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How India's Research Ecosystem Gained Global Recognition: Key Achievements

To further strengthen the research ecosystem, the government launched the Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF) Scheme in 2018-19 with a total financial outlay of Rs 1,650 crore.

7 Aug 2026 7:06 pm
BJP, Congress Issue Whips As Parliament Heads For Final-Week Showdown

Although the government has managed to pass several important bills, attention is now focused on two specific ones: the Constitution Amendment Bill regarding delimitation and women's reservation, and the FCRA Amendment Bill concerning foreign contributions

7 Aug 2026 6:53 pm
CJP, Congress Both Protested, Only 1 Resonated With Students: Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor said the Congress had taken up similar concerns months before they became the centrepiece of the CJP's agitation.

7 Aug 2026 6:52 pm
New Hire Earning Rs 15 Lakh Disappears With Company Laptop After Demanding Rs 50,000 Raise

Founder recounts a candidate demanding a raise, then disappearing with the company laptop after onboarding.

7 Aug 2026 6:48 pm
'No Cabs, Waterlogging Everywhere': Rain Brings Life To A Halt In Delhi-NCR

Apart from waterlogging, traffic congestion was reported from several major routes across Delhi, including Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, ITO, Wazirabad Road.

7 Aug 2026 6:44 pm
Trilateral Highway Project Gets Boost After Myanmar-Thailand Bilateral Talks

First conceptualised in 2002, the highway project is rooted in India's Act East policy to boost regional trade, tourism, and further economic activity through connectivity and integration with ASEAN.

7 Aug 2026 6:32 pm
Inside Punjab's 'Chief Minister Factory': Who Has Edge In Malwa?

The Malwa belt is dominated by the Jat Sikh landlord community, which makes up 35 to 40 per cent of the electorate.

7 Aug 2026 6:24 pm
Social Media Ban For Minors In India? Experts 'Like' Idea, But With Caveats

Experts urge digital literacy and healthy online habits over outright bans, highlighting social media's role in children's career growth and emotional development.

7 Aug 2026 6:20 pm
Allahabad High Court Grants Parole To Atiq Ahmad's Sons For Brother's Funeral

He will be buried at the Kasari-Masari graveyard Saturday morning, family members said.

7 Aug 2026 6:09 pm
Opinion: Opinion | 10 Years Of Losses, One Historic IPO: How China Built A $488 Billion Chip Miracle

Why India should learn from the story of CXMT, the cornerstone of China's chip success and now the most valuable company listed on the mainland.

7 Aug 2026 5:21 pm
4,052 Seafarers Brought Back From Gulf Amid Middle East Crisis: Minister

Further, from the onset of the security situation in the Strait of Hormuz, several measures have been taken to safeguard lndian seafarers.

7 Aug 2026 5:05 pm
ChatGPT, Button Cameras, Earbuds: How Fireman Ran High-Tech Cheating Racket

The case came to light on May 26 after two candidates were caught cheating during a recruitment examination conducted by the Central Sanskrit University in Delhi.

7 Aug 2026 5:01 pm
US Regulates Flow Of Foreign Funds Too: India On US Lawmaker's Criticism

The Centre on Friday responded to a remark made by a US lawmaker on the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment (FCRA) Bill.

7 Aug 2026 4:46 pm
'Attack On One, Attack On All': Pak, Saudi, Turkey Sign Key Defence Pact

The deal brings together oil-rich Saudi Arabia and nuclear-powered Pakistan as well as Turkey, which has NATO's second-largest army and a rapidly growing defence industry.

7 Aug 2026 4:45 pm
Liquor Worth Rs 1.2 Crore Seized In Gujarat, 2 Rajasthan Men Arrested

The raid was carried out beneath the Un village overbridge on the Thara-Randhanpur stretch of National Highway 27 in Thara taluka of Banaskantha district.

7 Aug 2026 4:44 pm
Titan Q1 Results: Profit Soars 63% To Beat Estimates; Revenue Tops Rs 21,300 Crore

Titan's Q1 profit and EBITDA beat estimates, while revenue rose 29% year-on-year, led by strong growth in its jewellery business.

7 Aug 2026 4:37 pm
India Seeing More AI-Linked Hires Than Layoffs, Says Nomura Report

India recorded 83,100 AI-related hires during the period, compared with 31,921 layoffs and attrition, according to the report released Friday.

