Month: July 2026

City police incinerate 587 kg of suspected ganja, other seized contraband

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City police incinerate 587 kg of suspected ganja, other seized contraband

Seized narcotic substances confiscated by the Kochi City police being brought to the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant on Wednesday for incineration. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin The Kochi City police on Wednesday destroyed suspected narcotic substances, including synthetic drugs, seized over the past one year as part of the ongoing anti-drug crackdown. The drugs were…

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Students return to Jantar Mantar over ‘police crackdown’

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Students return to Jantar Mantar over ‘police crackdown’

The protest by 13 outfits began at 3 p.m. and continued for two hours. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Students from various Left organisations held a protest at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday against the “police crackdown” in States such as West Bengal, Bihar, and Assam on protesters who participated in the 36-day stir led by…

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CAQM urges NCR States to deploy drones to monitor stubble burning

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CAQM urges NCR States to deploy drones to monitor stubble burning

A farmer burning stubble in field in Punjab. | Photo Credit: File Photo The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has urged the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab to adopt drone surveillance for effective monitoring of stubble burning, an official said on Wednesday. “The…

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Iran resumes missile attacks as U.S. and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq

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Iran resumes missile attacks as U.S. and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq

Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the West Asia early Wednesday (July 29, 2026) as the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in neighbouring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters. Six Iranian advisers were killed in the U.S.-Saudi strike, two Iraqi militia officials told the Associated Press. It…

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Suspense continues over Karnataka Cabinet expansion as Congress delays final decision

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Suspense continues over Karnataka Cabinet expansion as Congress delays final decision

The Lok Bhavan getting ready ahead of the Karnataka Cabinet expansion. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Suspense over the expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet continued on Wednesday, with the Congress high command once again deferring a final decision on the list of legislators to be inducted. Sources attributed the latest delay to senior leader Rahul…

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Will Rahul Gandhi speak for the rights of Tamil Nadu on Cauvery, asks Anbumani Ramadoss

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Will Rahul Gandhi speak for the rights of Tamil Nadu on Cauvery, asks Anbumani Ramadoss

Days after PMK founder S. Ramadoss announced that he would be retiring from active politics, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday was unanimously elected as the party’s president at the General Council meeting held in Mamallapuram here near Chennai. PMK leader S. Vadivel Ravanan was unanimously elected to the post of General Secretary, and M….

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Water released from Adavinainarkovil Dam for ‘kar’ season paddy cultivation

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Water released from Adavinainarkovil Dam for ‘kar’ season paddy cultivation

Tenkasi Collector Ranjeet Singh releasing water from Adavinainarkovil Dam on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT District Collector Ranjeet Singh released water from Adavinainarkovil Dam for the ‘kar’ season paddy cultivation on Wednesday. Speaking after releasing the water from the reservoir, Mr. Ranjeet Singh said the 60 cusecs of water being released for 95 days…

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HRD Minister Lokesh to lay stone for two clean energy projects worth ₹5,750 crore in Rayalaseema on July 30

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HRD Minister Lokesh to lay stone for two clean energy projects worth ₹5,750 crore in Rayalaseema on July 30

IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh., | Photo Credit: File Photo IT & HRD Minister Nara Lokesh will lay the foundation stone for clean energy projects totalling 800 MW to be established in Anantapur and Kurnool districts by Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) with an investment of ₹5,750 crore, at Pattikonda on July 30….

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Yemen government says Houthis planning to impose fees for Red Sea transit

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Yemen government says Houthis planning to impose fees for Red Sea transit

A commercial vessel passes through an international shipping lane off Yemen’s Hanish Island in the Red Sea. File. | Photo Credit: AFP A Minister in Yemen’s internationally recognised government on Wednesday (July 29, 2026) accused Houthi rebels of working under Iranian guidance to establish a system to impose fees for ships transiting the Red Sea…

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