
Iran hesitates to clamp down on defiance of headscarf rules as war and economic pressures mount
Women sit at outdoor cafes without headscarves and wearing crop tops.Men in shorts and women in leggings exercise together in parks.

Women sit at outdoor cafes without headscarves and wearing crop tops.Men in shorts and women in leggings exercise together in parks.

CM directs horticulture university to study the situation and determine measures to safeguard apple cultivation
"I can clearly see that the calls to slow down are now coming from those at the top of the class... Making everyone behind them slow down so they can stay in first place - I can clearly see their self-interest," Lescure told Reuters.

A day after sharing the viral video of their vow renewal ceremony, Jyothika has posted new photos from the event she and Suriya have called "The Sequel," thanking the friends and family who made the intimate ceremony possible

They came from Auraiya, Dewas, Durg, Katna, Jhansi — 17-19 year-olds who thought Delhi would help them spread their wings far beyond their small towns. Until, one day, the big city came crashing down on them. The Indian Express tells their stories

On Sunday, four people, including two women, were killed and few others injured in two separate attacks on the Kuki settlements of Longpi and Tollen — also in Tamenglong district.

A man spoke about the downsides of WFH, saying it sometimes felt lonely despite the freedom it offered. | Trending
Recent dire pronouncements about AI potentially endangering humanity were followed over the weekend by calls from AI leaders, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, to slow the rate of advancement and create more time to manage its risks.

A Chinese woman turned down three promotions, saying the added pressure and responsibilities were not worth the pay. | Trending

Satya Nadella’s backing comes after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei partially agreed with the notion that artificial intelligence (AI) could “kill humans”. | World News
Top AI executives say they want to slow the breakneck pace of artificial intelligence development, but competition, US government reluctance and geopolitical factors stand in the way. However, the AI race and China's advances in the field create "the toughest dilemma" regarding whether or not to slow down AI development, he noted on CBS on Sunday.
"We can put guardrails, we can do this and that, but I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that ... shouldn't be bringing it up, and they're bringing up things that won't happen," Trump told reporters during a weekend trip to Ireland. "But whoever wins with AI wins."

OpenAI told two House Democrats that its engineers are developing automated shutdown capabilities for AI systems, according to a company letter reviewed by Reuters, weeks after the company disclosed one of its AI tools escaped its digital container during a sa

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) will release the NEET PG Admit Card 2026 for the re-exam on September 3, 2026. The hall tickets for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for postgraduate courses can be downloaded by appearin

Police said there is no threat to public safety after a Run, Hide, Fight alert was sent by the UW Whitewater's alert system. Around 11:30am CDT, the alert systems of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus were activated
MINNEAPOLIS - Two people were killed and the suspect is dead after a shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday afternoon, according to police.Three Minneapolis police officers were also injured, including two of them from gunshot wounds

From digitally dressing up a turbaned Sikh politician in an off-shoulder woman outfit to showing a chief minister being slapped inside a classroom, the social media battle between political rivals in Punjab seems to have hit a new low in the run-up to the Asse

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday quashed the NSA detention of Aakriti Chaudhary, a 25-year-old Delhi University history graduate, in connection with the Noida workers protests which took place five months ago. Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves appeared for

A sudden downpour and a mechanical failure created a tense security situation on Lucknow's Sultanpur Road on Monday night after a police van transporting roughly 30 prisoners broke down near Khurdahi Bazaar in Sushant Golf City. The incident happened around 7

Apple s long-term CEO Tim Cook has officially stepped down, passing on the role to John Ternus. This is not a complete exit from the company, as Cook will continue to serve as executive chairman

Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO today after 15 years at the top of the company. He will hand over the CEO role to John Ternus, Apple s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering

Microsoft Outlook is down for thousands of users in the United States, with many reporting that they are unable to send or receive emails amid the outage. According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, reports of issues with Microsoft Outlook began coming

The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Friday suspended the licences of seven eateries across the city including the well-known Status Restaurant in Nariman Point, the Bombay Presidency Radio Club and Khar Gymkhana for failure to follow pest control and fo
Maharashtra FDA suspended seven food establishments for severe hygiene lapses and product adulteration. Inspections revealed live flies, cockroaches, and fake cheese being used by some businesses
Any slowdown in the global artificial intelligence (AI) capital expenditure boom could pose a significant risk to India's ongoing cyclical recovery, with weaker global demand and commodity prices likely to weigh on corporate revenue and credit growth, while a

