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English in India, a language that has earned its place

English is no longer colonial and has evolved into a language, shaped by how Indians speak, think, and imagine themselves

11 Aug 2026 12:16 pm
Arvind Kejriwal extends support to Jharkhand students protest

I support the demands of the protesting students in Jharkhand and appeal to the government to resolve their issues immediately; violence against students is simply unacceptable, said Arvind Kejriwal

11 Aug 2026 12:15 pm
Paper Tiger trailer: Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller get tangled with the Russian mafia in James Grays new crime drama

NEON has released the first trailer for Paper Tiger, James Grays Cannes competition drama starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller as a family pulled into a dangerous criminal scheme in 1980s Queens

11 Aug 2026 12:11 pm
How can caste appellations exist in names of streets, roads in Tamil Nadu even in 2026, asks Madras High Court

Justice N. Ramesh raises the question after coming across Pallar Street in an FIR registered by Sendhamangalam police in Namakkal district

11 Aug 2026 12:09 pm
What the night sky offers in August

Look out for dazzling meteor showers, eclipses, brilliant planets and glowing moons this month

11 Aug 2026 12:00 pm
Solar eclipse 2026: Will it be visible from India? Timings in IST

A solar eclipse is when the Sun, Moon and Earth are in alignment, and the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on our planet and blocking some of the fiery balls light.

11 Aug 2026 11:59 am
Slum Dog: 33 Temple Road: First look of Tabu from Vijay Sethupathi-Puri Jagannadh film out

Slum Dog: 33 Temple Road features Samyuktha as the female lead and Duniya Vijay as an antagonist

11 Aug 2026 11:59 am
Spider-Man: Brand New Day becomes highest-grossing Hollywood film in India, dethrones Avatar: The Way of Water

Tom Hollands Spider-Man: Brand New Day has rewritten the Indian box office record books, overtaking Avatar: The Way of Water to become the highest-grossing Hollywood film ever released in India

11 Aug 2026 11:54 am
Supreme Court notice to Centre, CBI on CJPs activities, monetisation of judges remarks in court

Isolated fragments of oral proceedings are selectively clipped, meme-ified, mimicked, commercially circulated, and transformed into viral digital content detached from constitutional and procedural context, the petition added.

11 Aug 2026 11:52 am
Sengottaiyan and O. Panneerselvam trade barbs over political switch, leaders photographs in shirt pockets

The two leaders, who were once in the AIADMK, bantered over their recent changes in political allegiance during a debate in the Assembly

11 Aug 2026 11:51 am
NDA MPs protest over police action in Jharkhand

Clashes between the protesters and police personnel took place in the State capital Ranchi on Monday after thousands of job aspirants breached multiple barricades while marching towards the Assembly

11 Aug 2026 11:49 am
I would like to set my own benchmark: Ayush Shetty

A little over a year into senior badminton,AyushShettyhas learnt to live with the pace, pressure and expectations that come with playing the worlds best. Now, on home soil, he gets his biggest test yet against World No. 1 Shi

11 Aug 2026 11:49 am
Tricolour-waving MPs greet PM Modi at Mangal Milan, raise slogans of Vande Mataram

As soon as the Prime Minister entered the venue at the Parliament Library, the ministers and MPs greeted him by waving the national flag and raising Vande Mataram and Bharat Mata Ki Jai slogans

11 Aug 2026 11:36 am
Missing fishermans body recovered from backwaters near Muthalapozhi in Kerala

The 42-year-old fell into the backwaters after reportedly suffering epileptic seizure on Monday evening

11 Aug 2026 11:33 am
DeTect Awarded Contract to Supply MERLIN True3D Bird Detection Radar to the Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta

DeTect Awarded Contract to Supply MERLIN True3D Bird Detection Radar to the Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta

11 Aug 2026 11:30 am
LIANGZHU CODE 5000 Invites Global Explorers to Unlock an Ancient Civilization

LIANGZHU CODE 5000 Invites Global Explorers to Unlock an Ancient Civilization

11 Aug 2026 11:30 am
Watch: RTI shows at least 10 injured by pellets, TMCs Saket Gokhale demands Amit Shahs resignation

At least 10 people suffered pellet injuries during the July 20 Parliament march, according to responses received under the Right to Information Act from two Delhi hospitals.

11 Aug 2026 11:21 am
Hyderabads Authorbanter Club connects authors with readers directly

The club was launched by Biswarupa Barik and Nusrath Ali Quadri, who also curate book reading sessions for Hyderabad Reads, a silent book reading community in the city

11 Aug 2026 11:10 am
Rupee falls 8 paise to 95.38 against U.S. dollar in early trade

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.38 against the U.S. dollar and maintained that level till the time of publishing the copy

11 Aug 2026 11:00 am
Treat Urdu and Sanskrit with equality and respect, Tejashwi Yadav tells Bihar CM

In a two-page letter to the CM, the Leader of Opposition demanded that the government must take concrete steps to ensure the availability of teachers for both Urdu and Sanskrit in every government school

11 Aug 2026 10:51 am
Massive Colombia earthquake triggers frantic search for missing as death toll tops 100

The 7.4 magnitude earthquake rattled Cali, Quibdo, Pereira and numerous other cities and towns in west Colombia, killing at least 111 people and damaging hundreds of buildings

11 Aug 2026 10:50 am
Buckets placed to check seepage at Ajanta Caves; ASI says paintings safe

ASI Deputy Superintendent told reporters that the issue crops up during heavy rains.

