2026 News Archive

Despite a huge batting collapse, Manchester Super Giants do enough to beat Southern Brave by 10 runs in Southampton, to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the knockout stages of the men's Hundred.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Bombay High Court that Tejpal had shown “no remorse” and urged the Bench to send a clear message that “no means no”

The delay in forming the Town Vending Committee, empowered to designate vending zones and pitches, is hurting hawkers across the city

The minor from Nagpur went missing on August 2; using technical information, police traced her location and rescued her; she has been admitted to a hospital, police said

Court states litigation does not seek to interfere with religious practices; when the Bench asked the counsel if he could place any old Hindu scripture that mandated an idol of Ganesh must be made of PoP, he responded that when the scriptures were being written, PoP was not discovered

Insists it is a social organisation and will not support or oppose any political parties but will seek to change political discourse; plans crowdfunding initiative; announces leaders for five zones across the country

Additional Municipal Commissioner Abhijeet Bangar presented a presentation during the standing committee, stating that the project will help supply the desalinated water

Counselling at the right age and at the right time is the need of the hour. We need to take a preventive measure to prevent youth from the clutches of addiction, says Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Congress President Harshvardhan Sapkal alleged that the paper leak has ruined the hard work of lakhs of students, yet government machinery is silent

Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy asks District Collectors to guide farmers correctly on raising crops under projects, suggests farmers against going for water-intensive crops due to El Nino conditions

Ministers for implementation of contingency plan at mandal and village levels

“Hindalco’s milestone performance was driven by favourable macro tailwinds and the Company’s strategic focus on resource security, premium product innovation and relentless operational excellence,” the company said in a filing

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders to crack down on birth tourism and limit the number of people eligible for birthright citizenship, weeks after the Supreme Court struck down his directive in this regard.

I-Day security measures tightened in area after last year’s Red Fort blast; deployment of additional personnel, inspection drives advanced by 2 weeks; traders express concern over potential losses

After the rebellion in the Trinamool Congress, the meetings between BJP leaders, MPs and MLAs who have deserted Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee have become quite frequent

Youth was on his way home, say police; Safdarjung records 98.7 mm in 24 hours, third-highest August rainfall since 2011 though waterlogging, traffic less than Friday; light rain likely today: IMD

The two men then allegedly pulled out a gun, threatened him and attempted to rob the shop. When the owner resisted, they fired four rounds inside the shop.

Tangadagi directs officials to expedite insurance claims as 80% crop damage reported across most taluks; asks administration to prioritise drinking water, fodder supply and rural employment

Justice Veerappa told The Hindu that he found several violations of guidelines with respect to core zone, buffer zone and periphery zone owing to the allowance of commercial activities and homestays in the prohibited area of the Hampi World Heritage Area.

Nomination papers will be accepted at the office of the Chief Election Commissioner on August 13. The scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on August 16. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is August 18

Iran reported “significant progress” in the talks with Oman and said both inward and outward journeys would ‌pass through Iranian waters

Beijing’s innovation model brings together universities, start-ups, industry and the state to turn research into commercially viable technologies by bridging the ‘valley of death’; the ecosystem is driving China’s push in AI and humanoid robotics through state-backed funding, talent and industrial clusters

One order signed by Mr. Trump targets people who engage in commercial “birth tourism” by seeking to deny them access to the country.

Donald Trump lashed out on his Truth Social platform at media reports about the dwindling weapons stockpile, saying that the United States has “massive amounts of ‘munitions’ especially of certain types”

Giannis Apostolou, Mayor of the small town of Stylida around 140 kilometres northwest of the capital, owns an electrical installation company linked to the wind farm.

Under the new SoPs — Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines 2026 — the journalists associated with foreign media will have to seek permission from the federal government for travelling to any city outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi for news coverage

America’s Iran war stalls as Tehran turns pressure into strategic advantage

Saudi Arabia turns to Turkiye and Pakistan for defence ties, raising questions overreliance on the US.

Amal Khalil, a 42-year-old reporter for Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar, and freelance camerawoman Zeinab Faraj had taken refuge in a building after an Israeli strike hit a vehicle travelling in front of theirs

Under the ‘Vetri Magalir Goat Rearing Scheme’, five goats or sheep will be provided with a 100% subsidy to destitute widows, deserted women, transgender persons, and PwDs living in rural areas

“The Technical Textiles Transformation Scheme for Entrepreneurs will be implemented in collaboration with international educational and research institutions, with the financial assistance from Tami Nadu Technical Textiles Mission,“ the Finance Minister said

‘Aran’ shelter homes will be established in five districts to provide safe accommodation, food, counselling, and rehabilitation support to transgender persons facing social and family-related challenges: Finance Minister

