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Media association challenges privacy law in Supreme Court
A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is scheduled to hear a batch of petitions filed by activists on October 27
Plant-based meat yields higher share of absorbable protein than traditional meat: study
Laboratory tests show higher protein bioavailability in five plant-based products than in their chicken counterparts; researchers caution further stud…
The Hindu Group, Cancer Institute launch book on comprehensive cancer care
Cancer 360 examines detection, treatment, rehabilitation and palliation
MEXC Set to Exit Netherlands After Confirming It Has No MiCA Licence
Cryptocurrency exchange MEXC has confirmed that it lacks authorisation under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), promptin…
Sony-Backed Soneium Prepares Token Launch to Broaden Entertainment Reach
Sony-backed Ethereum Layer 2 network Soneium is preparing an ecosystem token called SONEIUM to connect creators, intellectual property owners, develop…
Keralam plans Bill to regulate high treatment costs in private hospitals
Health Minister K. Muraleedharan tells Assembly that govt will introduce Bill in next session, says govt agrees in principle to the need to regulate p…
iPad Mini (2026) Launched in India With OLED Screen, A20 Pro Chip: Price, Specifications
Apple launched the iPad mini (2026) in India and global markets on Monday. The tablet has debuted mere days before the ‘Pro and Tell’ event, where the…
Why West Bengal’s C-Sections, at nearly 1 in 2 births, demand a hard look
NFHS-6 data puts the rate of Caesarean sections in West Bengal at 44.5%, nearly double the 2015-16 level and significantly higher than the national av…
Fans Ask EA to 'Save Mass Effect' as Petition Gathers Over 2,00,000 Signatures
A fan petition to save Mass Effect has gather over 2,00,000 signatures. The petition was started on Change.org last week after EA announced it was shu…
Anthropic Sued for Allegedly Using Elvis Presley's Songs to Train Claude AI Models Without Permission: Report
Anthropic faces a lawsuit alleging it used 274 Elvis Presley songs without permission to train its Claude AI models. The lawsuit was reportedly brough…
Amazon Great Indian Festival Reloaded Sale: Best Deals on Gaming Smartphones
The Amazon Great Indian Festival Reloaded Sale is offering discounts on several smartphones. Customers can purchase select handsets at reduced prices …
Amgen drug combined with immunotherapy extends survival in lung cancer trial
The Amgen drug is currently approved for adults in the advanced stages of small cell lung cancer that has worsened despite chemotherapy, based on data…
IIT Bombay develops low-cost device to screen for anaemia, sickle cell disease
The researchers said their patented automated smearing device can be manufactured cost-effectively and the test itself requires only a pipette, glass …
Most people globally face 'high genetic risk' for three common diseases: Study
The team analysed data from two major population biobanks that include whole genome sequencing, covering nearly one million individuals
Bengaluru’s BMTC drivers, traffic police, pourakarmikas, construction workers show reduced lung function: Survey
Among the occupations, pourakarmikas were found to have the highest proportion of workers with the PRISm pattern, an indication of reduced lung capaci…
Gujarat govt. declares Devbhoomi Dwarka, Kutch, Jamnagar and Porbandar as drought-affected
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said the decision on drought declaration was taken as per the guidelines of the Centre after monsoon ended in the state…
CoinDCX Discloses $15.99 Million Loss After Previously Denying Hack Reports
Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX has confirmed a loss of 15.99 million USDT following a cyberattack on October 21. The incident affected legacy …
Amazon Great Indian Festival Reloaded Sale 2026: Best Deals on Power Banks
Even with phone batteries becoming more efficient and being capable of lasting up to two days on a single charge, power banks remain useful accessorie…
Amazon Great Indian Festival Reloaded Sale 2026: Best Deals on Smart TVs
Amazon Great Indian Festival Reloaded Sale is offering various smart TV models at discounted prices. On top of direct price cuts, you can get an addit…
WhatsApp Working on Organizations Feature to Help Admins Manage Large Communities: Report
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new Organizations feature. This feature could make it easier for community admins to manage large groups and their…
Can the new fortified potato variety the Centre is promoting help with India’s hidden hunger problem?
