India, Aug. 12 -- August 2026 : The Federation of Self-Financing Technical Institutions (FSFTI) has urged the University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of Education and other regulatory authorities to extend the admission deadline for technical and professional courses from August 14 to October 30th, 2026. While the current admission deadline for UGC and AICTE-regulated courses is August 14, the Pharmacy Council of India has allowed...
India, Aug. 11 -- On the fourteenth floor of a residential tower off Sarjapur Road, a young couple is redrawing the boundaries of a 1,450 square foot 3BHK. What used to be a formal, rarely-used dining room is now a fold-away home office. A boxy foyer has become a shoe-and-storage wall disguised behind fluted panelling. Their story is an increasingly familiar one across Bengaluru's high-rises, where the challenge is no longer simply decorating an apartment, but re-engineering how a family actuall...
India, Aug. 11 -- By Dr. Mohammad Afzal SiddiquiA few conversations with colleagues recently made me think about something that is becoming increasingly common among teenagers.One colleague, Ms. Norin, shared an interesting story. She has to keep her skincare products away from her younger sister-not because she doesn't want her sister to use them, but because she is unsure whether those products are actually suitable for her sister's skin. There is another practical concern too: many skin...
India, Aug. 11 -- Kundapura, Karnataka: V Gautham Navada, Founder and Director of ForthFocus, has joined the organizing team of WordCamp Bengaluru 2026, marking another milestone in a WordPress journey that began in 2011.WordCamp Bengaluru 2026 will be held on November 21 and 22, 2026, at St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Museum Road, Bengaluru. The community-run, not-for-profit event is being organized entirely by volunteers and is expected to bring together around 400 participants...
India, Aug. 11 -- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | August 2026: After spending 27 years building a successful career in the global IT industry, Sudhir R. Nambiar is turning a lifelong passion for technology, science fiction and storytelling into a new literary chapter.Born into a humble family in Kerala and raised in Bengaluru, Sudhir began his professional journey as a software programmer and went on to hold senior leadership positions during an extensive career with global technology organizations...
India, Aug. 11 -- For most small and medium enterprises in India, "HR process" often means a stack of Excel sheets, a chat group for leave requests, and a payroll cycle run on manual calculations and hope. Kolkata-based Keyline Digitech Pvt Ltd, a digital solutions company with over 23 years of experience building web, mobile, and AI products for businesses across the globe, wants to change that with EfforTrak - a homegrown HRMS, attendance, payroll, and field-force platform built for ...
India, Aug. 11 -- 11th August 2026: Yamaha Music India has announced the Top 20 shortlisted bands for Teens Rock - The Battle of Bands 2026, its flagship national band competition for young musicians. Following an overwhelming response from schools and music academies across the country, the shortlisted bands will now move on to the offline round, while public voting officially opens today.Powered by Trinity College London, the 2026 edition attracted 680+ registrations, resulting ...
India, Aug. 10 -- Ludhiana, Punjab | August 8, 2026: In a significant initiative to strengthen character development and holistic education among school children, the District Administration, Ludhiana, has approved the implementation of the Maitri Sanskar Value Education Programme in 12 Government Schools on a pilot basis for a period of three academic years.The initiative reflects Punjab's commitment to ensuring that education goes beyond academic excellence to nurture ...
India, Aug. 10 -- As nations increasingly treat data sovereignty as a matter of national security, one name comes up consistently among those tracking the space in India: Innefu Labs, the artificial intelligence company in the space of national security that industry watchers regularly describe as India's Palantir. Over more than a decade, its platforms have become embedded across the country's defence, intelligence, law enforcement, and revenue intelligence establishments, not as a single syste...
India, Aug. 10 -- Indian homes have evolved, and so have the expectations about furniture. While earlier buyers looked at cost alone, consumers now ask if the furniture will last and look good after twenty years.This is exactly what has motivated the formation of Lakkadhaara, a furniture brand that uses only solid wood based on the tradition of woodworking in the Ramgarh Shekhawati region and aims at growing this dream into reality by making a mark in Rajasthan first and then in India's solid wo...