August 2026

2026 TIME100 AI: Meet Sunny Gandhi, the Indian-origin advocate pushing for stronger safeguards as AI enters critical systems. (Photo: Grace Sullivan) Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly into workplaces, classrooms, hospitals and government systems. But as the technology becomes more powerful, another question is becoming harder to ignore: who makes sure AI remains subject to meaningful…

Ladakh LG welcomes President’s nod for High Court bench in UT, calls it historic step for easier access to justice. SRINAGAR: Ladakh’s Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Friday hailed the decision to set up a bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in the union territory.President Droupadi Murmu’s has given her…

Harvard Business Schools professor Rohit Deshpande Are Indian business schools preparing students for a world shaped by artificial intelligence, rapid technological change and shifting workplace expectations? And are they drawing enough from India’s own experiences, businesses and knowledge traditions, rather than relying predominantly on imported frameworks?These were among the issues discussed by Harvard Business School…

Excavations for the second phase of the 2,000-year-old Buddhist site at Zehanpora in Baramulla to begin on Saturday ZEHANPORA (BARAMULLA): Excavations will begin Saturday on the second phase of Zehanpora, a Buddhist site in north Kashmir’s Baramulla. J&K chief secretary Atal Dullo will inaugurate the project.The presence of a 2,000-year-old Buddhist civilisation at the site…

SBI PO prelims result 2026 declared SBI PO prelims result 2026: The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the SBI Probationary Officer (PO) prelims result 2026 on the official website, sbi.bank.in. Candidates who appeared for the Probationary Officer preliminary examination held on August 1 and 2 can now check their qualifying status through the…

Rescue teams search for survivors in flood-hit areas of Nepal as authorities seek international assistance Nepal has agreed to accept foreign assistance for rescue operations after initially refusing the same as the scale of devastation from the floods continued to overwhelm relief efforts, The Kathmandu Post reported on Friday. India moved quickly to respond to…

TIME100 AI 2026: Meet the nine Indian-origin leaders, researchers and experts shaping the future of AI Artificial intelligence may be dominated by conversations around OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and Nvidia, but TIME’s 2026 list of the world’s 100 most influential people in AI tells a broader story. Among the people shaping the technology are nine Indian-origin…