Month: August 2026

Get in the mood with Bengaluru’s Kiara Academy of Performing Arts’ annual show

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Get in the mood with Bengaluru’s Kiara Academy of Performing Arts’ annual show

Still from a previous performance by the students of Kiara Dance Academy | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Every year, the Kiara Academy of Performing Arts presents a musical and this year is no exception. Titled, Out of the Ordinary, this show is part of of their In the Mood series. “We’ve been presenting this series…

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14 infants killed in fire at Pakistan’s Islamabad hospital, report says

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14 infants killed in fire at Pakistan’s Islamabad hospital, report says

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto At least 14 infants were killed in a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, after a fault in the air-conditioning system triggered the blaze, local broadcaster Geo TV reported on Wednesday (August 26, 2026). This is a developing story….

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several killed injured speeding bus crashes into lorry in Telangana update

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several killed injured speeding bus crashes into lorry in Telangana update

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos Six bus passengers were killed in an early-morning accident near Telangana’s Suryapet on Wednesday (August 26, 2026), after a speeding bus crashed into a stationary mid-sized lorry. The toll is likely to go up, as 12 others were seriously injured and have been rescued and shifted…

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9 to 5, then forever: Dolly Parton’s Era will never end

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9 to 5, then forever: Dolly Parton’s Era will never end

Dolly Parton was around six when she wrote her first song: “Little Tiny Tasseltop,” an ode to her corncob doll with corn-silk hair. Her mother stored it preciously in a shoebox. “I loved that little doll,” Parton wrote decades later. “I expressed myself and my feelings through writing — I’m sure what I was thinking…

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Trump submits civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review

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Trump submits civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Trump has submitted to Congress for review an agreement with Saudi Arabia aimed at bolstering the kingdom’s civilian nuclear program, but continues to insist that it won’t move forward if Saudi Arabia doesn’t normalise relations with…

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Prominent Sikh separatist says FBI has warned him of new threat on his life

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Prominent Sikh separatist says FBI has warned him of new threat on his life

Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. File | Photo Credit: AP A prominent Sikh separatist said on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) that the FBI and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have warned him that he faces a new credible threat to his life even as a man from India faces sentencing later this year for…

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West Bengal CM directs inquiry into alleged ‘anti-national’ graffiti at JU hostel

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West Bengal CM directs inquiry into alleged ‘anti-national’ graffiti at JU hostel

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. File | Photo Credit: ANI CM is scheduled to visit the JU campus on Friday (August 28, 2026) and sing Vande Mataram with the students to ‘instill the spirit of nationalism’, said the officials from the ABVP Days after a violent clash that erupted between the supporters of Akhil…

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Cost of being parentless: Odisha rights panel orders probe into wrong parents’ names in certificates

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Cost of being parentless: Odisha rights panel orders probe into wrong parents’ names in certificates

Image used for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto What is harder in life—being parentless or having different names recorded as parents in official documents? Praveen (name changed), a parentless boy from Odisha, has learnt the answer the hard way. Raised in childcare institutions, Praveen fought against the odds to make his way to Gangadhar…

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