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Rescuers carry the body of a killed resident at a site of a house destroyed by a Russian air strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on August 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian attacks on Russia killed at least nine people on Sunday (August 2, 2026), while Russian attacks on Ukraine…
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday (August 2, 2026) he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The President added that a plan was in place for U.S. forces to carry out…
Photo: earthquake.usgs.gov An earthquake measuring magnitude 5.4 struck off Egypt early on Monday (August 3, 2026), the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake hit at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), according to GFZ. The Egyptian Red Crescent said it activated its emergency response plan in the governorates where the quake…
The moment he blocked one of Payas Jain’s signature forehand topspins from the backhand corner deep into the forehand corner and watched his doubles partner fail to reach it, Ankur Bhattacharjee knew the wait was over. The 19-year-old dropped his racquet, turned to the near-capacity crowd of over 2,000 — largely made up of schoolchildren…
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Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) launched a citywide cleanliness drive following Bombay High Court’s directions, with civic authorities deciding to install CCTV cameras at garbage dumping hotspots and impose strict penalties on those found littering or illegally dumping waste. The corporation’s Solid Waste…
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Students take part in a torch rally to protest against alleged irregularities in the competitive exams, in Ranchi on Sunday (August 2, 2026). | Photo Credit: ANI Hundreds of students continued their protest for the fifth consecutive day in Ranchi on Sunday (August 2, 2026) over alleged irregularities in the 14th JPSC examination, JSSC-CGL and…
A cyclist takes a picture of the fenced-off Balzi Rossi Italian restaurant following a deadly bomb explosion in central Moscow, Russia on August 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin called on Sunday (August 2, 2026) a bomb attack on a restaurant in the capital the day before a “brutal terrorist act,”…
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A woman goes to her house through a waterlogged area as the region faces flooding, in Sivasagar on Sunday (August 2, 2026). | Photo Credit: ANI The flood situation in Assam improved on Sunday (August 2, 2026) with around 1.35 lakh people now affected in five districts even though three more persons died, taking the…
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The fraudsters are still at large and have been harassing my mother by calling her multiple times and sending messages and e-mails, the victim’s daughter said. | Photo Credit: Image for representation Vibha*, a 75-year-old breast cancer survivor who was forced to sell her home in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, pawn her gold jewellery and…
Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri has expressed his anguish over Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC’s decision to pull out of the upcoming season, describing the development as “a punch in the gut” and urging the club’s management to reconsider. Jamshedpur FC, winners of the ISL Winners’ Shield in the 2021-22 season, had announced their…
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