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ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude face widespread outages; Amazon Web Services also hit

Anthropic said the only affected models remaining are Opus 4.8 and Opus 5; rest of the models have recovered to the baseline error rate

3 Sep 2026 9:42 pm
Anthropic back on 'right side' with Trump administration, U.S. Commerce secretary says

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said AI giant Anthropic is back on the right side with the Trump administration

3 Sep 2026 11:33 am
Uber says laying off 'about 10%' of workforce worldwide

Uber has a total of roughly 34,000 employees with operations in more than 70 countries, according to a recent SEC filing

3 Sep 2026 9:51 am
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces ban on AI use for students until high school

Only high school students, typically aged 14 and above, will be permitted to use artificial intelligence in limited pilot programmes

3 Sep 2026 9:31 am
UN charts course to manage global warming-limit breach

UNEPs detailed 'overshoot, peak and decline' pathway seeks to hold the peak as low as possible and then bring temperatures back down below the 1.5C limit; report terms it best remaining option

3 Sep 2026 1:06 am
Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait'

Many of the previous name changes, including Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, started off as apparently jovial remarks by the 80-year-old U.S. President before he then followed through to make them a reality.

2 Sep 2026 10:18 pm
Will consider Bihars concerns before Ganga treaty renewal, says Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister writes to Janata Dal (U) MP Sanjay Jha after he complained that the 1996 India-Bangladesh treaty had negatively impacted Bihar; the treaty is set to lapse on December 31

2 Sep 2026 9:38 pm
Bengaluru: Six past amendments allowed specific park land diversions; new Bill proposes 5% blanket provision

The new draft Bill introduced during the recently concluded Monsoon Session seeks to allow a general diversion of park land

2 Sep 2026 9:33 pm
Stalin says DMK will not give up on party district secretaries affected by new rules

M.K. Stalin said that though the DMK was the first regional party to capture power in India, it should adapt to changing times to avoid stagnation

2 Sep 2026 8:57 pm
Minor rape survivor gives birth, hands over newborn to welfare officers

The minor girl and her parents produced the baby before CWC and submitted a letter in writing handing over the baby, says Committee member Ch. Radha Kumari

2 Sep 2026 8:39 pm
Three injured after speeding SUV of former Minister's wife hits e-rickshaw in Jaipur

The Endeavour car registered in the name of former Minister Ashok Chandna's wife has about two dozen traffic challans, whereas the Thar has six over-speeding challans, the SHO said

2 Sep 2026 8:31 pm
Chhattisgarh emerges from LWE menace, witnessing new dawn of development: V-P Radhakrishnan

The Vice-President further said AIIMS Raipur stands as one of the finest symbols of the new Chhattisgarh, which is moving from an era of fear and deprivation to one of peace, progress and possibility

2 Sep 2026 4:44 pm
Wild elephant electrocuted in Chittoor district; Pawan Kalyan orders inquiry

The elephant came into contact with wires connected to a farm pump on Monday night; Deputy Chief Minister asked for power lines in wildlife areas to be kept at safe heights

2 Sep 2026 11:44 am
Children ride bicycles blindfolded in Vijayapura

According to the organisers, this is part of an initiative to increases concentration, self-confidence and bring out the latent talent in children

2 Sep 2026 10:01 am
Striped hyenas help keep India clean, but remain misunderstood

Increasing awareness of the ecological value of striped hyenas will help mitigate the cultural beliefs keeping striped hyenas at the brink

2 Sep 2026 8:38 am
The two balance sheets behind every e-waste decision

The economics of e-waste demand decisions beyond immediate cost savings

2 Sep 2026 12:57 am
E-waste collection faces gaps as government sets sights on recycling for precious metals

Even as the Union government has introduced schemes to increase recycling of rare earth elements and precious metals in electronics, experts cite steep hurdles in formalisation and implementation

2 Sep 2026 12:53 am
Sony, Warner Music sue Anthropic over songs used in AI training

The labels are seeking damages of up to $150,000 for each infringed copyright and a court order barring Anthropic from using their works

1 Sep 2026 9:40 am
Deadly span: On vulture safety in India, threat of electrocution

Indias power infrastructure is emerging as a big threat to vultures

1 Sep 2026 1:11 am
Railways making arrangements to transport rescued victims of Nepal floods

Railway Board coordinating with railway zones, district and State authorities and the Ministry of External Affairs to facilitate the safe movement

