Chinese authorities have accused the US National Security Agency (NSA) of carrying out sophisticated cyberattacks targeting critical Chinese infrastructure during the Asian Winter Games in February. The allegations, announced by police in Harbin and reported Tuesday by the state-run Xinhua News Agency, signal a heightened escalation in cybersecurity tensions between the two nations.

What were you doing when you were 14? Chances are, you were tackling homework or figuring out your favourite activity. Fourteen-year-old Indian-origin student Siddharth Nandyala, who lives in Dallas, was building a life-saving innovation.

Siddharth has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered app called Circadian AI, which can detect heart conditions in just seven seconds.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been re-appointed as the chairperson of the ICC men's cricket committee and his longtime national teammate VVS Laxman too has been picked again as one the panel members, the game's global governing body said on Sunday.

Ganguly, who led the Indian team with distinction for five years from 2000 to 2005, was first appointed as the committee's chair in 2021.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday flagged off a commercial flight from here to Ayodhya and laid the foundation stone of the new terminal building at the airport.

In line with his commitment to make air travel safe, affordable and accessible to all, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Maharaja Agrasen Airport's new terminal building to be built at an estimated cost of over ₹410 crore.

Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary on Monday lauded the arrest of fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi in Belgium, stating that it was a "very big achievement".

Earlier, as per sources, Choksi was arrested in Belgium on Saturday after local authorities confirmed his presence in the country. Sources further stated that preparations were being made for his extradition to India.

B R Ambedkar, the chief architect of India's Constitution, believed that large states posed serious challenges to governance and democratic accountability while smaller states are more manageable and can ensure equitable development.

In his 1955 book "Thoughts on Linguistic States", he strongly advocated the division of big provinces like Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, saying that "the present provinces are too large and not administrable".

The BJP has criticised Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Yusuf Pathan for posting a picture of himself sipping tea on social media while his constituency in West Bengal grapples with violence.

Pathan, a former cricketer, who won the Lok Sabha election from Baharampur in 2024 on a TMC ticket. Baharampur is the administrative headquarters of the Murshidabad district, which has seen incidents of violence over protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act.

The Centre is planning to invest ₹10 trillion over the next two years to strengthen highways across the country, with special focus on the Northeast, where roads will rival those in the US, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said.

In an interview to PTI, he said the Centre is working to transform the country's infrastructure drastically in the next two years so that it matches the best in the world.

Amidst US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's claims of finding evidence of massive vulnerabilities in EVM machines, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday stated that Electronic Vending Machines (EVMs) in the country were absolutely safe and were not being tampered with.

The CEC stated that wherever democracy was present, electoral rolls and election processes were different, and in some countries, electronic voting systems were used.

In the wake of violent protests in Murshidabad district over the new Waqf law, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that her government will not implement it in the state. She also appealed for peace while visiting the violence-hit areas of the district.

"We have made our position clear on this matter – we do not support this law. This law will not be implemented in our state. So what is the riot about?" Mamata Banerjee posted on X (formerly Twitter), addressing public outrage.

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