Psychology says people who quietly leave chat groups and mute friends' chats may be protecting more than their peacePsychology does not suggest that muting chats is always a healthy choice, nor does it mean that withdrawing from communication is never a c...
13 Aug, 2026, 11.08 PM IST
US President Donald Trump's childhood vaccine order: What it does and what doctors sayPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order reducing routine childhood vaccinations. The order also directs the Justice Department to ...
12 Aug, 2026, 11.50 AM IST
- Smart glasses are going mainstream. Do current privacy laws protect us from risks?
The push to make camera glasses a major consumer trend comes at a cost to the privacy of the wearer, and everyone around them. We know litt...
10 Aug, 2026, 08.28 AM IST
Promised 'smart village' tag in 2015, still waiting for basic roads & drainage in 2026: Greater Noida villagers now want to erase village’s old identity with a new nameEleven years since being designated for a smart village program, residents of Sadullapur are still deprived of basic services. The inadequa...
09 Aug, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
SC judge flags deepfakes, cyberstalking as new threats to womenJustice B V Nagarathna urged immediate legal aid for women after incidents. She highlighted recent Karnataka amendments that limit the High...
08 Aug, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
Pakistan faces fresh criticism as reported enforced disappearances expand in Karachi and BalochistanNew allegations of enforced disappearances have surfaced in Karachi and Balochistan. A schoolteacher with disabilities and a young man were...
04 Aug, 2026, 10.36 PM IST
Bye-bye painful dentist visit: A simple liquid could stop tooth decay; no drilling or injections needed for many cavitiesA major US clinical trial has found that silver diamine fluoride, a liquid painted onto cavities in seconds, stopped tooth decay in more th...
30 Jul, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian portsThe US disabled a second merchant vessel enforcing its blockade of Iranian ports as Iran targeted US-linked bases across the Gulf. Fighting...
25 Jul, 2026, 06.23 AM IST
Parliamentary panel seeks compliance data on disability quota in government jobsA parliamentary panel is examining the implementation of mandatory 4% job reservation for differently-abled persons. Detailed data on emplo...
22 Jul, 2026, 01.30 AM IST
What is SAVE America Act? Here's all about Trump's plan to overhaul voting in AmericaSave America Act What is it? A Republican-backed bill, the SAVE America Act, mandates citizenship proof for registration and photo ID for v...
17 Jul, 2026, 08.42 AM IST
US expands attacks on Iran, which calls Strait of Hormuz a 'red line' as it retaliatesUnited States intensified strikes against Iran, hitting targets farther north. Iran retaliated with missiles and drones at US allies in the...
17 Jul, 2026, 07.12 AM IST
US expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockadeThe United States intensified its strikes against Iran, hitting targets farther north. Iran retaliated by launching missiles and drones at ...
17 Jul, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
Psychology says people who cut the queue aren't always trying to be rude, but the behavior often reflects how they view rules and other peoplePeople do not cut in line for the same reason. Some may believe their situation is unusually urgent, while others act on impulse without fu...
16 Jul, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
US strikes Iran again as Tehran warns of 'existential war' with AmericaThe United States struck Iran's coastal defenses and missile sites on Wednesday. This action followed the reimposition of a naval blockade ...
16 Jul, 2026, 06.41 AM IST
Meta employees sue, alleging AI-driven layoff picks hit workers on medical, parental leaveMeta faces a lawsuit from twenty-six employees alleging AI selection for layoffs. These workers claim the company's systems unfairly target...
15 Jul, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Tata AIG rejects mediclaim saying policyholder hid a disease: Court says 'insurance companies are only interested in premiums'; orders insurer to pay over Rs 60KTata AIG rejects mediclaim of a policyholder: A consumer court in Haryana has directed Tata AIG to pay a policyholder after finding the ins...
12 Jul, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
Zoho's Arattai to drop username feature amid WhatsApp controversyThis comes amid a wider standoff between the Centre and messaging platforms over features that let users connect without sharing phone numb...
02 Jul, 2026, 11.27 PM IST