Month: August 2026

Maharashtra issues notices to 777 drivers lacking functional Marathi language skills

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Maharashtra issues notices to 777 drivers lacking functional Marathi language skills

A police official speaks to a taxi driver outside Dadar railway station after the Maharashtra government began enforcing a requirement that auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers demonstrate a working knowledge of Marathi, making language proficiency a condition for continuing work, in Mumbai, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra Transport Department served notices to…

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Two bodies recovered, about 12 missing after migrant boat capsized off Tunisian coast

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Two bodies recovered, about 12 missing after migrant boat capsized off Tunisian coast

A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of southern Tunisia, killing at least two people and leaving 12 missing, Tunisia’s national guard said on Saturday (August 22, 2026). One survivor was rescued. Guard spokesperson Houssem Eddine Jebabli told the state news agency TAP that authorities recovered two bodies and transferred them to a hospital…

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AUS vs BAN Test Day 2: Australia dismissed for 210, lead Bangladesh by 146

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AUS vs BAN Test Day 2: Australia dismissed for 210, lead Bangladesh by 146

Bangladesh’s Shoriful Islam (R) appeals for LBW to dismiss Australia’s Cameron Green (L) during the second day of the second Test match between Australia and Bangladesh at the Great Barrier Reef Stadium in Mackay on August 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Shoriful Islam took 7-48, and Cameron Green hit a valuable 67 as Australia…

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Akhilesh’s ‘25 paise’ remark triggers row with RLD, Mayawati demands apology

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Akhilesh’s ‘25 paise’ remark triggers row with RLD, Mayawati demands apology

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) National President Mayawati. File | Photo Credit: PTI A war of words erupted in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday (August 22, 2026) over Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav’s remark, “we turned 25 paise into a rupee, and yet they left us,” which, without naming anyone, was seen as a reference to…

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At least 5 injured as 5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes northeast Japan; no danger of tsunami

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At least 5 injured as 5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes northeast Japan; no danger of tsunami

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early on Sunday (August 23, 2026), injuring at least five people, officials said. There was no danger of a tsunami. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake occurred in…

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Sowing the seeds of a solar power intervention

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Sowing the seeds of a solar power intervention

Kojadmal Jat’s solar farm is different from those surrounding it. In Kundanpura, a village in Bassi block, nearly an hour’s drive east of Jaipur, Rajasthan’s capital, the sight of fields dotted with rows of ground-mounted solar panels is now common. On 60-year-old Jat’s land, though, tender maize unfurls under the dark glass of the panels…

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Visit families affected by Ken-Betwa project, hear their grievances: M.P. CM tells officials

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Visit families affected by Ken-Betwa project, hear their grievances: M.P. CM tells officials

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav. File | Photo Credit: ANI Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has directed officials to visit the villages in Panna and Chhatarpur districts and meet the families that are being impacted by the Ken Betwa river link project to hear their grievances.  Mr. Yadav issued the directions after holding…

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Canada retaliates as trade war with U.S. escalates

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Canada retaliates as trade war with U.S. escalates

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced retaliatory tariffs on the United States on Saturday (August 22, 2026), after walking away from a “bad deal” on trade in a deepening rift between the longtime allies. Negotiations between the neighbouring countries broke down on Friday (August 21, 2026) in Washington, putting into force new 50% U.S. tariffs…

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AAP writes to Police Commissioner over ‘worsening’ law & order

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AAP writes to Police Commissioner over ‘worsening’ law & order

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has sought time to meet Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar over the alleged worsening of the law and order situation in the national capital.   “Today, regarding the continuously deteriorating law and order situation in our assembly constituency and Delhi, the rising crime, and the illegal trade of drugs, I have…

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AAP writes to Police Commissioner over ‘worsening’ law & order

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AAP writes to Police Commissioner over ‘worsening’ law & order

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has sought time to meet Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar over the alleged worsening of the law and order situation in the national capital.   “Today, regarding the continuously deteriorating law and order situation in our assembly constituency and Delhi, the rising crime, and the illegal trade of drugs, I have…

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