to protest against India’s examination system. Wangchuk, 59, has been fasting since
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The health of three student activists on an indefinite hunger
Washington, July 18, (PTI) Activists from the US-based advocacy groups gathered to express solidarity with
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) Gold price resumed its downward trend to hit a three-week low in the national capital on Friday, declining by
Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) Market benchmark indices ended sharply higher on Friday, with the Sensex climbing 964.58 points and the Nifty reaching the 24,330
Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) The rupee rose 14 paise to settle at 96.28 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday on possible intervention from
Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Friday, driven by buying in IT stocks after Tech Mahindra
MUMBAI, July 17 (Reuters) – The Indian rupee is likely to extend its decline at Friday’s open, with a deteriorating risk appetite adding to
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Dipke on Saturday announced that he was beginning an indefinite hunger strike shortly
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) New research has found that temperature sensitive nerve cells of the skin can sense both cool and warmth, challenging
WASHINGTON, July 17, 2026 (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind pill that can drastically reduce cholesterol in a way
July 17, 2026 (Conversation) Electromagnetic waves are everywhere. They’re the reason you can hear music when you turn on the radio, use wi-fi, find
NEW YORK, July 16, 2026 (AP) — Do your hands hurt when you use your phone? All that texting and scrolling might be stressing
July 14, 2026 (Associated Press) Another week of blistering heat will bring even more health risks in the coming days, as overnight temperatures won’t provide much relief. The National Weather Service is predicting that more than 90 temperature records across the U.S. will be tied or broken this week through Wednesday — and most of those will be overnight heat
Read More →
Every winter, millions of Australians are reminded how hard it is to
A recent study analyzes how heat affects the daily time spent by
Cities around the world are planting more trees to cope with rising
July 3, 2026 (Conversation) El Niño has begun and forecasters predict a
Baramati (Maharashtra) [India], July 18 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday criticised the Central government for taking police action against climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and taking him to hospital, alleging that the authorities failed to handle the situation with due care and that the Centre remained a “spectator” throughout the issue. “The people responsible did
Read More →
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Delhi police on Saturday began removing
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Delhi Police has shifted activist Sonam
NEW DELHI, July 18 (Reuters) – Authorities in India’s capital Delhi have
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The CBI on Friday filed its second chargesheet in the Reliance Communications Limited case, in which banks and financial institutions allegedly lost over Rs 19,000 crore of public money, officials said. In the chargesheet filed before a special court in Mumbai, the CBI named Netizen Engineering Pvt Ltd (erstwhile Reliance Infocomm Engineering Pvt Ltd) and
Read More →
NEW DELHI, July 16 (Reuters) – Indian customs authorities have joined the
NEW DELHI, July 13 (Reuters) – The Indian government has argued the
New York, Jul 7 (PTI) US legal experts said it would be
NEW DELHI, July 3 (Reuters) – The world’s biggest internet domain seller,
July 16, 2026 (Conversation) Martin Scorsese recently announced he will be joining generative artificial intelligence (AI) company Black Forest Labs. He said he would embrace AI for storyboarding – the practice of creating a visual outline in the early stages of developing
July 14, 2026 (Conversation) When you interact with a large language model (LLM) – one of the systems behind chatbots such as ChatGPT and Claude – it can feel as though you are in contact with another conscious mind. But are you,
July 14, 2026 (Conversation) Last week, the US software company Turnitin revealed 53.6% of Australian tertiary education submissions run through its system used some form of AI in the period from October 2025-April 2026. The company, whose plagiarism-detection technology is widely used
July 9, 2026 (Conversation) What makes people change their minds, or their behaviour? Social scientists spend a lot of time thinking about this question, and experiments are one of the most powerful ways to answer it. Experiments – testing ideas on real
WASHINGTON, July 17, 2026 (AP) — The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the U.S. for more than four years unless they obtain the federal government’s approval, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday, announcing a departure from long-standing practice. The rule, which goes into effect in September, also puts in place
Read More →
July 6, 2026 (Conversation) Most people can do this easily. They imagine
NEW YORK, June 30, 2026 (AP) — At the grocery store, Jamie
July 17, 2026 (Conversation) Hybrid work has brought many real benefits. Greater flexibility can make it easier to manage work alongside family responsibilities, personal commitments and other demands. But it has also created new challenges, particularly for professional couples trying to build
July 13, 2026 (Conversation) Phones and devices have become inextricably linked with everyday life. They store our credit cards, provide critical bus updates, and allow us to communicate whenever we need to. But when our device use starts to affect our mood,
July 9 (Reuters) – Dixon Technologies said on Thursday the Indian government had approved its joint venture with Chinese smartphone maker Vivo Mobile, clearing the way for the companies to set up a smartphone manufacturing company in India. The joint venture will
July 9 (Reuters) – Multiple Pakistani law enforcement agencies were targeted in separate hacking campaigns linked to groups associated with China and India, researchers at cybersecurity firm SentinelOne said on Thursday. The campaigns offer a glimpse into foreign efforts to gather information
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday criticised the removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from his protest site in Delhi, saying that the world is watching democracy being broken by force in the country, where even peaceful protests are no longer tolerated. Wangchuk was shifted to the Safdarjung Hospital earlier in the day as his health deteriorated on the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, with the police citing medical advice and directions of the Delhi High Court. Thackeray, in a post on X, said, “What a shame! The world watches
NEW DELHI, July 18, 2026 (AFP) Delhi police forcibly moved activist Sonam Wangchuk to a hospital on Saturday over health concerns after 20 days of his hunger strike to protest against India’s examination system. Wangchuk, 59, has been fasting since June 28 to demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations to study medicine. A few hundred students have also joined Wangchuk around his stage at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar in recent weeks, with other protests also organised by the satirical Cockroach Janta Party online movement. क्या ये सरकार की तानाशाही नहीं है?? शांतिपूर्ण आंदोलन
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The health of three student activists on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar here has deteriorated as their protest entered its 21st day on Saturday, organisers said, alleging that Delhi Police attempted to detain them from the protest site. The agitation, led by Sonam Wangchuk and activists of the All India Students’ Association (AISA) — Neha, Aameen, and Manish — is demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations and the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA). Delhi Police shifted Wangchuk to Safdarjung Hospital from the
Washington, July 18, (PTI) Activists from the US-based advocacy groups gathered to express solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike in New Delhi over alleged irregularities in the examination system, including the NEET. Activists from the Hindus for Human Rights and the Azadi Project gathered at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi near the Indian Embassy in Washington on Friday evening with placards carrying slogans in support of Wangchuk. The activists also raised slogans against the Indian government and demanded the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Climate activist Wangchuk, on June 28, began an indefinite hunger
