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Perfect 12 from Indian wrestlers at CWG 2022, but tougher tests await them

As expected Indian wrestlers had a medal rush as they got a perfect 12 at the Commonwealth Games from their contingent. However, a tougher test awaits them at Asiad, World Championships and Olympics

JEE Advanced test on Aug 28 for admission to 23 IITs: Guidelines, timings

Students who had applied for JEE Advanced in 2021 but did not appear in the examination have been allowed to sit for the 2022 exam

J K Rowling receives death threat over her tweet on Salman Rushdie attack

J.K. Rowling, who is known for the 'Harry Potter' series, recently received a public threat from an Iran-backing extremist, following her denunciation of the attack on fellow author Salman Rushdie

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's last rites to be performed today at 5:30 pm in Mumbai

He was 62 and is survived by his wife Rekha and three children, who were with him when he breathed his last, even as his demise plunged the stock market players into shock

Meta partners with DoorDash to deliver Marketplace items in the US

Meta has partnered with online delivery platform DoorDash to deliver Marketplace items located up to 15 miles (nearly 25 km) away in the US

Google asks users to help redesign Home app experience, says report

Tech giant Google is inviting Nest product owners to join the testing phase for a new design of its Home app, an online listing reveals, suggesting that users may soon see a revamped experience

Europe's rivers run dry as drought could be worst in over 500 years

Across Europe, drought is reducing once-mighty rivers to trickles, with potentially dramatic consequences for industry, freight, energy and food production

IIoT spend in discrete manufacturing to hit $89 bn in Asia-Pacific by 2025

The industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) spending in the discrete manufacturing sector in Asia-Pacific is likely to reach $89 billion by 2025, according to a new report

Microsoft Office to support Apple Pencil's handwriting-to-text feature

Tech giant Microsoft has released a new beta version of its Office app for iPad with support for the Apple Pencil's handwriting-to-text feature Scribble

CWG 2022 successes could mark the start of a new era in Indian athletics

The 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham was a huge success for India and athletics was one such discipline which gave fans opportunities to celebrate record-breaking moments.

Despite AAP's Himachal foray, state headed for a bipolar election

Despite AAP striving hard to make inroads ahead of the polls slated for the end of this year for the 68-member BJP-ruled assembly, political scenario in Himachal Pradesh seems so far largely bipolar

After CWG success, Sindhu-led badminton team promises to do better in Paris

After an excellent performance at Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the Indian badminton players have sent a strong message to their opponents that India can do wonders at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Musk pitches lofty goals in China's Internet censorship agency magazine

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has reportedly pitched sustainable energy, brain implants, and space exploration in an article published in a Chinese magazine

Coronavirus update: India logs 14,092 Covid cases, 41 deaths in 24 hours

India reported 14,092 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, a marginal decline from the previous day's count of 15,815 Covid, said the Union Health Ministry on Sunday

Azadi ka Mahotsav: Massive plantation drive underway in Uttar Pradesh

Seventy-five saplings will be planted in every gram panchayat and urban local body on August 15 to mark the closing of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

Congress insiders non-committal on Nitish becoming Opposition's PM face

Originally propped up by the BJP in the 1990s over the mandalisation of politics, Nitish has come a long way and is now posing a challenge to the Congress itself on the issue of leadership

FIR in Mahant Narendra Giri case not withdrawn, says Parishad chief

ABAP president Mahant Ravindra Puri has categorically said that the FIR registered in connection with the death of his predecessor, Mahant Narendra Giri, will not be withdrawn as claimed by Amar Giri

Uber to soon shut down its free loyalty programme launched in 2018

Ride-hailing platform Uber is closing down its loyalty programme, Uber Rewards, with users being urged to sign up for the Uber One subscription to get regular Uber and Uber Eats discounts

Har Ghar Tiranga: Tricolour to fly atop temples in Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura

All temples in Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura will unfurl the Tricolour at the temples on Monday to mark 75 years of Independence

Ukraine calls for sanctions on Russian nuclear industry over nuke plant

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the West to impose sanctions against Russia's nuclear industry in the wake of the fighting over the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant