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The people this years Nobel Prizes left out

The number of winners every year should not be confused with the number of people it takes to do excellent science

8 Oct 2026 11:42 am
Baseless and misconceived: Centre rebuts Musks blocked entry charge on Starlink India

American billionaire Elon Musk alleged that Starlinks entry into India was being blocked by certain oligarchs seeking to protect their monopolistic chokehold

8 Oct 2026 10:44 am
Some guardrails on ChatGPT for Teens dont work as promised, watchdog group says

Some of the guardrails for children that OpenAI included in its ChatGPT for Teens product do not work as intended and the chatbot poses an unacceptable risk to children

8 Oct 2026 9:49 am
Microsoft pushes AI vision with new, expensive Surface laptop

The trajectory for me is so clear. There will never be a moment where we will go and look and say: 'Oh, this runs locally, this runs in the cloud.' You will expect this hybrid intelligence to be everywhere and pervasive, CEO Satya Nadella said

8 Oct 2026 9:25 am
China-based suspect used AI tools in South Korean bank hacks, says CrowdStrike

In a report published on Wednesday, CrowdStrike said it uncovered personal details linked to the suspected attacker while analysing AI coding-tool sessions and infrastructure

8 Oct 2026 9:08 am
How Telanganas MeeSeva migration to open source could make governments rethink software costs

The States move from Oracle to open-source PostgreSQL, completed in April 2026, shows both the potential savings and the technical and administrative hurdles involved in moving mission-critical government systems away from proprietary software

8 Oct 2026 7:47 am
AI companions and child safety

A chatbots prolonged interactions with a child may raise serious concerns about emotional dependence, psychological manipulation, and exposure to harmful advice

8 Oct 2026 12:47 am
CCG urges serving civil servants to uphold Constitution, resist 'partisan objectives'

Open letter flags alleged erosion of institutional independence, lack of dialogue and targeting of dissent

7 Oct 2026 10:50 pm
Tap space-tech start-ups capabilities for major projects of Indian space programme: G. Madhavan Nair

Former ISRO Chairperson says what is required is a cooperative environment rather than unhealthy competition

7 Oct 2026 10:05 pm
Collector lauds Lab on Wheels for bringing free digital education directly to students

Launching the Infosys Springboard Maker Lab on Wheels initiative, Shyam Prasad says the mobile laboratory will offer hands-on training in electronics, robotics, microcontrollers and 3D printing

7 Oct 2026 7:26 pm
West Graduates Constituency poll: All 18 nominations found valid

Candidates now have time till October 9 to withdraw their nominations

7 Oct 2026 7:14 pm
CPI(M) seeks halt to incentives for Google data centre project

It also wants a high-level expert committee to assess the projects impact on water, land and environment

7 Oct 2026 6:49 pm
October Octaves back with 11th edition this weekend

Launched in 2015, October Octaves is back with Eternal Echoes, their 11th edition, this weekend

7 Oct 2026 5:29 pm
Wild animal menace: solar-powered hanging fences to be set up around vulnerable areas in Chakkittappara panchayat in Keralams Kozhikode

Fence is being installed across vulnerable stretches in Poozhithode, Chempanoda and Alambara, where residents have reported frequent raids by wild elephants, wild boars and monkeys

7 Oct 2026 5:25 pm
HYBE set to bring K-pop festival Weverse Con to India

Scheduled to take place on 2728 March 2027 in New Delhi, the festival will mark its first edition outside Korea

7 Oct 2026 5:10 pm
Unable to distinguish between victim and perpetrator: India slams OIC remarks at UN

The OIC chair would do better to focus on Pakistans illegal occupation, especially in Rawalakot, where wanton killings, brutal violence and the denial of basic rights to the people living there are so visible. Such willful blindness only speaks of bigotry and intolerance, Lok Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb said

7 Oct 2026 4:37 pm
BJP's way of working ahead of elections: Bhagwant Mann on CBI raids

Directing a probe by the federal agency, the High Court earlier noted that the material shared by the Enforcement Directorate prima facie indicated the officers' involvement in acts of corruption.

7 Oct 2026 4:04 pm
Chemistry Nobel 2026 awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai

The duo was recognised for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis

7 Oct 2026 3:22 pm
7 policemen injured in attack in northwest Pakistan

A search operation has been launched, and an investigation into the incident is underway

7 Oct 2026 3:18 pm
Tamil Nadu may encounter El Nio differently from rest of India

In strong El Nio years, pressure differences between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea can drive moist air into coastal Tamil Nadu; when an El Nio coincides with warmer waters in the Bay, evaporation increases, and cyclonic circulations in November-December release this stored heat as intense, localised rainfall

7 Oct 2026 3:05 pm
Bombay HC questions ECI over deletion of voter names during SIR; points to rule on roll

If a voter has changed residence, the ECI cannot ask the voter to submit the enumeration form, the Bench said.

