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"Famine that altered our genes:" Apollo Group Chairman highlights genetic factors behind early-age 'heart attacks' in South Asians

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Founder and Chairman of Apollo Hospitals Group, Prathap C Reddy pointed to centuries-old ancestral traits and explained why younger populations are increasingly vulnerable to car... Read More


Jharkhand govt releases list of 44 recruitment exams cancelled over irregularities

Ranchi, Aug. 19 -- The Jharkhand government on Tuesday released a list of 44 recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commissi... Read More


Tripura CM Manik Saha holds high-level organisational meeting ahead of upcoming elections in state

Agartala, Aug. 19 -- A high-level organisational meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was held at the Government Guest House in Agartala on Monday, ahead of the upcoming Village Committee, Agar... Read More


OpenAI pauses frontier reinforcement learning as rapid AI progress raises safety, alignment concerns

Washington, Aug. 19 -- OpenAI has paused some frontier reinforcement learning (RL) training as the rapid pace of AI model development risks outstripping the company's safety, alignment, security and m... Read More


Trump claims over 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally in 2020

Washington DC, Aug. 19 -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) claimed that more than 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally in the 2020 election, citing an ongoing review by the US Census Bu... Read More


"We are in era of coalitions": BJP MLA YS Chowdary highlights Nitin Nabin's message to party in Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam, Aug. 19 -- BJP MLA YS Chowdary said the party's national president Nitin Nabin has delivered a clear-cut message during his visit to Andhra Pradesh, stating that the party should put ef... Read More


BWF World Championships: Ayush Shetty, PV Sindhu advance to pre-quarterfinals

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Ayush Shetty and PV Sindhu advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the BWF World Championships 2026 with straight-game victories on Wednesday, while Lakshya Sen and Unnati Hooda suf... Read More


Lebanon: Over 8,50,000 displaced return amid lack of services, widespread disruption

Geneva, Aug. 19 -- Amid continued tensions in West Asia, a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has observed that about 8,50,000 displaced persons have returned to areas of orig... Read More


General Entertainment Channels (GEC), Free-to-Air (FTA) channels to gain most from TV ad cap removal: Report

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- While the removal of the 12-minute-per-hour television advertising cap is likely to have a limited impact on overall industry ad revenue, the benefits could be concentrated in re... Read More


PSBs chart roadmap to bring India's youth into formal banking system

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Public Sector Banks (PSBs) at the "PSB Confluence 2026" unveiled a strategy to deepen financial engagement with India's youth, with nearly 65 per cent of the country's population... Read More