Month: August 2026

Patriotic celebrations marked the 80th Independence Day in South Coastal Andhra

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Patriotic celebrations marked the 80th Independence Day in South Coastal Andhra

During the Independence Day celebrations at the police parade grounds in Ongole on August 15, 2026, Social Welfare Minister Dola Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy, along with the MP, MLAs and Collector, viewed the display of the world-famous Ongole breed bulls, learnt about their characteristics and posed for photographs with them. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS The…

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Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain’s Ceuta in security crackdown

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Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain’s Ceuta in security crackdown

Moroccan police arrested at least 111 people on Saturday (August 15, 2026) as they tried to enter Spain’s North African ​enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened security on both sides of the border after social media posts ⁠called for another mass migrant crossing. The attempted crossing came two weeks after more than 72,000 migrants surged into…

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Hamas chief heads to Cairo for talks ahead of Kushner visit

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Hamas chief heads to Cairo for talks ahead of Kushner visit

Hamas political chief Khalil al-Hayya | Photo Credit: Reuters Hamas political chief Khalil al-Hayya was set to travel to Cairo on Saturday evening (August 15, 2026) for talks with Egyptian officials, a Hamas source told AFP, ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner to the region. Also read | No…

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Madras Day 2026: a 121-year-old bakery with a Gen Z heart

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Madras Day 2026: a 121-year-old bakery with a Gen Z heart

The Crown Bakery at Bazaar Road in Mylapore. At Bazaar Road in Mylapore, lined with a diversity of shops, “hoary-haired” enterprises show up with impressive frequency. Aged 121, The Crown Bakery wins the demographic tug-of-war among these old enterprises hands down.  Established in 1905 by Kanthasamy Mudaliar, the reins of the shop would be passed on to the…

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Hurricane Lala leaves thousands without power in Hawaii amid ‘life-threatening’ conditions

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Hurricane Lala leaves thousands without power in Hawaii amid ‘life-threatening’ conditions

A vehicle drives near a downed utility pole dangling above Mamalahoa Highway during Hurricane Lala near Ocean View, Hawaii, on August 15, 2026. Photo: Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP Hurricane Lala approached Hawaii ‌with strong winds and heavy rain on Saturday (August 15, 2026), ​leaving more than 40,000 utility customers without ⁠power across the…

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Why Kerala Government mulls a multi-agency probe into the failed bid to bring Messi and company to Kochi? | Explained

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Why Kerala Government mulls a multi-agency probe into the failed bid to bring Messi and company to Kochi? | Explained

Former Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman announced in July 2023 that the Latin American giants would probably play two exhibition matches in Kochi in 2025. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Story so far: The Kerala government is considering a multi-agency probe into the previous LDF government’s failed bid to bring the Argentina football team and…

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Why Kerala Government mulls a multi-agency probe into the failed bid to bring Messi and company to Kochi? | Explained

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Why Kerala Government mulls a multi-agency probe into the failed bid to bring Messi and company to Kochi? | Explained

Former Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman announced in July 2023 that the Latin American giants would probably play two exhibition matches in Kochi in 2025. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Story so far: The Kerala government is considering a multi-agency probe into the previous LDF government’s failed bid to bring the Argentina football team and…

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Who is Tukaram Mundhe, the IAS officer leading Maharashtra’s FDA crackdown?

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Who is Tukaram Mundhe, the IAS officer leading Maharashtra’s FDA crackdown?

Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Tukaram Mundhe — the Commissioner of Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration— is leading a massive crackdown against food and drug adulteration in the State. Several establishments have been raided, shut down, and issued show cause notices over the last few months, with seizures and police complaints following. Many of these…

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Devendra Nath Mahto | The making of an agitator

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Devendra Nath Mahto | The making of an agitator

On August 10, as thousands of Jharkhand students marched in the capital, Ranchi, to gherao the State Assembly, Devendra Nath Mahto appeared amid the crowd, held aloft by his supporters, with a framed photograph of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren in one hand and the other raised towards the protesters. Flower petals were showered…

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