Serbian tennis icon claimed a record-extending seventh China Open title and his career 102nd tour-level title after Alex de Minaur retired during the second set at Beijing on Tuesday.

Djokovic, the former world number one, won the first set 7-6(3), and both players took a medical timeout, with de Minaur leaving the court due to groin issues; upon returning, he retired after winning the first game of the second set.

Now, with this 102nd title win, Djokovic is just one title away from equaling former rival Roger Federer's 103 titles for second-most tour-level titles in the Open era, with both of them behind Jimmy Connors' 109. The 39-year-old has a flawless record of 34-0 at Beijing, as per the ATP Win-Loss Index.

India is among the top 10 leading emerging-market performers in artificial intelligence (AI) readiness and is well positioned to harness the technology, helped by its large technical workforce, globally integrated IT sector and digital public infrastructure, the World Bank said on Tuesday.

In its latest report titled 'India and Artificial Intelligence: Seizing the Development Opportunity', the World Bank said private investment in AI in India more than tripled to USD 4.1 billion in 2025 from USD 1.2 billion in 2024.

At the same time, the number of professionals employed by Global Capability Centres (GCCs) rose to 2.36 million in 2025 from 1.9 million a year ago, it said.

To further strengthen community participation in India’s fight against tuberculosis (TB), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will launch JOSH (Joint Squad for Health) Teams in New Delhi tomorrow. The initiative to be launched by Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda seeks to enable young people to become active partners in the TB response, providing them with a defined platform to contribute to awareness generation, social mobilisation and community engagement.

In the first phase, JOSH Teams will be rolled out across 55 districts in 11 States, with the objective of strengthening youth-led community mobilisation and taking the message of TB Mukt Bharat to the grassroots. Mr Nadda will lead the national launch of JOSH Teams in the presence of Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya.

Mahesh Kakde, a mathematics professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has won the Ramanujan Prize 2026 for his research in algebraic number theory. The prestigious award recognises young mathematicians from developing countries for outstanding contributions to mathematics.

Kakde’s research focuses on algebraic number theory, a field that uses algebraic methods to study numbers and their relationships.

Kakde’s main research area is Iwasawa theory. His work includes important results in non-commutative Iwasawa theory, as well as research related to the Gross-Stark and Brumer-Stark conjectures.

His research also connects with David Hilbert’s 12th problem. In 1900, German mathematician David Hilbert presented 23 major unsolved problems in mathematics. The 12th problem focused on understanding certain extensions of number fields. Kakde’s work has contributed to research in this area.

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to French chemist Henri B. Kagan and Japanese chemist Kenso Soai for their pioneering discoveries of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences today said Kagan and Soai solved a century-old mystery of how molecular asymmetry, or homochirality, can emerge spontaneously in nature.

Many molecules, including amino acids, exist in two mirror-image forms. While these variants are chemically similar, living organisms overwhelmingly use only one form. For decades, scientists struggled to understand how such selectivity emerged naturally.

According to the Nobel Committee, chemists traditionally obtained equal amounts of both mirror-image molecules during laboratory synthesis. The discoveries by Kagan and Soai demonstrated how chemical reactions can be steered toward producing predominantly or even exclusively one mirror image.
This is a breakthrough with major implications for modern chemistry, particularly pharmaceutical development where the correct molecular form is often crucial for therapeutic effectiveness. Kagan made a major breakthrough in 1986 by developing a method to influence chemical reactions to produce a higher excess of one molecular mirror image, while Soai built on this work with a groundbreaking reaction in 1995 and in 2003 demonstrated a reaction producing only one of the two possible mirror-image forms.

Elon Musk-led satellite communications firm Starlink has developed India-specific security controls and has built 20 gateway sites in India, said Lauren Dreyer, Vice President, Starlink Business Operations, SpaceX, adding, the company is “keeping Indian users’ data within India.”

Speaking at India Mobile Congress 2026, Dreyer said Starlink has invested in building the infrastructure required to serve the Indian market. The Indian government has granted licences to three satellite communication companies, including Starlink, to offer services in the country.

“We've built our Starlink operations specifically for India in recognition of Indian security requirements and other regulations, establishing controls at every layer for India, and keeping Indian user data within India,” she said.

In a country-first milestone, Kochi-based marine robotics and AI deep-tech startup EyeROV has developed and delivered two EyeROV TROUT military-grade underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) systems for the Indian Navy, ramping up India’s efforts to build indigenous capability in advanced underwater robotic technology.

TROUT, the first military-grade ROV built in India, has been designed, developed, manufactured and qualified to military standards for naval operations.

The delivery forms part of the Indian Navy's order for five EyeROV TROUT systems and marks the transition of the platform from an indigenous defence innovation, developed through the iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence) ecosystem.

Veteran actor Nana Patekar, known for his versatile performances and powerful screen presence, passed away at his residence in Goa in the early hours of Thursday.

He was 75. Patekar is suspected to have suffered a heart attack.

According to a report by news agency PTI, Patekar was found unconscious at his apartment in Dona Paula, near Panaji, and was taken to a private hospital, where he was declared dead at around 5.10 am, senior doctor Dr Shekhar Salkar said.

Despite 45 minutes of CPR, doctors could not revive him, Salkar said. A medico-legal case has been registered in this connection, and a postmortem will be conducted to ascertain the exact cause of death.

Belgian-American Particle physicist Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for “decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin”, the award-giving body said on Tuesday.

The winners of the Nobel physics prize are selected by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and receive a prize sum totalling 12 million Swedish crowns ($1.2 million), which is shared among the winners if there are several.

The Nobel Prizes were established under the will of Swedish inventor and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel, whose fortune was built in part on the invention of dynamite. First awarded in 1901, the prizes honour achievements in science, literature and peace, with the economics award added later by Sweden’s central bank.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with Lieutenant-Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Tuesday launched several healthcare initiatives under the ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’, including an expanded ANMOL scheme, the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) headquarters at GB Pant Hospital, and a nursing home management system portal.

The Delhi government also doubled the monthly incentive for 6,690 ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers from `3,000 to `6,000. Gupta felicitated ASHA workers for their contribution and announced a special dandiya programme for them during the Navratri celebrations.

The expansion of Mission ANMOL (Advanced Newborn Monitoring and Optimal Life Care) aims to strengthen screening, early diagnosis and treatment of serious but treatable genetic, metabolic and congenital disorders among newborns.