Month: August 2026

Haryana water quality has deteriorated in 93 blocks since 2022: Congress MLA

August 30, 2026 admin

Congress Kaithal MLA Aditya Surjewala has criticised the BJP government over the deteriorating quality of drinking water in Haryana, citing data presented by the government in the State Assembly during the monsoon session. Mr. Surjewala said groundwater in 88 of Haryana’s 142 blocks had an average Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) level above the acceptable limit…

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Should the CJP be a political party?

August 30, 2026 admin

Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das and national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka during a media interaction in New Delhi on August 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI A glimpse at India’s recent history suggests that while some protest movements became successful political parties, others did not. The success of the recent youth…

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100 acres freed from legacy waste at three landfill sites, says Delhi Chief Minister

August 30, 2026 admin

CM Rekha Gupta says four new waste-to-energy plants will be set up to prevent garbage from piling up again. | Photo Credit: ANI Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has said her government has taken several scientific measures to tackle the Capital’s legacy waste problem and reclaimed approximately 100 acres across the Okhla, Bhalswa and Ghazipur landfill…

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Boy ‘assaulted’ at day care in Delhi; principal, 3 others booked under POCSO; 1 arrested

August 30, 2026 admin

The Delhi police on Sunday arrested an employee of a private day care and playschool in north-east Delhi’s Jaffrabad, two days after the father of a three-year-old boy filed a complaint alleging that the child had been physically assaulted and sexually harassed at the facility, a senior police officer said. A case was registered against…

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We cannot copy Andhra Pradesh’s methods to invite investment, says Minister

August 30, 2026 admin

Minister M.B. Patil, accompanied by Minister Satish Jarkiholi, during the launch of work for the ‘Guttigedarara Bhavan’ in Vijayapura on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT “Some measures adopted by Andhra Pradesh to invite industrial investment seem to lack financial discipline. Karnataka cannot copy such methods,” claimed Minister for Heavy and Medium Industries M.B. Patil…

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England trounce Pakistan by 194 runs to win series

August 30, 2026 admin

Players greet each other at the end of the play on day four of the second cricket test match between England and Pakistan in London, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP England beat Pakistan by 194 runs in the second test and sealed their first home test series victory for two years as…

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England’s pace quartet fires again as Robinson-Archer combo seals series win over Pakistan

August 30, 2026 admin

Ollie Robinson of England successfully appeals for the wicket of Azan Awais of Pakistan during day one of the 1st Rothesay Test Match between England and Pakistan at Headingley on August 19, 2026 in Leeds, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Long may it continue, England seam bowler Ollie Robinson said. And there’s the rub….

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Congress will quit Vijay Cabinet if Rahul is not accepted as PM candidate, says Minister

August 30, 2026 admin

Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister S. Rajesh Kumar. File | Photo Credit: J. Johan Sathyadas Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister S. Rajesh Kumar on Sunday (August 30, 2026) warned that he and his Congress colleague Viswanathan (Higher Education Minister) will quit the C. Joseph Vijay-led Cabinet if the TVK continued to push the narrative projecting Mr. Vijay…

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Neelakurinji-like bloom adds charm to Kudremukh Hills

August 30, 2026 admin

Rare blue-violet flowers add charm to kudremukh trekking trails, in Western Ghats of Karnataka. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Adding a distinctive charm to the beauty of the Western Ghats, a rare blue-violet flower resembling Neelakurinji has bloomed big along some trekking trails in the Kudremukh region of Chikkamagaluru district recently, attracting more trekkers and…

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Drawn to defeat: On India’s chances in the ICC World Test Championship

August 30, 2026 admin

This was a triumph that ironically suffered the after-effects of a loss. India’s 1-0 series victory in the two-Test outing recently in Sri Lanka, in normal circumstances, would have been seen as a positive. However, in the race for key points in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, the ideal India-centric result would have…

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