2026/08/09 Daily Edition

Fifth price revision in as many months this fiscal. Lump ore price is below the April 5 level of ₹5,300.

The former Old Vic landlady Linda Carter is set to leave Walford.

A man from southern China travelled 3,000 kilometres to search for his pen pal from 24 years ago, stirring nostalgia among many for their own youth pen pals. Li Zhicong, around 40, hails from the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and has been working in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, for over a decade. Recently, he journeyed 3,000 km to Inner Mongolia in northern China to find his pen pal “Ice Rain,” who wrote him a letter 24 years ago. In 2002, when he was a third-year junior secondary school...

Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will be judged not by how many initiatives it assembles. Instead, it will be judged by whether it explains where the city intends to be by 2030 and how it will get there. The consultation document covers the expected ground. It includes the Northern Metropolis; Hong Kong’s roles as an international financial, trade, maritime and aviation centre; integration with the Greater Bay Area and supporting the Belt and Road Initiative; and social priorities such as...

Young Malaysians are reporting worsening illnesses, heat-related health problems and disruptions to basic services as climate change intensifies, raising questions over whether the country’s adaptation policies can protect future generations. Unicef Malaysia’s National Youth Climate Change Survey 2025, released in July, found that climate change was no longer only an environmental challenge but an immediate public health and economic issue. The survey gathered responses from 1,420 young people...

“Women hold up half the sky.” This iconic quote attributed to Mao Zedong has been central to Beijing’s messaging about gender equality for decades. It was not just a slogan. After the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949, the Communist Party passed a Marriage Law that banned arranged marriages, abolished foot-binding and encouraged women to enter education and the workplace. But the party’s stance on where women belong has shifted over the decades, according to a new study. To gauge the...

Where were protests in Delhi held in the first few decades of independent India? How and when did Jantar Mantar become the designated protest site? Why has it become contentious and what have courts said? What are alternative sites for demonstrations in Delhi?

The decision comes as the municipal office is being shifted to a new building. The present municipal office is located near the road leading to the medical college

Out of the 350 cusecs, 200 cusecs are allocated for agricultural purposes and 150 cusecs for drinking water

Isolated mudslides and waterlogging reported from the region

He said that people who had lost their loved ones at sea and those who bore the brunt of rain calamities were all waiting for the government to make its presence felt, hoping for help and support from the government.

CPI(M) State secretary says directive to render ‘pro-Hindutva’ Vande Mataram in its entirety at Independence Day functions has reinforced the public perception that the UDF government has mutated into an ideological proxy for the Hindutva agenda-driven Central government

The affected area is part of the Arabian Sea reserve, a marine protected area and host to wildlife, including endangered petrels and the rare Arabian Sea humpback whale

A leitmotif among blood donation organisations is the increasing difficulty in finding people with “generous veins”; and the solution could strangely be found in the living rooms of households, as illustrated by these two accounts from Chennai of parents inspiring their children to join the cause

If the Akali Dal’s core support base sees a genuine prospect of returning to power through this alliance, that itself could become a rallying point drawing voters back to the SAD led by Sukhbir Singh Badal

Himanta Biswa Sarma says declaring the annual event a national problem would make no difference if it cannot be addressed scientifically

Minister Basavaraj Rayaraddy says the government is considering relief for farmers who have paid crop insurance premiums as well as those who cannot take up sowing due to inadequate rainfall

The High Court passed the order in January this year by relying on its December 2025 ruling that waqf institutions were not exempt from paying court fees before the State Waqf Tribunal

The Animal and Nature Ethics Community Trust has submitted a representation to senior forest department officials seeking immediate intervention to protect the ecologically sensitive corridor

Athul Thomas and Binil Babu from Kerala are champions in the 4X4 Stock class at the recently-concluded Rainforest Challenge (India) in Goa

Report submitted earlier this year says Kerala should become a model State that can ensure equality, dignity, and equal opportunity for all differently abled children

Details needed to facilitate data requirements of Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation in preparation of the Index of Service Production, says IRDAI

The ​Senate measure would also temporarily block the ⁠White House budget office from implementing ⁠a new rule giving political appointees control over ‌hundreds of billions of dollars in grant money

The IMD has issued an alert stating that strong surface winds with speed occasionally touching 40-50 kmph were likely to prevail over Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands till August 9

For thousands of young people across Jharkhand, the controversy was never just about one examination

Former judge of the High Court of Karnataka and Orissa judge Krishna S. Dixit says that law students carry a great responsibility as future custodians of justice

The two-month professional certificate programme, approved and funded by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs, aims to develop trained practitioners from five tribal communities — Paniya, Paliya, Irula, Hill Pulaya and Mavila.