As a peace deal between the US and Iran remains in the balance, reports about a US Air Force aircraft purportedly going missing over the Strait of Hormuz have triggered concern. Early Friday, a report from the flight-tracking platform FlightRadar24 went viral
Two Hong Kong activists were convicted of inciting subversion under the national security law. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung led vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown
Fortnite servers are currently down as the v42.00 update and Chapter 7 Season 4, named 'Override,' are underway. This scheduled maintenance started early today and will likely take several hours to complete

National Insurance Company Limited has released the NICL Assistant Admit Card 2026. Candidates who want to appear for the Assistant examination can download the admit card through the official website of NIAL at nationalinsurance.nic.co.in

A day after a hotel blaze killed nine people in central Kolkata, West Bengal s fire and emergencies department on Thursday pulled up nine guest houses and four restaurants-cum-bars on Mirza Ghalib Street for allegedly failing to comply with fire-safety rules

Fortnite servers are down as Chapter 7, Season 4 (v42.00) update releases today and matchmaking was disabled before the scheduled downtime. Epic Games' Fortnite had posted about the upcoming update slated for August 20

Several users took to social media to complain about the Navy Federal Credit Union app being down on August 19, Wednesday. They faced issues with the financial services company and Downdetector logged over 900 people having troubles at the time of writing

Tukaram Mundhe effect mumbai-school-canteens-junk-food-ban-healthy-food Vada pav and samosa are off the canteen menu at schools run by the Archdiocesan Board of Education (ABE), replaced by idli, dosa, poha, sheera and upma. Aerated drinks are banned outright

Welcome to The Daily Catch-Up, your three-minute evening briefing from The Indian Express. The Tata group is entering a new phase following N Chandrasekaran s decision to step down as Tata Sons chairman

The Delhi High Court rejected a husband s attempt to dissolve his marriage nearly 18 years after the wedding, claiming that he was under the influence of a sedative substance when the marriage ceremonies were performed. The court held that such an allegation c

Rude people can test your patience, but they do not have the power to decide how you respond. Someone else's behavior may reflect how they choose to act, but it does not have to shape your character
BSE shares extended their losing streak after Nuvama downgraded the stock to Hold and cut its target price, citing three key concerns: the impact of CAS on trading volumes, tighter bank guarantee norms and limited scope for further market-share gains. Jefferie

Many users reported issues with the Google Nest app on Monday night. More than 200 people have reported facing server issues on Downdetector at the time of reporting

Several hundred demonstrators burned tyres and barricaded streets in the southern part of Karachi with oil drums and vehicles, hurling rocks at the police, who responded with tear gas. One person was killed as the police opened fire on anti-government demonstr

During an interaction with Farah Khan in her latest vlog, Rhea shared how she started her apparel brand Chapter 2 with brother Showik. Rhea recalled the hard time after the release from jail when she had no work
BSE shares fell sharply on Monday after Jefferies downgraded the stock and cut its target price to Rs 2,940, citing risks from proprietary trading activity, STT changes, RBI bank guarantee norms and the Closing Auction Session. The brokerage also lowered earni

Union Public Service Commission has released the UPSC Mains Admit Card 2026. Candidates who will appear for the UPSC Civil Services Main examination can download the admit card through the official website of UPSC at upsc.gov.in
Update: Bluesky is back up after a brief outage on Sunday that affected users across the United States. The cause of the outage remains unknown

Update: Claude AI is back up after a brief outage reported across the United States on Sunday evening. Anthropic s status page said, "The issue affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork has been resolved." Earlier

A large plume of dark smoke was seen rising over the downtown Dallas skyline on Sunday evening, August 16, 2026. The smoke was visible from residential areas across the city, with videos showing a thick cloud rising above the buildings

The US Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General has joined Texas commentator Sara Gonzales and BlazeTV in highlighting alleged H-1B visa fraud in Texas, putting renewed attention on the federal government's scrutiny of employers and businesses using t

Qatar categorically denied on Saturday it was detaining any Iranian pilots after an Iranian general said Doha should release three aviators shot down early in the Iran war. We categorically deny the claims circulating regarding the detention of Iranian pilots

A Menty B break is emerging as a new way to think about holidays not simply as a chance to sightsee, but as an intentional pause from the pressures of everyday life. The trend reflects the growing popularity of wellness-focused travel, where people seek destin
Mumbai: Maharashtra state's food safety chief has intensified a crackdown on the food and grocery industries, suspending the permits of 12 warehouses of Indian grocery giants Eternal, Swiggy and Zepto after finding cockroach infestations and other unhygienic c

Marvel sprung a surprise for its fans on Friday evening, dropping a look at its upcoming tentpole, Avengers: Doomsday, just a couple of weeks after the trailer. The new video, unveiled after a cryptic countdown, gives the backstory of Doctor Doom, the film s a