August 2026

From financial contributions to on-ground relief distribution and public appeals for donations, celebrities and prominent personalities have joined efforts to support people affected by the floods. GUWAHATI: The devastating floods in Assam have triggered an outpouring of support, with several celebrities and prominent personalities stepping forward to contribute to relief and rehabilitation efforts.As the flood…

File photo: AICC general secretary KC Venugopal NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday stepped up its opposition to the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, with AICC general secretary KC Venugopal warning that the party and other opposition parties would strongly protest if the legislation is introduced in Parliament.Venugopal, speaking to reporters in Alappuzha, alleged…

Google recently announced major leadership changes. Sharing details about the same, CEO Sundar Pichai informed employees that Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis will take on a new role as Chair of Google DeepMind and Chief Scientist of Alphabet, while Jeff Dean will leave the company after 27 years to launch an independent public benefit corporation…

The US Army used it repurposed HATS launcher for the first live-fire test on July 30 The US Army has reportedly conducted the first live-fire hypersonic test using the Heavy Artillery Test System (HATS), a repurposed launcher originally developed for the Strategic Long Range Cannon (SLRC) programme, which was scrapped after Congress ended dedicated funding…

​The New York Police Department is investigating the killing as a homicide. ​ A woman and child are reportedly dead after a boat carrying more than a dozen people capsized in New York.The vessel overturned off Liberty Island and New York Harbor, where the iconic Statue of Liberty is located, at around 10:27 p.m. local…

USS Colorado (BB-45). (Photo: Dyer Collection/Naval History and Heritage Command, NH 77074) As American forces moved to capture Tinian in the Mariana Islands during the Second World War, hidden Japanese coastal batteries opened fire on USS Colorado. The battleship was hit 22 times in quick succession, killing 43 crew members and wounding 198 others. Despite…