Month: August 2026

Ukraine’s drones hit a major Russian oil refinery, sparking fire

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Ukraine’s drones hit a major Russian oil refinery, sparking fire

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian drones struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, military officials said on Thursday (August 13, 2026), the fourth in three days in Kyiv’s months-long campaign to choke Moscow’s vital oil sector. Ukraine’s General Staff said that its forces struck the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil refining and…

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Turkiye lays out plans for defence pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia

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Turkiye lays out plans for defence pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on August 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will group senior Ministers, hold joint exercises and deepen defence industry cooperation under a military…

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Congress seeks FIR over ‘purification’ ritual at Mallikarjun Kharge’s Uttarakhand rally venue

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Congress seeks FIR over ‘purification’ ritual at Mallikarjun Kharge’s Uttarakhand rally venue

Rajya Sabha Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in the house during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab A ‘purification’ ritual conducted at a public ground in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani two days after Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a public rally there triggered a political storm on…

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Nation

Indraprastha Gas Q1 net plunges 48% as volatile LNG prices hit margins

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Indraprastha Gas Q1 net plunges 48% as volatile LNG prices hit margins

City-gas distributor Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) reported a nearly 48% year-on-year (YoY) decline in net profit for the quarter ended June, as margins were squeezed by “high and volatile” liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices amid supply disruptions caused by the West Asia crisis. IGL’s net profit in the first quarter of the current fiscal year…

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Business

Parking car outside your house? Pay up to ₹25,000 based on car you own

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Parking car outside your house? Pay up to ₹25,000 based on car you own

The permits will be given to only residents of residential buildings that are not in violation of minimum parking requirements specified in the building bylaws. | Photo Credit: PHOTO FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE Bengaluru residents who use public roads for parking outside their homes may have to pay an annual fee of up to ₹25,000 or…

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India’s Q1 pharma exports up 6.8% to $8.1bn; U.S. remains largest export destination

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India’s Q1 pharma exports up 6.8% to .1bn; U.S. remains largest export destination

India’s pharma exports witness broad-based expansion | Photo Credit: istock India’s pharmaceutical exports rose 6.8% year-on-year (YoY) to $8.1 billion in the first quarter (Q1) ended June, according to the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil). Drug formulations and biologicals exports stood at $5.98 billion, registering a 4.14% YoY increase and accounting for 73.85%…

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Digital push for tourist destinations through revamped IIDP

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Digital push for tourist destinations through revamped IIDP

The Union Ministry of Tourism has stepped up its digital promotion of tourist destinations across India, including Andhra Pradesh, through the revamped Incredible India Digital Platform (IIDP) and its official social media initiatives. In reply to a question by member Sana Sathish Babu in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said the revamped IIDP…

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Chinese incursion: Arunachal students’ body plans to hoist national flag at frontier village on I-Day

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Chinese incursion: Arunachal students’ body plans to hoist national flag at frontier village on I-Day

AAPSU president Meje Taku said his team’s tour to Taksing was planned to draw greater attention to border security, connectivity, and infrastructure in remote areas. Photo Credit: https://www.facebook.com/meje.taku An Arunachal Pradesh students’ body sent a team to the frontier village of Taksing in the State’s Upper Subansiri district on Thursday (August 13, 2026), to “assess…

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World

Sandeep Warrier to turn out for Chhattisgarh this domestic season

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Sandeep Warrier to turn out for Chhattisgarh this domestic season

Pacer Sandeep Warrier played a vital role for Tamil Nadu in the past five domestic cricket seasons. | Photo Credit: File photo: K.R. Deepak Tamil Nadu pacer Sandeep Warrier has decided to shift allegiance and will play for Chhattisgarh as a ‘Guest Player’ in the upcoming domestic season (2026-27). The 35-year-old started his First-Class career…

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