7 Aug 2026 4:33 pm
Rs 45 Crore Meth Seized From Ambulance In Mizoram, Woman Among 3 Arrested

Three smugglers, including a woman posing as a patient inside the ambulance, were arrested and the vehicle was seized, the official said.

7 Aug 2026 4:33 pm
Jana Nayagan Box Office Collection Day 16: Vijay's Film Crosses Rs 185-Crore Net

Jana Nayagan collected Rs 153.55 crore in its first week and Rs 31.60 crore in its second week.

7 Aug 2026 4:21 pm
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay's Wife Sangeetha Withdraws Divorce Case

Vijay and Sangeetha's marital dispute has witnessed several adjournments this year. On June 15, the proceedings had already been adjourned after Sangeetha indicated her intention to withdraw the petition.

7 Aug 2026 4:20 pm
2 Tribal Girls Kidnapped, Allegedly Gang-Raped In Moving Car In Assam

The incident came to light in the early hours of August 3, when the two girls reached Dholai Police Station at around 2.30 am and reported that they had been abducted and sexually assaulted.

7 Aug 2026 4:19 pm
Row Over Punjab Top Cop's Transfer After Terror Bust, Jantar Mantar Remarks

The Punjab government said selective editing of the police chief's remarks had created a wrongful impression that the arrested people were associated with the protesters

7 Aug 2026 4:19 pm
Flood-Damaged Rail Link Restored In Assam, Train Services Resume

General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway, Chetan Kumar Shrivastava, visited the affected sections and carried out a detailed inspection of the tracks, bridges and other infrastructure.

7 Aug 2026 4:12 pm
Could There Be A Chinese Twist In Ramayana's VFX Story?

The Indian films that succeeded in China were not giant visual-effects productions. Ramayana would be attempting a different route: mythology, fantasy, scale and spectacle.

7 Aug 2026 4:11 pm
Opinion: Opinion | Age Of The Pink Slip: India's Brutal IT Layoffs Are No Longer About Cost-Cutting

The four biggest IT firms, TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, and Wipro, removed a net 9,100 people in the April-June quarter this year. A year earlier, in the same quarter, they had added 22,622.

7 Aug 2026 4:04 pm
England's FIFA World Cup Star Charged With Assault After Nightclub Incident

England's FIFA World Cup 2026 player Ivan Toney has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm following an alleged incident at a London nightclub last year, the Metropolitan Police confirmed.

7 Aug 2026 3:57 pm
Cheteshwar Pujara Recalls Josh Hazlewood Refused To Bowl To Him In CSK Nets, Reveals Reason

Former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara revealed a light-hearted moment involving Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood during their time together at Chennai Super Kings.

7 Aug 2026 3:22 pm
How's Your Mother? PM Modi To Parth Pawar In Marathi At Breakfast Meet

Parth Pawar's father Ajit Pawar - who was the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra - died in January this year after his aircraft crashed in Baramati.

7 Aug 2026 3:05 pm
BJP's Rift Caution As Sunetra Pawar Meets Prashant Kishor In Mumbai

Prashant Kishor met Sunetra Pawar at her official residence 'Devgiri' in south Mumbai, said her party functionary Sanjay Khodke.

7 Aug 2026 3:04 pm
On Camera, Speeding SUV Rams Tempo In Mumbai-Pune Expressway Tunnel, 1 Dead

Preliminary information suggests that all five occupants of the SUV were residents of the Bhumkar Chowk area in Wakad.

7 Aug 2026 3:03 pm
Anmol Ekka To Lead Indian Men's Hockey Team In Junior Asia Cup

Defender Anmol Ekka will lead an 18-member Indian men's hockey team at the AHF Junior Asia Cup to be held in Moqi, China from August 30 to September 13.

7 Aug 2026 3:00 pm
Top Court Refuses To Suspend Asaram's Son Narayan Sai's Life Term In 2013 Rape Case

The top court granted liberty to Sai to approach before it if the appeal is not decided within three months.

7 Aug 2026 2:58 pm
PM-Sukhbir Badal Meet Triggers Punjab Tie-up Buzz, Arvind Kejriwal's Swipe

The nearly two-and-a-half-decade-old BJP and SAD alliance collapsed in 2020 amid the controversy over the three contentious farm laws

7 Aug 2026 2:55 pm
Congress Rethinks Telangana Strategy After 'Black Magic' Row

Allegations of lack magic involving senior BRS leader T Harish Rao have led to sharp exchanges with the ruling Congress.

