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Education must change to account for AI

A future we cannot predict cannot be prepared for by adding ever more material to the curriculum. We should instead give undergraduates the time and freedom to practise entering the unknown.

19 Aug 2026 12:44 am
Student protests: Delhi Police affidavit in Supreme Court is rich with numbers, but quiet on fixing accountability

The affidavit says over 240 police personnel, including women officers, were injured in the violence on July 20; around 218 protestors were injured and received treatment; the police had to prevent the protestors from causing damage to vital installations near Parliament

19 Aug 2026 12:37 am
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT for Teens with stronger guardrails, parental controls

The $852-billion startup faces multiple lawsuits alleging ChatGPT harmed children, as it prepares for a potentially record-breaking initial public offering

18 Aug 2026 11:14 pm
Census 2027 questionnaire seeks parents religion, place of birth up to village level

Besides the open field option to declare caste, respondents can choose Does not want to declare Caste and No Caste

18 Aug 2026 10:27 pm
BRICS condemns EU carbon tax

Calls for a significant increase in international funding to help developing countries adapt to climate change

18 Aug 2026 9:47 pm
UAE warns of 'potential missile threats'; issues advisory to seek safe place

It was the first such alert since a false alarm in June and an alert in July for an attack that ultimately did not enter UAE territory

18 Aug 2026 9:38 pm
SC ready to quash FIRs filed against students for NEET protests

Police to limit investigation to 2,873 persons with serious criminal background, government tells court; Delhi Police yet to disclose list of FIRs, say petitioners; court to form high-powered committee to examine issues concerning NEET-UG protests

18 Aug 2026 9:04 pm
India needs stricter coal allocation implementation for fair treatment to power generators with adequate inventories

India may not need another overhaul of its coal-allocation policy but it must stress on sharper implementation, accountability and provide differentiated treatment to producers who face constant shortages and benefit at the cost of the disciplined ones.

18 Aug 2026 8:43 pm
Maoist leader acquitted in 2008 Laxmanananda Saraswati murder case, due to lack of evidence

Released from Bhubaneswar jail after 15 years behind bars; VHP leaders 2008 murder had led to one of the worst episodes of communal violences in Kandhamal district, with the death toll almost reaching 40

18 Aug 2026 8:28 pm
Keralam CM denies CPI(M) accusation that govt. has ceded executive power to 'RSS-controlled' Lok Bhavan

UDF government has strongly protested the Governors summoning of the State Police Chief without informing or seeking the governments consent. It is not the first time Lok Bhavan has summoned department heads without the governments approval. It has happened several times during the LDF dispensation, says V.D. Satheesan

18 Aug 2026 7:58 pm
Chamoli tunnel accident: Another worker's body found, death toll reaches nine

The death toll from the accidentcaused by a landslide that filled the tunnel with debris and waterhas now reached nine, while one worker still remains missing

18 Aug 2026 4:15 pm
'This is the right way': Rahul Gandhi hails 'understanding' between Jharkhand govt., protesters

The Congress leader also vowed to change the system across the country to establish a framework that propels students forward rather than holds them back

18 Aug 2026 2:59 pm
500 students of Clarence High School in Bengaluru fall sick, management blames street vendors

As part of the Safe Footpath campaign, civic authorities promised to remove street vendors from the footpath, and ensure junk food is not sold within 50 metres radius of the school

18 Aug 2026 1:34 pm
HCG begins patient treatment on Karnataka's first Elekta Unity MR-Linac, bringing MR-guided adaptive radiation therapy to the state

HCG begins patient treatment on Karnataka's first Elekta Unity MR-Linac, bringing MR-guided adaptive radiation therapy to the state

18 Aug 2026 1:31 pm
One Account Trades Global Assets: BiNet, BiFu's Unified Asset Trading Network

One Account Trades Global Assets: BiNet, BiFu's Unified Asset Trading Network

18 Aug 2026 1:31 pm
Apple sent out a new batch of spyware alerts to users across 110 countries

Apple confirmed to multiple outlets that it sent notifications on August 13 to users targeted in 110 countries

18 Aug 2026 1:15 pm
At least eight killed, 32 injured as pickup truck collides with dumper in M.P.'s Bhind

The labourers were returning to their village in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri after completing paddy transplantation work in Gwalior; U.P. CM announces aid of 2 lakh each

18 Aug 2026 1:04 pm
'You are going overboard': Bombay HC imposes 5 lakh cost on FDA for not restoring Pune shop's licence

Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said he would examine the order before responding We go as per the law, as per the processes, we follow it, and we implement it

18 Aug 2026 12:23 pm
Google to buy Spirit Airlines business data for $10 million

The data will be de-identified before the sale is complete, containing no customer information or personally identifiable information

18 Aug 2026 10:34 am
Google plans to stop making Pixel products in China in 2027, Nikkei reports

Google plans to have all of its Pixel smartphones, watches and wireless earbuds produced outside of China starting next year, Nikkei Asia reported

18 Aug 2026 9:37 am
Student shot classmate to death then killed himself at school in Philippines, mayor says

The suspect initially fired at a teacher, but it was not clear if the teacher was hit; he then shot a fellow student, who died, before shooting himself, Zamboanga City Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso said