While welcoming allocations for the Cauvery–Vaigai–Gundar river linking project, barrages across the Cauvery and ecological restoration of the Cauvery Delta, farmers’ organisations seek higher spending on agriculture, crop loan waiver and better procurement prices

Restoration and conservation works were being carried out at 213 temples that are over 1,000 years old, at an estimated cost of ₹418 crore: Finance Minister

In a gazette notification, the Home Department stated that the literature which glorifies violent extremism and jihad, besides promoting radicalisation will be banned

‘Out-of-pocket expenditure remains considerable among insured and uninsured households’

Mr. Nagendra says the Tungabhadra Irrigation Consultative Committee meeting would be convened after the Tungabhadra reservoir storage reaches 80 tmcft to decide on the release of water for irrigation

​The meeting, held at the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) guest house in Raichur, was attended by key district-level administrative officers, including Deputy Commissioner Poovitha S.

Standing in the hog deer enclosure, the tree will be protected and its germplasm conserved so that the tree can be maintained in botanical gardens or zoos

All appointments were made strictly in accordance with merit, roster points and reservation rules, including the horizontal reservation policy prescribed under G.O. 77, clarifies Tameem Ansaria

Police in the French capital tighten rules for riders after a sharp increase in fatal accidents.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday that Ukraine faces a winter with virtually no working thermal power plants after overnight Russian strikes killed four people, including a three-year-old child. Speaking in Belgrade, he said the latest attacks and shelling of frontline communities had killed 13 people in 24 hours.

Granting bail to Lakhiben Solanki, who has been in custody since her arrest in March, Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar said the incident should not be viewed solely as an individual crime but as a reflection of systemic shortcomings in ensuring access to basic necessities such as food, healthcare and dignity.

The CBI raided 10 locations across Punjab and Delhi, including a call centre operated from the premises of the main accused in Mohali in the intervening night of August 5 and 6

The officer said a group of sadhus, including women protesters, attempted to hold a demonstration in the high-security area near the LoP’s residence despite restrictions in place

Announcing reopening of the application portal for three months from August 1, the government said the SRO rates prevailing prior to June 5 will apply

Weather system tied to warming sea surface expected to intensify in fall and winter, persisting until early spring 2027 El Niño, a recurring climate phenomenon marked by above-average sea surface temperatures, when changes in wind patterns allow warmer water to spread across the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, could spell a wet winter for portions of the western and south-eastern US, climate models show. Coastal areas may be at elevated risk of flooding, experts warn. Climate scientists predict this year’s “super” El Niño, a label assigned when sea surface temperatures climb by at least 2C, will be the strongest of the century. The weather system is expected to intensify in the fall and winter, persisting until early spring 2027, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa)...

The SOP operationalises Section 40(2) of RERA Act, 2016, which empowers RERA to enforce its orders ‘in the manner as if it were a decree or order made by the principal civil court of the original jurisdiction in a suit’

There could be outreach from the government through offers of party positions or posts in boards and corporations to mollify disgruntled legislators upset over being denied a place in the Cabinet

Contract workers protest in Kalaburagi, urge State to reject proposal to keep wage notification in abeyance

Internship programmes in collaboration with government and private industries to be provided to 20,000 youth in the first phase; TN SPARK to be expanded from the existing 5,000 government schools to an additional 2,600 schools

The Tamil Nadu government has been pursuing the proposal to create a Metro Rail connectivity from Hosur in Krishnagiri district till Bommasandra in Karnataka with the Centre and the Karnataka government.

Finance Minister Marie Wilson, in his Budget speech, urged the Union government to immediately abolish the NEET-based admission system and restore medical admissions based on Class XII public exam marks (in Tamil Nadu)

Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson announced the establishment of 10 Olympic Centres of Excellence, with an allocation of ₹50 crore, to help athletes win Olympic gold medals

“Unlike the previous government, which focussed only on short-term political gains with the belief that they should make best use of their five-year term, our government believes that we need to look forward to at least 15 years of sustained growth,” the Finance Minister contended

“It is completely silent on the (TVK’s electoral) promise of ₹2,500 for women, ₹4,000 for unemployed youth, six free LPG cylinders, and a complete waiver of crop loans,” he said in a social media post

AIADMK leader says the ruling party had made several promises before coming to power, but none of them had found a place in the Budget

The Karnataka government on Thursday issued an order revoking the recruitment notification for 128 AO posts and 817 AAO posts.

At least 200 people have been evacuated after a wildfire broke out near Italy’s Lake Garda.

CAG findings show over 6 lakh pay orders rejected without reason and a military hospital wing collapsing after audits were skipped for years