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Indian scientists find new gateway in plants alarm system

Insect pests cause roughly 20% of global annual crop losses, a figure projected to rise with warming, and crop protection still leans heavily on chemical insecticides. Learning how plants sense attack could point to crops that defend themselves better

30 Oct 2026 1:06 pm
Reddit puts logged in experience first as Google AI hits traffic

Google is crawling us as hard as ever, so the demand hasnt changed from their point of view either. The reality is, the AI mode does not drive traffic, not for us and not to anybody, Huffman said

30 Oct 2026 9:39 am
Deemed ineligible: On the Supreme Court and SIR

The Supreme Court has pointed to the SIRs flaws by design

30 Oct 2026 1:10 am
Tamil Nadu Assembly: The changing address of power

T.N.s search for a new Secretariat has spanned successive governments; TVKs latest proposal to build one near coast has revived the debate

29 Oct 2026 11:58 pm
Congress questions delay in framing charges in Ram Temple donation theft case

Congresss Jairam Ramesh questions delay in providing the complete CCTV footage and audio recordings, demands impartial investigation under the Supreme Courts supervision

29 Oct 2026 10:11 pm
Government to evaluate impact of guarantee and other schemes

Titled Project K-Monitor, the evaluation process will be taken up across all Assembly constituencies of the State

29 Oct 2026 9:22 pm
Are youth worried they will be worse off than their parents? | In Focus Podcast

Young people across Europe take to the streets over inequality and rising living costsfrom Spain to France to Serbia and Albania. In this episode, we answer this question.

29 Oct 2026 8:19 pm
Animal experiments, what the new draft rules allow and what they mean for research | Explained

The draft Rules specify which animals can be used in research, what experiments are permitted and what safeguards are needed to minimise their suffering. The public can submit comments on the draft until November 5

29 Oct 2026 6:58 pm
Lessons for the BJP from Uttar Pradesh MLC election

The first big takeaway for the BJP is that the results of the MLC election demonstrate the 2024 Lok Sabha results may not be a fluke, when the SP, with 37 seats, brought down the BJPs handsome tallies of 71 seats in 2014 and 62 seats in 2019 to 33 seats in 2024

29 Oct 2026 5:54 pm
Cyclone Arnab likely drew moisture from Tamil Nadu system, but did not merge

A lingering low-pressure system near Tamil Nadu may have supplied additional moisture to Arnab, potentially helping sustain its cloud bands and rainfall as it approached the Andhra coast.

29 Oct 2026 5:18 pm
Watch: Netanyahus continuance will be bad news for Israel and the region

An analysis of Israels election results as Benjamin Netanyahus coalition loses its parliamentary majority.

29 Oct 2026 4:52 pm
Nobody should attend funerals of farmers who take their own lives: MLA Sanjay Gaikwad

MLA Sanjay Gaikwad said that if nobody attended a farmers funeral and animals fed on the body, it might make others contemplating suicide realise the consequences and deter them from taking their own lives

29 Oct 2026 4:29 pm
Wheels India Q2 net profit nearly doubles to 53.4 crore, sets 400-450 crore capex in FY27

Revenue rises 36% to 1,598 crore; US data-centre construction indirectly boosts export demand

29 Oct 2026 4:27 pm
The warp and weft of existentialism and svadharma

Understanding the intellectual tissue that binds the existentialists of the Western canon, such as Kierkegaard and Sartre with the hoary dharmic philosophers of ancient India

29 Oct 2026 4:26 pm
Supreme Court directs NCLAT, NCLT presidents to submit proposals on infrastructure, staff requirements

The NCLT Bar Association has filed an application in a pending matter contending that at least 18 benches of NCLT are holding only half-day sittings because of shortage of members

29 Oct 2026 3:18 pm
Watch: What has driven the high Arab turnout in Israels elections? | The Hindu explains

Israel records its highest voter turnout since 1999, with nearly 80% of eligible Arab voters reportedly turning out. Could their votes strengthen Arab-led parties and influence who forms Israels next government?

29 Oct 2026 3:15 pm
Hong Kong's Housing Minister resigns after fire investigation finds inadequate oversight

During the investigation, an independent committee found that the Housing Bureau's independent checking unit failed in its duties supervising the maintenance work

29 Oct 2026 2:49 pm
Apple shows pricey touchscreen laptops, a first for the iPhone maker

JohnTernus took the stage at an Apple event in Los Angeles and showed a MacBook Pro model with an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display

29 Oct 2026 11:46 am
Google owner Alphabets shares plummet on profit miss, ad slowdown

Net profit slid 25 percent from a year earlier to $26.2 billion in the July-to-September period, or $2.12 per share

29 Oct 2026 9:43 am
Bengaluru-based Nature Classrooms releases new butterfly migration game

Aswathi Asokan, who has conceptualised this new game, talks about its genesis, how it is played and how gamification can help drive conservation

