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A soldier checks a vehicle at a roadside checkpoint following a mutineers’ attack on the airport and the presidency in Niamey, Niger, on August 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Niger said it had regained control of a key military airbase in the capital Niamey after an attack by mutinous soldiers on Saturday (August 29,…
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Activist Manoj Jarange on Sunday (August 30, 2026) stood firm on his demand for Kunbi caste certificates for all Marathas as his indefinite hunger strike entered the second day, warning that he would march to Mumbai if the Maharashtra government failed to act. Mr. Jarange launched his 11th indefinite fast over Maratha reservation-related demands at…
Several candidates came out of the examination centre amid the disruption and staged a protest, questioning the technical arrangements for the test. X/Ani video screengrab Technical disruptions during the NEET-PG 2026 examination at two centres in Jaipur on Sunday (August 30, 2026) led to chaos and protests by candidates who alleged that computers repeatedly shut…
File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Moorthy M. Leaky, damaged pipelines of western Kochi shall be replaced on priority basis, according to an initial assessment by the French company SUEZ. The survey carried out by SUEZ, which took over the operation and maintenance of the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) pipeline network in…
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Karnataka’s Home, Information Technology and and E-Governance Minister Priyank Kharge. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Karnataka government has constituted a six-member Cabinet sub-committee, headed by Home Minister Priyank Kharge, to examine criminal cases pending before various courts in the State and recommend cases that may be withdrawn. The committee comprises Social Welfare Minister…
Union Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal, during a meeting with Paula Estévez Weinstein, Vice-Minister of International Economic Relations of Chile, on August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: X/@DoC_GoI India is committed to conclude negotiations for a comprehensive trade agreement with Chile this year as it would help further strengthen economic ties between the two countries, the…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi views a yoga session organised by the Yoga Federation of Uzbekistan at the Hilton Tashkent City hotel during his two-day state visit, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. | Photo Credit: @MEAIndia/X via PTI- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (August 30, 2026) joined a yoga session in Tashkent hosted by the Yoga Federation…
One person was killed and five others were wounded, some of them seriously, in a shooting at a rave party in northern Switzerland, local police said on Sunday (August 30, 2026). “The search for the perpetrators, whose identities are currently unknown, is under way,” they said on X, adding that the motives and exact circumstances…
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Aviation regulator DGCA had flagged safety issues concerning Tecnam aircraft over a month before a Tecnam P2006T training aircraft crashed in Kanpur on August 27, killing a trainee pilot and an instructor. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had also issued safety recommendations to flying training organisations (FTOs) concerning the Tecnam aircraft and asked…
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Children participating in a folk performance during the two-day Palm Festival at Isai Ambalam School in Auroville in Villupuram district on August 29, 2026 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A two-day Palm Festival, aimed at reconnecting children with nature and highlighting the cultural, nutritional and ecological importance of the palmyra palm, began at Isai Ambalam…
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