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Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka on sit-in outside PM’s home over Delhi crackdown

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on sit-in outside PM Modi’s residence over crackdown on students in Delhi

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on sit-in outside PM Modi’s residence over crackdown on students in Delhi

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have initiated a protest demonstration outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence today. The move comes as a response to recent law enforcement actions against student activists in the national capital.

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
IIT-Roorkee tells students not to ‘show affinity to political movements like the one currently’

IIT-Roorkee tells students not to ‘show affinity to political movements like the one currently’

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
BJP leader Nainar Nagenthran condemns police officer for ‘threatening’ Thoothukudi journalists
India

BJP leader Nainar Nagenthran condemns police officer for ‘threatening’ Thoothukudi journalists

A police officer made aggressive gestures and reportedly threatened journalists in Thoothukudi when they attempted to get the comments of arrested Vilathikulam DMK MLA G.V. Markandayan.

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul

He couldn’t find anyone to fund his movie. Now this Adivasi filmmaker has won a National Film Award

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
Lupin takes 82.2% stake in Kaveri Therapeutics, licences 2 oncology assets for $1.6mn

Lupin takes 82.2% stake in Kaveri Therapeutics, licences 2 oncology assets for $1.6mn

LI has received 332,000 common shares in Kaveri, which will advance the oncology programme through global clinical trials

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
Strike on Ukraine-bound gas tanker in Black Sea wounds three
India

Strike on Ukraine-bound gas tanker in Black Sea wounds three

The Black Sea has been a regular theatre of confrontation between Ukraine and Russia since the Kremlin's full-scale invasion began in 2022

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
Tesla cash burn to test investor faith in AI bets
Business

Tesla cash burn to test investor faith in AI bets

TESLA-RESULTS/ (PREVIEW, PIX):PREVIEW-Tesla cash burn to test investor faith in AI bets

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
Google DeepMind’s India chiefs on the race to make AI cheaper, safer — and finally good at code
Technology

Google DeepMind’s India chiefs on the race to make AI cheaper, safer — and finally good at code

Manish Gupta, who leads research for Google DeepMind India, and Seshu Ajjarapu, who heads applied AI for the unit, agree that closing the coding gap is now a top-tier priority internally

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
Technology

Who’s afraid of the big, bad GPU?

How does AI make you feel? Are you excited to “vibe-code” your smart home? Or anxious about all the added pollution and billions of gallons of water used by data centers? Dig a little deeper and you’ll start to question

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul

Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plants—then, everything else

Gritt is coming out of stealth with $34 million and plan to automate the hardest tasks on construction sites.

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
Farmers’ collective demands probe into irregularities in Regulated Market Committees in Puducherry
India

Farmers’ collective demands probe into irregularities in Regulated Market Committees in Puducherry

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
Two-year-old girl undergoes complex renal cancer surgery at Tiruchi’s Mahatma Gandhi Memorial GH
India

Two-year-old girl undergoes complex renal cancer surgery at Tiruchi’s Mahatma Gandhi Memorial GH

The girl was diagnosed with a right-sided ‘Wilms tumour’, a malignant tumour arising from the right kidney and underwent a radical right nephrectomy with extensive lymph node dissection.

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
India

Woman, two daughters killed in house fire at Delhi's Lodhi Colony

At 10.21 a.m. Delhi Fire Services received a call informing about fire in a residential building in south Delhi's Lodhi Road

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
GBA engineer assaulted during footpath clearance drive near Shivajinagar, five persons detained
India

GBA engineer assaulted during footpath clearance drive near Shivajinagar, five persons detained

Authorities said all those involved in the attack will be booked under Section 307 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with attempt to murder

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
New planet revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding
Technology

New planet revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding

The new planet is slightly bigger than Jupiter and takes 91 years to orbit its star, a little longer than it takes Uranus to orbit our sun

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
Even Healthcare raising $50 million in fresh equity led by Khosla Ventures
Business

Even Healthcare raising $50 million in fresh equity led by Khosla Ventures

Even Healthcare's fresh round comes barely six months after it raised $20 million in January led by former Stripe executive and Physical Intelligence co-founder Lachy Groom as well as global alternative asset manager Alp

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
'Don't Drag Us Into It': Delhi High Court On Plea Alleging Use Of Force On Students
India

'Don't Drag Us Into It': Delhi High Court On Plea Alleging Use Of Force On Students

The Delhi High Court has declined to grant an urgent hearing for a petition alleging excessive police force against student protesters. The bench expressed a desire for the judiciary to remain separate from the immediate political conflict surrounding the march.

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
Dangerous Wedding Prank Leaves Bridesmaid Permanently Disabled, Court Awards Rs 32 Lakh

Dangerous Wedding Prank Leaves Bridesmaid Permanently Disabled, Court Awards Rs 32 Lakh

A bridesmaid in China was awarded Rs 32 lakh in compensation after a dangerous wedding 'hazing' prank left her permanently disabled. The incident occurred when groomsmen repeatedly tossed the woman into the air using a bedsheet, leading to a catastrophic fall.

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
"Doors Of Dialogue Open": Government Sources To Protesting Students
India

"Doors Of Dialogue Open": Government Sources To Protesting Students

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for the strictest punishment regarding the NEET exam paper leak, emphasizing that national stability depends on exam integrity. Government sources indicated a willingness to engage in dialogue with student protesters to address their grievances systematically.

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
Jantar Mantar: How an 18th-Century Observatory Became India’s Best-Known Protest Street

Jantar Mantar: How an 18th-Century Observatory Became India’s Best-Known Protest Street

Imagine a place where giant stone instruments once tracked the movement of planets and measured time with the sun. Now imagine that same place becoming one of the most recognisable public spaces for people to gather, spe

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
France advances bill to ban social media for under-15s
Technology

France advances bill to ban social media for under-15s

In addition to restricting children’s use of social media, the ​bill also bans smartphone use in high ​schools

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
"Surrender Or...": Supreme Court Gives 2 Options To Honeymoon Murder Accused Sonam Raghuvanshi
India

"Surrender Or...": Supreme Court Gives 2 Options To Honeymoon Murder Accused Sonam Raghuvanshi

The Supreme Court of India has directed Sonam Raghuvanshi, an accused in a high-profile honeymoon murder case, to choose between surrendering or facing judicial consequences. The court indicated it would reconsider her bail application on its merits once key prosecution witnesses have recorded their

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul
"Surrender Or...": Supreme Court Gives 2 Options To Honeymoon Murder Accused

"Surrender Or...": Supreme Court Gives 2 Options To Honeymoon Murder Accused

The court suggested that Sonam surrenders while the trial court records the evidence of key prosecution witnesses. The court offered to reconsider her bail on merits.

By Project Chintan Newsroom · 21 Jul