Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Indian security forces have dismantled the Shahzad Bhatti Network, an alleged ISI-backed terror network, ahead of Independence Day. More than 200 operatives were arrested in coordinated operations across 14 states, with authorities recovering IEDs, grenades, pistols, ammunition and CCTV equipment allegedly linked to the network.

Amit Shah: Shahzad Bhatti network busted ahead of I-day

The Supreme Court has told Karnataka to follow the CWMA's order and release enough Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu says it hasn't received its fair share this year, while Karnataka says it's already increased the water flow after recent rains. The court will hear the case again around August 24 to check on the latest situation.

Cauvery row: Supreme Court asks Karnataka to comply with CWMA's order

Government departments are setting up Quick Response Teams (QRTs) to tackle misinformation on social media, with officials aiming for a response within just two hours of spotting fake or misleading content. Departments like power, agriculture, and commerce have already formed their teams, which will monitor digital platforms for content that's factually incorrect, manipulated, or taken out of context, and coordinate with the PIB's fact-check unit.


Indian Govt plans two-hour response to misinformation, QRTS to flag misleading posts

An American chip company is doubling its Indian workforce, and the work it is doubling down on is not the kind India is usually associated with.&nbsp;The Investment&nbsp;Marvell Technology announced it will invest $250 million in India over the next three years, expanding across technology, talent and infrastructure. The company plans to double its headcount in the country over that period.&nbsp;The physical expansion includes a new wing at its Bangalore office and a larger presence in Hyderabad. Marvell established operations in Bangalore in 2006, and India has since grown into the company's second-largest research and development organisation worldwide.&nbsp;What The Work Actually Is&nbsp;This is the detail that distinguishes the announcement from the general run of technology investment in India.&nbsp;Marvell's teams across Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad work on advanced process technologies at 2 nanometres and beyond, high-speed analog intellectual property, subsystem design, software and firmware development, and end-to-end silicon development. The expanded footprint supports design of semiconductor solutions for AI, cloud and data infrastructure.&nbsp;Two-nanometre process design is genuinely at the leading edge. TSMC's N2 is the most advanced node in volume production anywhere; Intel began high-volume manufacturing on its 18A node using ASML High-NA EUV lithography this year. Companies designing at that node are a short list, and doing that design work in India is a different proposition from running a support centre or a services back office.&nbsp;High-speed analog IP is similarly specialised. Digital design has been substantially automated over decades; analog design remains stubbornly dependent on experienced engineers, and the people who can do it well are scarce everywhere in the world.&nbsp;Why It Matters For India Now&nbsp;The timing places this against a difficult backdrop for Indian technology employment.&nbsp;The combined market capitalisation of TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra has fallen more than 46 per cent since August 2024, as generative AI automates the coding, testing and support work the IT services industry was built to supply. A Bloomberg investigation this week documented Indian workers being paid around $2.62 an hour to film their own labour, generating training data for robots designed to replace them.&nbsp;Both of those describe the same vulnerability: an economy positioned as a supplier of labour to the technology industry, at the moment the technology industry is automating labour.&nbsp;Chip design is a different position in that value chain. It is not labour arbitrage, it is not readily automated, and the constraint on it globally is the supply of engineers who can do it rather than the cost of employing them. A company doubling its Indian headcount for 2nm design work is competing for scarce expertise rather than sourcing cheap execution.&nbsp;The Policy Context&nbsp;It also lands alongside a substantial government push. In July, India approved Semicon 2.0 with an outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore, expanding the programme's focus beyond fabrication to chip design, semiconductor equipment and materials, advanced packaging, research and development, and talent development.&nbsp;The talent element is the part that connects to Marvell's announcement. Electronic Design Automation tools — the software chips are designed with, and historically expensive enough to be a genuine barrier — have been deployed across 320 academic institutions, with more than 68,000 students trained. By April 2026, 211 chips had been taped out by 75 institutions, with seven successfully fabricated at various nodes including 12 nanometres.&nbsp;A tape-out from a university is not a commercial product. But it is the step at which a design becomes real silicon, and 211 of them is a pipeline rather than a pilot.&nbsp;India's semiconductor ambition has generally been discussed in terms of fabrication plants, which are enormously expensive, take years, and are hard to make competitive against incumbents. Design is the part India is closer to already, and Marvell doubling its headcount is a company acting on that assessment with its own money.

