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How the Meenachil river tells stories of oppression and resilience
Abheesh Sasidharan’s raw, experimental performance, Meenachil R, inspires multiple ways of viewing history and current realities
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BRS ex-MLA Peddi Sudarshan Reddy passes away, cremated at Nallabelli
He was associated with KCR and statehood movement since 2001
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In a first, India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh meets U.S. Ambassador to India in Dhaka
The Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi has declined to provide any information about the meeting, a first in a foreign location, between the two envoys
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Fire at open dump yard in Sholinghur
Every day, on an average, 15-20 tonnes of waste is dumped at the yard
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Telangana High Court directs Hyderabad Police to preserve CCTV footage at Malakpet Police Station
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Congress, BJD lash out at BJP government over medical PG exam paper leak incident in Odisha
Terming the alleged question paper leak incident as malpractice, the MKCG Medical College authority conducts probe
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Vellore GH staffer suspended over bribery charge
The video of him demanding a bribe went viral on social media
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Congress flags contesting claims made by police, counsel on stone-laden truck
Terming the accounts given by the police and the counsel a “major contradiction”, the Congress said the truck remaining parked near Jantar Mantar till July 25 was a “massive security failure”
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HC directs Kochi Corporation to ready protocol on upkeep of footpaths
Corporation submits that remedial measures will be taken, and that not enough priority was given to pedestrians in the past
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Man held for possession of unlicensed explosives in Vellore
A case was registered and special teams were formed to nab other suspects, who are absconding
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Two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed operatives held in West Bengal
Police say they gathered inputs on the movements of Suvendu Adhikari in Bardhaman last year
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Tahir Hussain, four others sentenced to life imprisonment in IB staff Ankit Sharma murder case
The Delhi police had sought death penalty for the former Councillor
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Leptospirosis mortality spirals up in Kerala
Kerala has reported 49 deaths—30 confirmed to be due to leptospirosis and 19 suspected cases—in the month of July, 2026 alone. There have been 1,381 confirmed and 922 probable cases of leptospirosis so far in 2026 with total deaths of 115, including 52 probable leptospirosis deaths
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Favara-UPI cross-border payment corridor goes live between Maldives, India
Following the launch of the service on Thursday (July 30), individuals from the Maldives can now transfer funds in real time to UPI-enabled bank accounts in India through their mobile banking applications
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Where have Bengaluru’s signature fruits gone?
From Bangalore Blue to Devanahalli chakota, villages around Bengaluru were once known for many horticultural crops. The exponential growth of the city, changing weather patterns and poor water availability have resulted in a dramatic shirinkage of the area under cultivation, writes Rashmi Patil
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Nomadic communities face difficulty filling enumeration forms during SIR in Karnataka
Many do not have documents; BLOs advise them to go to districts where they voted in the past
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NSUI workers go on hunger strike atop water tank in Jaipur for student union elections
The protesters — Vijaypal Kudi, Viyona Jat and Koshen Khan — climbed the water tank near the Tonk Phatak bridge near Gandhi Nagar Railway Station at around 8 a.m. on Thursday (July 30) and have been up there since
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Andhra Pradesh to bring gaurs from central India to feed Nallamala’s tigers
Gaurs have all but disappeared from the reserve and the Nallamala hills; Principal Chief Conservator of Forests P.V. Chalapathi Rao said the translocation would expand the prey base and improve genetic diversity, and that two tigresses each would be brought from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
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Muthanga verdict: Slain policeman’s family to appeal acquittal, calls judgment a “setback in every way”
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