The plea also seeks a SIT inquiry into the alleged deletion of 13 crore voters from electoral rolls. NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged unilateral decisions taken in connection with the Election Commission (ECI) electoral roll revision exercise, including the Special...
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BrainyBotz STEM Challenge 2026: Young innovators to design cooler homes
What if beating the heat begins not with an air-conditioner, but with an idea? That is the question posed by the BrainyBotz STEM Innovation Challenge 2026. The contest invites children aged eight to 16 to explore practical ways of cooling homes without depending on expensive air-conditioning systems or high-cost equipment. Themed ‘Beat the Heat: Cool...
Asian Games: Joshna makes history with sixth medal; Anahat, Abhay storm into semis
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Zuckerberg’s $300m superyacht docks in Japan, gets neighbour who once wanted Meta out
Mark Zuckerberg’s $300 million superyacht, Launchpad, seems to be on a ‘world tour’. The vessel recently docked in Japan for the first time, pulling into port right beside a newly delivered megayacht owned by Japanese e-commerce billionaire Yusaku Maezawa. What makes this extraordinary scene along the Minato Mirai waterfront is the fact that Maezawa is...
Canada says it considered risk of US attack: How their militaries compare
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has raised concerns regarding the possibility of US military action against Canada under extreme circumstances. With Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney saying his government has considered the possibility of US military action against Canada, an extraordinary scenario has entered the public debate between two countries that have historically maintained one...
Pumping life into Mecca Pact? Saudi, Turkey, Pak plan meet against Houthis threat
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are preparing for an urgent meeting of their military chiefs after a fresh wave of Houthi attacks on the kingdom, in a move that could put their newly signed defence pact, also called Mecca deal, to...
China fuels rush to turn AI video into an industry
When Zhu Zhili was looking for a base to set up an artificial intelligence film studio in China two years ago, there was just one clear choice: the southern city of Shenzhen with its vast tech ecosystem. This year, AI filmmaker Zhu said he has fielded calls from officials in cities and industrial parks across...
Google hitches a ride aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX; to send TPUs to space
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‘EC must maintain trust of people’: Chirag Paswan on SIR row
NEW DELHI: Union minister Chirag Paswan on Friday urged the Election Commissioner to “firmly present its side” amid the ongoing row over the internal disagreements in the poll panel.Speaking to reporters, Chirag said the Election Commission must retain people’s trust and address their doubts about the electoral process.“If such questions are being raised against the...
IITs to bar 22 firms from campus hiring for 2 years after 150+ offers unhonoured
The panel has chosen not to use the term “blacklisting” for the action. Instead, the IITs will describe it as “non-cooperation”. Campus hiring is one of the most popular ways to get jobs at the entry level. But companies sometimes do not honour their job offers.The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have decided to stop...
