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The BMRCL on Friday said that it will undertake essential maintenance work between Swami Vivekananda Road and Indiranagar metro stations on the Purple Line on August 9.To facilitate the work, metro train services between Baiyappanahalli and MG Road Metro Stations will remain temporarily suspended...
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A zonal committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist), carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh, and two women cadres surrendered before security forces in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district on Friday, a police officer said.The zonal committee member was identified as Saluka Kayam, while one of the women...
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Iranian MP Ebrahim Rezaei/Image courtesy X
An Iranian lawmaker has criticised the joint defence pact signed between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan on Friday, arguing that it will not guarantee Riyadh's security.In a post on X, MP Ebrahim Rezaei said, Saudis must know that a paper agreement with Turkey and...
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Four masked men allegedly barged into the home of a senior advocate here, holding him and his wife at gunpoint while they looted cash, gold and silver jewellery, a licensed revolver and other valuables worth around Rs 3.15 crore, an official said on Friday.According to the complaint lodged at...
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The Dakshina Kannada district administration on Friday declared a holiday for anganwadis, schools and colleges in four taluks on August 8 after the IMD forecast heavy rainfall in the region.Deputy commissioner Darshan H V ordered the closure of all anganwadi centres, government, aided and private...
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Amritsar commissionerate police arrested five persons allegedly linked with a cross-border narcotics and arms smuggling module, and recovered a massive stash of illicit psychoactive substances and an illegal firearm, a top official said on Friday.Over 21 kg heroin, 970 grams of methamphetamine, a...
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Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei/Hamid Forootan/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
Reports have surfaced in Israeli media claiming that Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in critical condition and has been rushed to a hospital.According to Channel 14 (C14), citing sources inside Iran, and a prior report by the Jerusalem Post, which quoted the IranWire outlet and sources...
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Even as Himachal Pradesh grapples with the closure of 162 roads and disruption of 73 water supply schemes and 105 transformers due to rain as of Friday evening, the Shimla Met Office has issued an 'orange' alert, warning of further heavy rain on August 10 and 11.The orange warning, indicating...
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday announced that it will hold nationwide town hall meetings from August 8 to campaign against E20 fuel, with the first event scheduled in West Bengal.Addressing a press conference, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said party chief Arvind Kejriwal has entrusted him...
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Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters
The ministry of external affairs on Friday clarified that New Delhi had no role in former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's media interaction in the national capital, reiterating that the press conference was hosted independently by a private press organisation.Addressing a weekly media...
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A student leader, who was among six protesters on a hunger strike over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in Jharkhand, was admitted to a hospital here on Friday after his health condition deteriorated, an official said.Rahul Kranti, who has been on fast since Tuesday night, was...
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A firefighter deployed with the Chandigarh Fire Department was allegedly kingpin of an interstate racket that enabled candidates to cheat in government recruitment examinations using concealed nano earbuds, bluetooth devices and customised mobile phones, Delhi Police said on Friday.The cheating...
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Aligarh Mayor Prashant Singhal has said that a proposal to rename the city to Harigarh has again been sent to the state government for action.The Bharatiya Janata Party leader on Thursday told reporters that all papers concerning the proposal were sent earlier in the week.Singhal said that in...
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The rupee settled on a flat note on Friday, higher by just 2 paise at 95.22 (provisional) against the US dollar, on heightened risk aversion due to fragile negotiations between Iran and Oman over the Strait of Hormuz.Forex traders said risk aversion in global markets due to uncertainty on the...
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A Mumbai-bound local train was delayed by 12 minutes during the morning rush hour on Friday after commuters panicked and pulled the alarm chain, claiming to have spotted a snake in the ladies' compartment.The incident occurred around 9.15 am near Nahur railway station after the train departed...
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Film producer and educationist Latha Rajinikanth/ANI Photo
Film producer and educationist Latha Rajinikanth formally launched 'Makkal Medai' on Friday, introducing a grassroots movement aimed at uniting citizens, professionals, and domain experts for community-driven social welfare projects.Operating under the Bharat Seva and Dhaya Foundation umbrella,...
