Facial recognition cameras at all major are to be linked to a data fusion centre being set up in Delhi, according to the CISF's Director General. Video feeds from around 1.5 lakh surveillance cameras at vital installations across the country, also under CISF's security cover, will be integrated into the same centre.

At least 16 students have been killed in a fire at a coaching centre in . The building housed the Animation Coaching & Library on the top floor, the Head Hopper Gaming Zone on the first floor, and a pet food store and clinic on the ground floor. Around a dozen students and others who had jumped from the building were being treated in hospital.

UK Prime Minister announced his resignation on Monday, becoming the sixth PM to leave office without completing a full term since Brexit. His rival within the Labour Party, former Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, is expected to win the subsequent leadership contest and lead the party and government.

Meta Platforms has invested USD 900 million in Cred, an India-based fintech app. As part of the deal, Cred's founder and CEO Kunal Shah will take over as head of Meta-owned messaging app .

A recently published global map of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi — the underground threads that link plant roots together — has found that the network stretches a mind-bending 110 kilometres. These networks move around 4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide into soils each year and occasionally surface as mushroom caps.