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Sarvam AI co-founder Vivek Raghavan has been named among TIME's 100 most influential AI leaders as the company builds India's sovereign LLM ecosystem

Cheap open-source AI models could widen the cyberattack threat as adversaries gain access to powerful tools without the cost of frontier models

The study found that 67 per cent of Indian respondents strongly agree that AI-driven network services will be the primary driver of revenue growth over the next three to five years

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says India can maintain its growth momentum despite geopolitical uncertainties and supply-chain disruptions

Even before a ball has been bowled, the tournament has been caught up in a debate over hotel rooms, dressing rooms, toilets and the playing surface

Cashfree is targeting Rs 20,000 crore in lost GMV through AI agents that can follow up on abandoned carts, retry failed payments and manage disputes

Nepal has sought advance import approvals from India after flash floods cut 550 MW of generation capacity; officials see minimal impact on India's domestic supplies

As many as 537 workers and employees remained unaccounted for at nine hydropower projects in Nepal's flood-hit Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, with rescue teams intensifying efforts to reach people believed trapped inside tunnels blocked by mud and debris. Rescue operations have been hampered by mud and debris blocking tunnel entrances, damaged infrastructure, difficult terrain and adverse weather, prompting Nepal to seek specialised assistance from India, China and other countries. According to t

After a bruising week that wiped out more than Rs 6,000 from gold prices, commodity markets are heading into September with traders bracing for another bout of volatility as US jobs data and geopolitical tensions take centrestage, analysts said. Investors will focus on manufacturing and services PMI data from major economies, including India. Inflation figures from Eurozone and Germany, and US non-farm payroll data due towards the end of the week will also be closely tracked, they added. The com

Perched on top of SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket, Nasa's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is slated to lift off at 7:26 a.m. local time from Cape Canaveral, Florida

Technical disruptions during the NEET-PG 2026 examination at two centres in Jaipur on Sunday led to chaos and protests by candidates who alleged that computers repeatedly shut down during the test. The disruption occurred at two iON Digital Zone centres in Sitapura, where candidates alleged that the examination, scheduled to begin at 9 am, first started late and then the computer systems repeatedly went down after the test began. Some candidates claimed their systems shut down six to seven times

Supreme Court judge Ujjal Bhuyan on Sunday said that students expressing a different point of view or asking questions cannot be threatened with punitive action, as such an approach is unconstitutional and a misuse of power. Justice Bhuyan said a university should be a place where established positions can be examined and questioned and disagreements are not met with hostility. A university should be where the habit of thinking freely begins, and a student does not hesitate to ask difficult ques

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd is gaining market share in the electric vehicle segment and has seen a three-fold increase in EV bookings over the last six months, even as production capacity is restricting its ability to fully capitalise on the strong demand, according to a senior company official. In an interview to PTI, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd, Chief Commercial Officer Vivek Srivatsa said, If you see the last two three months, we are actually gaining market share every month.

The CEO search comes after about six months of upheaval at HDFC Bank where leadership issues have weighed on its shares

The injury means Neeraj Chopra will be unable to defend his two-time Asian Games gold medal in the javelin throw event at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya

Aviation regulator DGCA had flagged safety issues concerning Tecnam aircraft over a month before a Tecnam P2006T training aircraft crashed in Kanpur on August 27, killing a trainee pilot and an instructor. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had also issued safety recommendations to flying training organisations (FTOs) concerning the Tecnam aircraft and asked them to implement them with immediate effect. According to official communications accessed and reviewed by PTI, the DGCA had

The Insolvency Appellate Tribunal NCLAT has affirmed the clean slate principle under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), which bars any attempt to reestablish pre-resolution shareholders' rights, and rejected the claims of a shareholder of Sintex Industries. A two-member NCLAT bench dismissed the appeal by a Kerala-based investor seeking around Rs 110 crore in compensation for 1,35,000 equity shares of Sintex Industries Ltd (SIL) that were extinguished under the company's insolvency resolu

Park Medi World is focused on expanding its hospital network across northern India, particularly in Tier 1, 2, and 3 cities and surrounding markets, with plans to add 1,450 beds to its capacity by FY28, the hospital chain said in its annual report for 2025-26. By building dense regional clusters rather than operating in fragmented geographies, the hospital chain is able to scale efficiently while maintaining consistency in clinical quality and patient experience, Park Medi World said in its firs

A Parliamentary Committee has recommended timely and continuous filling of vacancies in the judicial, registry, and support cadres of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, stating that staff shortages adversely impact hearing schedules and overall case disposal. The Standing Committee on Law and Personnel, in its report on the functioning of tribunals in the country, said the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), which was set up in 1941 and often regarded as the 'mother tribunal', has a sanctioned

