MUMBAI, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Maharashtra has suspended the licenses of four Domino’s outlets after reporting grease residue in pizza-making machines and insect infestations, the latest move in an intensifying crackdown by food regulators. The license of one Pizza Hut
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August 14, 2026 (Conversation) For some, abstaining from alcohol can subsequently increase compulsive drinking. Our research team found that, in abstaining mice, this urge to drink is preceded by changes in the activity of a particular brain region, pointing to
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Chief Justice of India Surya Kant expressed concern over the
August 13, 2026 (Conversation) When Mark Hughes, the former Manchester United and Wales manager, lost
MUMBAI, Aug 14 (Reuters) – The RBI will close a discounted forex swap facility for banks to hedge overseas deposits raised from non-resident Indians
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Gold prices fell for the second straight session on Friday, declining Rs 800 to Rs 1,56,200 per 10 grams
Mumbai, Aug 14 (PTI) Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday as elevated oil prices and the prolonged US-Iran impasse weighed
Mumbai, Aug 14 (PTI) The rupee appreciated 3 paise to close at 95.42 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, due to weakness in
NEW DELHI, Aug 14 (Reuters) – India’s wholesale prices rose 9.78% year-on-year in July after a 9.87% rise in the previous month, government data
August 14, 2026 (Conversation) The devastating recent deaths of three toddlers in Queensland, linked to low iron levels, have understandably left many parents wondering
New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) Researchers have reviewed 77 meta-analyses spanning 116 different bipolar disorder treatments and identified the most effective ones across age
August 12, 2026 (Conversation) Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal –
August 11, 2026 (Associated Press) The first night in a new place is always the same for Robinson Leoni: He takes longer to fall
August 10, 2026 (Conversation) Shingles (herpes zoster) is often thought of as an older person’s disease. But in the past two decades, we’ve seen
NEW DELHI, July 29, 2026 (AP) — In an affluent neighborhood in Delhi, electric vehicle charging stations near a popular shopping area were busy with drivers powering up their scooters, trucks and cars. India’s capital city is in dire need of more charging facilities, EV drivers say, to implement an ambitious plan to phase out gas vehicles in one of
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July 14, 2026 (Associated Press) Another week of blistering heat will bring
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New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the criminal defamation complaint and summons issued against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks about Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, saying the required sanction was not obtained. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu passed the order after the Uttar Pradesh government disclosed that there was no record
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Bengaluru, Aug 14 (PTI) Congress MLA Gurupadagouda Sanganagouda Patil was elected Speaker
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) The Centre on Friday notified 40 questions
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New York/ New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) A US court has dismissed with prejudice the criminal charges against Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew, bringing to an end nearly two years of proceedings in an alleged fraud and bribery case. The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted the Justice Department’s Rule 48(a) motion
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New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The CBI on Friday filed its second
NEW DELHI, July 16 (Reuters) – Indian customs authorities have joined the
NEW DELHI, July 13 (Reuters) – The Indian government has argued the
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August 11, 2026 (Associated Press) Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision Monday of what he said artificial intelligence can do for the world, imagining a future where everyone has their own, all-knowing AI agent that strives to improve all
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., August 10, 2026 (AP) — Software engineer Josh Dersch loves old computers. He spends countless hours tinkering in his garage, trying to coax decades-old machines back to life. He estimates he owns more than 200 vintage computers and devices
BRUSSELS, July 31, 2026 (AP) — The European Union rolled out a new team on Friday to rein in AI companies across the world, in one of the most aggressive regulations the high-tech sector has so far faced as fears rise over
July 29, 2026 (Conversation) A labor dispute erupted at The Guardian’s London headquarters in December 2024, with nearly 500 journalists going on strike to protest the proposed sale of the Guardian-owned Observer. With the newsroom hobbled, the British publication’s management allegedly deployed
NEW DELHI, July 20, 2026 (AP) — Thousands of supporters of the youth-led Cockroach movement gathered Monday to march to India’s Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister despite police denying permission for the protest. Scores of police surrounded the barricaded protest site of Jantar Mantar in the heart of New Delhi, raising the prospect of a confrontation just
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WASHINGTON, July 17, 2026 (AP) — The Trump administration has finalized a
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August 13, 2026 (Conversation) In recent days, media reports have revealed several instances where Facebook has paid for content that could be deemed controversial. ABC News Verify found Facebook had monetised Australian accounts described as having white nationalist, neo-Nazi or anti-vaccine links.
August 11, 2026 (Conversation) What causes a dog to slink away from a cranky person, when they will quietly approach and lean against someone who is weeping? We’ve all seen it – they can respond to our feelings. And science agrees dogs
August 10, 2026 (Conversation) Approximately three-quarters of 393 preschool and K-12 teachers in the U.S. say they use YouTube for instructional purposes, with roughly half using it on a daily or weekly basis, according to our new nationally representative survey. Those findings
Sydney, July 30, 2026 (The Conversation) How much of what you see on social media comes from sources that repeatedly post falsehoods? And if that content quietly vanished from your feed, would you believe anything different months later? A new study published
MUMBAI, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Maharashtra has suspended the licenses of four Domino’s outlets after reporting grease residue in pizza-making machines and insect infestations, the latest move in an intensifying crackdown by food regulators. The license of one Pizza Hut store was also suspended as many products used were found to lack expiry dates, according to a note from the state’s Food and Drug Administration about this week’s operation that was shared with Reuters late on Thursday. Jubilant FoodWorks, which operates Domino’s outlets in India, declined to comment, and Pizza Hut franchisee Sapphire Foods did not respond to a Reuters
August 14, 2026 (Conversation) For some, abstaining from alcohol can subsequently increase compulsive drinking. Our research team found that, in abstaining mice, this urge to drink is preceded by changes in the activity of a particular brain region, pointing to potential new screening opportunities to identify and help those most vulnerable to relapse. Although alcohol abstinence is associated with improved health outcomes, addiction researchers have theorized that brain changes that occur during abstinence may increase a person’s risk of relapse. To explore this theory, we studied how mice behaved after giving them long-term voluntary access to alcohol followed by a
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Chief Justice of India Surya Kant expressed concern over the circulation of clips of court proceedings on social media without adequate context, referring to his oral remarks in the Supreme Court on May 15 where he likened certain individuals holding fraudulent degrees to “cockroaches” who become social media or RTI activists to attack the system. The CJI said his oral remarks were misquoted and misused with malicious intent to mislead the youth of the country, speaking in the context of the widespread backlash that led to the satirical online movement, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). In
August 13, 2026 (Conversation) When Mark Hughes, the former Manchester United and Wales manager, lost his 38-year-old son, an inquest found the cause was sudden adult death syndrome, or Sads. He had appeared healthy. There was no obvious disease. For a family, that combination is almost impossible to make sense of. How can someone die from a heart condition when even a post-mortem might find nothing wrong with their heart? The answer starts with something easy to forget: the heart isn’t just a pump; it’s also an electrical organ. Every heartbeat begins with a signal that ripples through the heart
