The Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections for the 2026–27 academic session recorded a voter turnout of 40.46% across 52 polling centres, marking the highest participation rate in the past three years. Polling concluded smoothly across morning and …
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India's net direct tax collections expanded by nearly 13% year-on-year to cross ₹12.12 lakh crore for the current fiscal year up to September 17, 2026, driven by an 18% rise in advance corporate tax deposits and strong gains in Securities Transactions Tax (ST…
India's software services exports, excluding sales via foreign affiliates, expanded by 8.2% year-on-year to reach $221.4 billion during FY26, according to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) annual survey, supported by sustained demand from the United States an…
The Union Ministry of Finance issued a comprehensive clarification regarding the National Payments Corporation of India's (NPCI) revised Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) rules set to take effect on October 15, 2026. The government confirmed that UPI remains compl…
Global equity indices experienced sharp declines as Brent crude breached $100 per barrel, driven by escalating Middle East conflicts and transit disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz, amplifying fears of imported inflation and elevated interest rates.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has mandated a revised three-language policy (R1, R2, R3) for Class 9 students, requiring every student to study three languages, with at least two being native Indian languages (Bhartiya Bhashas), aligning with…
A report published by Save the Children highlights that major natural disasters and severe climate shocks disrupted the education of at least 13 million children across six countries—Venezuela, the Philippines, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, and Nepal—between Ju…
Schools, colleges, and state administrative offices across West Bengal are closed today, September 18, 2026, in observance of Vishwakarma Puja, following a revised state government notification that rescheduled the official holiday to create an extended three…
Polling for the 2026 Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections officially commenced on September 18 across colleges in North, South, and off-campus centers, with over 1.5 lakh eligible students voting to elect office-bearers for four central posts.
Paramount Pictures has officially closed deals with Oscar-winner Brad Pitt to return and star in the long-gestating sequel to World War Z, with Oscar-winning filmmaker Edward Berger attached to direct from a screenplay by Dennis Kelly.
The Film Federation of India (FFI) has selected Santosh Davakhar's debut Marathi thriller 'Gondhal' as the country's official entry for the 99th Academy Awards (Oscars 2027) in the Best International Feature Film category.
Bollywood actors Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt have announced a joint pledge to refurbish 20 schools across Mumbai as part of the nation-wide 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan,' coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday.
Actress Millie Bobby Brown and her husband Jake Bongiovi have expanded their family once again, welcoming their second child—a baby boy—through adoption, just over a year after adopting their first daughter.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare commemorated World Patient Safety Day 2026, reinforcing national directives aimed at eliminating medical errors, polypharmacy risks, and diagnostic delays in managing long-term noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) ac…
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a nationwide advisory instructing all States and Union Territories that stem cell therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) must remain strictly restricted to approved clinical trials, banning its routin…
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare commemorated World Patient Safety Day 2026 at the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) in New Delhi, emphasizing the elimination of clinical harm, medication errors, and diagnostic delays acro…
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a nationwide advisory instructing all States and Union Territories that stem cell therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) must remain strictly restricted to approved clinical trials, banning its routin…
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) firmly rejected the operationalization of the "Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission," asserting that the body carries no legal standing since no recognized physical border exists between Pakistan and China, and c…
The Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections for the 2026–27 academic session recorded a voter turnout of 40.46% across 52 polling centres, marking the highest participation rate in the past three years. Polling concluded smoothly across morning and …
Following the U.S. Congress passing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026—which authorizes up to 100% secondary tariffs on major Russian oil buyers—India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) asserted that New Delhi will take all necess…
U.S. President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan H.R. 5334, officially titled the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, into law on September 18. The legislation grants executive discretionary authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on…
In an interim ruling under Paragraph 15 of the Symbols Order, 1968, the Election Commission of India barred both rival factions of the Trinamool Congress from using the party's official name and iconic 'Flowers & Grass' symbol for the upcoming October 6 Assem…
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 by a 262–159 vote, granting the U.S. President discretionary authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on foreign nations purchasing Russian crud…
Reigning World Champion D. Gukesh returned to winning form to lead the Indian men's team to a convincing 3–1 victory over an all-Grandmaster Italian squad in the third round of the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand. Combined with a win by Nihal Sarin and draws…
Mumbai-born athlete Quimcy Dsouza authored a historic breakthrough at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, topping her group to secure a direct spot in the women's singles teqball semifinals. After stunning world No. 7 Yuina Sakamoto, Dsouza placed India wit…
In a joint intelligence-based counter-terrorism initiative named 'Operation Sohan,' the Indian Army's White Knight Corps, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and the CRPF neutralized two foreign Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in the Brattal forest region of Udhampur…
Defending champions India kick off their title defense at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan with a high-stakes quarter-final match against the host nation at the Aichi Prefectural Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin.
Google officially commenced the global rollout of its September 2026 Pixel Drop. Packed with AI-driven on-device fraud interception tools like real-time keyboard scam detection, expanded notification filters, and a critical zero-click cellular modem security …
Apple officially kicked off general sales for the flagship iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max across global markets, drawing massive queues at retail outlets. Simultaneously, consumer interest is shifting toward pre-orders for Apple's first foldable device, …
Inaugurating the fifth edition of SEMICON India 2026 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the operational rollout of "Semicon 2.0"—backed by a expanded ₹1.27 lakh-crore ($15+ billion) fiscal outlay—to transform the country into a e…
A decision by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) administration to restrict overnight access to its flagship Lecture Hall Complex (LHC) has sparked widespread debate across the Powai campus. Citing concerns over air-conditioning energy con…
Following the diplomatic friction over a high-seas collision in the North Arabian Sea, fact-checkers confirmed that widely shared viral video clips do not show the September 15 incident, but rather a 2011 collision between the Indian Navy's INS Godavari and t…
The Eiffel Tower temporarily closed to visitors following a staff walkout protesting instructions that led to female employees being moved away from their workstations or replaced by male colleagues during a private group visit, prompting an investigation by …
The White House is finalizing preparations for a high-stakes bilateral summit as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, marking Xi's first visit to the White House in eleven years to address trade tariff…
The United States, Denmark, and Greenland concluded a historic Arctic security pact granting Washington expanded military access, overflight rights, and security oversight in Greenland, while leaving the island's sovereignty intact under the Kingdom of Denmar…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung formally ruled out deploying troops or combat military assets to engage in Middle East hostilities, clarifying that while Seoul remains committed to its core U.S. alliance, it will not be drawn into active warfare surround…
Russia and China exercised their veto power at the UN Security Council to defeat a U.S.-sponsored resolution aimed at extending the mandate of the independent Panel of Experts monitoring reimposed UN sanctions against Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile prog…