Month: August 2026

CSR spending lacks deep impact, job creation: Amitabh Kant

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CSR spending lacks deep impact, job creation: Amitabh Kant

Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has called on Indian companies to move beyond conventional corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and invest in scalable, job-creating rural entrepreneurship models that can deliver meaningful social impact. Speaking at an event organised by Suzuki Motor Corporation in Bengaluru on Friday, Kant said India must prioritise technology-driven, job-rich entrepreneurship…

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PML-N’s Iftikhar Gillani elected as PoK ‘prime minister’

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PML-N’s Iftikhar Gillani elected as PoK ‘prime minister’

Barrister Iftikhar Ali Gillani was on Friday (August 28, 2026) elected to the so-called post of ‘prime minister’ of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) following recent elections marred by violent protests and allegations of massive rigging. Mr. Gillani, of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), secured 30 of the 44 votes in the so-called legislative assembly…

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Pet dog allegedly shot dead with air gun, ex-serviceman held

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Pet dog allegedly shot dead with air gun, ex-serviceman held

An 80-year-old ex-serviceman allegedly shot dead a pet dog with an air gun at Mutharam village in Mudigonda mandal of Khammam district on Thursday. The Mudigonda police arrested the accused, identified as Janaiah, on Friday and seized the air gun from him. According to sources, Janaiah allegedly fired at his neighbour’s pet dog after spotting…

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Government to introduce fortnightly sugar allocation

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Government to introduce fortnightly sugar allocation

The Centre has decided to introduce from September fortnightly sugar allocation system replacing the existing monthly quota system. According to an official press release, the mills will be required to sell at least 40 % of the allocation in the first week and remaining quantity in the succeeding week. The statement said that physical verification…

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Fresh glacial lakes form at source of Nepal’s ice-rock avalanche

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Fresh glacial lakes form at source of Nepal’s ice-rock avalanche

A satellite image shows one of two lakes at the site of the glacial collapse in the border area between Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on August 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two more glacial lakes have formed in Nepal, near the apparent source of the ice-rock avalanche that triggered flooding in Nepal’s…

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B. Nagendra resigns from Karnataka Cabinet amid Valmiki Corporation scam row

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B. Nagendra resigns from Karnataka Cabinet amid Valmiki Corporation scam row

B. Nagendra. File | Photo Credit: Sudhakar Jain Barely 25 days after returning to the Karnataka Cabinet, Planning and Statistics Minister B. Nagendra resigned on Friday (August 28) over allegations of involvement in the embezzlement of funds from the State-run Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd. The Minister announced his decision to step…

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1991 reforms could have begun in 1981, but not during Rajaji’s time, says Chidambaram

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1991 reforms could have begun in 1981, but not during Rajaji’s time, says Chidambaram

Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram during an interview with The Hindu. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India could have carried out economic reforms 10 years before 1991, but “certainly not” during the time of Swatantra Party’s founder C. Rajagopalachari, the first and only Indian governor-general of independent India, former Union Minister P. Chidambaram told The Hindu…

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High drama at Salem Corporation council meeting as Mayor and Deputy Mayor clash over chair removal

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High drama at Salem Corporation council meeting as Mayor and Deputy Mayor clash over chair removal

Salem Corporation Mayor A. Ramachandran and Deputy Mayor M. Saradha Devi engaged in a verbal duel at Corporation Council meeting held in Salem ,Tamil Nadu ,on Friday, 28 August 2026. | Photo Credit: LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E High drama unfolded at the Salem Corporation’s monthly council meeting on Friday, August 28, 2026, after the Mayor demanded…

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