Month: August 2026

Mizoram, Nagaland CMs welcome Centre’s move sending FCRA Bill to JPC

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Mizoram, Nagaland CMs welcome Centre’s move sending FCRA Bill to JPC

Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Chief Ministers of Mizoram and Nagaland have welcomed the Centre’s decision to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for a detailed examination. Thanking Union Home Minister Amit Shah for moving the motion in…

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Leave what you can, take what you need: community fridges in Visakhapatnam from August 15

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Leave what you can, take what you need: community fridges in Visakhapatnam from August 15

A community fridge near footpath at a busy junction in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. The city police are running five on trial, where the public can leave surplus food and anyone in need can take it. | Photo Credit: V. Raju Visakhapatnam city police have launched another community-driven initiative to ensure that no one in the…

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Black Box Q1 net profit rises 18% to ₹56 crore, revenue up 24%

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Black Box Q1 net profit rises 18% to ₹56 crore, revenue up 24%

Black Box announced that it has secured a $131 million (₹1,240 crore) order with a new U.S.-based global Tier-1 hyper-scaler for a major data centre project in the U.S. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Black Box Limited, a provider of digital infrastructure solutions, for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 and part of Essar reported 18%…

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IND vs SL 1st Test | Morne Morkel open to possibility of playing three left-arm spinners

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IND vs SL 1st Test | Morne Morkel open to possibility of playing three left-arm spinners

Morne Morkel. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Sri Lanka’s southern coastal city stirred awake to the insistent whisper of rains at dawn. Water slanted down like sharp threads but once the clouds dissipated, the heat slithered in like a shroud that choked. As Thursday (August 13, 2026) wore on, Shubman Gill’s men trained hard…

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Explained | What is NASA’s Moon Base programme, why it wants India to be part of it ?

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Explained | What is NASA’s Moon Base programme, why it wants India to be part of it ?

The story so far: At the ninth meeting of the India-U.S. Civil Space Joint Working Group (CSJWG), held in Bengaluru on August 5 and 6, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) offered a formal invitation to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to be part of its ambitious Moon Base programme under the Artemis Accords….

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Singapore’s Indian-origin opposition MP struck off as lawyer over case of lying in Parliament

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Singapore’s Indian-origin opposition MP struck off as lawyer over case of lying in Parliament

Former Singapore leader of opposition Pritam Singh leaves the Supreme Court after his appeal was dismissed in Singapore. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Singapore’s leading opposition politician Pritam Singh was on Thursday (August 13, 2026) struck off the roll of advocates over his criminal conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee. The striking-off was handed…

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Goods exports surged 20% in July 2026 on West Asia recovery and further diversification

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Goods exports surged 20% in July 2026 on West Asia recovery and further diversification

India’s exports to West Asian countries rose 8.62% to $5.7 billion in July, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal said in a press briefing on trade data. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istockphoto India’s merchandise exports saw a growth of nearly 20% in July 2026, faster than that of imports, despite the ongoing turmoil in West Asia, official…

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Messi visit row in Kerala: possible Vigilance inquiry referral hinges on confirmation of involvement of government funds and resultant loss to the exchequer

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Messi visit row in Kerala: possible Vigilance inquiry referral hinges on confirmation of involvement of government funds and resultant loss to the exchequer

Renovations works were taken up at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kaloor, Kochi, expecting the vistit of the Argentine football team. (File photo) | Photo Credit: The Hindu A Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) inquiry into the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s failed bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup-winning Argentina football…

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Daimler to invest ₹4,000 cr in TN; total India investments to touch ₹14,500 cr

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Daimler to invest ₹4,000 cr in TN; total India investments to touch ₹14,500 cr

Bharat-Benz trucks displayed at its factory in Oragadam at Kancheepuram district | Photo Credit: AP Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has proposed to make an additional investment of about ₹4,000 crore in Tamil Nadu, taking its total investment in the country to ₹14,500 crore. The additional investment, which comes as part of its next phase…

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Lebanon abolishes death penalty: Where does capital punishment still exist?

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Lebanon abolishes death penalty: Where does capital punishment still exist?

People participate in a rally to mark the anniversaries of the historic 1972 Furman and 1976 Gregg Supreme Court decisions on the death penalty in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Lebanon’s parliament on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) voted to abolish the death penalty, making it the…

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