August 2026

NEW DELHI: Mariano Navone walked into Arthur Ashe Stadium as the lesser-known name, a 25-year-old Argentine facing one of the biggest names tennis has ever produced. He walked out with the biggest victory of his career; and, perhaps most remarkably, having beaten the player he once watched and idolised.Navone stunned Novak Djokovic in the first…

The data also pointed to strong expansion in gross value added (GVA), which tracks the value generated across different sectors of the economy. India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for the first quarter of FY 2026-27 beat estimates at 7.8%. This is the first full quarter of the US-Iran war which was expected to adversely…

Vipul Khiradi and Shweta Kulkarni at Udmal village in Surgana taluka of Nashik Nashik: While thousands of young people leave their villages in search of brighter futures under city lights, a tribal youth from a remote corner of Surgana taluka believes prosperity lies in preserving the darkness.For Vipul Khiradi, the journey began with a simple…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has cautioned that transitioning to sustainable energy alone may not be enough to protect Earth from long-term climate threats. Recently, Musk suggested that “sentient satellites” launched to Earth-Sun Lagrange points using mass drivers built on the Moon could one day regulate the planet’s temperature. He said such a system could potentially…

DWC chairperson talks to media over Delhi gangrape case iside moving bus NEW DELHI: Women Commission chairperson Lata Gupta on Monday condemned the gangrape of a 16-year-old girl inside a moving sleeper bus and said those responsible must be punished. “The person behind this must get punishment. Immediate action was taken with the arrest of…

Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar stated women should remain confined to their homes. KOCHI: Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar on Sunday said women should remain confined to their homes, days after a controversial circular issued by the Kanthapuram faction of the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama said women should not share public…