City

Sensex Slides 326 Points In Late Trade, Nifty Stays Below 24,100

Sensex fell nearly 326 points to 76,909.68 in late trade, while Nifty dropped 76.60 points to 24,078.30 as both indices remained under selling pressure. Add As a Trusted Source

By Sohail Khan · 19 Aug

Science & Tech

OpenAI pauses AI model training, slows development pace amid safety concerns

Weeks after an OpenAI-linked AI agent breached another AI startup, Hugging Face, during evaluation, the Sam Altman-led AI company has said that it has slowed the pace of its AI development. At…

By Sohail Khan · 19 Aug

Entertainment

What happened to Nawaz Sharif after Operation Safed Sagar? Exile from Pak, death penalty threat

The Netflix series Operation Safed Sagar, which chronicles the efforts of the Indian Air Force during the Kargil War 1999, has received a lot of love from the audience, and generated a…

By Sohail Khan · 19 Aug

World

Oil hits three-week high as Hormuz shipping fears grow amid Iran tensions

Oil prices hit a three-week high as Strait of Hormuz shipping fears and supply disruptions raise risks, while traders watch Iran tensions and US oil stocks. Updated on: Aug 19, 2026, 16:00:07…

By Sohail Khan · 19 Aug

Business

New hybrid home loan: Should you lock in your rate?

Synopsis Kotak Mahindra Bank introduced a hybrid home loan product for borrowers. This loan allows locking EMIs at current low rates for several years. After this fixed period, the loan automatically shifts…

By Sohail Khan · 19 Aug

Headlines

Behind Vijay govt’s move to withdraw order barring students from joining Left, CJP-like protests: ‘Democratic win’

The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) called the withdrawal of the circular a victory for democratic rights of students. Published on: Aug 19, 2026, 15:51:52 IST Prefer HTon Google Share via Copy…

By Sohail Khan · 19 Aug

City

The Neville D’Souza Ground: A Small Pitch, A Larger Question

As BMC clears the way for a convention centre at Bandra Reclamation’s Neville D’Souza Football Ground, the debate is no longer just about land use, but whether Mumbai will replace a working…

By Sohail Khan · 19 Aug

Editors Choice

Count caste by all means. But abandon belief that counting settles anything

Yogendra Yadav argued in these pages (‘Caste census is dead. Don’t expect a formal announcement or funeral’, IE, August 12) that the caste census exercise has been quietly killed by a technical…

By Sohail Khan · 19 Aug

Sports

Who is Nick Kyrgios girlfriend? Tennis star love life and net worth in focus after suspension for cocaine use

Nick Kyrgios received a provisional suspension from the ITIA after testing positive for cocaine at a June event in Spain. Published on: Aug 19, 2026, 15:47:46 IST Prefer HTon Google Share via…

By Sohail Khan · 19 Aug

Business

India’s 50,000-strong care brigade heads to Japan

Benchmarks Nifty24,078.30-76.61 FEATURED FUNDS★★★★★ Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund Direct-Growth 5Y Return 23.26 % Invest Now Enter search text: Business News›Careers›HR Policies & Trends›Indian workforce mobility firm BorderPlus targets 50,000 caregivers for Japan…

By Sohail Khan · 19 Aug