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A Spanish fighter jet on Sunday (August 16, 2026) shot down a drone that had breached Romanian airspace near the border with Ukraine and Moldova, national authorities and NATO said. A growing number of drones have crossed into NATO states in eastern Europe as Russia pursues its invasion of Ukraine. The interception of the drone…
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Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army, Amir Hatami. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s military announced on Sunday (August 16, 2026) that it was offering a bounty equivalent to $30,000 for killing or capturing U.S. soldiers, with the reward doubled if carried out by a woman. Aslo Read: West Asia war updates on August 16 Army…
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An extremist Israeli lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition publicly advocated for killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza each night, comments that surfaced on Sunday (August 16, 2026) and were quickly shared by Palestinian media. Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir made the statement while speaking to a former Gaza-held hostage, Rom Braslavski,…
One-way route map around KBR Park. | Photo Credit: arranged As many as 15,321 passenger car units per hour (PCU/Hr) move through the Jubilee Hills Check Post during peak hours, making it the busiest of the major junctions around KBR Park. To tackle the gridlock, traffic around the park will be made one-way from Tuesday…
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A North Korean flag flutters in the wind atop a 160-meter tower in North Korea’s village Gijungdong as seen from the Taesungdong freedom village inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea. File | Photo Credit: AP South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Sunday that warning shots had been fired when North…
Gandhian and theatre person Prasanna speaking at a programme in Bengaluru on Sunday. “If we do not defeat Savarkar’s ideology, we will have to face the suffering experienced by the Germans,” said noted Gandhian and theatre person Prasanna. He was speaking on “Gandhi in Today’s Crisis Situation” in Bengaluru on Sunday. “If we stubbornly cling…
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The police have launched a probe after the Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony at the Kozhikode Corporation on Saturday (August 15, 2026), during which different groups of councillors sang the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, and the national song, Vande Mataram, simultaneously. Kozhikode Town police said they had received three complaints. Left Democratic Front (LDF) council…
Aspirants wait in a queue at the examination centre. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: ANI The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to reconduct the UGC-NET exam for English, Sociology and Commerce, a senior NTA official said to The Hindu. The official said that the NTA has decided to reconduct these…
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Dhruv Jurel celebrates his half-century during the second day of the Galle Test. | Photo Credit: ANI Progress in a Test is not just about the big knock or the five-for spell, equally it is about efficient performances that slip into the shadows. Dhruv Jurel’s 51 was a vital contribution during India’s first innings in…
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Young chess champions from across Hyderabad and neighbouring districts were felicitated at a prize distribution ceremony organised at the NMDC Corporate Office, here on Saturday, following the fourth edition of the NMDC-The Hindu in School Chess Tournament. NMDC chairman and managing director Amitava Mukherjee presented prizes, certificates and shields to the winners in the five…
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