Marvell will invest $250 million in India over three years and double its headcount, expanding in Bangalore and Hyderabad. India is already its second-largest R&D organisation worldwide, with teams working on 2nm process technology and end-to-end silicon design.

An American chip company is doubling its Indian workforce, and the work it is doubling down on is not the kind India is usually associated with. The Investment Marvell Technology announced it will invest $250 million in India over the next three years, expanding across technology, talent and infrastructure. The company plans to double its headcount in the country over that period. The physical expansion includes a new wing at its Bangalore office and a larger presence in Hyderabad. Marvell established operations in Bangalore in 2006, and India has since grown into the company's second-largest research and development organisation worldwide. What The Work Actually Is This is the detail that distinguishes the announcement from the general run of technology investment in India. Marvell's teams across Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad work on advanced process technologies at 2 nanometres and beyond, high-speed analog intellectual property, subsystem design, software and firmware development, and end-to-end silicon development. The expanded footprint supports design of semiconductor solutions for AI, cloud and data infrastructure. Two-nanometre process design is genuinely at the leading edge. TSMC's N2 is the most advanced node in volume production anywhere; Intel began high-volume manufacturing on its 18A node using ASML High-NA EUV lithography this year. Companies designing at that node are a short list, and doing that design work in India is a different proposition from running a support centre or a services back office. High-speed analog IP is similarly specialised. Digital design has been substantially automated over decades; analog design remains stubbornly dependent on experienced engineers, and the people who can do it well are scarce everywhere in the world. Why It Matters For India Now The timing places this against a difficult backdrop for Indian technology employment. The combined market capitalisation of TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra has fallen more than 46 per cent since August 2024, as generative AI automates the coding, testing and support work the IT services industry was built to supply. A Bloomberg investigation this week documented Indian workers being paid around $2.62 an hour to film their own labour, generating training data for robots designed to replace them. Both of those describe the same vulnerability: an economy positioned as a supplier of labour to the technology industry, at the moment the technology industry is automating labour. Chip design is a different position in that value chain. It is not labour arbitrage, it is not readily automated, and the constraint on it globally is the supply of engineers who can do it rather than the cost of employing them. A company doubling its Indian headcount for 2nm design work is competing for scarce expertise rather than sourcing cheap execution. The Policy Context It also lands alongside a substantial government push. In July, India approved Semicon 2.0 with an outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore, expanding the programme's focus beyond fabrication to chip design, semiconductor equipment and materials, advanced packaging, research and development, and talent development. The talent element is the part that connects to Marvell's announcement. Electronic Design Automation tools — the software chips are designed with, and historically expensive enough to be a genuine barrier — have been deployed across 320 academic institutions, with more than 68,000 students trained. By April 2026, 211 chips had been taped out by 75 institutions, with seven successfully fabricated at various nodes including 12 nanometres. A tape-out from a university is not a commercial product. But it is the step at which a design becomes real silicon, and 211 of them is a pipeline rather than a pilot. India's semiconductor ambition has generally been discussed in terms of fabrication plants, which are enormously expensive, take years, and are hard to make competitive against incumbents. Design is the part India is closer to already, and Marvell doubling its headcount is a company acting on that assessment with its own money.

Marvell Technology will invest $250 million in India over three years and double its headcount, opening a new wing at its Bangalore office and expanding in Hyderabad. India is already Marvell's second-largest research and development organisation worldwide, with teams working on 2nm process technology and end-to-end silicon development.

Marvell is putting $250 million into India and doubling its headcount

With his roots in Punjab, Indian-origin Flight Lieutenant Arshdeep Singh Dang, 28, has become the first Sikh to graduate as a fighter pilot in Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF). He is the first Sikh to attain wings from a Fighter Squadron of the RAF since World War II, according to the RAF.

A fast jet pilot graduation ceremony was held at RAF Valley in North Wales on Friday (August 14), where the British air force announced Arshdeep’s achievement.

Arshdeep Singh Dang makes history as Britain's new Sikh fighter pilot

An uneasy calm gripped relations between Bangladesh and India following ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's virtual public address from New Delhi on August 5, 2026, marking the anniversary of the uprising that toppled her regime. Her vow to return to Bangladesh despite a death sentence sparked sharp diplomatic protests from Dhaka.


Uneasy calm prevails after Sheik Hasina's August 5 address

WION Exclusive: Indian-origin cancer specialist Dr. Ashutosh K. Tewari speaks to WION about the growing role of artificial intelligence and robotics-assisted technology in prostate cancer treatment.

