Month: August 2026

Nepal flash floods LIVE: At least 933 workers trapped in hydropower projects

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Nepal flash floods LIVE: At least 933 workers trapped in hydropower projects

In one Nepal district, flood catastrophe is measured in bodies and burial trenches The devastating flash floods in the Himalayan region swept so many people downstream that authorities in one Nepalese district have begun burying bodies in temporary graves before they can be identified, prompting accusations that Hindu funeral traditions are being ignored. In south-central…

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Suresh Gopi assures steps to repatriate remains of two Keralam women allegedly murdered in US

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Suresh Gopi assures steps to repatriate remains of two Keralam women allegedly murdered in US

Union Minister Suresh Gopi (file) Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Monday (August 31, 2026) said all steps would be taken to bring back the mortal remains of two women from Keralam who were allegedly murdered in California, US. According to their relatives, the deceased have been identified as Anjana, a native of Mudikkode in Thrissur,…

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West Asia LIVE: Iran’s army says it attacked UAE’s Al Minhad Air Base with drones, state TV reports

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West Asia LIVE: Iran’s army says it attacked UAE’s Al Minhad Air Base with drones, state TV reports

U.S. strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates The United States said on Sunday (August 30, 2026) it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first strikes on Iran in a month, prompting Tehran to retaliate. The U.S. strikes resulted in “casualties,” said Iran’s…

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What two districts can teach India about dealing with rural waste

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What two districts can teach India about dealing with rural waste

On April 30, 2025, Bibhash Bormedhi looked on as a tonne of waste left Majuli on a boat across the Brahmaputra river. This was a first for the world’s largest river island. “This was the first time the waste from Majuli crossed the Brahmaputra, instead of being dumped into the river,” Mr. Bormedhi, Project Manager…

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Nirmala Sitharaman in U.S. Asheville city for G-20 finance ministerial meet

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Nirmala Sitharaman in U.S. Asheville city for G-20 finance ministerial meet

Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman during a meeting with 3M Chairman and CEO William Brown on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting, in Asheville. | Photo Credit: X/@FinMinIndia via PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in the U.S. city of Asheville in North Carolina for the G-20…

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Police form three teams to trace gang that stabbed AIMIM leader to death in Vattepally

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Police form three teams to trace gang that stabbed AIMIM leader to death in Vattepally

A 60-year-old All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader was allegedly stabbed to death by a group of persons at Vattepally, Falaknuma on Sunday night (August 30, 2026). The victim was identified as Mahboob Ali. According to the police, at around 10 p.m. he was standing near Almas Hotel when the gang of about six men…

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Dhruv Jurel — a blend of versatility and fortitude

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Dhruv Jurel — a blend of versatility and fortitude

Even before November 1999, a host of exceptional wicketkeeper-batters had graced the international scene, not least India’s own Farokh Engineer and the wonderful Andy Flower from Zimbabwe. But from the time a left-hander from Western Australia stormed the Test firmament at the Gabba in Brisbane nearly 27 years back with a bruising 81 on debut,…

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FIR registered against Rahul Gandhi over Haldwani ‘purification’ remarks

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FIR registered against Rahul Gandhi over Haldwani ‘purification’ remarks

LoP in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI An FIR has been registered against Rahul Gandhi, following a complaint by a member of the Valmiki community in Haldwani alleging that the Congress leader gave a casteist spin to a religious ritual held at the venue of the AICC chief’s programme, police…

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West Asia LIVE: U.S. strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates

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West Asia LIVE: U.S. strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates

U.S. strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates The United States said on Sunday (August 30, 2026) it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first strikes on Iran in a month, prompting Tehran to retaliate. The U.S. strikes resulted in “casualties,” said Iran’s…

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Direct Karnataka to release backlog of 17.604 tmcft Cauvery water: T.N. to Supreme Court

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Direct Karnataka to release backlog of 17.604 tmcft Cauvery water: T.N. to Supreme Court

The exposed rocky bed of the Cauvery at Hogenakkal in Tamil Nadu earlier this month. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Tamil Nadu government approached the Supreme Court on Sunday (August 30, 2026), seeking a direction to Karnataka to release 17.604 tmcft of water from the Cauvery River, the balance quantity as of August 27,…

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