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Tamil Nadu's political battle has intensified after the DMK condemned the arrest of Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, accusing Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay's TVK government of filing a false case to silence criticism over its handling of the Cauvery water dispute. The ruling government continues to face opposition attacks over its response to the long-running river-sharing issue.

France has criticized plans involving the use of the British Navy to help stop migrant crossings in the English Channel, sparking fresh tensions between the two countries over border control and migration policies.

Ben Stokes dismisses claims of an England cricket drinking problem, arguing that alcohol culture is embedded across the entire sport from club level to the top.

The top court directed the RBI to prepare and circulate an SOP for dealing with bank accounts linked to cyber fraud. The court earlier suggested the Centre consider formally defining “digital arrest” in criminal law and treating it as a standalone offence carrying stringent punishment.

Nowadays, more couples are choosing pregnancy later in life due to career goals and changing social priorities. Experts say understanding fertility and planning ahead can make a lot of difference.

The Indian government summoned top Meta global executives, including Head of Public Policy Joel Kaplan, for high-level meetings on August 5–6, 2026. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is pressing Meta over severe child safety failures, specifically regarding paid advertisements on Instagram promoting child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Salman Khan is coming back as the host of Bigg Boss 20. The new teaser of the show was unveiled on Tuesday. However, Salman's reference to Karan Arjun has sparked curiosity among fans.

The US Army has reportedly used up most of its long-range missile stockpiles during the five-month war with Iran, raising concerns over military preparedness.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio claimed that some commercial vessels have managed to transit the Strait, though there were efforts to block their passage.

Sunil Gavaskar has paid a glowing tribute to retired cricketer Ajinkya Rahane, comparing his selfless leadership to Rahul Dravid and calling his Australia series win historic.

Anthropic's unreleased Claude Mythos Preview found a previously unknown weakness in HAWK, a NIST post-quantum signature candidate, cutting attack cost from 2^64 to 2^38 operations. HAWK had survived two years of expert review. No deployed encryption is affected.

OpenAI cut prices on its lower-cost GPT-5.6 models by up to 80% on July 30, dropping GPT-5.6 Luna to 20 cents per million input tokens, and gave 100,000 researchers free frontier access through 2027 — three days after Kimi K3's free weight release.

Costume designers Rimple and Harpreet Narula have spoken out against the controversy surrounding the costumes of key characters in Ramayana: Part 1. The designer duo admitted that they had anticipated discussion on the looks long before the trailer was released.

Tamil Nadu's political battle has intensified after the DMK condemned the arrest of Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, accusing Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay's TVK government of filing a false case to silence criticism over its handling of the Cauvery water dispute. The ruling government continues to face opposition attacks over its response to the long-running river-sharing issue.

Retired US General Jack Keane accused Pakistan and Qatar of being “compromised” as mediators and favouring Iran at the expense of the US. Use of such intermediaries risks giving an inaccurate picture of Iran’s intentions and weakens US leverage during negotiations, he added.

According to Prashant Kishor's election affidavit filed before the returning officer for the Bankipur bypoll in Bihar, which he won by a huge margin, has assets worth Rs 96 crore.

WWE has moved Brock Lesnar to its alumni roster following his SummerSlam 2026 loss to Oba Femi, signalling the end of 'The Beast Incarnate's' iconic career.

As Europe burned and heat dried up rivers, ancient relics came up to the surface in various parts of the continent. This includes a woolly mammoth and the skeleton of a ship. The drought is also forcing a nuclear power plant to close down indefinitely.

Tamil film producer Sujatha Vijayakumar is continuing to dominate headlines for her stance amid Ravi Mohan and Aarti Ravi's divorce battle. Here's a look at her and everything about the ongoing divorce controversy.