Star Indians will be in action in this BWF World Championships The 2026 BWF World Championships are set to bring the biggest names in badminton to New Delhi from August 17 to 23. The tournament will mark the 30th edition of the prestigious event and will return to India for the first time since 2009….
Can factory smoke become cooking fuel? BITS Pilani researchers develop CO2-to-DME technology For decades, scientists around the world have been trying to answer one difficult question: Can carbon dioxide (CO₂), one of the biggest contributors to climate change, be turned into something useful instead of being released into the atmosphere?At the Hyderabad campus of BITS…
Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta’s ‘Batwara 1947’ is set to arrive in cinemas on August 15, coinciding with Independence Day 2026. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and backed by Aamir Khan, the Partition-era drama features Shabana Azmi, Ali Fazal, Karan Deol and others in key roles.Ahead of its theatrical release, filmmaker Ramesh Taurani watched the film…
For IT professionals, the path to higher salaries is changing. The Indian IT sector is in the midst of an employment flux – hiring, firing, and increment trends are fast changing. The advent of artificial intelligence has rendered some roles redundant while also introducing newer job positions for specialised talent.The phase is marked by slower…
SC gave the government two weeks to take a final call on introducing warning labels for packaged foods. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday sharply criticised the Centre and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over the delay in introducing front-of-pack warning labels for packaged food products high in sugar, salt and…
The proposed bill would empower US President to levy tariffs on countries that purchase large volumes of crude oil from Russia. India faces the fresh prospect of being levied up to 100% tariffs if the Donald Trump administration is able to get a new Russian sanctions bill cleared and the US President exercises the power…
The overseas education boom among Indian students appears to be cooling, with departures falling sharply from their 2023 peak. Image: AI-generated We all remember how Shah Rukh Khan enters Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham as his mother, played by Jaya Bachchan, waits to welcome him home. We have all swooned over that iconic scene. As children…
The beloved pairing of Uday and Majnu from the ‘Welcome’ franchise looks set to reunite, this time for an entirely different genre, a zombie comedy. Reports suggest Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar are in discussions with producer Firoz Nadiadwala to join his upcoming zombie comedy, helmed by director Ahmed Khan. Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar…
Earlier this week, Parliament cleared amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. A Parliamentary panel has called for the early rollout of a calibrated Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on high-value digital transactions. According to the panel the framework is essential to make the payments ecosystem financially viable and reduce the government’s subsidy burden.Earlier…
Monsoon session of the Parliament concluded on Thursday NEW DELHI: Parliament’s Monsoon Session concluded on Thursday with both Houses adjourned sine die after weeks marked by legislative business, opposition protests and repeated disruptions over the Jantar Mantar protest and other political flashpoints.The Lok Sabha’s final morning was strikingly brief. In just three minutes and 10…