In this exclusive conversation, Dr. Tewari discusses how advanced technologies are helping doctors improve precision, planning and decision-making in cancer care. He also explains the evolving role of robotic-assisted procedures and how AI could shape the future of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment.

The conversation explores the latest developments in prostate cancer care, the potential of emerging medical technologies and what the future could look like for patients and healthcare professionals.

Watch the full WION Exclusive for insights from Dr. Ashutosh K. Tewari on AI, robotics and the future of prostate cancer treatment.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a seven-point ‘Saptadhara’ reform framework aimed at accelerating India's journey towards Viksit Bharat@2047. The roadmap focuses on sweeping reforms across manufacturing, agriculture, technology, infrastructure, defence, the green and blue economy, and India's growing global influence.


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India's monsoon devastation continues to mount. In Himachal Pradesh, the death toll has climbed to 183 over 47 days, with 79 lives lost to natural hazards like landslides, falls, and drowning, and losses crossing ₹972 crore. Meanwhile in Arunachal Pradesh, five army personnel have gone missing and three people have been killed as flash floods and landslides batter the northeast. With rain continuing to trigger chaos across multiple states, rescue and relief operations remain a top priority as authorities work to assess the full scale of the destruction.


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India’s sporting story since Independence has been marked by determination, historic breakthroughs, remarkable comebacks and champions who have inspired millions. From hockey’s dominance in the early years to major achievements in cricket, athletics, badminton, wrestling, shooting, boxing, chess and other sports, India has steadily strengthened its presence on the global sporting stage.&nbsp;As India celebrates its 80th year of Independence, here is a look at some of the country’s biggest sporting milestones:<ul><li>1948 : India wins Olympic hockey gold: Independent India won its first Olympic medal as the men’s hockey team claimed gold at the London Games.</li><li>1951 : India wins Asian Games football gold: India became football champions at the first Asian Games, held in New Delhi.</li><li>1952 : KD Jadhav wins Olympic bronze: Jadhav became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal after securing bronze in wrestling at the Helsinki Games.</li><li>1956 : India reaches Olympic football semi-finals: India finished fourth at the Melbourne Olympics, which remains the country’s best Olympic football finish.</li><li>1956 : India wins Olympic hockey gold: India defeated Pakistan in the final in Melbourne to retain the hockey title.</li><li>1958 : Milkha Singh wins Commonwealth Games gold: Singh won the 440 yard race in Cardiff, becoming independent India’s first Commonwealth Games athletics gold medallist.</li><li>1958 : Lila Ram wins Commonwealth Games wrestling gold: Ram became the first Indian wrestler to win gold at the Commonwealth Games.</li><li>1958 : Milkha Singh wins two Asian Games golds: He topped the podium in the 200m and 400m events.</li><li>1960 : Milkha Singh finishes fourth in Olympic 400m: Singh narrowly missed a medal in Rome, finishing fourth in one of India’s finest Olympic athletics performances.</li><li>1962 : India wins Asian Games football gold: India defeated South Korea in the Jakarta final to claim its second Asian Games football title.</li><li>1964 : India wins Olympic hockey gold: India defeated Pakistan in the Tokyo final to secure another Olympic hockey title.</li><li>1966 : India wins Asian Games hockey gold: India claimed its first Asian Games hockey gold in Bangkok.</li><li>1971 : India wins Test series in West Indies and England: Under Ajit Wadekar, India recorded its first Test series victories in both countries in the same year.</li><li>1972 : India wins Olympic hockey bronze: India secured its 10th consecutive Olympic hockey medal with bronze at the Munich Games.</li><li>1975 : India wins Hockey World Cup: India defeated Pakistan in the final in Kuala Lumpur to claim its first and only Hockey World Cup title.</li><li>1980 : India wins eighth Olympic hockey gold: India extended its record by winning an eighth men’s hockey Olympic gold medal.</li><li>1983 : India wins maiden ODI World Cup: Kapil Dev’s team stunned defending champions West Indies at Lord’s to win India’s first ODI World Cup.</li><li>1984 : PT Usha finishes fourth at Olympics: Usha missed bronze in the 400m hurdles at Los Angeles by just 0.01 seconds.</li><li>1985 : Prakash Padukone wins All England title: Padukone became the first Indian to win the prestigious badminton championship.</li><li>1986 : PT Usha wins four Asian Games golds: Usha won four gold medals and one silver at the Seoul Asian Games.</li></ul>Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/how-indian-cricket-dismantled-poor-traveler-reputation-1786784382087">How India broke 'poor traveller' tag to become cricket rulers since independence</a><ul><li>1988 : Viswanathan Anand becomes India’s first chess Grandmaster: Anand achieved the feat at the age of 18.</li><li>1996 : Leander Paes wins Olympic bronze: Paes won the men’s singles bronze in Atlanta, giving India its first individual Olympic medal in 44 years.