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After OpenAIs Australia hack, Indias cyber agency says AI agents breachedsystems

The worrying part about CERT-Ins note is that the agency did not name the AI model or the company behind these breaches

16 Oct 2026 1:14 pm
Bengaluru scientists decode solar eruptions using Aditya-L1 and Proba-3 satellites

The coronagraph onboard Aditya-L1 (VELC) and Proba-3 (ASPIICS) conducted joint observations of almost the same part of the solar corona in two different types of observations (spectroscopic from VELC and imaging from ASPIICS)

16 Oct 2026 12:36 pm
Tesla's new Roadster turns in air with SpaceX thrusters, won't land until 2028

Sales of Teslas aging lineup of EVs have declined over the past two years, although high gas prices helped boost deliveries in the third quarter

16 Oct 2026 10:12 am
Meta releases weights for Muse Spark Open

Meta described its Muse Spark Open as the most capable US open-weight model to date

16 Oct 2026 9:51 am
Scientists puzzled as baby whales wash up dead in Argentina

A team of biologists, veterinarians, and park rangers have been searching the area for the dead calves from shore and with boats, planes, and drones

16 Oct 2026 9:14 am
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to represent India at upcoming SCO Heads of Government meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be taking part virtually through video-conference; the two-day meeting will bring together heads of government and designated senior representatives of SCO member states to discuss regional cooperation and economic engagement

15 Oct 2026 11:06 pm
Land shortage cripples Agriculture Ministry weather network

Project is a year behind deadline, with over 96% of planned rain gauges and weather stations yet to be installed; private partners say IMD is retrospectively insisting that sensors be installed on the ground, not on rooftops

15 Oct 2026 11:02 pm
Alipore court bars Mahua Moitra from posting defamatory content against West Bengal Chief Secretary

The Krishnanagar MP had used photographs of the Chief Secretary (former CEO), calling him the chief architect of SIR which led to deletions of lakhs of voters

15 Oct 2026 10:58 pm
Fresh talks between MHA, Ladakh groups remain inconclusive; next round in Delhi on October 22

The Ministry made a 15-page presentation with details on the way forward during the day-long meeting in Leh while the members of key groups, the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance, raised questions and submitted their own draft

15 Oct 2026 10:15 pm
Govt. gears up for 'alarming situation in the offing under El Nino impact

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy urges farmers to avoid water-intensive crops, announces a series of measures to tackle the situation

15 Oct 2026 10:02 pm
Hope is doing well without taking much risk: Samson

While he felt stiff chases often render anchors obsolete, Samson lauded Hope for going against the grain and marshalling the Windies with big scores

15 Oct 2026 9:39 pm
Bommai urges State to announce SAP to provide relief to growers

The BJP MP has expressed the hope that the minimum support price for sugarcane will be revised

15 Oct 2026 9:29 pm
Naidu, Chouhan highlight role of SHGs in promoting women empowerment

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan says 3.5 crore women, of the targeted 6 crore, have achieved the target of 1 lakh annual income, with A.P. accounting for 23 lakh of them; State govt. will provide permanent spaces for SARAS Mela in the city, says Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu

15 Oct 2026 8:46 pm
Fusion, devotion and star power strike a chord at Mysuru Dasara

Music and dance programmes add vibrancy to festivities as crowds throng venues

15 Oct 2026 8:33 pm
Heritage Foods Q2 net slips 39% to 31 cr amid higher revenue

Milk procurement volumes increased 7% YoY in Q2 FY27 and 4% in H1 FY27 despite monsoon-related supply constraints.

15 Oct 2026 7:31 pm
Ladakh youth to get quality education, tech access and self-reliance: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated five development projects worth around 3,350 crore in Ladakh, including a new Leh airport terminal and the Nimmu-Padum-Darcha road, and said proposals for satellite campuses of IIT Jammu and IIM Jammu were being advanced

15 Oct 2026 7:29 pm
Congress questions MEAs silence on proposed Rubio-Jaishankar meeting

The Opposition partys dig at the government follows remarks by U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor during an interactive session at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum

15 Oct 2026 7:10 pm
Why claiming for more even after recovering 14,131 crore against 6,203-crore Kingfisher Airlines debt, Karnataka HC questions consortium of banks

Vijay Mallayas vanity, flamboyant lifestyle coming in the way of giving quietus to claims of banks

