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High waves alert issued for Keralam, Lakshadweep, South Tamil Nadu coasts

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 19 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Swell Surge and High Wave Warning for the coasts of Keralam, Lakshadweep, South Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Coasta... Read More


Your stars mean less than you think - Dennis Teng

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 19 -- Everyone is entitled to an opinion. I am increasingly unconvinced though that every opinion deserves to be important. There is a difference, and somewhere in our enthusiasm f... Read More


Siguler Guff raises $500 mn for India-focussed investment strategy

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- US-based private markets investment firm Siguler Guff & Company has closed its Global Emerging Markets Growth Opportunities Fund II (GEMGO II), securing $500 million (Rs 4,787 cr... Read More


NITI Aayog Calls For Mainstreaming Apprenticeships, Greater MSME Participation

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- NITI Aayog has called for making apprenticeships a mainstream pathway from education to employment, with greater participation from MSMEs, unified digital access and stronger ind... Read More


Da Nang runs biggest annual startup event

Da Nang, Aug. 19 -- The 2026 Da Nang Innovation Startup Festival (SURF), the central coastal city's biggest annual event of its kind, took place on August 18 and 19, attracting a large number of exper... Read More


The world can't get enough of Panem

India, Aug. 19 -- Fifteen years after Katniss Everdeen walked out of the arena, readers are still walking back into Panem. When Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins's latest return to her dystopia... Read More


Seven key issues to shape conversations as UNCCD COP17 kicks off in Mongolia

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- Today, delegates from 196 countries and the European Union have convened in Mongolia for the opening of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Comba... Read More


LG chairs the 81st meeting of J&K Rajya Sainik Board

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired the 81st Meeting of Jammu & Kashmir Rajya Sainik Board, at Lok Bhavan. The meeting was attended by Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma,... Read More


ITI rises as 44-acre Bengaluru land parcel put up for Rs 1,685 crore e-auction

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- The land parcel is located along Old Madras Road and National Highway 75 in Krishnarajapuram Village. It has approximately 150 metres of frontage along the access road and is access... Read More


Fee hike sparks fresh face-off at Himachal University; SFI, ABVP intensify protests, demand rollback and student polls

Shimla, Aug. 19 -- The dispute over the fee hike at Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) intensified on Wednesday, with students and major campus organisations stepping up protests against the university... Read More