11 Aug 2026 10:49 am
Congress alleges BJP Yuva Morcha members being sent from West Bengal to Jharkhand to join student protest

Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal shared a video clip purportedly showing youth allegedly being sent by the BJP to participate in the Jharkhand student protest against exam irregularities

11 Aug 2026 10:46 am
Raise tiger base camps to 125 within a month, panel tells Andhra Pradesh

The committee, set up after a tiger was killed in the Giddalur division of the NSTR in July, has recommended four field staff at every camp, drone surveillance down to the Forest Section Officer level, and training for field staff every 15 days

11 Aug 2026 10:46 am
Stock markets decline in early trade as elevated crude oil prices weigh on sentiment

From the Sensex pack, InterGlobe Aviation, Axis Bank, UltraTech Cement, Bharti Airtel, Eternal and Bajaj Finance were among the laggards

11 Aug 2026 10:46 am
Search operation launched in J&K's Poonch forests after suspicious movement

A security guard, who was on duty at the construction site, noticed the suspicious movement and fired three to four rounds of fire as a precautionary measure

11 Aug 2026 10:35 am
Indias LPG dependence on U.S. | Explained

Indias reliance on the U.S. for two-thirds of its LPG assumes significance, signalling prudent diversification of sources amid the crisis in the narrow Strait of Hormuz, which suggests that the countrys LPG security cannot be anchored to a single geography

11 Aug 2026 10:33 am
Manulife Appoints Jeremy Young as Chief Distribution Officer, International Brokerage, Global High-Net-Worth to Advance Growth Strategy Across Key Markets

Manulife Appoints Jeremy Young as Chief Distribution Officer, International Brokerage, Global High-Net-Worth to Advance Growth Strategy Across Key Markets

11 Aug 2026 10:30 am
Kerala plans multi-agency mechanism for faster response to sea accidents

Since fishing community is best equipped to gauge conditions at sea, including wind speed and currents, and take decisions based on them during the golden hour, a local rapid response team of fishers will be formed to support search operations

11 Aug 2026 10:23 am
Parliament Monsoon Session Day 17 LIVE: Amit Shah to move Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, NCDC Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha

During the proceedings of the day, reports of various Parliamentary Standing Committees will also be presented

11 Aug 2026 10:20 am
U.S. prosecutors want Tate brothers to remain in custody as they fight extradition to the U.K.

Prosecutors want social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate to remain in federal custody

11 Aug 2026 10:11 am
U.S. appeals court allows thousands of lawsuits against social media companies over user addiction claims to proceed

The companies are facing hundreds of additional lawsuits over similar claims in state court, with approximately 3,300 of them in a consolidated proceeding in California state court

11 Aug 2026 10:10 am
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TCS flags alleged exposure of some employee data, says customer data not impacted

TCS said it has had safeguards in place for over two years against the manner in which this attack was carried out. Its own operational systems have not been impacted, the IT firm said

11 Aug 2026 9:41 am
Jharkhand students' protests LIVE: Normal life hit in parts of State as BJP enforces bandh

Most schools and business establishments remained closed, while vehicular movement was very low in the state capital Ranchi and several other cities

11 Aug 2026 9:39 am
CJP founder Dipke announces nationwide campaign to improve government schools in villages

I feel that on this 15th August, if we should pay attention to anything, if we should make a new start, we should start by improving our government schools, says Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke

11 Aug 2026 9:31 am
ERAM Holdings Appoints Alok Kumar as CEO to Lead Human Capital Management Business in India

ERAM Holdings Appoints Alok Kumar as CEO to Lead Human Capital Management Business in India

11 Aug 2026 9:30 am
Chinese military researchers tap U.S. AI models to train defence systems

As Chinese AI models close the gap with their U.S. counterparts, military researchers are also examining distillation as a potential security risk

11 Aug 2026 9:29 am
UPI and the cost of policy reversal

The governments proposal to allow an MDR of 0.250.5% on UPI transactions above 2,000 reverses a decade-long policy; taxing the payment rail could weaken incentives for banks and fintechs to invest in UPI while undermining its role in financial inclusion, formalisation and wider digital adoption

11 Aug 2026 9:25 am
Jharkhand Student Protest: From March to Lathi Charge | Full Timeline

Jharkhand students marched towards the Vidhan Sabha in Ranchi on August 10, demanding a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in competitive examinations and the cancellation of the JSSC CGL examination.

11 Aug 2026 9:16 am
For Jharkhands job aspirants, it was a march for lost years

Protesters say State has been battling paper leaks, exam cancellations since its formation; job aspirants say they want a CBI probe into recruitment anomalies as they do not trust State authorities; they question police for putting up barbed barricades like on border and warn that youth will give an answer through votes

11 Aug 2026 9:14 am
Former Air Force Secretary says hell sue Trump administration to restore his security clearance

As my mother taught me years ago, you stand up to bullies, said Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall adding that hell sue the administration, noting it has a history of retaliating against critics by stripping their clearances

11 Aug 2026 9:07 am
SEC settles charges over SpaceX, Klarna, pre-IPO share fraud

Investors bought what they believed to be shares of SpaceX through unusually complex arrangements before its blockbuster IPO this year, leaving some unsure of what exactly they owned

11 Aug 2026 8:53 am
Meta releases new open weight model, pushes global AI vision amid race with rivals

In a long essay published Monday about the future of artificial intelligence, Zuckerberg called for the U.S. to compete against China

11 Aug 2026 8:52 am
Australia adds optional gender identity, sexual orientation questions to census

For a proportion of the population, collecting this information is very important; but for other people, it's information that they simply don't want to share, said Australian Bureau of Statistics Chief Statistician David Gruen

11 Aug 2026 8:43 am