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CM says project to address ‘shortcomings’ in existing ‘Punargeham’ initiative

We reaffirm our commitment to the progress of Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh and to ensure that every citizen has the opportunity to dream big, achieve and contribute to the making of a Viksit Bharat, says Prime Minister Modi

Incident occurred around 9 a.m. on August 5, 2026 near the Pantheerankavu police station

Adulterated tea powder, fake paneer, low-quality coconut powder repackaged into branded packets, use of decomposed food are among violations detected in Hyderabad

The station earned over ₹4.12 crore in 2025-26 as projects including the Nakkapalli bulk drug park and the Rambilli naval base take shape; representations seek halts for the Ratnachal, Garib Rath and AP expresses

Case registered against a Facebook account operating under the name ‘Nithin Kakkedath.’ Petition filed by a member of the Beypore Block Congress Committee

The registration of FIRs over allegedly abusive language during a protest has renewed attention on when the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) criminalises abusive speech and how courts have interpreted such cases

The Supreme Court said retaining experienced judicial officers may impose a lesser financial liability than retiring them and filling the resulting vacancies

“A better way is to counsel them, pacify them… The most powerful resource is reasoning. To listen to them. The government knows how to deal with it,” says Chief Justice of India Surya Kant

Safe harbour under the IT Act gives tech firms general immunity for users’ posts; the panel also named Google India, seeking similar action against the tech firm for financial frauds

Studies have shown that mesoscale cloudbursts occurring under favourable ocean-atmospheric conditions may leave a vast area of Kerala vulnerable to flash floods and landslides, anytime during the monsoon season, says expert

The collectives said the plant had an emergency reserve fund of over ₹900 crore and a cash balance of ₹195 crore, and that salaries, VRS-2 and VRS-3 settlements and family and widow pensions remained unpaid

The integrated platform brings together Police, Fire Services, Ambulance, Women Safety, Child Protection and Disaster Response under a single national emergency number 112. This also marks the migration of Dial-100 from GVK EMRI located at Kompally.

“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

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)

Satheesan says VACB carried out no investigation or proceedings after Congress-led UDF came to power

Heeding Sonam Wangchuk’s request, student leader Devendra Nath Mahato had water on the fourth day of his fast

The Hindu Dharma Parirakshana Trust has written to Union Jal Shakti Minister Chandrakant Raghunath Patil seeking funds under the National River Conservation Plan, for afforestation along both banks, an anti-encroachment drive and a boundary survey

For the past 10 days, both the factions have been demanding the cancellation of the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Commission examination, reforms in the commission as well as in the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission.