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CSIR organised a technology transfer event in New Delhi, licensing four indigenous technologies to industry and launching an IoT-enabled rural water monitoring system. The programme also recognised royalty from Bharat Electronics for defence technologies, highlighting India's innovation and technology commercialisation efforts
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Meta-owned Instagram faced a major outage on Wednesday evening, disrupting messaging, profile loading, and content updates for thousands of users worldwide. Complaints surged on Downdetector, with over 3,700 reports by 7:44 p.m.
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Samsung Electronics has launched its most comprehensive foldable smartphone lineup yet, unveiling the Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, and Galaxy Z Flip8. The new devices feature slimmer designs, enhanced Galaxy AI capabilities, and tailored form factors to cater to productivity, entertainment, and everyday use.
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India has granted market authorisation to Takeda Biopharmaceuticals’ dengue vaccine QDENGA, making it the country’s first approved vaccine for dengue prevention. The approval by CDSCO follows extensive global and Indian clinical trials confirming its safety and efficacy.
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India and Spain have agreed to begin technical discussions on interoperability between UPI and Bizum. During his Europe tour, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal also advanced trade, investment and technology cooperation while reaffirming efforts to conclude the India-EU Free Trade Agreement.
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The Lohagad Fort murder investigation has revived debate over the use of polygraph tests in criminal investigations
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The successful launch of Vikram-1 establishes Skyroot as a serious competitor in global small-satellite launch market
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Users across India and several other countries reported difficulties logging into Meta-owned platforms Facebook and Instagram on Sunday. Outage tracker Downdetector showed complaints peaking in the afternoon before easing within hours. Some Facebook users saw the message “Account Temporarily Unavailable,” while Instagram users also faced login issues.
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The Centre is consulting stakeholders on possible safeguards for children on social media, including restricting access for users under 16. No final decision has been taken yet, but the move is part of broader efforts to strengthen digital safety for minors.
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Telugu stars Mahesh Babu and Chiranjeevi congratulated Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace after the successful launch of Vikram-1, India's first privately developed orbital rocket. The milestone strengthens India's private space sector and positions the country among global leaders in commercial space launches
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China’s Moonshot startup has unveiled its new Kimi K3 AI model, which is being hailed as a major leap in open-source AI. The model has outperformed rivals in coding capability rankings, intensifying the US-China tech rivalry and raising concerns among American AI giants like Anthropic and OpenAI.
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Hyderabad-based healthtech startup Superclaims has developed an AI-powered platform that reduces health insurance claim adjudication from days to minutes. The startup says its technology processes over one lakh claims monthly, improves accuracy, cuts operational costs and helps insurers detect fraudulent claims.
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SpaceX aborted the 13th test flight of its Starship rocket after an engine issue triggered an automatic launch abort during ignition. CEO Elon Musk said two Raptor engines would be replaced, with the next launch attempt expected early next week.
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India’s pharmaceutical innovation is accelerating, with patent families increasing four-fold and over 1,095 drug discovery programmes underway. A BCG-HealthKois report highlights stronger research, investment, regulatory reforms, and indigenous breakthroughs, positioning India as a rising global life sciences innovation hub
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The Consulate General of India in Boston has warned the Indian diaspora about a rise in scam calls from fraudsters impersonating diplomatic and law enforcement officials. The mission advised people not to share personal information, make payments or respond to threats.
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Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon safely arrived at the International Space Station aboard Russia's Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft, beginning his first eight-month mission. He will conduct scientific research and technology demonstrations aimed at advancing space exploration, artificial intelligence, medicine and future Moon and Mars missions.
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Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon blasted off aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft on his first mission to the International Space Station. During the eight-month expedition, he will conduct research on human health, artificial intelligence, semiconductor manufacturing and technologies for future deep-space exploration
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The James Webb Space Telescope's groundbreaking observations are reshaping our understanding of the cosmos, challenging long-held theories, and opening exciting new frontiers in the search for extraterrestrial life
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The Digital Threat Report 2025-26 warns that India’s banking and financial services sector faces a radically new cyber threat environment. Traditional centralized security models are inadequate for today’s interconnected platforms, AI-driven decision-making, and real-time payments.
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Meta has withdrawn a controversial feature in its newly launched Muse AI image generator that allowed users to create images by referencing public Instagram accounts. The move follows widespread criticism over data privacy, image scraping, and consent.
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Apple has sued OpenAI, alleging it orchestrated a campaign to obtain confidential information about unreleased products through former employees. The lawsuit seeks the destruction of allegedly misappropriated materials and accuses OpenAI of encouraging employees to retain sensitive company information.
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Apple has signed a landmark $30 billion multi-year agreement with Broadcom, its largest US manufacturing commitment to date, aimed at boosting domestic semiconductor production.
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Thirty years after Dolly the sheep became the first cloned mammal, cloning has evolved from a sci-fi idea into a biotechnology tool. Scientists now use cloning for disease research, conservation and agriculture, while challenges remain in efficiency, ethics, extinct species revival and human cloning
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An exploration of popcorn's journey from an ancient snack to the world's favourite cinema treat traces its rise alongside the film industry. The article also highlights regional movie snacks, including choc tops in Australasia and roasted ants in Colombia
