Month: August 2026

Indian student arrested in Germany for girlfriend’s murder in Arizona

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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto An Indian student accused of murdering his girlfriend in Tucson, U.S., was arrested in Germany before he could board a connecting flight to his home country. Varun Batchigari, 20, a business analytics student at the University of Arizona, allegedly murdered his 19-year-old girlfriend, Julissa…

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Jharkhand student protests: Security tightened, prohibitory orders clamped ahead of march

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Students hold placards during a protest against the alleged JPSC exam paper leak at Jaipal Singh Stadium, in Ranchi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Jharkhand Police has imposed prohibitory orders around the assembly premises and made elaborate security arrangements across the city in view of Monday’s (August 10, 2026) ‘Vidhan Sabha March’ called by…

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Meta will soon face another high-stakes trial in U.S.

August 10, 2026 admin

With two convictions and nearly $1 billion in damages already stacked up, Meta will face another trial starting this week about alleged harms to children in a case brought by four U.S. states. Also read | Meta faces Tennessee trial over allegations Instagram was designed to be addictive The federal trial, one of the most…

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China slams India’s move of formally naming 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh

August 10, 2026 admin

India formally identified 27 places — including land, passes, a lake and a monument — in the border State by their standard names on the official Indian map. | Photo Credit: PTI China on Sunday (August 9, 2026) slammed India’s latest move of identifying 27 locations in Arunachal Pradesh by their standard names on its…

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Pilgrim rush, slow traffic: Delhi residents navigate daily life

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For Kanwaljeet, a 34-year-old coaching teacher, crossing the Grand Trunk Road near Dilshad Garden metro station meant a half-kilometre detour. Huge Kanwar camps have come up along the road, while traffic diversions, road closures and restrictions on flyovers have reshaped the movement of motorists and residents. As thousands of Kanwariyas pass through Delhi, the annual…

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Kanwar Yatra 2026: Traffic updates in Delhi, Ghaziabad, and Gurugram

August 10, 2026 admin

Congestion on the Delhi-Haridwar Expressway in Haridwar on Sunday (August 9, 2026), due to the ongoing Kanwar Yatra. | Photo Credit: ANI Kanwar Yatra, or the annual pilgrimage of people from the Ganges River to their local temples, is underway and will conclude on Tuesday (August 11, 2026). The festive pilgrimage began on July 30…

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Thirty years on, a trial finally opens in Tupac Shakur’s killing

August 10, 2026 admin

A former gang leader goes on trial Monday (August 10, 2026) in Las Vegas, U.S., over the decades-old murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, one of America’s most high-profile unresolved murders. The proceedings, expected to last a month, will likely not make clear who fired the shots that killed the hip-hop legend on the night of…

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El-Sayed spoke with Obama as Michigan Democrats look to unite after a bitter Senate primary

August 10, 2026 admin

Abdul El-Sayed. File | Photo Credit: AP Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, said Sunday (August 9, 2026) he has spoken with Barack Obama and hopes the former President campaigns with him as the party tries to unite after a bitter primary that exposed deep rifts between its progressive and moderate…

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Australia probes near-miss collision of two planes on tarmac at Sydney airport

August 10, 2026 admin

A Jetstar passenger jet takes off from Sydney Airport in Sydney. File | Photo Credit: AP A Jetstar A320 and a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 narrowly avoided colliding ‌on the tarmac at Sydney airport in Australia on Sunday (August 10, 2026), the Australian Transport Safety Bureau ⁠was told, it said, as it began an investigation…

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West Asia war LIVE: Iran ties Strait of Hormuz reopening to U.S. concessions on several demands

August 10, 2026 admin

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters that negotiations with Oman about “new maritime routes” on the Strait of Hormuz were in the final stages but “this, however, does not mean that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen.” That step requires conditions that “have been conveyed through intermediaries.” The Supreme National Security Council on Saturday…

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