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Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa engineered a dramatic final-day comeback against Fabiano Caruana to win the 2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals in St. Louis, becoming the first Indian champion in the tour's history.
Germany successfully defended their FIH Men's Hockey World Cup title, prevailing in a dramatic final against Spain to secure back-to-back world championships.
Cleveland Clinic's 11th annual MENtion It survey found that while 74% of men distrust online health influencers, nearly 40% still try social media wellness trends and self-diagnose.
The Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) deferred its proposed September 1 strike following assurances from the Tamil Nadu government to facilitate tripartite talks over OTT release windows.
Excel Entertainment and Amazon MGM Studios' 'Mirzapur: The Movie' released in theatres globally, driven by massive pre-sales and widespread fan anticipation.
The Nandan Nilekani-led High-Powered Task Force is implementing comprehensive digital, security, and administrative reforms across India's national competitive entrance examinations.
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) announced a targeted re-test on September 5, 2026, for 2,445 medical aspirants impacted by a technical power outage in Sitapura, Jaipur.
The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states filed a major lawsuit alleging Amazon secretly manipulated its ad auction system to extract tens of billions in undisclosed surcharges from 1.2 million sellers.
Thirty years after the fatal drive-by shooting of rap icon Tupac Shakur, a Clark County jury convicted former Compton Crips leader Duane "Keffe D" Davis of first-degree murder.
The Ministry of Heavy Industries has enforced updated domestic component localisation mandates for electric buses and heavy trucks under the ₹10,900 crore PM E-DRIVE scheme.
India's Bureau of Immigration officially discontinued the requirement to stamp physical boarding passes for outbound international passengers, allowing travelers to use mobile e-boarding passes.
The U.S. invited Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to in-person G20 talks in North Carolina, sparking pushback and a photo boycott from European delegates.
World leaders gathered in Bishkek for the 26th SCO Summit, marking the 25th anniversary of the Eurasian political, security, and economic alliance.
The Ministry of Heavy Industries has enforced updated domestic component localisation mandates for electric buses and heavy trucks under the ₹10,900 crore PM E-DRIVE scheme.
Indian equity indices traded in a narrow, cautious band as rising global crude prices above $90/bbl offset better-than-expected Q1 FY27 GDP growth of 7.8%.
Ricoh and Ars Electronica Futurelab unveiled 'SynTact', an interactive AI sensing system prototype that uses tactile communication to connect humans, robotic systems, and living plants.
The U.S. invited Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to in-person G20 talks in North Carolina, sparking pushback and a photo boycott from European delegates.
19-year-old Indian table tennis player Ankur Bhattacharjee claimed his first-ever World Table Tennis (WTT) Feeder men's singles title with a 3-2 victory over top-seeded Luka Mladenovic.
The Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) deferred its proposed September 1 strike following assurances from the Tamil Nadu government to facilitate tripartite talks over OTT release windows.
The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states filed a major lawsuit alleging Amazon secretly manipulated its ad auction system to extract tens of billions in undisclosed surcharges from 1.2 million sellers.