Nepal will preserve DNA samples and identification records before burying unidentified flood victims, as mortuaries struggle to cope with hundreds of recovered bodies

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) infused Rs 30,919 crore in Indian equities in August, extending their buying streak to a second straight month, amid improving corporate earnings, resilient economic activity, stable rupee and easing geopolitical concerns. The inflow follows Rs 20,200 crore invested in July, marking a sharp turnaround after four consecutive months of heavy selling. FPIs had withdrawn Rs 49,340 crore in June, Rs 32,963 crore in May, Rs 60,847 crore in April and a massive Rs 1.17

Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex declined 276.32 points, or 0.35 per cent, and the NSE Nifty dipped 76.35 points, or 0.31 per cent

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is exploring the acquisition of deepwater drillships or formation of a joint venture to secure dedicated drilling capacity as it steps up efforts to accelerate offshore exploration to find oil and gas reserves under its Mission Samudra Manthan programme. ONGC has issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) to engage a specialist global offshore rig-broking consultant to identify potential drillship owners or counterparties, assess assets and valuatio

Former India captain Sunil Chhetri admitted he feels a little jealous watching the current generation get an opportunity to face footballing giants Brazil and Uruguay, saying he never got a chance to play against teams of such stature during his long international career. Chhetri, who was the face of Indian football for more than two decades before retiring from international football, said the prospect of India taking on top-ranked opposition was exciting but also made him envious as a spectato

Jindal Stainless is enhancing its annual capacity of coin blanks by 20 per cent to 12,000 tonnes as the company anticipates growth in demand for non-paper based currency across various geographies, a senior company official said. Many would not know that we manufacture coins blanks for Indian Mint as well as various international mints, Vijay Bindlish, the Unit Head of Jindal Stainless Hisar facility said in a joint management interaction. Coin blanks are produced at the country's largest stainl

Amrutanjan Health Care plans to set up 1 lakh direct chemist outlets in the current fiscal year to boost growth, following strong performance in pain management and women's hygiene categories in FY26, according to the company's annual report. The company's focus is to increase distribution touchpoints beyond its strong markets in the south and east, its Chairman and Managing Director S Sambhu Prasad said in the report. Our stated goal of achieving 1,00,000 direct chemist outlets will be achieved

Argentina snapped co-host the Netherlands' dream run of four consecutive women's FIH World Cup titles by winning the crown, defeating the Dutch side 3-1 in penalty shoot-out after both the teams were locked 1-1 at end of the regulation time here on Saturday. Argentina, thus, avenged their last World Cup and Tokyo Olympics final defeat to win their third title. The first goal was scored in the 30th minute by Netherlands Yibbi Jansen, considered the world's number one drag-flicker. Argentina recei

England extended its lead over Pakistan in the second test to 342 runs after reaching 162-6 at tea on a rain-hit Day 3 at Lord's. England's bid for victory had been delayed with no play possible on Saturday morning at the home of cricket because of showers. The hosts eventually resumed in the afternoon on 81-3 in its second innings and with a commanding lead of 261 runs. By tea - and more time lost to rain - England's innings had doubled to 162 runs at the cost of losing three wickets to Mohamma

The examination is being conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) in computer-based mode in a single shift from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Suryakumar was subsequently left out of India's T20I squad for the United Kingdom tour, which featured matches against Ireland and England

India has emerged as a key supplier of gasoline (petrol) to Russia amid a surge in Russian fuel imports triggered by Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries, ship tracking data showed. Russia's seaborne gasoline imports surged to a record around 125,000 barrels per day (kbd) in August, equivalent to a projected 470,000 tonnes for the month, as repeated attacks on its refineries disrupted domestic fuel production, according to energy analytics firm Vortexa. Indian refiners supplied as much as 1 mil

Lionel Messi scored three times in the second half to finish off his first four-goal effort in MLS play while adding an assist, and Inter Miami scored six unaswered goals in a 7-1 romp over CF Montreal on Saturday night. Messi snapped a 1-1 tie in the 40th minute when he found the net for the 15th time, scoring off a free kick. The reigning Golden Boot Award winner and league MVP scored for a 3-1 lead in the 52nd minute. His 17th and 18th goals of the season came in the 83rd and sixth minute of

Tottenham's remarkable $400 million summer spending spree isn't translating to any on-field success so far in the Premier League. Two games. Zero points. Indeed, big-spending Spurs are still searching for their first goal of the campaign after being beaten 2-0 at home by Newcastle on Saturday, a week on from being ripped apart in a 3-0 loss at Brentford. Five of Tottenham's slew of new signings started the game - including Sandro Tonali, whose every touch was booed by the visiting fans after his