18 Aug 2026 8:58 am
Traveloka SEA Index Q2 2026: Southeast Asians Are Booking Longer Stays and the Region's Own Beaches Are Winning

Traveloka SEA Index Q2 2026: Southeast Asians Are Booking Longer Stays and the Region's Own Beaches Are Winning

18 Aug 2026 7:30 am
How Congo's Ebola outbreak became the second-most lethal on record

Health officials say the current outbreak is spreading five times faster than previous outbreaks did in Congo at this stage

18 Aug 2026 2:14 am
UN laments 'unacceptable' toll of 350 aid workers killed in 2025

Since the start of 2026, 82 more aid workers have been killed, 97 injured and 39 abducted worldwide

18 Aug 2026 1:40 am
Taxing frivolous industries will not fund Indias science

The way forward is to liberalise the channels through which money and capital flow into academia and reduce dependence on the government

18 Aug 2026 1:25 am
Bengaluru firm opens quantum foundry to accelerate quantum computing in Karnataka

Government will support real-world applications that push the growth of quantum computing, promises Minister Priyank Kharge

17 Aug 2026 11:37 pm
OBC column missing from census questionnaire, says Congress

Modi government deliberately excluded the category, it says

17 Aug 2026 11:00 pm
Russia hits Ukraine's Izmail and Odesa ports in overnight strikes

Izmail, close to the Romanian border, is home to Ukraine's largest port on the Danube river

17 Aug 2026 10:19 pm
Drones target office of Iraqi Kurdistan's PM, no casualties reported

There was no immediate claim of responsibility from any group for the attack

17 Aug 2026 10:12 pm
Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes country's worst with over 2,300 dead

Over 1,000 people have recovered, while 730 remain in hospitals or isolation

17 Aug 2026 10:04 pm
Supreme Court orders restoration of AAP Gujarat's Facebook, Instagram accounts

Court allows partys application subject to removal of objectionable posts, if any, and posts main case for hearing after two weeks

17 Aug 2026 10:03 pm
A.P. students bag four gold, 14 silver medals at national quantum computing course

At least six medal winners have already secured employment in quantum computing companies, including three students who have obtained jobs with a quantum computing company located at Meda Towers.

17 Aug 2026 9:34 pm
Mavrix Makes the Case for Trusted Human Evidence in the AI Era at Quirk's New York

Mavrix Makes the Case for Trusted Human Evidence in the AI Era at Quirk's New York

17 Aug 2026 8:30 pm
Why are tribal students still dropping out of school in Kerala? | In Focus podcast

Pradeep Kumar speaks to us about why tribal students continue to drop out of school in Kerala, the gaps in existing interventions, and what can be done to improve enrolment and retention.

17 Aug 2026 6:01 pm
Congress must apologise to family of Manmohan Singh who termed Maoists single biggest threat: Rijiju

Kiren Rijiju on August 16 said that by Dimagi Naxals, Prime Minister Modi did not refer to the opposition leaders but only to those who support Maoists and separatists and reject the Indian Constitution

17 Aug 2026 5:33 pm
Rajasthan schoolgirls blacken principal's face with ink over molestation charges

Police said a case of molestation will be registered against the accused under relevant sections

17 Aug 2026 5:30 pm
States can't create blockades in elephant corridors: SC

Justice Bagchi said the practice of using fireballs and spikes in West Bengal is prevalent because the elephants come from Nepal and through West Bengal they go to Jharkhand and other States

17 Aug 2026 5:21 pm
'People could get hurt': Conservationists decry AI wildlife visuals

Conservationists say AI visuals portraying wild animals as cute or cuddly make it harder for social media users to discern what is real and can fuel exploitation

17 Aug 2026 3:26 pm
SC refuses to interfere with ECI's decision to keep 2002 as base year for SIR in Sikkim

The bench said no ground was made out to interfere with the ECIs decision to fix 2002 as the base year, and dismissed the petition

17 Aug 2026 1:24 pm
Anthropic releases more info about Claude AI watermarking, amid user confusion

Anthropic noted that Claudes text watermark was a version of the SynthID-Text approach published by Google DeepMind in a paper two years ago

17 Aug 2026 1:17 pm
Unusual black hole found at universes dawn presents dusty mystery to astronomers

An international team of astronomers has found an unusual object that may help explain what at least some of these red dots actually are: unusually young and rapidly growing black holes surrounded by an enormous amount of dense gas

17 Aug 2026 1:16 pm
Who is Hayden Panettiere? All aboutthelate Scream 4 actor

Hayden Panettieres cause of death has not been revealed. Fans mourn the demise of the actor, known for her roles in Heroes, Scream 4, and Nashville

17 Aug 2026 1:06 pm
17 Aug 2026 12:39 pm
Shehzad Poonawalla quits BJP, cites pressing financial and personal circumstances

Mr. Poonawalla has said that he would be moving to the private sector in the wake of his financial and personal circumstances

17 Aug 2026 11:33 am
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China

The draft letter, prepared by the State Department, is addressed to the 35 signatories of a U.S. AI Opportunity Statement signed in June

17 Aug 2026 10:02 am