Ranchi, Oct 8 (IANS) What began as a playful childhood pastime four or five years ago has taken 11-year-old Aashvi Vashishtha of Ranchi into the Guinness World Records.
Ayodhya, Oct 8 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, during his visit to the holy city on Thursday, issued a direct challenge to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to contest the upcoming UP Assembly elections from Ayodhya.
Mumbai, Oct 8 (IANS) Indian stocks slipped on Thursday, with Reliance Industries emerging as the biggest drag on the benchmark Nifty 50 after a social media post by US billionaire Elon Musk renewed investor concerns over the intensifying battle for India's satellite broadband market.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) India’s progress in AI holds lessons for the wider developing world, as the country’s huge strides in AI is not just addressing its own problems but broader development challenges for the world, Dr Michael Kremer, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, World Bank Group, said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Canadian classicist, author and academician Anne Carson, whose oeuvre defies traditional genres by merging poetry, prose, fiction, nonfiction, and translation, including a work juxtaposing Helen of Troy and Marilyn Monroe and was referenced in American TV lesbian drama "The L Word", was on Thursday awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2026.
Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, said on Thursday that with 59.20 GW of installed capacity (as of September 30, 2026), India is firmly on track to cross 100 GW of wind capacity by 2030, laying a strong foundation for global leadership in wind energy production and exports.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) India and Greece on Thursday discussed defence and strategic cooperation with emphasis on maritime cooperation, coastal security and shipbuilding.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Thursday approved a series of taxpayer-friendly reforms, including the removal of arrest powers from tax officers and a significant increase in the prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore from the existing Rs 1 crore.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Akie Abe, wife of late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in New Delhi on Thursday and expressed appreciation for her continued association with India.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday that the government plans to bring out a consultation paper on artificial intelligence (AI) regulations within a month, with a key focus on ensuring AI safety and curbing the danger posed by deepfakes.