7 Aug 2026 2:54 pm
Chinese Women Switched At Birth 37 Years Ago Discover They Grew Up Just 4 Km Apart

Nurses briefly presented the newborns to their mothers before taking them to a nursery.

7 Aug 2026 2:52 pm
UN's Reply To Palestinian Journalist's Query On Kashmir Amid Protests In PoK

New Delhi maintains that the entire union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are an integral part of India.

7 Aug 2026 2:50 pm
Telangana Tops National Rankings For Cybercrime Response

Telangana ranks first nationally in cybercrime prevention and investigation across nine key parameters

7 Aug 2026 2:50 pm
Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test Result 2026 Out Soon: Check Expected Release Date

UPTET Result 2026 is expected to be announced soon at upessc.up.gov.in. Check the expected release date, result download steps, and exam statistics

7 Aug 2026 2:45 pm
No Need To Worry, I'm With You: PM To Trinamool Rebels, Ex-Uddhav Sena MPs

Around 45 MPs, including Trinamool rebels, seven from the Shiv Sena, 20 from the National People's Party (NPP), and two from the NCP (Ajit Pawar), were present at the breakfast meeting.

7 Aug 2026 2:45 pm
Harry Brook's Time As England Test Captain Will Come: Ex-Coach Mccullum

Former England red-ball head coach Brendon McCullum believes Harry Brook's time to lead the Test side will come in the future, despite him being overlooked for the top job following Ben Stokes'...

7 Aug 2026 2:41 pm
SUV Breaches Police Check Post In J&K's Ramban, Security Alert Sounded

Police personnel fired three warning shots in an attempt to halt the vehicle, but it continued toward the Nashri area.

7 Aug 2026 2:38 pm
IIT Delhi 57th Convocation Tomorrow: Prime Minister Modi To Launch 'Param Pragya' Supercomputer

PM Narendra Modi will attend IIT Delhi's 57th Convocation on August 8, address over 3,000 graduates, and inaugurate the AI-powered Param Pragya supercomputer.

7 Aug 2026 2:31 pm
Exclusive: Justice Abha Nayar Patel, 1st Woman Judge Of Zambian Supreme Court, Recalls Childhood Days In Delhi

Speaking to NDTV in Hindi, Justice Abha Nayar Patel described the reception she received during her visit to the Supreme Court of India as one of the golden moments of her life.

7 Aug 2026 2:27 pm
SBI Share Price Gains Over 2% After Q1 Results. Here's All You Need To Know

SBI reported a standalone net profit of Rs 21,121 crore in the first quarter of FY27, registering a growth of 10.2% from Rs 19,160 crore in the year-ago period.

7 Aug 2026 2:25 pm
It's Never Too Late: Graduate Turns Down Rs 4 LPA Job, Secures Rs 26 LPA

She had no job offer, still chose GATE. A viral post claims a student's decision led from a Rs 4 Lakh offer to a Rs 26 Lakh package after graduating from IIIT Bangalore.

7 Aug 2026 2:21 pm
'When He Starts Speaking...': Minister On Amit Shah Query, Congress Hits Back

The Congress MP, who was walking to his car at the Parliament complex amid light rain, let out a laugh when it was put to him that the Parliamentary Affairs Minister has claimed that the Opposition would won't be able to digest it when the Home Minister replies in the House.

7 Aug 2026 2:18 pm
Why Is Ramayana Releasing On Different Dates In India And Overseas? Producer Namit Malhotra Explains

Ramayana stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram, Yash as Ravana, Sai Pallavi as Sita, Sunny Deol as Hanuman and Ravi Dubey as Lakshman.

7 Aug 2026 2:14 pm
Medical Exam Board Revises Accreditation, Admission Norms; Launches 11 New Courses

The Board has instructed accredited hospitals to strictly verify candidates' eligibility and original documents before allowing them to join NBEMS courses through the Online Portal for Joining and Registration (OPJR).

7 Aug 2026 2:11 pm
Anatomy Of NEET Paper Leak: WhatsApp Groups, Special Classes, Money Trail

CBI chargesheet details NEET-UG 2026 paper leak involving NTA experts and intermediaries.

7 Aug 2026 2:02 pm