</li><li>1999 : Paes and Bhupathi win French Open: The Indian duo claimed their first Grand Slam men’s doubles title together.</li><li>1999 : Paes and Bhupathi win Wimbledon: The pair added the Wimbledon men’s doubles crown to their French Open success.</li><li>2000 : Karnam Malleswari wins Olympic bronze: Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.</li><li>2000 : Viswanathan Anand wins FIDE World Championship: Anand became the first Indian and first Asian to win the title.</li><li>2001 : Pullela Gopichand wins All England title: Gopichand became only the second Indian after Padukone to win the prestigious championship.</li><li>2002 : Anju Bobby George wins Asian Games gold: She claimed the women’s long jump title.</li><li>2002 : India wins women’s hockey gold at Commonwealth Games: India secured its first and only Commonwealth Games gold in women’s hockey.</li><li>2003 : Anju Bobby George wins World Championships bronze: She became the first Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships.</li><li>2004 : Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore wins Olympic silver: Rathore won India’s first individual Olympic silver medal in double trap shooting.</li><li>2005 : Pankaj Advani completes billiards World Championship double: Advani became the first player to win both the points and time format world titles in the same year.</li><li>2006 : Samaresh Jung wins seven Commonwealth Games medals: Jung won five gold, one silver and one bronze in Melbourne and also received the inaugural David Dixon Award.</li><li>2007 : India wins inaugural T20 World Cup: MS Dhoni’s team defeated Pakistan in Johannesburg to win the first ICC World Twenty20 title.</li><li>2007 : Viswanathan Anand becomes undisputed World Champion: Anand went on to retain the world title in 2008, 2010 and 2012.</li><li>2008 : Abhinav Bindra wins Olympic gold: Bindra became India’s first individual Olympic champion.</li><li>2009 : Saina Nehwal wins Indonesia Open: She became the first Indian player, male or female, to win a BWF Super Series title.</li><li>2010 : Sushil Kumar wins World Wrestling Championships gold: He became the first Indian to win a World Wrestling Championships title.</li><li>2011 : India wins ODI World Cup: India lifted the trophy for the second time and became the first team to win the tournament on home soil.</li><li>2012 : Saina Nehwal wins Olympic bronze: She became India’s first Olympic badminton medallist.</li><li>2012 : Mary Kom wins Olympic bronze: Kom became India’s first woman boxer to win an Olympic medal.</li><li>2013 : Sachin Tendulkar reaches 100 international centuries: Tendulkar became the first player to score 100 international hundreds, a record that remains unmatched.</li><li>2013 : India wins Champions Trophy: MS Dhoni became the first captain to win all three major ICC limited overs titles.</li><li>2015 : Sania Mirza becomes world No. 1: Mirza became the first Indian woman to reach the top of the WTA women’s doubles rankings.</li><li>2015 : Sania Mirza wins Wimbledon: Mirza became the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam doubles title.</li><li>2016 : Sakshi Malik wins Olympic bronze: Malik became India’s first female Olympic wrestling medallist.</li><li>&nbsp;2016 : PV Sindhu wins Olympic silver: Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win an individual Olympic silver medal.</li><li>2018 : Neeraj Chopra wins Asian Games javelin gold: Chopra became the first Indian to win men’s javelin gold at the Asian Games.</li><li>2018 : Vinesh Phogat wins Asian Games wrestling gold: She became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games wrestling gold, claiming the 50kg freestyle title.</li><li>2019 : PV Sindhu wins World Championships gold: Sindhu became the first Indian badminton player to win a world singles title.</li><li>2021 : Neeraj Chopra wins Olympic javelin gold: Chopra delivered India’s first Olympic athletics gold and first ever track and field gold.</li><li>2022 : India wins maiden Thomas Cup: India defeated 14 time champions Indonesia to win the men’s badminton team world championship for the first time.</li><li>2023 : Satwik and Chirag win Asian Games gold: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won India’s first Asian Games badminton men’s doubles gold.</li><li>&nbsp;2023 : Neeraj Chopra wins World Championships gold: Chopra became India’s first world champion in athletics.</li><li>2024 : India wins T20 World Cup: India defeated South Africa in the final to claim its second men’s T20 World Cup title.</li><li>2024 : D. Gukesh becomes youngest World Chess Champion: At 18, Gukesh defeated Ding Liren 7.5 6.5 to become the youngest world champion in chess history.</li><li>2025 : India wins first Women’s ODI World Cup: India defeated South Africa by 52 runs to claim its maiden Women’s ODI World Cup title.</li><li>2025 : India wins Champions Trophy: India defeated New Zealand by four wickets to become the first team to win the tournament three times.</li><li>2026 : India wins third men’s T20 World Cup: India became the most successful team in the tournament’s history and the first to successfully defend the title.</li><li>2026 : India wins first Commonwealth Games judo gold medals: Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh created history by winning India’s first ever Commonwealth Games judo gold medals in Glasgow.</li></ul>

