Video Story Generating Indigenous AI Model Varya launched

June 12, 2026 7:18 PM

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Video Story Generating Indigenous AI Model Varya launched

  The India AI Mission today launched Varya, a distilled video model built to make frontier video AI affordable, accessible and relevant. Addressing the launch event in New Delhi, Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology S. Krishnan said that the launch of one of the found...

Asian & European markets up

June 12, 2026 6:25 PM

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Asian & European markets up

Asian stock market indices edged higher today. South Korea’s Kospi surged 4.6 per cent, Japan's Nikkei 225 soared 2.8 per cent, Taiwan's Taiex climbed 2.4 per cent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 1.9 per cent, China’s Shanghai Composite advanced 1.1 per cent, and Singapore's Strait Times rose 0.8 per ...

Sindhu storms into semi-finals of Australia Open

June 12, 2026 7:12 PM

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Sindhu storms into semi-finals of Australia Open

In Badminton, PV Sindhu has stormed into the women's singles semi-finals of the Australian Open tournament in Sydney. The third-seeded Indian outclassed Chinese Taipei's Chen Su Yu 21-6, 21-9 in a one-sided quarter-final clash today. Sindhu will next face top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the sem...

India’s retail inflation accelerated to 3.93% in May
Consumers and sellers as seen at a vegetable market in Kolkata , India , on 12 July 2023 . Spiraling prices of tomato, onion and pulses are emerging as new risks that is fueling India's retail inflation to 4.6 % in June ,The El Nino influence paired with reducing WPI on retail inflation has made the situation worse for consumers according to finance ministry reports. (Photo by Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

June 12, 2026 6:04 PM

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India’s retail inflation accelerated to 3.93% in May

  India’s retail inflation accelerated to 3.93 per cent in May this year on an annual basis, rising for the fifth consecutive month under the new series. The inflation print was moderately higher from 3.48 per cent recorded in April. According to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Progr...

Gold, Silver prices up

June 12, 2026 6:09 PM

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Gold, Silver prices up

In the Indian bullion market, 24 carat Gold was trading 0.7 per cent up at 1 lakh 50 thousand 520 rupees per 10 grams, while Silver was trading 0.9 per cent higher at 2 lakh 43 thousand 550 rupees per kilogram, a short while ago.  At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for August contract was trading...

Former New Zealand captain announces his retirement from international cricket

June 12, 2026 5:35 PM

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Former New Zealand captain announces his retirement from international cricket

  Former New Zealand captain and batting great Kane Williamson today announced his retirement from international cricket after a glorious career spanning more than 15 years. The 35-year finishes as New Zealand's all-time leading international run-scorer across all formats with 19,346 runs, including...

Rupee appreciates by 65 paise to close at 95.11 against US dollar

June 12, 2026 6:22 PM

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Rupee appreciates by 65 paise to close at 95.11 against US dollar

  In the forex market today, the rupee appreciated by 65 paise to close at 95 rupees and 11 paise against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, was trading at 99.74 in intra-day trade.  

Stage set for biggest edition of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup; 12 teams in race

June 12, 2026 7:29 PM

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Stage set for biggest edition of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup; 12 teams in race

The 10th edition of the ICC Women's T20 Cricket World Cup will begin today, with hosts England taking on Sri Lanka in the opening match of the tournament at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The match is scheduled to begin at 11:00 PM Indian standard time. The month-long tournament will be hosted across Englan...