The Royals enter the Doctor Who universe: King Charles and Queen Camilla beam into Commonwealth Games in TARDIS

'We were sent flying...': Minab school teacher reacts after Trump claimed Iranian school photos could be AI-generated

India avoids higher US tariff, secures lower 10% rate. Here's how

Hidden in British archives: Scientists decode 200-year-old Indian scroll that helped sailors cross one of the world's toughest seas

He predicted COVID-19 and 2008 economic crisis, was labeled fearmonger. Now he has another dire warning

Who is Abhijeet Dipke? Founder of Cockroach Janta Party leading NEET protests that triggered Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation

'House raided, father picked up': UP man Mohd Junaid alleges crackdown after CJP protest; Police deny claims

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine's armed forces strike Russian warship in Caspian Sea

Marvel's SDCC panel unveils New Avengers: Doomsday footage, Ryan Gosling's Ghost Rider and more

Houthis strike Saudi oil facilities, shoot down drone in escalating tensions: VIDEO

ChatGPT invoked God, told pastor not to worry about his symptoms. Then pulmonary embolism hit

Why more than 75,000 people watched a record Qantas flight on Flightradar24 Friday?

Ranbir Kapoor's Ramayana trailer leaks online again; fans urge for official release

NEET Protests riddled with misinformation? Delhi Police blocks 480 Pakistan-based handles spreading 'fake news' since Operation Sindoor

Comic-Con 2026: Ryan Gosling joins Marvel as Ghost Rider

'Proud moment for every Indian': What was PM Modi's first social media post after Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation

Meet top 5 Indian batters with most T20I runs in a calendar year

Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 4: India's full schedule, medal events and match timings

Reacher star Alan Ritchson slams US President Donald Trump over Epstein files; White House fires back

Trump says Iranian school bombing photos could be AI-generated - 'I don’t think...'

Why the S-400 fires its missiles straight up into the air

Google ends Play Services Support, likely to stop these Android phones from downloading apps & games

Another education minister resigned amid corruption row before Dharmendra Pradhan — but not in India

US says Turkey still barred from F-35 program until it gives up Russian S-400 system: Report

Van rams into crowd at Berlin Pride event, one dead; suspect 'linked to Islamist circles'

David Jonsson is the new Black Panther: Before his Marvel debut, revisit his best movies and TV shows on OTT

Why US fighter jets use seamless bubble canopies compared to Russian jets

Iran War Expands Beyond Red Sea? Tehran Warns Ukraine After Vessel Strike in Caspian Sea 

India's foreign ministry debunks viral claim made during last week's protests

Paramount Skydance agreed to pause its $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition until at least June pending a state-led antitrust trial, potentially facing $1.7 billion in delay fees.  

Paramount agrees to pause Warner Bros deal as states' legal challenge heads to trial

Chinese AI firm Moonshot faces US scrutiny after Anthropic accused it of using industrial-scale distillation to improve its Kimi K3 model. US officials have warned of sanctions and Entity List actions 



Moonshot could  face US sanctions: Govt takes note of Chinese AI firm's distillation attacks against Anthropic to improve its Kimi model

The RBI has taken its clearest step yet towards introducing polymer banknotes. But why replace paper notes that have been in use for decades? WION Decodes

Will India switch to plastic currency? Why RBI wants to replace paper currency, and what it means for your wallet | WION Decodes

Meta faces trial in Tennessee over claims Instagram was designed to addict teenagers. This case adds to growing US lawsuits over addictive algorithms, teen mental health and platform safety. Here is why it matters

Addictive algorithms: Meta trial opens in Tennessee as Instagram accused of 'addiction machine’ design

YouTube is tightening monetisation rules for AI-generated slop. This will target repetitive and inauthentic content while allowing original, value-adding AI-assisted videos that meet disclosure requirements. Here is what you should know if you are a creator



YouTube cracks down on AI slop, but didn't it help create the monster? Your channel will be demonetised if...

Bengaluru’s rising number of private cars and two-wheelers is a reflection of the growing transport challenges in the south Indian city. Metro rail is expanding slowly, and bus services are not matching urban population growth, worsening congestion and commute times.

Bengaluru private cars grow rapidly to 2.5 million. What it says about the public transport system of India's ‘Silicon Valley’

President Donald Trump has threatened to raise tariffs on Canadian goods, accusing Ottawa of failing to manage its forests and allowing wildfire smoke to pollute air across the United States, though he did not explain the legal basis for such a move.

'Filthy, polluted air': Trump threatens Canada with higher tariffs over wildfire smoke

Donald Trump's media company is preparing to launch Truth PSI, a premium service offering paying subscribers millisecond-early access to selected Truth Social posts, prompting ethics experts to question whether the president could financially benefit from market-moving announcements.

