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J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah with Minister Satish Sharma. File | Photo Credit: PTI J&K Minister Satish Sharma has flagged the issue of “defiance and disrespect towards the authority of the Ministry”, allegedly displayed by a senior bureaucrat, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Mr. Sharma, who holds several portfolios including Transport, in a letter to…
The counsel appearing for the two appellants submitted that a test identification parade was not conducted in their case and the testimony of the witness was not corroborated by any independent material. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (August 12, 2026) asked the city police to respond to appeals by…
A protest staged by Rajasthan Minister of State for Forest Sanjay Sharma in support of sanitation workers outside the Municipal Corporation in Alwar on Wednesday (August 12, 2026) created a political storm. The local Congress leaders also joined the protest and clashed with Mr. Sharma’s supporters. The sanitation workers have been demanding the issuance of…
A security room of Kolkata’s iconic Academy of Fine Arts painted in saffron. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Controversy over Kolkata’s iconic Academy of Fine Arts refuses to die down as the rival political groups change the colour of an security room from white to saffron in 24 hours. The theatre practitioners held a…
Teachers show case placards with Marathi conversation during Marathi speaking course for Taxi Drivers and Auto Drivers at Wadala RTO in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday (August 12, 2026) announced that the government’s Marathi language requirement for commercial passenger vehicle drivers will be mandatory for app-based…
Natarajan Chandrasekaran, the chairman of Tata Sons, who announced his exit from the position at the end of his tenure in February next, will be known for giving new directions to the Tata Group and putting big bets on high technology-oriented businesses after taking over the reins in 2017. The technocrat who helmed Tata Consultancy…
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Some people can live apparently ordinary lives even when both copies of a gene (one inherited from the mother and the other from the father) have stopped working. Until their DNA is sequenced, they may never know that this has happened. A large study from Pakistan, published in Nature (June 2026), has now identified such…
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The surge in profit follows robust vehicles sales and significant mark to market gains on investments in Tata Capital. | Photo Credit: Reuters Tata Motors Ltd, the commercial vehicles business of Tata Group for the first quarter ended June 30, 2026, reported 83% growth in consolidated net profit at ₹2,556 crore due to robust vehicles…
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House. File | Photo Credit: AP White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave at month’s end, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday (August 12, 2026). Ms. Leavitt,…
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem in action during the men’s javelin throw final of the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland, on July 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan’s Olympic gold-medallist javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem will skip the Diamond League meet in Lausanne this month to focus on preparing for another international event and…
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