As India celebrates its 80th Independence Day, here’s a look back at the sporting achievements that reflect the country’s remarkable journey and progress.

India’s sporting story since Independence has been marked by determination, historic breakthroughs, remarkable comebacks and champions who have inspired millions. From hockey’s dominance in the early years to major achievements in cricket, athletics, badminton, wrestling, shooting, boxing, chess and other sports, India has steadily strengthened its presence on the global sporting stage. As India celebrates its 80th year of Independence, here is a look at some of the country’s biggest sporting milestones: 1948 : India wins Olympic hockey gold: Independent India won its first Olympic medal as the men’s hockey team claimed gold at the London Games. 1951 : India wins Asian Games football gold: India became football champions at the first Asian Games, held in New Delhi. 1952 : KD Jadhav wins Olympic bronze: Jadhav became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal after securing bronze in wrestling at the Helsinki Games. 1956 : India reaches Olympic football semi-finals: India finished fourth at the Melbourne Olympics, which remains the country’s best Olympic football finish. 1956 : India wins Olympic hockey gold: India defeated Pakistan in the final in Melbourne to retain the hockey title. 1958 : Milkha Singh wins Commonwealth Games gold: Singh won the 440 yard race in Cardiff, becoming independent India’s first Commonwealth Games athletics gold medallist. 1958 : Lila Ram wins Commonwealth Games wrestling gold: Ram became the first Indian wrestler to win gold at the Commonwealth Games. 1958 : Milkha Singh wins two Asian Games golds: He topped the podium in the 200m and 400m events. 1960 : Milkha Singh finishes fourth in Olympic 400m: Singh narrowly missed a medal in Rome, finishing fourth in one of India’s finest Olympic athletics performances. 1962 : India wins Asian Games football gold: India defeated South Korea in the Jakarta final to claim its second Asian Games football title. 1964 : India wins Olympic hockey gold: India defeated Pakistan in the Tokyo final to secure another Olympic hockey title. 1966 : India wins Asian Games hockey gold: India claimed its first Asian Games hockey gold in Bangkok. 1971 : India wins Test series in West Indies and England: Under Ajit Wadekar, India recorded its first Test series victories in both countries in the same year. 1972 : India wins Olympic hockey bronze: India secured its 10th consecutive Olympic hockey medal with bronze at the Munich Games. 1975 : India wins Hockey World Cup: India defeated Pakistan in the final in Kuala Lumpur to claim its first and only Hockey World Cup title. 1980 : India wins eighth Olympic hockey gold: India extended its record by winning an eighth men’s hockey Olympic gold medal. 1983 : India wins maiden ODI World Cup: Kapil Dev’s team stunned defending champions West Indies at Lord’s to win India’s first ODI World Cup. 1984 : PT Usha finishes fourth at Olympics: Usha missed bronze in the 400m hurdles at Los Angeles by just 0.01 seconds. 1985 : Prakash Padukone wins All England title: Padukone became the first Indian to win the prestigious badminton championship. 1986 : PT Usha wins four Asian Games golds: Usha won four gold medals and one silver at the Seoul Asian Games. Also Read - How India broke 'poor traveller' tag to become cricket rulers since independence 1988 : Viswanathan Anand becomes India’s first chess Grandmaster: Anand achieved the feat at the age of 18. 1996 : Leander Paes wins Olympic bronze: Paes won the men’s singles bronze in Atlanta, giving India its first individual Olympic medal in 44 years. 1999 : Paes and Bhupathi win French Open: The Indian duo claimed their first Grand Slam men’s doubles title together. 1999 : Paes and Bhupathi win Wimbledon: The pair added the Wimbledon men’s doubles crown to their French Open success. 2000 : Karnam Malleswari wins Olympic bronze: Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. 2000 : Viswanathan Anand wins FIDE World Championship: Anand became the first Indian and first Asian to win the title. 2001 : Pullela Gopichand wins All England title: Gopichand became only the second Indian after Padukone to win the prestigious championship. 2002 : Anju Bobby George wins Asian Games gold: She claimed the women’s long jump title. 