29 Oct 2026 7:44 am
Apple phasing out full Rosetta support in upcoming macOS updates

Going forward, its support will be limited strictly to select older, unmaintained games that rely on Intel-based frameworks

28 Oct 2026 1:54 pm
Alleged Israeli spy company heavily targeted Starlink users, sources say

Finding ways to track Starlink users has become a cottage industry as governments around the world try to get a grip on the spread of satellite internet terminals

28 Oct 2026 9:35 am
Trump drastically loosens oil and gas methane rules

Mr. Trump is pushing ways of bringing down energy costs ahead of the midterms, amid voter anger over soaring oil costs caused by his war on Iran

28 Oct 2026 9:30 am
India among top countries with highest heatwave exposure for infants, older adults: Report

Globally, total number of heatwave days decreased from 2024s historical high of 15.3 billion person-days for older adults and 2.3 billion person-days for infants

28 Oct 2026 9:02 am
Very severe cyclonic storm Arnab begins landfall near Narsapur; Vizag battered by rain

IMD experts said the landfall process may go on for a long time, and they can indicate the tentative landfall point only after the process is over

28 Oct 2026 3:15 am
Former BJP MP Dharmendra Kashyap joins Samajwadi Party

After joining SP, Dharmendra Kashyap alleged that the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh has collapsed and that members of backward communities were being denied justice

28 Oct 2026 3:00 am
Bihar CM orders probe into legal notice served to RJD MP Sudhakar Singh by Kundan Krishnan

On October 15, Sudhakar Singh wrote to the Bihar CM about a defamation notice of 5 crore sent by Kundan Krishnan, asking whether the Bihar government endorse the notice

28 Oct 2026 2:34 am
Bihar MLC results: BJP win one seat, counting underway on remaining seven

As per initial reports from the counting centre, Janata Dal (United) candidate Neeraj Kumar is trailing in Patna graduate constituency which remained the hot seat due to boycott of Mokama MLA Anant Singh

28 Oct 2026 2:04 am
Israeli exit polls indicate deadlock in election

Polls closed at 10 p.m. (2000 GMT) in Israels pivotal general election, which saw high voter turnout and veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fighting for his political life

28 Oct 2026 1:56 am
Indias next investment cycle will shape its carbon future

Its future emissions will depend on what it chooses to build now and the technologies and standards incorporated into those investments

28 Oct 2026 1:23 am
Small fish: on Operation Trident

While carriers of narcotics are caught in the net, big sharks operate freely

28 Oct 2026 1:18 am
Fouled waters: On Rajasthans river pollution

River pollution from industrial effluents indicates state failure

28 Oct 2026 1:15 am
The SIR and its error margin

A dead voter left on the roll is a clerical error. A living voter who is struck off loses their constitutional right

28 Oct 2026 1:07 am
BMC warns builders of strict action over construction dust, orders checks on air quality sensors

Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide said developers and contractors were responsible for controlling dust generated at construction sites and on adjoining roads

28 Oct 2026 1:00 am
Are coronary stents necessary?

There is a crucial distinction between stenting as a life-saving measure to medical treatment via stenting because a narrowing of blood vessels is seen on an angiogram

28 Oct 2026 12:51 am
Women protests force Ladakh administration to discuss declaring region a dry UT'

Officials disclosed that this year, only one retail vendor was functional and the number of functional bars attached to restaurants offering retail sale of liquor had increased by 17 newly issued licences, taking the total to 40

28 Oct 2026 12:46 am
T.N. govt. revises housing loan limits for urban cooperative banks and credit societies

The maximum individual loan limit for UCCSs has been raised to 60 lakh for societies with deposits below 100 crore and 1 crore for those with deposits exceeding 100 crore

28 Oct 2026 12:40 am
Two killed in separate road incidents

A sub-inspector and a school student was killed

28 Oct 2026 12:39 am
Man held for stealing cars near Katpadi railway station

Special teams analysed CCTV camera footage and nabbed Stephen Raj from his hideout in Vellore

28 Oct 2026 12:37 am
Cyclone Arnab: Civil Aviation Ministry reviews situation to ensure safety of flight operations

Cyclone' Arnab' is forecast to intensify into a very severe cyclone and make landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday (October 28, 2026), with wind speeds of 125135 km/h

28 Oct 2026 12:33 am
Neutralise remnants of terrorist ecosystem: J&K L-G Manoj Sinha tells security agencies

J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha directed the security agencies that operations must continue to neutralise the remnants of the terrorist ecosystem

28 Oct 2026 12:25 am
Three girls missing in Tiruvannamalai

The police said that as the girls parents stayed in Kerala for work as wage labourers, they visited home occasionally

28 Oct 2026 12:18 am