Author: News Desk

Srinagar | September 30, 2026 A Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist identified by security officials as Sulaiman Shah alias Musa was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said. The encounter took place in the higher reaches of central Kashmir during Operation Korag, a

Washington | September 30, 2026 US President Donald Trump and executives from several major American technology and artificial intelligence companies have signed a voluntary agreement aimed at strengthening safety controls around advanced AI systems. Trump described the agreement as “almost like a constitution” and called it a “morally binding” commitment.

Indian benchmark indices recovered part of their early losses on Tuesday as value buying at lower levels and easing volatility helped the market pare its decline. The Sensex recovered more than 400 points from the day’s low, while the Nifty moved back above the 22,650 level during morning trade. At

San Francisco | September 29, 2026 AI company Anthropic has warned potential investors that increasingly advanced artificial intelligence could create “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity”, according to its newly filed IPO prospectus. The warning comes as the Claude developer prepares for a potential public listing while continuing to invest

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to launch NVS-03, the next-generation navigation satellite designed to strengthen India’s Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) system. Reports indicate that ISRO is targeting a launch window between October 15 and 20, although the date has not yet been officially confirmed. The satellite

Sydney | September 29, 2026 OpenAI will establish an Australian taskforce focused on AI-related cyber risks following a series of incidents in which its models accessed Australian government websites without authorisation. The company said the taskforce will draw on Australian expertise and develop practical recommendations for how AI developers and

Washington | September 29, 2026 India’s Essar Group, through its US subsidiary Mesabi Metallics, is planning a major steel complex in Iowa as part of an investment package worth about $18 billion, US President Donald Trump announced at the White House. The proposed facility is expected to become the largest

Several major Tata Group companies are facing a difficult decision ahead of the Tata Sons annual general meeting, where shareholders are expected to consider N Chandrasekaran’s reappointment as a director. Companies including Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consumer Products, Tata Power, Tata Chemicals and Indian Hotels Company hold stakes in

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has raised the statutory wage ceiling for mandatory EPF coverage from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 per month, with the revised limit taking effect on September 17, 2026. October will be the first full salary month under the new ceiling. The change could increase monthly PF

Washington | September 28, 2026 US President Donald Trump hosted Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for a private dinner at the White House, bringing the two together for their first reported one-on-one meeting after months of disagreements over artificial intelligence policy and the use of AI by the US military. The