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India's forex reserves jumped by $10.512 billion to $692.866 billion during the week ended July 31, the RBI said on Friday.The overall kitty had jumped by $6.118 billion to $682.354 billion in the previous reporting week.Reserves had expanded to an all-time high of $728.494 billion during the...
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The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union on Friday held a protest outside the central library against an event that was to feature an ISKCON representative, following which the programme was cancelled, according to the student body members.The programme, titled 'Empowering Youth for a...
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Students agitating over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams on Friday submitted a fresh panel comprising 10 members to the Jharkhand government to hold talks to resolve the issue.The new list was sent after the government objected to the previous 11-member panel which included an advocate...
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The Calcutta high court on Friday dismissed a petition by TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh seeking an opportunity to participate in West Bengal Assembly debates, observing that he has to resolve the issue in the House itself.Dismissing the petition of Ghosh, who belongs to the minority faction of the...
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Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday after two days of gains, dragged down by bank, financial stocks, and crude oil prices trading above $80 per barrel mark.The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 455.59 points, or 0.58 percent, to settle at 78,499.17. During the day, it...
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(L to R) Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan./Reuters/ANI Photo
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on Friday signed a joint defence agreement under which an attack against any one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack against them all, amid escalating tensions in West Asia.Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin...
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Kerala's Travancore Devasom Board president K Jayakumar on Friday said the board would ensure complete transparency in all procurement processes to prevent a recurrence of the alleged irregularities in the supply of ghee by state-run dairy cooperative Milma during the 2025-26 Sabarimala...
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Three National Testing Agency (NTA) subject experts, P V Kulkarni for chemistry, Manisha Sanjay Havaldar for physics and Manisha Gurunath Mandhare for botany and zoology, were the primary sources of the NEET paper leak, according to the CBI's chargesheet.The agency recently submitted its final...
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Cases of suicide in the country's largest paramilitary force, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), recorded their highest number at 59 in 2025 over the last five years, with staffers in the constabulary comprising more than 80 per cent of those who ended their lives, official sources said on...
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US President Donald Trump dismissed as fake a report that he confronted Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over depleted US weapons stockpiles during a meeting at Camp David, insisting he has the utmost confidence in his Pentagon chief.On Thursday, addressing a report published by The Washington Post,...
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Days after stirring a major controversy by terming Gen Z protesters generation gutter, actor-politician Kangana Ranaut on Friday pivoted to praise them as India's biggest strength and ambassadors of the country's culture and identity.A day after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said Gen Z's demands should...
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A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his pregnant 18-year-old unmarried daughter by drowning her in Agra's Chambal River to avoid social stigma, Delhi Police said on Friday.The police also arrested one of the accused's relatives for allegedly conspiring in and executing the...
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A tragic series of events unfolded as the suspected shooter reportedly took the lives of his grandparents prior to heading to school. According to Thailand's public health minister, the elderly couple was discovered deceased at their home.The weapon used, a 9mm handgun, has been identified as...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi named Capt Amarinder Singh as his favourite politician from the BJP, with the former Punjab chief minister saying that while his personal and family relations with Rahul and his mother Sonia Gandhi will always be there, politically he remains committed to the...
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Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor, who recently secured a landmark victory in the Bankipur assembly bypoll in Patna, discussed ways to strengthen the organisation of Maharashtra's ruling NCP with party president and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, a party functionary...
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The Central government on Friday urged the Supreme Court to dismiss a plea seeking an investigation into audio recordings allegedly implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh in the State's ethnic violence, asserting that a forensic examination had found the recordings to be...
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For much of my life, walking in Indian cities has felt less like exercising a right than negotiating an obstacle course.I grew up in Kolkata, where wide pavements disappeared beneath rows of hawkers. I moved to Delhi, where roads seemed designed almost exclusively for cars. Now I live in...
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Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday said his government will verify reports of alleged Chinese incursion in the Taksing sector of Upper Subansiri district with the Indian Army and locals before drawing any conclusion.The CM asserted that he does not believe such reports without...
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The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed an FSSAI directive prohibiting Dabur India from selling food products such as honey, cow ghee, and edible oils with 100 per cent claims.Justice Amit Mahajan observed that Dabur was selling the products for decades and has made out a prima facie case for...
