Google has begun integrating third-party apps into AI Mode in Search, extending it beyond answering questions. The initial rollout covers Canva, Instacart and YouTube Music and is limited to users in the United States, letting them link accounts and complete tasks such as building playlists or adding groceries to a cart directly within AI Mode.
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1, the country's first private orbital-class rocket, successfully placed technology payloads and postcards into orbit. Named 'Mission Aagaman', meaning arrival, the flight marks India's entry into a small group of nations with demonstrated private orbital launch capability.
Health authorities reported that deaths in the Paris region more than doubled during June's heatwave. The extreme heat swept across Europe, breaking all-time temperature records in several countries and placing severe strain on health systems.
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind pill to lower cholesterol in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease. The regulator assessed the drug under a programme offering ultra-fast reviews for promising medicines judged to serve the public interest.
Every monsoon brings the same complaints — more hair fall, frizz, dullness and an oilier scalp — which most people treat as separate problems. Hair expert Navneet Misra, founder of Xtovia, argues they are usually symptoms of one underlying issue: how structurally sound the hair fibre already was before the season began.
The first 1,000 days, from conception to a child's second birthday, form a critical window for lifelong health. Doctors say awareness of monsoon-season health hazards and infections, combined with simple protective steps, can substantially improve outcomes for newborns during the wet months.
Hepatitis C can now be cured in most cases with modern antiviral treatment. Delayed diagnosis remains the central problem, allowing the infection to progress silently and continuing to drive liver disease and deaths worldwide despite the availability of effective therapy.
India's smartphone shipments fell 10 percent year on year in the second quarter of 2026, the steepest June-quarter decline in six years, according to Counterpoint Research. Rising memory and component costs pushed device prices up, weakening budget and mid-range demand and lengthening replacement cycles. Memory prices have risen nearly fourfold since September 2025.
Infertility has long been treated as a woman's health issue, but male factors contribute to nearly half of all cases among infertile couples, says urologist and andrologist Dr Sanjay Prakash J. He notes the condition is often silent: a man may have normal sexual desire and performance yet still produce insufficient sperm.
India's coffee culture is shifting rapidly as drinkers move beyond instant coffee towards speciality cafes and start paying attention to origin and craft. Miguel Villaquiran, chief executive and co-founder of Libertario, unpicks common misconceptions — among them the widespread belief that a darker roast automatically means a stronger or better cup.
More than a century ago a small group of chimpanzees on the Spanish island of Tenerife reshaped scientific understanding of intelligence, solving problems through insight rather than trial and error and challenging assumptions about human uniqueness. Their experiments became famous, but the animals' own fate after being moved to Berlin ended in tragedy.
Fasting has moved from a largely religious practice into a mainstream health trend, making the manner of breaking it increasingly important. In an Instagram post on July 5, oncologist Dr Jayesh Sharma explained how fasting works, what foods are appropriate when ending one, and which groups should avoid fasting altogether.
A decade-old photograph from a beach where his daughter once played prompted writer Charles Assisi to ask when those evening rituals quietly ended. He never knew which made-up bedtime story would be the last. The essay examines how routines that anchor family life dissolve without announcement, and what their loss says about intention.
We assume everyone looks up at the same sky, but what different cultures saw varied widely. Romans named the visible planets after gods matching their mood: reddish Mars for war, twinkling Venus for beauty, fast-moving Mercury for the messenger, vast Jupiter for the king of gods and slow Saturn for time. China read the heavens differently.
Belly fat is commonly blamed on eating too much, but that is only part of the picture. Nutritionist Dr Rohini Patil, founder of Nutracy Lifestyle, says what you eat, when you eat it and how the body processes it all matter, identifying the eating patterns that promote insulin resistance and abdominal weight gain.
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey begins in a great hall with a bard played by Travis Scott, drawing a line between ancient epic performance and modern rap. Scott condenses the Iliad into a single phrase before the sequel begins. The casting of Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy drew backlash from conservative quarters online.
India's first private orbital rocket, Vikram-1, was set for lift-off with a flight sequence spanning 14 distinct phases from launch through orbit injection. The full mission duration from lift-off to payload deployment was planned at 15.46 minutes.
Regular gym use brings hygiene obligations in a shared space, including wiping equipment before and after use. Beyond leaving machines free of sweat, Dr Kunal Sood says the habit helps prevent skin infections such as ringworm, a fungal condition that spreads readily on shared surfaces in humid conditions.
A memorandum of understanding between the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce and the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau has enabled a systematic crackdown on film piracy. The effort has produced key arrests and shielded new Telugu releases from widespread online leaks during their crucial opening weekends.
Choosing an inverter air conditioner now involves more than tonnage and star rating. Dual and single inverter units differ in compressor technology, cooling efficiency, noise and long-term running costs. Dual inverter models promise faster cooling and lower consumption, while single inverter versions offer dependable performance at a lower purchase price.