Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay is set to formally launch a major welfare initiative under which eligible newborn children delivered at government hospitals across the state will receive a one-gram gold ring. The scheme, known as the Thaaimaaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam, has been allocated an annual budget of ₹755.83 crore and is scheduled...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a major youth-focused education and skill development initiative during his Independence Day address from the Red Fort, unveiling plans to provide free online coaching for competitive examinations and train one crore young Indians in artificial intelligence over the next year. The announcements form part of the government’s broader focus on...
India is stepping up the modernisation of its armed forces with a major investment in loitering munitions, commonly described as kamikaze or suicide drones. The Defence Ministry has signed two contracts worth a combined ₹1,577 crore for the Indian Army, marking a significant expansion of the country’s focus on unmanned systems and precision-strike warfare. The...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is alive, Pakistan’s military has said, rejecting speculation that the jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder had died in custody. The clarification came after claims by Pakistani journalist Wajahat Saeed Khan triggered widespread uncertainty over the former premier’s condition. The controversy erupted after the journalist initially suggested that Khan may...
The political confrontation between the government and the Opposition intensified on Tuesday as Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge rejected allegations that the Opposition was repeatedly changing its demands to prevent Parliament from functioning. Kharge said the Opposition’s position had remained unchanged since the beginning of the ongoing dispute...
Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has extended his support to students protesting in Jharkhand over alleged irregularities in government recruitment examinations, calling on the state government to address their concerns and ensure transparency in the recruitment process. The protests, which have gained momentum in Ranchi, are primarily being led by aspirants associated with...
Anthropic is introducing a new system to identify content produced by its Claude artificial intelligence models, marking a significant step toward greater transparency around AI-generated material. Under the new approach, Claude-generated text will carry an invisible, machine-readable watermark, while certain files produced by the AI will contain digital provenance information. The move comes as governments,...
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is returning to the crime-thriller genre with Police Company, a new film centred on Mumbai’s battle against organised crime during one of the most violent phases in the city’s underworld history. The project will be produced by T-Series and will feature actor Harshvardhan Rane in the lead role. The film is...
A Syrian court has sentenced former president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, marking a significant development in the country’s efforts to pursue accountability for alleged crimes committed during his rule. The verdict, delivered on Tuesday, August 11, comes after the fall of Assad’s government and the beginning of judicial proceedings against senior figures associated...
A police recruit undergoing training in Kerala has been arrested for allegedly cheating fellow trainees of more than ₹7 lakh by collecting money meant for the purchase and stitching of police uniforms, officials said. The accused, identified as Sambhu R Krishnan, was a trainee with the Special Armed Police (SAP). He was arrested late Monday...