Month: August 2026

Sitharaman-led ministerial delegation meets Singapore PM Lawrence Wong

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Sitharaman-led ministerial delegation meets Singapore PM Lawrence Wong

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at The Istana, in Singapore on Thursday. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal also present. | Photo Credit: X/@FinMinIndia via ANI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, and MoS for…

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Supreme Court upholds definition of ‘industry’ as per Industrial Relations Code, 2020

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Supreme Court upholds definition of ‘industry’ as per Industrial Relations Code, 2020

Supreme Court, in a majority opinion clarified that the 1978 judgment’s interpretation would not affect or influence ‘industry’ in Section 2(p) of Industrial Relations Code 2020. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar A Nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday (August 20, 2026) held that the expansive definition of ‘industry’ under Section 2(j) of the…

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Delhi Jal Board case: What are the allegations against Satyendar Jain? | Explained

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Delhi Jal Board case: What are the allegations against Satyendar Jain? | Explained

On August 18, 2026, senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain, who was Delhi’s Water Minister and chairman of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) during the AAP’s tenure, was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), along with five others.  Also Read | ED attaches ₹7.44 crore assets of companies ‘beneficially owned’ by AAP’s Satyendar…

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Quiet channel between ICE and Iran shaped deportation flights, newly released emails show

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Quiet channel between ICE and Iran shaped deportation flights, newly released emails show

U.S. immigration officials worked with Iran to deport Iranians in 2025, newly released emails show, revealing a working relationship between the US and Iranian governments despite tensions mounting between the countries. Hundreds of emails exchanged between U.S. immigration officials, which were obtained by the National Iranian American Council and made public on Tuesday (August 18,…

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Pilot killed in violent collision with Pennsylvania police helicopter

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Pilot killed in violent collision with Pennsylvania police helicopter

Authorities investigate a crash between a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter and a small plane at the Carlisle airport in Carlisle, Pa. on August 19, 2026. Photo: The Patriot-News via AP. An aeroplane pilot died on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) after a violent collision with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter near a runway at a small…

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Why Keralam’s differently abled children are bearing the brunt of withheld Samagra Shiksha funds

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Why Keralam’s differently abled children are bearing the brunt of withheld Samagra Shiksha funds

Over ₹116 crore comprising Union government share and matching State share for inclusive education was not released in the 2025-26 financial year. A similar amount needs to be released in the 2026-27 financial year too for various activities to be conducted as per plan. (image for representation) Fourteen-year-old Krishnan is autistic and has ADHD (attention…

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Kochi-based startup launches 103 new Malayalam fonts

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Kochi-based startup launches 103 new Malayalam fonts

A few of the new Malayalam fonts | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT In 2016, a group of youngsters from Bigdates.ai, a Kochi-based startup, founded an application called Malayalam Text & Image Editor, an efficient tool to make meme-designing in Malayalam easier. Content creators and other users could log in to the application and design social…

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