31 Aug 2026 9:57 pm
New MUDA chairman to get government nod for draft Master Plan III on priority

MUDA to explore funding for underpass or flyover to ease city traffic congestion

31 Aug 2026 7:16 pm
Patient carried on makeshift bamboo stretcher to hospital in Keralams Edamalakkudy; fourth incident in a month

40-year-old woman suffering from high fever carried over 7 km through dense forests as lack of proper roads and bridges continues to severely disrupt daily life for the Muthuvan tribal community in Keralams first tribal panchayat near Munnar

31 Aug 2026 6:46 pm
Watch: Nepal floods: Locals hail teacher who saved 1,600 students

A devastating glacier collapse triggered floods and mudslides across parts of Nepal and China, leaving hundreds dead and thousands missing. In Trishuli, a teacher is being credited with saving around 1,600 students as the disaster struck.

31 Aug 2026 5:08 pm
Indias plan to begin natural-capital and climate-risk accounting | Explained

By assigning a monetary value to marine fish stocks (found in both coastal and inland within exclusive economic zones or EEZs), India is moving towards measuring the wealth contained in oceans.

31 Aug 2026 12:36 pm
Nepal flash floods: A wake-up call against infrastructure building spree across Himalayas, warns geo-scientist C.P. Rajendran

The region already suffers from unstable slopes and reduced river efficiency, largely due to development projects carried out with little regard for ecological consequences, he the adjunct professor at National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru

31 Aug 2026 11:22 am
Adopt policies for reuse of treated water

Indias water future may hinge less on discovering new freshwater reserves and more on the intelligence with which the country recycles what it already has

31 Aug 2026 1:14 am
AIADMK to protest in Alanganallur condemning TVK MLA's comments on jallikattu

The agitation would be held in the jallikattu area at Alanganallur on September 3

30 Aug 2026 11:54 pm
Garbage dumping in Bengalurus lakes turns fatal for Indian darters

Birders and animal rescuers are noticing a sharp increase in the number of birds in distress at the citys many lakes

29 Aug 2026 4:59 pm
For vultures near Dehradun, 2.4 km separates survival from electrocution

A decade-old study, published in a journal recently, indicates that the relocation of a livestock carcass dump from near power lines at Sudhauwala has been effective

29 Aug 2026 12:11 pm
Dung beetles prefer dog poop, but their children pay the price

The accumulation of domestic dog waste may pose a widespread but underappreciated risk to urban dung beetles, new research has found

29 Aug 2026 11:42 am
Trump government mulls deal to give away part of Yosemite park to a private developer

The Yosemite NPS Employees Union said it was appalled by the ceding of public lands to private interests, calling the proposed trade antithetical to what we stand for as stewards of the park.

29 Aug 2026 11:37 am
West Bengal CM flays Azadi slogans at Jadavpur

Suvendu Adhikari visited Jadavpur for a public recital of national song Vande Mataram, which saw thousands of people joining the Chief Minister

29 Aug 2026 1:46 am
City of ponds: residents of Bihars Darbhanga town wade into legal battle to save water bodies

Members of a citizen group have petitioned the Supreme Court seeking restoration and reclamation instead of beautification of the ponds

29 Aug 2026 1:40 am
Peptide Party in Bengaluru cancelled after FSDA seeks regulatory details

The development followed a notice issued by the FSDA on Thursday after it took note of social media publicity for the proposed event

29 Aug 2026 12:37 am
Fresh glacial lakes form at source of Nepals ice-rock avalanche

NDMA head confirms the formation of two new lakes and moraines, but says no information is available on water volume; monitoring limitations mean that early warning systems may not be able to prevent another such disaster

28 Aug 2026 9:43 pm
Lucky draw for flats in Indiramma Housing towers in four constituencies starts on Friday (August 28)

The draw of lost are spread over four days, from August 28 to 31, with the lottery in four constituencies each day

28 Aug 2026 9:40 pm
OBC creamy layer income-test issue stuck between Ministries, says House panel chief

Chief of the House panel on welfare of OBCs Ganesh Singh said the Social Justice Ministry should formulate the policy based on the Supreme Courts reading of the income test in March and then bring it to the Cabinet

28 Aug 2026 9:14 pm
MLA Ganta questions late-night shifting of Marikavalasa Tribal Welfare School students

Students of A.P. Tribal Welfare Residential School for Boys at Marikavalasa shifeted following its upgradation into a Centre of Excellence

28 Aug 2026 9:10 pm