Month: August 2026

U.S. designates U.K.-based Palestine Action as foreign ‘terrorist group’

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U.S. designates U.K.-based Palestine Action as foreign ‘terrorist group’

Demonstrators gather outside the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, on July 30, 2026, as a plea hearing for 25 people accused of showing support for Palestine Action takes place. | Photo Credit: AP The United States on Wednesday (August 26, 2026) named the U.K.-based Palestine Action group, which has been banned by the British government,…

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World

‘Two systems’: Rahul attacks Modi government over NCLT settlement plan for Subhash Chandra

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‘Two systems’: Rahul attacks Modi government over NCLT settlement plan for Subhash Chandra

Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday (August 27, 2026) accused the Narendra Modi government of creating “two systems” in the country, one for a handful of billionaires and another for everyone else, after the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approved a resolution plan allowing businessman Subhash Chandra…

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Business

HRW slams ‘ruthless’ Taliban government as new law bans protest

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HRW slams ‘ruthless’ Taliban government as new law bans protest

Afghan burqa-clad women hold placards as they protest for their right to education, in Mazar-i-Sharif on August 12, 2023. Human Rights Watch slammed on August 27, 2026, the “ruthless effort to suppress all dissent” by the Taliban government, after a new police law banned demonstrations across Afghanistan. | Photo Credit: AFP Human Rights Watch slammed…

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U.S. sounds out NATO allies over Europe force review

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U.S. sounds out NATO allies over Europe force review

Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby shakes hands with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte, at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A senior Pentagon official pressed NATO allies Thursday (August 27, 2026) to explain how they were stepping up to meet U.S. demands to take responsibility for Europe’s…

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Municipal worker fatally run over by unidentified vehicle in Khammam

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Municipal worker fatally run over by unidentified vehicle in Khammam

A municipal worker was run over by an unidentified vehicle after being hit by a speeding car at Jammibanda locality in Khammam town on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as M. Nagamma, 55, a municipal worker. According to sources, Nagamma was sweeping the Khammam-Bonakal Road when a speeding car hit her near Jammibanda. The…

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Nation

Russia bombards nine Ukrainian cities, calling the strikes ’massive’

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Russia bombards nine Ukrainian cities, calling the strikes ’massive’

Russia bombarded cities across Ukraine with missiles and drones in an overnight onslaught that ran into the daylight hours of Thursday (August 27, 2026), when explosions echoed around Kyiv through the morning. Ukraine is desperately short of U.S.-made Patriot air defense missiles that can counter Russia’s ballistic missiles, and Moscow’s fast-flying jet-powered drones have brought…

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HOCKEY WORLD CUP | Indian women down Germany for best finish in 52 years

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HOCKEY WORLD CUP | Indian women down Germany for best finish in 52 years

Time for cheer: The Indian women’s team is a happy bunch after beating Germany in the classification match of the hockey World Cup at the Wagener Stadion in Amstelveen on Thursday. | Photo Credit: x@TheHockeyIndia Relevance for World Cup classification matches is a matter of perspective. For this Indian women’s team, which suffered a heart-breaking…

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Sports

AMCA bid deadline extended by two months to October 30

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AMCA bid deadline extended by two months to October 30

A full-scale model of India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. Image for the purpose of representation only. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K The deadline for Indian defence majors to submit bids for the development of the indigenous fifth-generation fighter jet, Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), has been extended by two months to October 30, 2026,…

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