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CBSE asks schools to set up 'oil boards' to curb high-fat food intake

The directive comes two months after the board asked schools to set up "sugar boards" to monitor and reduce the sugar intake of children

Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag exit Japan Open, India's campaign ends

World No. 18 Lakshya's inconsistent run resulted in a 19-21, 11-21 loss to Japan's Kodai Naraoka in the men's singles that lasted close to an hour.

India should negotiate trade deal with US on its own terms: EAC-PM chief

US President Donald Trump has said the proposed trade deal with India would be on the lines of what America has finalised with Indonesia on Tuesday

India should continue buying Russian oil; must reject US pressure: GTRI

Altering that policy will not stop US threats and it will only invite more, he said, adding this isn't an isolated demand, Trump regularly issues tariff threats for various reasons

Britain to lower voting age to 16 to restore 'public trust' in democracy

The plans also include an expansion of the voter ID system to permit the use of UK-issued bank cards as an accepted form of ID at polling stations, to ensure eligible voters not deterred from voting

Hexaware acquires full stake in SMC Squared for ₹1,029 crore in cash deal

aggregate consideration including contingent components for the acquisition is up to $ 120 million (equivalent to Rs 1,029 crore) subject to certain customary adjustments on cash, debt and taxes, the

Over ₹238 cr released for NCR under EPC funds for clean-air plans: RTI

The funds were disbursed to ULBs in Gurugram, Jind, Narnaul, Nuh, Palwal, Greater Noida, Hapur, Bharatpur and Bhiwadi through the respective SPCBs

Tata Group-owned Indian Hotels net profit jumps 26.6% in June qtr

The country's biggest hospitality player posted a net profit of ₹260.19 crore in the corresponding period of the previous financial year

Committing assault, theft in US may lead to visa revocation: US embassy

In a brief statement on Wednesday, the embassy also said America values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws

India engages Yemen, allies to aid Nimisha Priya in death row case: MEA

This included concerted efforts in recent days to seek more time for the family of Priya to reach a mutually agreeable solution with the other party, said Randhir Jaiswal

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla stable after 20-day space mission: Isro

Shukla was flown to Houston for a week-long rehabilitation program to mitigate any adverse effect of microgravity

CERN detects first matter-antimatter imbalance in subatomic particles

According to particle physics models, matter and antimatter should have been created in equal amounts following the Big Bang

Irdai may curb Kiwi Insurance's retail health plans over promoter links

With about 60 per cent stake in Kiwi General Insurance, WestBridge now effectively holds a significant stake in companies that will both operate in the retail health insurance segment

India's goods exports may face pressure in fiscal 2026 amid tariffs: Crisil

With the tariff hikes expected to come into effect from August, India and the US are negotiating on a bilateral trade agreement and a key monitorable, the report said

Those who target Indians will face tough consequences, warns Amit Shah

Referring to Operation Sindoor carried out to destroy terrorist camps in Pakistan after the Pahalgam terrorist attack, Shah said PM Narendra Modi has done the biggest job of securing country

HAL eyes export boost with accessories, indigenised parts: Official

In the post-COVID-19 era, the HAL has intensified efforts towards greater indigenisation across critical lines of equipment, the officials said

Sebi aims to deepen equity market, flags concerns over derivatives frenzy

While acknowledging that exchanges, brokers, and other intermediaries have significant revenue dependence on such trading volumes, the SEBI official questioned the sustainability of this trend

Bihar CM launches projects worth ₹21,406 cr to improve rural connectivity

Through the Mukhyamantri Gramin Setu Yojana, the previously implemented Mukhyamantri Setu Yojana has been revived by the RWD to construct missing bridges, access roads, and approaches on rural roads

Bangladesh violence: 14 held after deadly clashes in Hasina's stronghold

Four extra platoons (nearly 200 soldiers) of the paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were rushed to Gopalganj following the clashes on Wednesday

Zoho enters AI race with its own LLM, proprietary speech-to-text models

Zoho said its own large language model is built completely in-house by leveraging Nvidia's AI accelerated computing platform