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Astronomers find two dead stars spiralling inward at record speed

PUNE, Aug. 14 -- An international team led by astronomers from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) Pune, has identified an extraordinarily compact pair of white dwarfs t... Read More


Probe 'purification' claims: VP

New Delhi/Dehradun, Aug. 14 -- Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday instructed the government to conduct a thorough inquiry into the alleged "purification of a site" wh... Read More


Apex court orders performance audit of consumer commissions nationwide

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a performance audit of consumer commissions across the country, including an assessment of the work done by former judges and judicial offic... Read More


A letter versus spirit dilemma

India, Aug. 14 -- The Lok Sabha passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, on Wednesday. The legislation essentially overturns a 2024 Supreme Court judgment that ... Read More


Ameliorate, don't stoke, migration fears

India, Aug. 14 -- Should the government be in the business of adjudicating which citizen learns what language? In any mature democracy and for any rational person, the answer should be no. This is why... Read More


Signals from Parliament's monsoon session washout

India, Aug. 14 -- The monsoon session of Parliament was expected to be a stormy one. The Opposition had signalled that it wanted to corner the government on the NEET paper-leak issue and misappropriat... Read More


Do Indians need more meat on their plates?

India, Aug. 14 -- The current debate over whether eggs should be included in school mid-day meals has obscured a larger question: Should Indians be eating more animal protein? The most recent National... Read More


We didn't expect this kind of response back then: Faisal Shaikh

India, Aug. 13 -- What began as a viral lip-sync video in 2019 has returned seven years later as one of Instagram's biggest nostalgia trends. Content creator Faisal Shaikh, aka Mr Faisu, and his creat... Read More


Ha Young apologises over great-grandfather's pro-Japanese ties

India, Aug. 13 -- On Wednesday, South Korean actor Ha Young, recently seen in the show Our Sticky Love, took to Instagram and issued a public apology following mounting controversy over her great-gran... Read More


How Judo helped this Uttarakhand teen to reach North Pole

India, Aug. 13 -- For 15-year-old Lucky Rawat, the discipline he learnt on the judo mat has taken him from the quiet hills of Chakrata, Uttarakhand, to the North Pole. Currently, the young judoka is a... Read More