Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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August 18, 2026 4:06 PM
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has completed more than 2 crore Mandatory Biometric Updates (MBU) for school children as part of its nationwide mission-mode drive. The special drive, launched in September 2025, has so far covere...
August 18, 2026 3:28 PM
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Tuesday announced the National Sports Awards 2025, recognising outstanding performances and contributions by sportspersons, coaches and organisations across various disciplines. The awards have been decide...
August 18, 2026 2:56 PM
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has called for predictable taxation, stable regulatory frameworks, stronger intellectual property protection and trust-based engagement on export controls and technology flows to further strengthen India-US commercia...
August 18, 2026 2:55 PM
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, along with heads of delegations from BRICS member countries, on Tuesday unveiled four knowledge compendiums prepared by the BRICS Environment Working Group at the 12th BRICS E...
August 18, 2026 1:45 PM
The Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence, has notified the sixth Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) comprising 405 strategically important defence items with an estimated business potential of Rs 3,070 crore. The list includes...
August 18, 2026 1:07 PM
Older adults could face serious health risks from extreme heat at lower temperatures than previously estimated, according to a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. The study projected that if global warming reaches three degrees Celsi...
August 18, 2026 1:09 PM
Fintech major Razorpay has launched an AI-powered payments foundation model – Razorpay Vulcan – built with NVIDIA and AWS technology aimed at making digital transactions more reliable, secure and predictable as India’s digital economy continues...
August 18, 2026 1:01 PM
Burgers are having a moment in China, with budget-conscious diners and smaller households turning the humble sandwich into one of the country's hottest fast-food battlegrounds, drawing in everyone from global restaurant chains to hotpot operato...
August 18, 2026 11:55 AM
FIFA said on Monday that Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour had left the organisation, weeks after he publicly criticised Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell a stake in the commercial rights of the World Cup and other tournaments. Lamour joined the ...
August 18, 2026 11:38 AM
India will host the 12th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday under its 2026 BRICS Chairship, with environmental cooperation, climate resilience and sustainable development on the agenda. The meeting will be chaired by Unio...
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