2002 : India wins women’s hockey gold at Commonwealth Games: India secured its first and only Commonwealth Games gold in women’s hockey. 2003 : Anju Bobby George wins World Championships bronze: She became the first Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships. 2004 : Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore wins Olympic silver: Rathore won India’s first individual Olympic silver medal in double trap shooting. 2005 : Pankaj Advani completes billiards World Championship double: Advani became the first player to win both the points and time format world titles in the same year. 2006 : Samaresh Jung wins seven Commonwealth Games medals: Jung won five gold, one silver and one bronze in Melbourne and also received the inaugural David Dixon Award. 2007 : India wins inaugural T20 World Cup: MS Dhoni’s team defeated Pakistan in Johannesburg to win the first ICC World Twenty20 title. 2007 : Viswanathan Anand becomes undisputed World Champion: Anand went on to retain the world title in 2008, 2010 and 2012. 2008 : Abhinav Bindra wins Olympic gold: Bindra became India’s first individual Olympic champion. 2009 : Saina Nehwal wins Indonesia Open: She became the first Indian player, male or female, to win a BWF Super Series title. 2010 : Sushil Kumar wins World Wrestling Championships gold: He became the first Indian to win a World Wrestling Championships title. 2011 : India wins ODI World Cup: India lifted the trophy for the second time and became the first team to win the tournament on home soil. 2012 : Saina Nehwal wins Olympic bronze: She became India’s first Olympic badminton medallist. 2012 : Mary Kom wins Olympic bronze: Kom became India’s first woman boxer to win an Olympic medal. 2013 : Sachin Tendulkar reaches 100 international centuries: Tendulkar became the first player to score 100 international hundreds, a record that remains unmatched. 2013 : India wins Champions Trophy: MS Dhoni became the first captain to win all three major ICC limited overs titles. 2015 : Sania Mirza becomes world No. 1: Mirza became the first Indian woman to reach the top of the WTA women’s doubles rankings. 2015 : Sania Mirza wins Wimbledon: Mirza became the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam doubles title. 2016 : Sakshi Malik wins Olympic bronze: Malik became India’s first female Olympic wrestling medallist. 2016 : PV Sindhu wins Olympic silver: Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win an individual Olympic silver medal. 2018 : Neeraj Chopra wins Asian Games javelin gold: Chopra became the first Indian to win men’s javelin gold at the Asian Games. 2018 : Vinesh Phogat wins Asian Games wrestling gold: She became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games wrestling gold, claiming the 50kg freestyle title. 2019 : PV Sindhu wins World Championships gold: Sindhu became the first Indian badminton player to win a world singles title. 2021 : Neeraj Chopra wins Olympic javelin gold: Chopra delivered India’s first Olympic athletics gold and first ever track and field gold. 2022 : India wins maiden Thomas Cup: India defeated 14 time champions Indonesia to win the men’s badminton team world championship for the first time. 2023 : Satwik and Chirag win Asian Games gold: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won India’s first Asian Games badminton men’s doubles gold. 2023 : Neeraj Chopra wins World Championships gold: Chopra became India’s first world champion in athletics. 2024 : India wins T20 World Cup: India defeated South Africa in the final to claim its second men’s T20 World Cup title. 2024 : D. Gukesh becomes youngest World Chess Champion: At 18, Gukesh defeated Ding Liren 7.5 6.5 to become the youngest world champion in chess history. 2025 : India wins first Women’s ODI World Cup: India defeated South Africa by 52 runs to claim its maiden Women’s ODI World Cup title. 2025 : India wins Champions Trophy: India defeated New Zealand by four wickets to become the first team to win the tournament three times. 2026 : India wins third men’s T20 World Cup: India became the most successful team in the tournament’s history and the first to successfully defend the title. 2026 : India wins first Commonwealth Games judo gold medals: Asmita Dey and Harsh Singh created history by winning India’s first ever Commonwealth Games judo gold medals in Glasgow.

