Month: August 2026

Three policemen attacked with chilli powder, bricks in Delhi; juvenile apprehended

August 23, 2026 admin

Three Delhi Police personnel were injured after a group allegedly attacked them with chilli powder, bricks and sticks in Mukundpur’s Janta Vihar, police said on Sunday. Head Constables Dinesh and Rajesh of Bhalswa Dairy police station were attacked on Saturday at 3.30 p.m. after returning to their beat, having taken a motorcycle without valid documents to the police station under the Delhi Police Act. “Head…

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JNUSU stages protest outside IIT Delhi over MSc student’s death

August 23, 2026 admin

The protesting students blamed “institutional apathy”, saying this was the second student death at IIT Delhi this year. They urged the institute to address what they described as “a far longer pattern of student deaths that it has failed to confront”. | Photo Credit: PTI The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) on Sunday organised…

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Beyond the gates: how former inmates rebuilt their lives after prison

August 23, 2026 admin

When Lakshman, 28 (name changed on request), walked out of prison after seven years, one of the first things he had to learn was how to use a smartphone. WhatsApp, digital payments and the many everyday functions of a phone were unfamiliar to him. “I felt like I was a decade behind the world,” he…

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Broadway bustles with Onam shoppers, but rain dampens cheer

August 23, 2026 admin

People buying dresses for Onam at Broadway in Kochi on August 23. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT All roads led to Broadway on Sunday (August 23) as the market swelled with hundreds of shoppers and sales picked up sharply. There was renewed enthusiasm among shoppers and sellers as business picked up after a sluggish few…

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Rajasthan High Court questions police as probe into attack on Dalit family changes hands six times

August 23, 2026 admin

Rajasthan High Court’s Jaipur Bench. | Photo Credit: hcraj.nic.in The police investigation into a case of alleged land encroachment and attack on a Dalit family in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district changed hands six times in the last two years, prompting the High Court to intervene. There was also a complete absence of supervisory review of the…

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Onam rush sends veggie prices soaring, sugar turns bitter

August 23, 2026 admin

Onam shoppers at Broadway in the city. Prices of vegetables have risen, while those of some essential items, including rice and oil, have eased. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU With only two days to go for Thiruvonam, vegetable prices continue to soar, even as the prices of essentials, including rice and coconut oil, have declined….

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India eliminated after a goalless draw against Australia

August 23, 2026 admin

It was a case of so near yet so far for India. | Photo Credit: Hockey India The light faded over the Wagener Stadion and so did India’s hopes of making the hockey World Cup semifinals. In a must-win game, an error-strewn Indian women’s team paid the price with a goalless draw against Australia. While…

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Delhi Development Authority plans over 20 meetings on Master Plan implementation

August 23, 2026 admin

Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs and Power Manohar Lal Khattar, Delhi L-G Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Cabinet Minister Ashish Sood during the launch of Delhi Master Plan 2047 in New Delhi on August 20. | Photo Credit: ANI The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) plans to hold more than…

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Abandon incinerator project in Kodungaiyur, say north Chennai residents

August 23, 2026 admin

The Federation of North Chennai Residents’ Welfare Associations has urged the State government to provide a permanent solution to the Kodungaiyur dump yard issue and abandon the proposed incinerator project, terming it a massive threat to the region. In a press release, federation president T.K. Shanmugam welcomed the State government’s announcement to construct a 400-bed…

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When two is too few

August 23, 2026 admin

Earlier this year, India celebrated the 25th anniversary of one of the most iconic Test series ever, a series like no other. On its own, it was a triumph of extraordinary proportions, but it meant even more from an overarching perspective because of the circumstances under which it was fashioned. Indian cricket was ensnared in…