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Minister for IT and Education Nara Lokesh addressing the Assembly in Amaravati. File | Photo Credit: G. N. Rao Data centres will not take water from the taps of Visakhapatnam, Information Technology Minister Nara Lokesh told the Assembly on Wednesday (August 19, 2026), answering what he called deliberate misinformation about their environmental cost. Replying to…
Prasidh Krishna celebrates with teammates after taking a wicket of Sri Lanka’s Niroshan Dickwella on day five of the first Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, on August 19, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI Ravindra Jadeja breached a stonewalling alliance between Sonal Dinusha and Dhananjaya de Silva, reducing Sri…
The study argues that natural sugars and starch found in fruits and honey delivered the required glucose to power a rapidly-expanding human brain. Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: istock/Serg_Velusceac Was it meat or glucose that fueled the growth of the human brain? If evolutionary science told us, hitherto, that human brain…
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Revolving credit, one of India’s finest tools for financial inclusion, has made deep inroads in creating sustainable rural wealth. Still, rising risks of debt recycling have made the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sceptical. For rural India, where income is mainly seasonal and contributes 46% to 50% of gross domestic product, revolving credit became an…
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. FIle | Photo Credit: Imran Nissar Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) said he will discuss the situation in the region with visiting U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor, but ruled out raising internal issues with Washington’s representative, saying only the central government can…
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Aged soy sauce can have terroir, techniques and flavour notes, just as wine or whisky. On the Japanese island of Shodo, umami-rich soy sauce is fermented in centuries-old wooden barrels, that gives it a nuanced rich flavour. On August 22 and 24, Oberoi Hotels in Bengaluru and Mumbai are hosting a dinner that pairs these…
The story so far: United States President Donald Trump is reported to have faced a threat at the 36th North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit (July 7-8, 2026), held in Türkiye. Mr. Trump, according to reports, is said to have moved between and used different aircraft as he left the summit due to a possible…
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch the GISAT-1A satellite in September, in a mission that will be watched closely for many important reasons. Since the two successive PSLV mission failures, in 2025 and early 2026, ISRO had paused launches as it investigated the reason why its workhorse rocket had suffered such…
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A deserted street during the first day of the two-day strike called by the Campaign for Just and Free Delimitation (JFD), demanding implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Manipur | Photo Credit: PTI Normal life was affected on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) with closures of markets, educational institutions and business establishments in…
Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk. File | Photo Credit: AP Prosecutors in Charlie Kirk‘s killing pointed Tuesday (August 18, 2026) to an engraved bullet, arguing that the inscription “Hey Facist! CATCH!” demonstrates that Kirk was targeted for how the defendant perceived his politics. Also read | Prosecutors to lay out…
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