As India celebrates its 80th Independence Day, here’s a look back at the sporting achievements that reflect the country’s remarkable journey and progress.

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Once the undisputed kings of hockey, India’s glorious Olympic legacy contrasts with their long World Cup drought, with their only title coming in 1975. As the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup kicks off, the focus is on a new generation hoping to revive India’s hockey dominance and end decades of waiting for World Cup glory.


Can India end five-decade World Cup medal drought?

In New Delhi, women segregate plastic packaging with iPhones strapped to their foreheads, angled to capture every motion of their hands. The footage is not for supervision. It is training data, and what it is training is a machine to do their job.&nbsp;What The Investigation Found&nbsp;A Bloomberg investigation published this week documented thousands of workers across India being paid to film their own labour from a first-person perspective for robotics companies.&nbsp;The work is precisely what it sounds like. Workers wear cameras — often ordinary iPhones strapped to the head — angled downward to catch the exact movements of their hands: flicking a blade to strip labels from plastic bags, stacking sacks for reprocessing, stitching shoes, welding steel. Robotics firms are competing to collect this footage.&nbsp;The rate of pay is around $2.62 an hour.&nbsp;Why This Data Is Valuable&nbsp;The technical term is egocentric data — video captured from the perspective of the person performing a task rather than from an observing camera.&nbsp;It matters because the hardest problem in robotics is not building a machine that can move. It is teaching that machine what a task actually involves: how much pressure to apply, at what angle, in what sequence, and how to adjust when the material behaves unexpectedly. That knowledge lives in the hands of people who do the work, and it is largely tacit — the workers themselves could not fully write it down.&nbsp;First-person video captures it anyway. Feed enough of it into a model and the machine can begin to copy the motion. Which is why robotics companies are willing to pay for footage of tasks that, from the outside, look unremarkable.&nbsp;The Consent Question&nbsp;This is where the story turns from an economic observation into an ethical one.&nbsp;According to the reporting, many workers were not clearly informed that the footage would be used to train automation systems targeting their own job categories. India's IT Ministry has reportedly raised questions about whether consent obtained in these arrangements is adequate.&nbsp;The distinction matters. Data labelling — the established Indian outsourcing business of tagging images and text for AI training — involves workers processing someone else's data. This is different in kind. Here the workers are the data. Their movements, their bodies and their working environments are the raw material, and the specific purpose of collecting it is to reproduce their labour without them.&nbsp;The Wider Context&nbsp;India's position in the global AI economy has been built substantially on supplying labour to it — the data annotation, content moderation and IT services work that the technology requires.&nbsp;That position is already under strain. The combined market capitalisation of TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra has fallen more than 46 per cent since August 2024, as generative AI automates the coding and support work the industry was built to supply. Nearly 50,000 job cuts announced globally in 2026 have been explicitly attributed to AI.&nbsp;What the Bloomberg reporting documents is the same dynamic arriving in physical labour, and arriving through a mechanism in which the workers themselves are the mechanism. The camera on the forehead is the transfer.&nbsp;None of this makes the robotics work illegitimate — training data has to come from somewhere, and paid work is paid work. But at $2.62 an hour, with the purpose reportedly undisclosed, the terms of that exchange are worth stating plainly. Someone is being paid a few dollars an hour to hand over the one thing that made their labour valuable.

A Bloomberg investigation found thousands of Indian workers filming their own labour with head-mounted iPhones at around $2.62 an hour, generating training data for robotics firms. Many were not told the footage automates their own job categories.