15 Oct 2026 7:08 pm
Sports ministry reviews Indias Asian Games performance, demands results and future-proofing

The review not only addressed the issue of injured athletes travelling to Aichi-Nagoya raised by Usha but also tried to assess preparations for major upcoming events, including 2028 Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in 2030

15 Oct 2026 7:03 pm
Telecom operators to show KYC name of incoming callers from November 1

The Caller Name Presentation (CNAP) requirement has been in the works for years, and was piloted through much of 2025 within the telecom operators own networks

15 Oct 2026 6:52 pm
FMCG earnings to stay stable in Q2, but rising input costs may squeeze margins

With commodity inflation persisting, the balance between pricing, volumes and margins will remain critical to FMCG earnings in the coming quarters.

15 Oct 2026 4:06 pm
Canara Banks Q2 net profit rises to 5,175 crore; global business crosses 30.72 lakh crore

On the asset quality front, the banks Gross Non-Performing Asset (GNPA) ratio contracted sharply to 1.33% while the Net NPA ratio dropped to 0.30%

15 Oct 2026 3:33 pm
Logitech commences local manufacturing in India to drive agility and AI-era expansion

Highlighting the operational rationale behind the move, Logitech stated that establishing assembly capabilities in India is rooted in a market-driven strategy designed to enhance operational agility and supply chain resilience

15 Oct 2026 2:08 pm
Auto wholesales: PV segment clocks 30% growth in Q2

Passenger Vehicle sales stood at 1.36 million units in Q2 of 2026-27, registering a growth of 30.7% compared to Q2 of 2025-26.

15 Oct 2026 2:01 pm
Why J&K Waqf Boards push to uniform Friday sermons triggered a political storm | Explained

Andrabi suggested the need for uniform Friday sermons was to forcefully and unitedly raise concerns of the society; uniform Friday sermons is seen by many as an attempt to de-politicise religious places in Kashmir, which saw three decades of armed conflict, and limit their role to social issues, which the core committee of the J&K Waqf Board will pre-approve

15 Oct 2026 11:20 am
Supreme Court upholds Madras HC order quashing Tamil Nadu reservation notification for converts to Islam

The court held that a Tamil Nadu government order doing the same creates an artificial group which would access benefits of reservation associated with backward communities

15 Oct 2026 11:11 am
OpenAI employee who left for Apple took files about unreleased device, OpenAI alleges

US District Court Judge Edward Davila granted part of Apples request to get early access to digital files from OpenAI in the suit

15 Oct 2026 10:16 am
Belagavi-based Aequs announces long-term supply agreements with Safran for aerospace applications

The agreements involve major work being carried out at the upcoming Aequs Engine Components Ecosystem (AECE) at Hosur in Tamil Nadu

15 Oct 2026 10:02 am
Anthropic says revenue jumped to nearly $17 billion last quarter

Anthropic told investors it was free cash flow positive and had an 11 percent operating margin, both adjusted, in the third quarter

15 Oct 2026 9:41 am
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seizes 30 crore worth of salt smuggled from Pakistan

Following the Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025, the Indian government had banned the direct or indirect import or transit of all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan, in the interest of national security and public policy

14 Oct 2026 11:41 pm
Sudden showers in Vellore, nearby districts

Heavy rain damaged Tangedco poles and strong winds uprooted trees in these areas on Wednesday

14 Oct 2026 11:39 pm
14 Oct 2026 11:31 pm
SIC to seek explanation from Kochi Corporation over move to share RTI applicants details

Commission says the reported move could deter people from seeking information under the RTI Act; Kochi Corporation had decided to refer details of frequent RTI applicants to the Vigilance for a probe into their financial backgrounds; SIC to seek a copy of the Corporations resolution, if any, and decide on the issue after receiving its response

14 Oct 2026 11:25 pm
Supreme Court mandates insurance on offline railway tickets from October 27

At present, only persons purchasing tickets online are provided the benefit of insurance coverage upon payment of a nominal additional amount

14 Oct 2026 10:05 pm
Questions over publicly unavailable prohibitoryorders amid Delhi protest detentions

Delhi Police claim hoardings put up and announcements being made informing people about curbs; petition in Supreme Court alleges police mischievously failed to upload prohibitory order on their website

14 Oct 2026 9:50 pm