Friday, August 21, 2026

INDIA

Delhi Prisons Department sacks 50 officials over mismatch in biometrics, photographs

The Delhi Prisons Department has terminated the services of 50 officials after the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) found mismatch in their...

Renewables capacity must be trebled for world to attain climate goals

The COP28 presidency UAE and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have convened a landmark series of High-Level Dialogues focused on building a 1.5...

Harman in charge as India names strong squads for 3 England T20Is, two Tests

The national selection committee has named a full-fledged women's squad for the T20Is against England starting next week and the one-off Tests against...

Google reaches $27 mn settlement with employees over unfair labour practices

Tech giant Google has reached a $27 million settlement with employees who accused it of unfair labour practices, the media reported. According to a...

Kapil Sharma, Sunil Grover reunite for OTT special

India’s top-rated comedians Kapil Sharma and Sunil Grover are reuniting for a streaming comedy special. The makers of the show dropped a video...

UN Security Council renews sanctions regime on Al-Shabaab, lifts arms embargo on Somali govt

The UN Security Council adopted two separate resolutions to renew the sanctions regime on Somalia-based Al-Shabaab and to lift the arms embargo on...

Assam to reserve 5% seats in engineering colleges for state-run school students

The Assam government has decided to reserve 5 per cent of seats in the medical colleges for students of government schools in the...

Family history may raise risk of some lung cancers: Study

While smoking tobacco is one of the major reasons behind lung cancer, a new study suggests genes may also be a risk factor. The...

FPIs may turn sellers at higher market levels

Since overall market valuations have reached high levels, FPIs may turn sellers at higher market levels, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at...

Ranveer Singh addresses criticism he faced for stepping into role of Don

Bollywood star Ranveer Singh, who is set to essay the role of Hindi cinema’s iconic character of Don in his upcoming film ‘Don...