Students actively engaged in farming to receive weightage marks; government to provide ₹10,000 per school for agricultural activities

The government said any future merchant discount rate (MDR), if introduced, would apply only to a limited set of merchant transactions above a specified threshold and at a nominal rate, which would be lower than typical debit and credit card MDRs

Washington anticipated an agreement soon between the two countries, which sit on either side of ⁠the strait, so that normal oil traffic could resume, a U.S. official said

In May 2025, just four months after he left office as the oldest sitting President, Joe Biden revealed he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones

Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy highlights fiscal discipline, investments exceeding ₹23 lakh crore and 3,800 km of roads constructed during the two-year tenure

‘Nothing is above national interest; I believe Gen Zs are our own,’ former Union Education Minister says

The approval is an important milestone towards commissioning the Pink Line between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere.

Local authorities urged to take immediate steps to reduce spillover liabilities for projects approved by the planning committee for the 2026–27 financial year.

Police teams thoroughly searched streets and conducted checks at houses and other suspected locations in Angallu village, says SP

Mr. Mann requested the Punjab Governor to consider granting 10 days' parole to Hawara at the earliest on humanitarian grounds

On account of work on underground drainage pipeline being taken up on the road between Old Suburban Police Station and Sangolli Rayanna Circle, one side of the road stretch remains closed from 6 a.m. on August 9 to 6 a.m. on August 10, a release from the Police Commissioner’s office states

The two-month-long campaign will target high-risk villages, zones of educational institutions, and other vulnerable locations, says District AIDS Control Officer

BMTC said that the drive was conducted with the coordination of multiple departments.

Palestinians near Bethlehem describe daily settler attacks as violence rises across the West Bank.

The discussions focused on strengthening cooperation between Kerala and the United States in areas of mutual interest

For years, viewers have watched celebrities take on the show while imagining how they would play the game if given the opportunity. Their dream is now set to become a reality, with Bigg Boss: The Common Man

A revised claim made by the power utility before Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission estimates expenditure on power purchase for 2026-27 at ₹13,344.11 crore

The population of Gyps vultures in India has declined by 99% over the last 20 years due to the use of veterinary painkiller drugs

Farmers can avail of the loan waiver scheme online; lists of eligible beneficiaries have been uploaded by banks to a portal developed by MahaIT, and also published at gram panchayat offices, executive service cooperative societies, and branches of authorised banks

The officer came under surveillance by the IAF intelligence wing, which later alerted the security agencies after his interactions with a woman on social media raised suspicion

Muraleedharan also writes to Chennithala seeking Vigilance probe; action follows a complaint alleging large-scale irregularities in construction contracts, procurement, financial management and accounting practices at the public sector undertaking

The Congress already supports the women’s quota legislation, the Opposition leader says; he asks why implementation had been held up for three years and unnecessarily linked to delimitation, adding, ‘Implement the 2023 law. Without any conditions.’

The arrest was made by a police team led by the Northern Range Deputy Inspector General; Arjun Ayanki allegedly attempted to flee when the police reached the apartment and was apprehended at around 2.30 a.m.

Pinarayi Vijayan said the inordinate delay in rescuing fishers lost at sea during stormy weather at Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram is reflective of the government’s apathy to the coastal population

They were taking out a protest march from Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University to the CM's residence; they have been stopped to prevent any untoward situation, said Ajay Aryan Deputy Superintendent of Police (Headquarters)

The Instagram post based on The Hindu’s report came amid renewed focus on the Kashmir resident after the Cockroach Janta Party-led (CJP) protest and the use of pellets on protesters at Jantar Mantar

The suspected spurious items seized as part of the operation include face creams, lipstick and shave lotions, sources with the department said

56 acres land identified in Pedda Mushidiwada; Tahsildar directed to submit layout plan in a week

JSP leaders condemned the attack and requested police department to take stern on the persons involved in the incident

Jairam Ramesh says Amit Shah lacks the courage to address MPs in Parliament regarding the Delhi Police’s actions against students protesting the NEET paper leak

Andras Baka, a strong advocate for judicial independence, becomes governing party's pick for Hungary's next president.

S. Mahendra Dev describes the Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Act, 2026 as a landmark law that other States can draw inspiration from

According to sources, the investigating agency wants to know on which grounds TSR Data Processing Private Limited (TDPL) —the agency that conducted the examination—was empanelled and selected, despite having been previously blacklisted.