1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (688+ words) The awards are based on recommendations of a selection committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice (Retd.) Arun Kumar Mishra. The 17 Arjuna Awardees represent a broad cross-section of Indian sport. The list includes Tejaswin Shankar, Muhammed Ajmal V, Priyanka…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (810+ words) Chess Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh has been named among the 17 sportspersons selected for the Arjuna Award 2025, with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announcing the National Sports Awards on August 18, 2026. The recognition follows her landmark 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup victory,…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago   (811+ words) Meta is defending Facebook and Instagram in a major US court battle over whether their design contributed to harm among young users. A coalition of 29 states alleges the company deliberately built features that encouraged children and teenagers to remain engaged,…...

21+ hour, 53+ min ago   (699+ words) From selling balloons as a child in a Delhi slum to founding a nonprofit with a presence across India, Devendra Kumar Gupta’s journey has been shaped by poverty, child labour and a determination to create opportunities for others facing similar…...

1+ day, 17+ min ago   (525+ words) Binish Desai has recalled that television played a role in shaping his childhood interests. Captain Planet, an animated series centred on environmental protection, made him more conscious of pollution and environmental problems. Meanwhile, Dexter’s Laboratory, which featured a young inventor…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (209+ words) Candidates and students began an indefinite hunger strike at Patna’s Gardanibagh protest site on Tuesday, August 18, demanding the immediate release of the Bihar Public Service Commission’s (BPSC) Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE-4) notification. The protest comes after months of uncertainty over…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (844+ words) Six food companies have changed labels, trademarks or product listings after notices from India’s food safety regulator (FSSAI), adding to a series of enforcement actions this year focused on how packaged foods are described and marketed to consumers. The Food…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (433+ words) Climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk has congratulated Jharkhand student leader Devendra Nath Mahto and his team for their “commitment, honesty and conviction” after a 24-day agitation over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. His remarks came after Chief Minister…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (485+ words) Suraj Kumar Chand scripted history on August 6 by winning India’s first-ever gold medal in men’s singles at the FISU World University Squash Championship in Mumbai. The second-seeded Indian defeated Hungary’s Benedek Takács 3–2 in a closely fought final at Somaiya Vidyavihar…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (164+ words) The Logical Indian NIM Team Reaches 7,077-Metre Mount Kun Summit, Hoists Tricolour On Independence Day An 11-member team from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi, reached the 7,077-metre summit of Mount Kun in Ladakh on August 15, 2026, and hoisted the…...