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Are you Batman, was the poser. And Rahul Gandhi answered, equally straight up, sidestepping any comparison to the caped crusader: Let's just say that no one has ever seen me and Batman in the same room together.'Ask Me Anything', the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha said Thursday night in a...
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday slammed the remarks made by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on August 5 on the 7th anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, stating that despite the region having its own grievances on the 2019 decision, it is the internal...
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With RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat coming out strongly in support of Gen Z, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday slammed his remarks and said they don't need a certificate from him.The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief on Thursday backed Gen Z, saying their grievances were genuine and...
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India and China reviewed the overall situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and deliberated on key issues related to boundary delimitation, border management and trans-Â'border cooperation.It was underlined that maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas is essential for...
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At least six people have died in a school shooting on the outskirts of Thailand's capital Bangkok, according to reports citing police, reports BBC.The suspected shooter, a 14-year-old male student in the ninth grade, has also been found deadOne witness recalls how the suspected shooter walked...
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Students protest in Ranchi
One of the six protesters, who have been on a hunger strike as part of a demonstration against the alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in Jharkhand, was taken to a hospital here after his health condition deteriorated on Friday, an official said.The student leader, identified as Rahul...
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India plans to use an AI-enabled multilingual campaign on WhatsApp and other digital platforms to disseminate verified information on safe investing practices, the identification of fraudulent schemes and investor grievance redressal mechanisms, according to...
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The ministry of labour and employment told Parliament on Thursday that the Centre has not carried out any dedicated assessment or compliance audit of the mandatory crèche provision at workplaces, nearly nine years after it was introduced under the amended Maternity Benefit Act. The provision was...
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India's income from fees and other charges rose nearly 10 per cent in FY26 to Rs 2,563 crore from Rs 2,334 crore in the previous year, according to the regulator's annual report.Recurring fees constituted 73 per cent of the total collections this year, down...
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An SUV evaded a security checkpoint on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district early Friday, prompting police to open fire at it, officials said.The driver subsequently abandoned the vehicle and fled, they said.The incident took place around 3.30 am when the SUV was travelling from...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday alleged that the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak was executed through an extensive digital network, with confidential question papers being circulated via WhatsApp, Telegram and electronic files among members of the conspiracy days before the...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was encouraged by the progress made in mediation proceedings aimed at resolving the dispute over the Kapur family trust and the estate of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, expressing hope that the long-running family feud would end in an amicable...
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US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders targeting birthright citizenship and birth tourism, saying his administration was cracking down very big on what he described as abuses of the American immigration system following a recent Supreme Court ruling.Speaking to reporters at the...
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As the monsoon spell continues in the northern part of the country, several parts of Uttarakhand experienced light to moderate rainfall on Friday morning.According to the state government's preliminary update, based on information received over the telephone at 5:30 AM, light rainfall was...
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The water in a well located on a farmer's land in Veerparda village of Morbi taluka in Gujarat has been observed undulating. The Morbi district geologist noted that the movement in the water was due to groundwater recharge and heavy rainfall.Officials have conducted a preliminary inquiry, and a...
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Lok Sabha LoP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has got a go-ahead from the administration to hold the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. The cancellation of the booking for the venue scheduled to host the Congress leader's public interaction programme, has been...
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Speculation over the emergence of deeper military cooperation among key Muslim-majority countries has intensified as Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are set to sign a joint defence agreement in Saudi Arabia on Friday, Reuters reported, citing two regional sources with direct knowledge of the...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has alleged that the conspiracy behind the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak was not a last-minute operation but a carefully planned exercise in which National Testing Agency (NTA) subject experts were allegedly cultivated months before the examination and used to...
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Karnataka Minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Friday took a swipe at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the BJP, saying that changing their language would not change their ideology. Kharge said the RSS and BJP were desperately updating their vocabulary but alleged that they...
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The Chhattisgarh high court has rejected the bail application of a retired IAS officer arrested by the CBI in the alleged Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) recruitment scam, observing that leaking question papers of competitive examinations is more heinous than murder as it destroys...