In New Delhi, women segregate plastic packaging with iPhones strapped to their foreheads, angled to capture every motion of their hands. The footage is not for supervision. It is training data, and what it is training is a machine to do their job. What The Investigation Found A Bloomberg investigation published this week documented thousands of workers across India being paid to film their own labour from a first-person perspective for robotics companies. The work is precisely what it sounds like. Workers wear cameras — often ordinary iPhones strapped to the head — angled downward to catch the exact movements of their hands: flicking a blade to strip labels from plastic bags, stacking sacks for reprocessing, stitching shoes, welding steel. Robotics firms are competing to collect this footage. The rate of pay is around $2.62 an hour. Why This Data Is Valuable The technical term is egocentric data — video captured from the perspective of the person performing a task rather than from an observing camera. It matters because the hardest problem in robotics is not building a machine that can move. It is teaching that machine what a task actually involves: how much pressure to apply, at what angle, in what sequence, and how to adjust when the material behaves unexpectedly. That knowledge lives in the hands of people who do the work, and it is largely tacit — the workers themselves could not fully write it down. First-person video captures it anyway. Feed enough of it into a model and the machine can begin to copy the motion. Which is why robotics companies are willing to pay for footage of tasks that, from the outside, look unremarkable. The Consent Question This is where the story turns from an economic observation into an ethical one. According to the reporting, many workers were not clearly informed that the footage would be used to train automation systems targeting their own job categories. India's IT Ministry has reportedly raised questions about whether consent obtained in these arrangements is adequate. The distinction matters. Data labelling — the established Indian outsourcing business of tagging images and text for AI training — involves workers processing someone else's data. This is different in kind. Here the workers are the data. Their movements, their bodies and their working environments are the raw material, and the specific purpose of collecting it is to reproduce their labour without them. The Wider Context India's position in the global AI economy has been built substantially on supplying labour to it — the data annotation, content moderation and IT services work that the technology requires. That position is already under strain. The combined market capitalisation of TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra has fallen more than 46 per cent since August 2024, as generative AI automates the coding and support work the industry was built to supply. Nearly 50,000 job cuts announced globally in 2026 have been explicitly attributed to AI. What the Bloomberg reporting documents is the same dynamic arriving in physical labour, and arriving through a mechanism in which the workers themselves are the mechanism. The camera on the forehead is the transfer. None of this makes the robotics work illegitimate — training data has to come from somewhere, and paid work is paid work. But at $2.62 an hour, with the purpose reportedly undisclosed, the terms of that exchange are worth stating plainly. Someone is being paid a few dollars an hour to hand over the one thing that made their labour valuable.

A Bloomberg investigation has documented thousands of Indian workers filming their own labour with head-mounted iPhones, generating training data for robotics companies teaching machines to replicate the work. The pay is around $2.62 an hour. Many were not told the footage is being used to automate their specific job categories, and India's IT Ministry has reportedly raised questions about consent.

Indian workers are filming their own jobs at $2.62 an hour to train the robots that will replace them

NSA Ajit Doval has spoken for the first time about Operation Sindoor, delivering a strong message to the world: India's generosity and tolerance should never be mistaken for weakness.


NSA Ajit Doval on Operation Sindoor: 'India can hit hard, irrespective of consequences'

A Class 11 student in Uttar Pradesh's Sant Kabir Nagar allegedly staged his own kidnapping in a bid to extort ₹1 lakh from his father, after racking up gaming debts online. To make it convincing, he sent his father an AI-generated photo showing what looked like a serious eye injury, reportedly with help from a friend. Police tracked him down using surveillance footage and a public Wi-Fi trail, finding him hiding at a friend's house. He later admitted the entire plan was staged to settle his debts. Here's how the hoax unraveled.


India: Student 'stages' his own kidnapping to settle gaming debts

The Partition of India in 1947 remains one of the most painful chapters in South Asian history. As British India was divided into India and Pakistan, millions were forced to leave their homes amid communal violence and upheaval. Families were separated, communities uprooted and countless lives were lost. Decades later, the memories of Partition continue to shape the region.


1947 partition of India: When millions were killed & displaced

A new Pew Research survey highlights the deep mistrust that continues to define India-Pakistan relations. The study found that many Indians view Russia as their country’s greatest ally, while Pakistan is seen as the biggest threat. 


Pew Research: Indians see russia as greatest ally, Pakistan as biggest threat

From how global forces move your fixed deposit to what it took to build Blinkit — ten books on Indian entrepreneurship, leadership, finance and innovation that belong on every professional's shelf.

India's business ecosystem is producing a new wave of writing — on entrepreneurship, leadership, personal finance and innovation. From how global economic forces reach into your fixed deposit, to what it actually took to build Blinkit, these ten books combine practical insight with hard-won experience. A reading list for entrepreneurs, professionals and anyone trying to understand how Indian business really works.

10 books that take you inside the ideas and people shaping Indian business

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