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Guangwen Kuang has challenged a Delhi High Court order refusing him permission to visit his ailing 82-year-old father in China amid an ongoing PMLA case
Posters calling Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi he real life Batman were put up near the Congress' Indira Bhawan headquarters and in parts of central Delhi by a party functionary. The posters had Gandhi's picture alongside the picture of Batman. It had the captions 'The Silent Guardian' and 'A Watchful Protector' written on them. The other caption on the poster was 'LoP Rahul Gandhi - The Real Life Batman'. The posters, courtesy Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress chief Akshay Lakra, were put up nea
India's Navy will lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones from General Atomics for 1,943 crore, strengthening maritime surveillance and intelligence capabilities
India's unemployment rate fell to 5.1% in July as labour force participation and worker population ratios rose, pointing to a firmer labour market
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in July that Russia would begin importing oil products to help stabilise the domestic market
India is the fastest-growing country for Philips Personal Health worldwide, with the company growing twice as fast as the domestic market and gaining share across categories
New Delhi [India], August 17: The Millennium Group of Schools, one of India's leading K-12 institutions, today announced the launch of the Millennium AI Creators Championship 2026, a first-of-its-kind national initiative designed to inspire school students to harness Artificial Intelligence responsibly while nurturing human creativity, innovation and future-ready skills. Open to students from Grades 5 to 12 across schools in India, the championship is free to participate, with registrations open
Large contracts are supporting deal values at Indian IT firms, but weaker discretionary spending and AI-led pricing pressure are squeezing the flow of smaller projects
New Delhi [India], August 17: Founded in Pune in 2013, Senses Electronics has built more than a decade of experience in smart boards, interactive flat panels, classroom software and AI-powered education technology for schools and institutions across India.
The pilots have been removed from the duty roster and their samples sent for confirmatory tests as Air India continues its one-time mandatory screening exercise
Ati Robotics plans a US manufacturing plant, while Addverb and Novus Hi-Tech are developing physical AI robots for industrial and defence applications and exports.
Nadcap accreditation for TCR's Navi Mumbai and Vadodara laboratories will allow Indian aerospace suppliers to conduct critical materials testing domestically, cutting costs
Soyoil prices are very competitive. At the same time, there are disruptions to sunflower oil shipments. That is making soyoil even more attractive, said Sandeep Bajoria of Sunvin Group
India's victory over Wales was built around an impressive penalty-corner display. Sanjay opened the scoring before captain Harmanpreet Singh converted twice to give India three points.
Earlier this month Jio Financial Services and BlackRock launched the JioBlackRock Nifty 50 ETF, marking the joint venture's entry into India's fast-growing exchange-traded fund market.
The six listed Reits manage more than 214 million sq ft of Grade A office and retail space, with gross assets under management of over Rs 3.17 trillion in Q1 FY27
A Reuters poll had projected the July unemployment rate at 5.4%
India is considering a single-window system to speed up satellite approvals while preparing rules to prevent global NGSO operators from making it harder for local constellations to enter the market
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 17: Arun Icecreams, the flagship ice cream brand from Hatsun Agro Product Ltd., has made its first-ever participation in the New York India Day Parade 2026, held on Madison Avenue, New York, on August 16, 2026.
NITI Aayog has released a report assessing Indias regulatory framework for professional services and benchmarking it against select foreign jurisdictions, with the aim of identifying challenges and policy measures to strengthen the sector and unlock the potential of Indias skilled workforce. Professional services account for nearly one-fourth of Indias total services exports, according to the report. As knowledge-intensive, high-value activities, professional services contribute to downstream se
High on confidence after holding Olympic silver medallists and world No. 4 China to a draw, India will look to strengthen their bid for a top-two finish in Pool D when they face South Africa in their second Women's Hockey World Cup match here on Tuesday. India, ranked ninth in the world, produced a disciplined display to secure a 2-2 draw against a fancied Chinese side in their tournament opener. The result has given them a valuable point and put them in a good position to qualify for the second
Two pilots of the Air India Group have failed the initial drug test as their results came on-negative and their samples have been sent for confirmatory tests, according to a source. On August 13, Air India and Air India Express started mandatory psychoactive substance testing of all their pilots, expanding checks beyond regulatory requirements. These tests were made mandatory following the August 4 incident, when the captain of an Air India Phuket-Delhi flight, that suddenly lost altitude, test
The US Ambassador to India will deliver a special address at the IACC National Convention 2026 in Mumbai, with technology, investment, supply chains and economic cooperation on the agenda
The Temasek Holdings Pte.-backed renewable energy company plans to submit draft documents as early as this month
India resumed Day 3 at 460 for nine but could add only two runs before their innings came to an end.
IMD has forecast isolated extremely heavy rain over West Bengal and Odisha, with heavy to very heavy showers likely across several states, including Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand
A dubious post that spread on X became the basis of false claims that Iran's leadership had declared it a nuclear power
Venture capital firm behind Flipkart and Swiggy closes ninth India fund as part of a record $3.5 billion global raise, betting AI lets homegrown startups build for the world from day one
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor held discussions with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday to deliberate on US-India strategic cooperation, describing the meeting as fruitful.
India on Tuesday described its border issues with China as most serious and asserted that maintaining peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is of utmost importance, as the state of the frontier will govern the overall trajectory of bilateral ties. New Delhi also trashed Beijing's criticism of its decision to formally identify 27 places and geographical features in Arunachal Pradesh by their standard names, emphasising that the state is an inalienable and integral part of
India's IT industry was built not just on Y2K, but on the 1991 reforms that opened capital, technology, telecom and global markets, creating a powerful engine of exports and foreign exchange
US moves to advance a landmark crypto bill as India weighs a statutory framework for virtual digital assets, with a parliamentary panel seeking interim SRO-based oversight
The current scenario, where airlines are unable to find suitable top candidates in India, can be partly traced back to the country's chequered aviation history
Private wealth built the institutions that gave India its scientific capability long before the nation had economic strength or independence. There is a need to do it again
SBI plans to raise funds through five-year dollar bonds, with the final issue size hinging on its ability to compress the initial pricing guidance
Air India CEO Wilson summoned by MoCA over Phuket-Delhi flight incident
The company expects India's share of its business to rise from the current 30 per cent to 40 per cent over four years, supporting double-digit revenue growth
Campbell Wilson briefed senior government officials on the August 4 incident involving flight AI2379, which lost around 300 feet in altitude and injured 17 people
Company plans Rs 2,000-3,000 crore raise via fresh equity; pre-IPO placements next year
The offer received bids for 96.32 crore shares as against 11.49 crore shares on offer.
At meeting held on 11 August 2026

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