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According to the start-up, the Cosmos Bloom Diamond underwent more than 100 design sketches and 11 production iterations over the course of a year before reaching its final form. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement For the first time in the world, a lab-grown diamond jewel has made it to space. Named the Cosmos Bloom Diamond,…
DMK president M.K. Stalin. FIle | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy DMK president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, on Wednesday (July 29, 2026) demanded that the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government explain why it had failed to retain 151 super-speciality medical seats in the State, resulting in their transfer to the All India…
The facilities will combine advanced AI processors, software, cloud technology, high-speed connectivity and data centres. They will come on top of the existing 19 AI factories in various EU countries. File picture of a data centre in Frankfurt, Germany. | Photo Credit: AP The European Union will fund seven artificial intelligence gigafactories across the bloc…
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Petrol blended with 20% ethanol (E20) can reduce fuel economy by 2 to 6% depending on the vehicle category and vintage, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed Parliament on Thursday (July 30, 2026). File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Petrol blended with 20% ethanol (E20) can reduce fuel economy by 2 to…
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A Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC), Tiruchi team, on Thursday arrested a Work Inspector serving in the Water Resources Department in Tiruchi district on bribery charges. The arrest of Work Inspector G. Loganathan, 41, serving in the New Kattalai High Level Canal Section – 1 was made on the basis of a complaint…
AFC concerned that FIFA’s unilateral actions appear to undermine the very foundations of continental football. Credit:X/@theafcdotcom Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa has branded FIFA‘s lack of consultation over its plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors ‘totally unacceptable’, saying the move undermined the sport’s existing continental…
In an article published on July 28, the NYT reports deaths and violence in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after local elections. The article referred to Mirpur, a city in PoK, as “Pakistani Kashmir.” Photo: Screenshot from the NYT website. The Indian embassy in the U.S. issued an objection to an international news report on the crackdown on…
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Rupee stayed steady for the fifth straight session and settled with a gain of 9 paise at 95.67 against the U.S. dollar on July 30. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istockphoto The rupee stayed steady for the fifth straight session and settled with a gain of 9 paise at 95.67 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar…
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Maruti, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries, State Bank of India, HDFC Bank and Power Grid were among the major winners. Adani Ports, InterGlobe Aviation, Bajaj Finserv and Bharat Electronics were among the laggards. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Thursday (July 30, 2026), driven by a rally…