Novak Djokovic never likes to get eliminated early in a tournament. In this case, he is looking on the bright side. The 39-year-old who holds the record with 24 Grand Slam titles goes into the U.S. Open fresh off losing his first match at the Cincinnati Open earlier this month. That was his first action since Wimbledon, but he is at peace with the outcome. It gave me time to be preparing for U.S. Open in a most adequate way, Djokovic said Saturday. I had almost few weeks, actually two weeks, to

The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 724 on Sunday, with more bodies being recovered even as nearly 2,500 people are still missing following the disaster. Bodies have been recovered from all eight affected districts as rescuers race against time to search for those missing and rescue those stranded on the fifth day since the disaster. An ice-rock avalanche following a glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border sent a torrent of water, mud and debris downstream, wiping out

India needs 9.25% growth rate to meet PM Modi's 2047 developed-nation goal, according to Ashok Lahiri, a senior official at the country's apex government-run think-tank

Key to sapping demand has been a series of regulatory tightening moves, most recently a rule to complete five-day simulated trading

The weather system over the northwest Bay of Bengal is likely to move west-northwestward, bringing heavy to extremely heavy rain over Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said that unity in diversity is in Bharat's DNA, underscoring that it has to be celebrated, respected and accepted. Addressing over 6,000 members of the Indian-American community and interfaith leaders at a mega rally at Infosys Theatre in the iconic city Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Bhagwat gave a clarion call to embrace diversity and support communities. When we say America, United States of America, one word is often discussed freque

The US also plans to secure preferential rights to purchase 20% of the company's production at cost

Warsh used a keynote speech to hammer home a message that curbing inflation is the central bank's top priority

Economists estimate the monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday will show a 55,000 increase in payrolls after an unexpected dip in July employment

Israel's prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the actions of a handful of rioters. Israeli strikes and fire have killed three Palestinians in Gaza. And Iran's leadership now centres on military generals and clerics who are long entrenched in the ruling theocracy. Here's a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here. Netanyahu condemnation follows unrest in West Bank tow

Over 275 Indians remained missing while 108 others were rescued following the devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border four days back, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday. It said 128 persons of Indian origin have also been uncontactable. The MEA said that 598 Indian nationals have safely crossed over Nepal from China in the last two days, while around 900 Indians are still on the Chinese side but are safe and contactable. Late in the night, New Delhi sent a four

China on Saturday offered emergency financial assistance and aid to Nepal, which has been devastated by flash floods that have killed more than 650 people, and nearly 2,400 people remained missing. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday spoke to his Nepalese counterpart Shisir Khanal to convey Beijing's decision to provide the assistance package to Nepal to deal with Wednesday's flash floods at the Tibet-Nepal border. Wang told Khanal that this was the most serious cross-border disaster in

A Delhi court on Saturday adjourned its order on a revision plea challenging a September 11, 2025 verdict of a magistrate, refusing to probe the allegation that Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's name was included in the electoral roll three years before acquiring Indian citizenship in 1983. Special Judge Vishal Gogne adjourned the pronouncement to September 21. Earlier, Sonia Gandhi's counsel had submitted a reply, saying that the complaint was politically motivated and filed for an extraneous reas

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday urged people to remain vigilant against internal strife, saying some individuals have repeatedly betrayed the nation for their narrow interests and caused severe harm to the country, even without using weapons, through their ideology and actions. Freedom is not merely a right, it comes with responsibility. Democracy is not limited to just casting a vote, it also entails fulfilling one's duties, respecting the Constitution and discharging one's responsib

Climate change has been the backdrop to Charles Hughes' entire life, from kindergarten lessons about disappearing habitats to wildfire smoke billowing through the air he breathed while growing up in Colorado. But now that he's a college student in Massachusetts, he said global warming is rarely a top issue. Honestly, it doesn't come up as much, said Hughes, who chairs the state's chapter of the College Democrats. What a difference six years makes -------------------------------------- During Pre

Tata Chemicals Ltd on Saturday said its wholly-owned US subsidiary, Tata Chemicals North America, has acquired North American soda ash customer contracts worth more than 5,00,000 metric tonnes for supply from September 2026 through December 2028. Tata Chemicals North America Inc (TCNA) entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement (ASA) with Searles Valley Minerals Inc (SVM) USA to acquire certain soda ash customer contracts and related commercial rights, Tata Chemicals Ltd (TCL) said in a

From rain-soaked days to warm nights, August has unfolded differently for Delhi this year: Rainfall has already crossed the seasonal average, day and night-time temperatures remain high, and the month's average air quality index has reached a three-year high. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi has received 653.9 mm of rainfall at Safdarjung since the beginning of the monsoon season, compared with the long-period average of 506.7 mm, resulting in a surplus of 147.2 mm,