7 Oct 2026 2:57 pm
Starlinks India struggle: spectrum, surveillance, and connectivity

Starlinks regulatory experience in India offers critical insights into the delicate interplay between innovation, law, and sovereignty. It underscores the importance of early, structured dialogue between technology providers and government regulators

7 Oct 2026 2:48 pm
101 held in TGCSBs six-State sweep, 17 crore cyber fraud trail uncovered

The operation exposed a sprawling mule-account network, with 1,172 cybercrime links traced nationwide, including 206 in Telangana, while commissions of up to 5% were allegedly paid for routing fraudulent funds

7 Oct 2026 1:42 pm
Rubio, in Greece, set to call for the West to restore founding democratic principles and values

Mr. Rubio intends to remind listeners of qualities he says were born in Greece and later defined the West, such as curiosity, courage, ambition and a restless spirit of exploration and discovery of the unknown

7 Oct 2026 1:26 pm
We Will Do It: PM Modi gives new slogan to make India developed nation by 2047

There is no reason for India to stop. A hundred years ago, there were less than 40 crore of us; today, we are more than 140 crore. The 140 crore citizens together will build a developed India by 2047, and we certainly will. We Will Do It, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi

7 Oct 2026 1:03 pm
Mistral unveils Le Chonk to compete with Chinese open-weight AI models

The open weights for Le Chonk are set to release at the end of October, announced Mistral

7 Oct 2026 12:51 pm
CJI agrees to take a call on hearing a plea to recall split verdict in CEC appointments law case

Subsequent to the September 23 verdict, media reports had alleged that Justice Sharmas son was a standing counsel for the ECI

7 Oct 2026 12:40 pm
Sony launches new range of Ult Tower speakers in India

These Ult Tower party speakers can optimise sound automatically based on the surrounding

7 Oct 2026 12:33 pm
Norways proposed moratorium on smart glasses | Explained

Norway is taking the lead as its government prepares a proposal seeking a temporary ban on smart glasses in select public and sensitive locations

7 Oct 2026 11:53 am
AI appears to have been used in bank hacks: South Korean President Lee

In some hacking incidents, signs have emerged of AI being used, causing considerable public concern and anxiety, Lee said during a cabinet meeting

7 Oct 2026 11:12 am
West Bengal poll office says eligible deleted voters can apply through Form 6 to restore name in rolls

West Bengal poll office says eligible deleted voters can apply through Form 6 to restore name in rolls

7 Oct 2026 10:59 am
Google enters massive 3.6-GW power deal with Constellation Energy

Major tech companies are racing to secure massive amounts of electricity supplies to power data centres across the US

7 Oct 2026 10:55 am
Google fights 1 billion UK lawsuit over app store fees in latest Big Tech case

Lawyers representing consumer advocate Liz Coll, who is leading the claim, say Google used its dominant position to charge commissions of up to 30% on purchases of apps through its Play Store

7 Oct 2026 10:34 am
Anthropic opens its most powerful AI models to more security teams

The Specialized tier has the fewest restrictions and is reserved for a small group of organisations authorised to test safety-critical systems

7 Oct 2026 9:39 am
Why OpenAIs Australia AI hack must dismay world governments

Given that this incident predates the Hugging Face hack, the onus is on OpenAI to show whether their agents went rogue at any point in time during their training and evaluation phase, and as a result gained unauthorised entry into any sovereign governments database to complete a research request

7 Oct 2026 8:21 am
The Nobel for IceCube and the search for neutrinos from outer space | Explained

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole has won Francis Halzen the Nobel Prize for physics by opening a window into parts of the universe that were until recently beyond our reach

7 Oct 2026 7:06 am
India, Ghana discuss multilateral cooperation during EAM Jaishankars visit

Mr. Jaishankar said that he held wide-ranging discussions with his Ghanaian counterpart Ablakwa

7 Oct 2026 6:00 am
OP services at gastroenterology dept. at Ernakulam General Hospital in Keralam to begin this week

The services are being expanded as part of measures to upgrade the hospital into a superior referral treatment centre

7 Oct 2026 1:41 am
Indian research can shape the world

National laboratories need to be liberated from insularity; the bulk of our national labs are currently poorly accessible to researchers, students and companies outside their walls

7 Oct 2026 12:59 am
Residents of western suburbs call for regulation of spaces beneath flyovers

These encroachments under the bridge and along the service lanes were there for nearly 15 years without any interference from an agency, said a resident

7 Oct 2026 12:41 am
6 Oct 2026 11:11 pm
Harness engineering is how AI developers are now trying to make agents work reliably | Explained

As AI agents become more capable in 2026, developers are building systems around models to keep them on track, within boundaries and accountable for their actions

6 Oct 2026 10:47 pm