Kufri Jamunia is a purple skinned and fleshed potato with higher levels of certain nutrients compared to regular potatoes. At present, however, taking…
Oppo Find X10 Forest Green Edition Announced as a New Colourway in Collaboration With Karlotta Freier: Price
Oppo Find X10 Forest Green Edition has been announced in China as part of a design collaboration with New York-based German illustrator Karlotta Freie…
Mysterious Oppo Tablet Reportedly Spotted on Singapore's IMDA Database
The Oppo Pad Mini was recently launched in India and global markets. The rumour mill also suggested that two tablets, part of the Oppo Pad 6 F lineup,…
AI’s costs fall unevenly across workers; IIT Madras paper flags surveillance, work stress
Whitepaper highlights risks to entry-level career paths and gaps in evidence on job quality and informal employment
Samsung Galaxy S27 Exynos 2700 Chipset Reportedly Outperforms Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Series
Samsung reportedly conducted internal benchmark tests comparing a device powered by the Exynos 2700 with the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max, which features the Sna…
Redmi K100 Seemingly Confirmed to Feature a Snapdragon 8 Series Chipset via Geekbench Listing
Redmi K100 has been spotted on the Geekbench benchmarking platform with the model number M786BC. The handset is listed with Qualcomm’s octa-core SM875…
Claude Reportedly Accessed Georgia’s Aggregate Vote Counts After Autonomously Bypassing Fee Restriction
Anthropic’s Claude is said to have accessed Georgia's publicly available election data without human authorisation. According to a report, the AI mode…
Bitcoin Slips Below $80,000 as Oil Surge and Fed Uncertainty Weigh on Sentiment
Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since September 18 as Brent crude climbed to an eight-month high and the 10-year US Treasury yield reached 5 percent.…
Redmi K100 ‘Snow Rock White’ Colourway Officially Teased Ahead of October 27 Launch
The Redmi K100 is set to launch in China on October 27. Ahead of the launch, Xiaomi's sub-brand Redmi has teased another colour variant: ‘Snow Rock Wh…
Amid row, Keralam’s UDF govt says cost of generic SMA drug can be cut further
Health Minister K. Muraleedharan tells Assembly that UDF government’s aim, eventually, is to offer medicines free of cost to all SMA patients. LDF Opp…
Seven caveats in the claim about turning mercury into gold with nuclear fusion
In a preprint paper uploaded to the arXiv repository in July 2025, Marathon scientists had predicted this process could produce roughly 2 tonnes of go…
The other face of air pollution | Excerpt from The Nitrogen Bomb by Jacob Koshy
The book explores how ammonia, largely emitted by agricultural activities, contributes to worsening air quality across the Indo-Gangetic Plain
Apple Reportedly Rolls Out Anti-Theft System to Scan Returned iPhone Models
Apple is reportedly rolling out a new anti-theft scanning device at its retail stores. This device can inspect returned iPhone models and run diagnost…
Flipkart Big Bang Diwali Sale 2026 Date Announced; iPhone 17 and More Smartphones to Be Discounted
Flipkart Big Bang Diwali Sale 2026 will begin in India on October 28, the company has announced. During the sale event, Flipkart is confirmed to offer…
Oppo Find X10 Ultra Tipped to Feature 200-Megapixel LOFIC Camera, Dual Periscope Cameras
The Oppo Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max were recently launched in India and the global markets. The company now appears to be preparing to expand its f…
OnePlus Ace 7 and Ace 7 Pro Confirmed to Get BOE Displays With Native 165Hz Refresh Rate
With its China launch confirmed for October 27, OnePlus has also confirmed that its Ace 7 and Ace 7 Pro smartphones will get high-refresh-rate display…
Vivo Y600 Launched With 10,000mAh Battery, 50-Megapixel Rear Camera: Price, Specifications
Vivo Y600 has been launched in China, the smartphone maker announced on Monday. The new smartphone is currently available for pre-order and is set to …
Why did Tinder’s scam detection fail, and what should Indian users do?
U.S. lawmakers shared troubling statistics about how dating app users on Tinder and Hinge were matching with scammers, due to outdated AI protections
Netflix Reportedly Offered $500 Million for Exclusive Film and TV Rights for Xbox IP Before Deal Fell Through
Netflix reportedly offered $500 million to Microsoft for an exclusive film and TV license for Xbox IP for seven years. However, talks between the two …
What was leaked in the Censor Board data breach? | Explained
The Hindu reported over the weekend that entire application forms to the censor board by filmmakers, including commercially sensitive distribution agr…
Instagram App Now Lets You Watch Reels, Longer Videos and Live Shows on Apple TV
Instagram is now available on Apple TV, letting users watch Reels, longer videos, and live shows on their TV. The Instagram app for Apple TV allows us…
iPhone Duo Owners Complain About Cracking Folding Display; iFixit Teardown Tries to Explain Why
iPhone Duo owners are complaining that the foldable display of their handsets has started developing cracks. Reddit user u/leftyhyzer16 on the subredd…
Moonshot resets subscriber quotas after Kimi K3.1 Pro launch issues
Subscribers with usage below 25% received a reset to zero
India needs to train its clinical staff before erecting data shields
User data is routinely commoditised today, and passing a law assuming compliance and waiting for complaints or litigation will not suffice. As the DPD…
Panel formed to probe spurious liquor death claims in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas; report in 15 days
Some villagers have claimed that at least 10 persons died after consuming spurious liquor in Dewas district between September 27 and October 16
Concerns about quality of health care, unemployment, as RMPs in Keralam cross one-lakh mark
As many as 31,446 doctors got their registrations between 2021 and 2025, show data from the Kerala State Medical Councils
The need for a national media council
Just like there is the Bar Council of India for lawyers and an Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for chartered accountants, the media counci…