Insider trading made legal? Trump's media company to sell early access to Truth Social posts via 'Truth PSI'

Anthropic has launched Ode, a $1.5 billion enterprise AI company backed by Blackstone and Goldman Sachs. Rather than building another AI model, Ode will help businesses integrate AI into their core operations, betting implementation

Claude-maker Anthropic launches Ode, an enterprise AI company that learns how your business works and helps you run on AI

At the BIMSTEC NSA meeting in Delhi, Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval highlighted maritime security among other things. Here is why a stable and secure Bay of Bengal is essential for trade, energy flows, regional connectivity, and countering growing security challenges

BIMSTEC NSA meet and a stable Bay of Bengal: How maritime security is crucial for trade flows

IBM’s $100B crash (its worst since 1968) signals a massive shift: enterprise budgets are rotating out of software and into AI hardware as a severe global chip shortage starves tech incumbents.

$100 billion wiped out: How AI hardware boom just crushed IBM

Cybersecurity has emerged as the single most consequential trend for 2026, as AI-driven risks and quantum-era threats reshape how governments and firms defend digital infrastructure.

From bricks to clicks: the economy's big shift

The US House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in a 308-117 vote, paving the way for states to adopt permanent Daylight Saving Time. The bill now heads to the Senate, where similar efforts have stalled. Supporters cite economic and health benefits, while critics issued warning

America's clock debate enters its final round

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has been appointed to the US Federal Reserve's new balance sheet policy task force. Indian-origin economist Raj Chetty and Microsoft executive Asha Sharma also joined reform panels 

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, 2 other Indian-origin experts join US Fed Reserve's task forces

Recruit Works Institute projects a shortfall of roughly 11 million workers by 2040, hitting caregiving, transport, construction and food service hardest. More importantly, these sectors can't be offshored. Yet Tokyo's response is contradictory. 

Global workforce peaks: The maths gets ugly

US inflation cooled to 3.5% in June, below expectations, but analysts remain cautious over data reliability and looming energy price shocks. Rising fuel costs linked to Hormuz tensions and attacks on Russian refineries could reverse the trend, keeping inflation risks elevated.

Questions rise on US economic data credibility

The Strait of Hormuz is once again at the centre of a global energy crisis, but not every oil producer is losing. While Saudi Arabia, the US and Russia are reaping billions, others are seeing exports fall despite soaring crude prices. Scroll down to see who the biggest winners and losers are.

Hormuz crisis has clear winners and losers: Here's who's cashing in from the oil crisis

IBM shares fell 25 per cent in their biggest one-day decline in nearly 60 years after weak quarterly results. The company said customers shifted spending towards AI infrastructure and cybersecurity.

Biggest crash in nearly 60 years: IBM shares tumble 25% as AI spending reshapes enterprise technology

The second-quarter performance marked China's slowest economic expansion since late 2022, reflecting mounting pressure from weak domestic demand and external shocks despite steady exports and industrial production.

China's economy grows 4.3% in Q2, slowest pace since late 2022: Here's why

India's inflation has climbed above the RBI's 4% target again. Tomatoes, ginger, gold and even silver jewellery have become significantly more expensive, while only a handful of items have got cheaper. Scroll down to see the full winners and losers.

From tomatoes to jewellery: 10 things that got costlier in June, 5 that became cheaper, and which states were hit hardest by retail inflation

For decades, Beijing ran a simple formula: sell land and fund the government. In 2021, land sales alone generated 8.7 trillion yuan, or nearly $1.3 trillion. But by 2025, that figure had crashed to just 4.15 trillion yuan, a fall of more than 50%.

China’s fiscal engine sputters as the land model cracks

Higher commodity prices are now expected to translate into bumper earnings for the world's largest oil companies, setting the stage for a record quarter across the energy sector.

Big oil profits meet political backlash

China is using artificial intelligence to discover the next generation of blockbuster medicines. With innovative drug deals hitting a record $110 billion in just six months, Beijing is positioning itself to become a global pharmaceutical powerhouse.

China's $110-billion AI pharma boom could redefine the future of medicine

A new MeitY-CERT-In-SISA report warns India's banking sector faces rising cyber threats as AI-powered attacks outpace defences. Mid-sized banks and NBFCs are most vulnerable, with experts urging stronger cybersecurity as digital payments continue to grow.

Indian banks face AI threat speed trap

Union Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal denied the Reuters report which claimed that India had rejected a quick trade agreement with the US and that there was no consensus because Washington did not offer assurances on New Delhi’s key demands.

‘Baseless, misleading’: Piyush Goyal slams report saying India rejected quick trade deal with US

Economists warn that the impact extends well beyond damaged buildings. Trade, transportation, supply chains, employment and consumer spending are all expected to suffer, creating long-term economic uncertainty for one of Venezuela's key coastal commercial hubs.

Deadly earthquakes leave Venezuela facing a massive economic recovery