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A 2-year delay in birth registration now goes to court: What the new law changes

Updated on Aug 4, 2026 11:20 IST

The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, sits at the base of India's identity architecture.

Nifty up 1.6%, Sensex up 0.7% — same day, same market. What the new rule changed

A man touches the stairs as he arrives at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai.

Published on Aug 4, 2026 07:14 IST

Delhi HC's OpenAI-ANI order: What it means for AI, copyright & Indian publishers

News agency ANI sued OpenAI for copyright infringement, in what is one of the first such cases in India.

Published on Aug 3, 2026 05:54 IST

Iran wants Hormuz fees, Houthis for Red Sea: How world's straits are governed

A man on a stand-up paddleboard as cargo ships and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran

Updated on Aug 3, 2026 06:00 IST

Broad Peak: The 8,051-metre high ‘accessible’ mountain known for avalanche risks

Broad Peak is the 12th-highest mountain in the world, standing at an elevation of 8,051 metres (26,414 feet) above sea level.

Updated on Aug 1, 2026 12:55 IST

How the war in West Asia is pushing construction costs higher across India

The Union housing and urban affairs ministry on July 31 issued an advisory asking all state real estate regulatory authorities to grant a four-month extension to builders for registration and completion timelines.

Updated on Aug 2, 2026 10:33 IST

Why it's tough to go digging for oil in ocean & why India has bet ₹84k cr on it

Samudra Manthan budgets <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>43,200 crore for 60 offshore oil wells and offers government support for drilling costs.

Updated on Aug 1, 2026 06:39 IST

Why Cauvery dispute keeps recurring: River that changes, framework that doesn't

Farmers led by an association form a human chain as they wade into Cauvery river to protest over water dispute, in Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu.

Updated on Jul 31, 2026 16:39 IST

A ruling and a rumour: What happened before the migrant surge into Spain’s Ceuta

Thousands of migrants crossed the border to enter Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in north Africa.

Updated on Jul 31, 2026 17:07 IST

When Modi's reel briefly vanished: How Meta moderates VVIP accounts

A Facebook Reel posted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 23 briefly disappeared from his official page. Meta later apologised for the error.

Updated on Jul 31, 2026 08:19 IST

World cups without Europe? How Uefa could sink Infantino's $20 billion-Fifa plan

Uefa has said it will boycott Fifa tournaments if Infantino goes ahead with the investment plan/

Published on Jul 31, 2026 04:34 IST

SC shut door on post-facto green clearances. Experts say it left a backdoor open

The ruling spared a slate of projects already given post-facto environmental clearances.

Published on Jul 30, 2026 10:36 IST

Two record sales, one $20.6 billion league: What's driving IPL's valuation

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's players celebrate with the tournament trophy during the presentation ceremony after winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 title, in Ahmedabad.

Updated on Jul 30, 2026 06:11 IST

Bamboo poles & boomboxes: Kanwar yatra's ancient faith and modern frictions

Brothers carry their grandmother in a traditional Kanwar while carrying holy water to Noida from Haridwar.

Updated on Jul 30, 2026 11:17 IST

Popped: How a war in the Gulf took the fizz out of India's Diet Coke supply

Diet Coke supply in India was particularly hit because the variant was only sold in aluminium cans in the country.

Published on Jul 29, 2026 09:32 IST

Digital arrests: As India explores new law, a look at how bad the problem is

Indians lost <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>22,845.73 crore to cyber fraud of all kinds in 2024, a 206% jump from the previous year.

Published on Jul 29, 2026 06:01 IST

Why Japan is searching for a second capital outside Tokyo

Passage of a secondary capital bill was one of the key promises Takaichi made to persuade Ishin to join her coalition government

Updated on Jul 29, 2026 06:49 IST

NEP report card as it turns six: Curriculum moved, regulator & funding didn't

The National Education Policy (NEP) was cleared by the Union Cabinet on July 29, 2020.

Published on Jul 29, 2026 04:38 IST

When two wars meet at lake: Ukraine's strike in Caspian Sea & Iran-Russia angle

File photo of navy ships of Iran and Azerbaijan during an exercise, in the Caspian Sea

Published on Jul 28, 2026 16:15 IST

10 years' jail, ₹50 lakh fine, 2-month probe: Inside the new anti-paper leak law

Union ministers Amit Shah (centre), Kiren Rijiju (left) and JP Nadda and Union MoS Jitendra Singh (right) at the Parliament Library Building in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Updated on Jul 28, 2026 16:18 IST

Rain rain here again: What's behind the sudden downpour across Delhi-NCR?

Heavy rain caused waterlogging across Delhi-NCR on Tuesday

Updated on Jul 28, 2026 09:35 IST

Storms born of flame: Europe ‘fire clouds’ & why wildfires may burn for weeks

Wildfires in France and Spain have forced more than 300,000 people to flee their homes.

Updated on Jul 28, 2026 06:03 IST

An obscure Chinese company just listed in Shanghai: It’s a story about AI

Published on Jul 27, 2026 06:04 IST

Stiffer jail term, task force, faster trial: Changes paper-leak bill proposes

Students holding placards shout slogans during a protest in Amritsar in solidarity with the ongoing protest at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar over NEET paper leak.

Updated on Jul 25, 2026 09:08 IST

What's riding on SpaceX Starship test-flight: Nasa's Artemis and a $15bn bet

FILE PHOTO: Starship 40 rolls out of the SpaceX production facility toward the launch pad as preparations continue for the 13th test flight of the Starship spacecraft and the Super Heavy v3 booster in Starbase, Texas, U.S., July 15, 2026. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo

Updated on Jul 24, 2026 16:58 IST

Thousands evacuated, dense vegetation growth, heatwaves: Inside Madrid wildfires

UME personnel fighting a wildfire in San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Madrid. In Spain, a fire broke out on the afternoon of July 22 in Almorox, near Toledo, southwest of Madrid, leading to the evacuation of several municipalities in the area and the lockdown of one of them, emergency services announced on X. Reflecting the rapid spread of the fire, authorities and emergency services twice sent an alert message to all mobile phones in the area to warn of the situation.

Updated on Jul 24, 2026 13:52 IST

A pact, then a spanner: What US-Saudi nuclear deal contains, why it may not hold

US President Donald Trump (right) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman walk down the Colonnade on the way to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.

Published on Jul 24, 2026 11:30 IST

Why Oppn wants NEET paper leak to be taken up in Parliament this way

Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and other MPs at the Parliament premises during the ongoing monsoon session, in New Delhi.

Updated on Jul 24, 2026 11:35 IST

CJP protests | How much force is too much? Courts, not Parliament, drew a line

Security personnel lathi-charge protesters during the CJP demonstrations, in New Delhi.

Updated on Jul 23, 2026 09:12 IST

How OpenAI’s models broke out of the lab & why that has worried experts

OpenAI described the episode as an “unprecedented” cyber incident involving state-of-the-art capabilities.

Published on Jul 23, 2026 08:30 IST

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