India Economic Growth: Finance ministry projects 7.3% Q2 growth as economy maintains momentum

India’s growth momentum holds as finance ministry sees 7.3% Q2 expansion (representative image) India’s economy is estimated to have grown 7.3% in the September quarter of the current financial year, slowing from the 7.8% expansion recorded in the April-June period, according to the finance ministry’s latest Monthly Economic Review released on Thursday.The ministry said the … Read more

‘Overcrowded’ and ‘set up to fail’: Freed prisoners react to early release scheme

Outside Wandsworth Prison in London, former bus driver Michael Bogle was adamant he would not return to the Victorian-era facility – describing the conditions as “awful”. He served 78 days for shoplifting soap detergent, and had initially been given a suspended 32-week sentence but had breached it. Bogle told reporters offenders were locked up for … Read more

Florida woman indicted for attempted murder in shooting at Rihanna’s home – National

A Florida woman has been indicted for “attempting to kill” Rihanna, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office alleged on Wednesday. The unsealed indictment, shared in a press release on Wednesday, revealed that Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, has been indicted after she “fired a semiautomatic rifle at the singer’s Beverly Crest home earlier this year.” “Every … Read more

ICC ODI World Cup 2027 Schedule Live Updates: ICC to shortly unveil World Cup 2027 schedule; India await their fixtures

ICC ODI World Cup 2027 Schedule Live Updates: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will unveil the schedule for the 2027 ODI World Cup in Cape Town on Thursday, October 1. The event will mark the one-year countdown to the tournament and will also see the release of tickets for the matches. The World Cup will … Read more

Indian IT sector layoffs: Which jobs are facing pressure & which skills are in demand?

Companies are cutting some mid-career and routine roles while continuing to hire specialist freshers. At a time when layoffs in the IT sector globally grab headlines every few weeks, what’s happening in Indian IT this year? The Indian IT jobs market is going through a shift that is increasingly more structural than cyclical – new … Read more

Pink ball in daytime Tests, penalties for time-wasting: ICC announces new playing conditions across men’s and women’s cricket | Cricket News

England batsman Zak Crawley and India captain Shubman Gill exchange words after Crawley called for the doctor after being hit on the finger during day three of the Third Test Match at Lord’s Cricket Ground on July 12, 2025 in London, England. (Photo/Getty Images) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday introduced several changes to … Read more

Nitin Gadkari-led ministry backs IIT technology of using waste plastic in bitumen for national highways; India’s first NH-44 pilot stretch laid, new method could cut bitumen use 4% and costs 20%

The technology used to produce premium-quality Waste Plastic Modified Bitumen was developed by IIT (BHU). (Image for representative purpose only) In a first for the road sector, the Nitin Gadkari-led Road Transport Ministry has used waste plastic in a wet mix with bitumen to construct a bituminous stretch of a national highway. The initiative could … Read more

Nitesh Siwach ends long wait, wins silver in Greco-Roman wrestling at Asian Games | Asian Games 2026 News

Nitesh Siwach (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Nitesh Siwach’s wait for a Greco-Roman wrestling gold medal at the Asian Games will continue after he settled for silver following a defeat to Japan’s Yuri Nakazato on Thursday.Nitesh was beaten 0-4 by the local favourite in the men’s 97kg final.The Indian tried to take control early with … Read more

Pib Fact Check: Public sector banks to stay closed on Saturdays? PIB debunks fake government notification

PIB debunks fake Saturday holiday notification (representative image) The Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check unit on Thursday debunked a document circulating on social media that claimed the Central Government had declared every Saturday a public holiday for all public sector banks, including the State Bank of India (SBI).In a post on X, PIB Fact … Read more

Trump’s AI rebrand causes ‘unprecedented’ demand for Slovenian website names

President Donald Trump’s push to rename AI may be behind an “unprecedented” rise in registrations for domain names in Slovenia, according to its official national registry. The president wants AI to be called super intelligence – or SI – the same initials used by Slovenian websites. Registry SI spokesperson Klara Herman said 44,000 web addresses … Read more

Asian Games: India script history vs Sri Lanka, bowl out opposition for sub-50 total in T20Is for first time | Cricket News

Jasprit Bumrah, centre, celebrates with Axar Patel, right, and Washington Sundar after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Sineth Jayawardena during the second semifinal between India and Sri Lanka, at the 20th Asian Games, in Nisshin, Japan. (PTI) India bowled Sri Lanka out for 45 in the Asian Games men’s cricket semifinal in Nisshin, Japan, … Read more

​Anthropic’s AI paradox: More powerful systems could mean bigger risks to humanity

Anthropic​Anthropic’s AI paradox: More powerful systems could mean bigger risks to humanity Anthropic’s much awaited IPO is built around a striking contradiction: the artificial intelligence company wants public investors to help finance technology it says could transform the global economy, while warning in the same prospectus that increasingly powerful AI could pose catastrophic or existential … Read more

‘Drishyam 3’ advance box office collection: The Ajay Devgn, Tabu film collects Rs 38 crore for the extended opening weekend through advance ticket sales | Hindi Movie News

‘Drishyam: The Conclusion’ is set to arrive in theatres tomorrow, October 2, with the Ajay Devgn-led franchise returning for its third and final chapter. The suspense thriller is releasing as a solo theatrical release on Gandhi Jayanti, giving it the advantage of a national holiday and limited competition at the box office.The film has already … Read more

Anshul Kamboj: Injury blow for India: Prasidh Krishna ruled out of third ODI vs West Indies, CSK pacer named replacement | Cricket News

Prasidh Krishna, Shubman Gill NEW DELHI: Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna will miss the third and final ODI against West Indies after suffering a hamstring injury during the second match in Guwahati on Wednesday, September 30. Anshul Kamboj has been added to India’s squad as his replacement.Prasidh picked up the injury while bowling in the second … Read more

Unscrupulous jewellers may use fake stamps to mark your gold: As hallmarking charges rise to Rs 75 from Rs 45 Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council flags risk of rise in fraudsters

BIS hallmarking serves as a system for determining the purity of precious metal articles. (Image for representative purpose only) Gold hallmarking, a sign that allows you to verify the purity of the gold you are purchasing, has become costlier. And, the fallout of that is that there is a possible rise in fraudsters who are … Read more

His Father Chuck Lowe Speaks Out

Content warning: This story discusses suicide. Chuck Lowe is honoring his late granddaughter. Chuck—the father of actors Rob Lowe and Chad Lowe—posted a heartbreaking tribute following the death of Chad and wife Kim Painter’s 13-year-old daughter Fiona.  The patriarch shared a photo of Fiona swimming in a pool to his Instagram Sept. 30, writing in … Read more

GST collections cross Rs 2 lakh crore again, rise 14.7% in September

GST collections cross Rs 2 lakh crore India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections once again crossed the Rs 2 lakh crore mark in September, rising 14.7% year-on-year to Rs 2.04 lakh crore, according to government data. The increase was driven by higher revenue from both domestic transactions and imports.Revenue from domestic transactions grew … Read more

Employers should teach primary-age children about work, Milburn says

Teaching unions have responded positively to the idea of introducing career-based learning into schools at a younger age, but have warned about the burden this could place on primary schools in particular. Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), warns of the “significant pressure” already facing primary schools. … Read more