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The government told the Rajya Sabha that ISRO's LVM3-M6 mission, which carried the heaviest-ever payload launched from Indian soil, has significantly boosted global commercial confidence in India's LVM3 rocket.

Scientists at Bose Institute, Kolkata have developed a new theoretical framework called General Concurrence Percolation, published in Physical Review A, that could make long-distance quantum communication networks easier and cheaper to build.

NASA has formally invited ISRO to join its Moon Base programme, aiming to establish a permanent human outpost near the lunar South Pole, building on India's Chandrayaan-3 landing in the region in 2023.

Shraddha Kapoor's biographical drama Eetha has been moved from its original August 28 release date to December 4, sidestepping a box office clash with Yash's Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups.

Singer Sonu Nigam has purchased a commercial office unit in Mumbai's Andheri West for ₹1 crore, according to property registration documents, adding to a series of real estate transactions this year.

In an exclusive interview marking 25 years in Bengali cinema, actor Jeet spoke candidly about corruption in box office reporting, saying the industry does itself no favours by looking away from the problem.

The Supreme Court has quashed all criminal proceedings against comedian Samay Raina and four others over remarks made on India's Got Latent, after noting their compliance with earlier court-ordered disability awareness and fundraising efforts.

Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia has criticised the AIFF's decision to withdraw from the FIFA ASEAN Cup in favour of a reported ₹50-70 crore friendly against Brazil in Kolkata, calling the spending priority wrong given Indian club football's financial crisis.

A Chinsurah court has denied bail to Bengal and Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel and remanded him to 14 days of judicial custody in a case alleging rape, criminal intimidation and false promise of marriage.

Belgium, which lacked a dedicated home stadium for field hockey for years, is co-hosting the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup alongside the Netherlands, with matches beginning August 14 at the brand-new Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre.

The second edition of ICMR-SHINE, a nationwide outreach programme, is giving around 30,000 school students hands-on exposure to health research through ICMR institutes and field units across 83 locations.

The Union Health Ministry has told the Lok Sabha that India currently has 86,360 postgraduate medical seats, with Karnataka accounting for the highest number, and plans to add roughly 5,000 more seats.

The Supreme Court has directed two Ghaziabad hospitals to compensate the family of a four-year-old who died after being denied emergency treatment, and said it will frame national guidelines for hospitals and police on handling such cases.

The average cost of a data breach in India rose 15.9 per cent to a record ₹25.5 crore in 2026, with a quarter of malicious breaches now AI-generated, according to IBM's annual report.

WhatsApp has started testing an optional date-of-birth prompt for users in India as it prepares for provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act governing children's data.

Meta's chief global affairs officer apologised to India's IT Minister after Facebook briefly restricted a video post by PM Modi, as a parliamentary panel threatened to strip the company of safe harbor protection.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has clarified that a proposed Merchant Discount Rate on UPI transactions above ₹2,000, introduced via a bill in Parliament, will apply only to large merchants, not individual users.

Gold prices in India stayed elevated on August 7, tracking a sharp rally in international bullion markets driven by expectations of a US rate cut and geopolitical uncertainty.

The Reserve Bank of India has laid down a framework governing when lenders can remotely restrict financed smartphones, tablets and laptops, effective January 1, 2027.

Electric vehicle retail sales in India rose more than 66 per cent year-on-year in July, according to FADA data, with two-wheelers crossing the two-lakh mark for the first time.