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A community leader says encroachments, pollution, and lack of desilting of rivers have made them mere sewage carriers and garbage bins. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Until about four decades ago, people in Madras bought and consumed madava, keluthi, ooda, era, and nandu freshly caught from the city’s rivers and estuaries. You could hear fish mongers hawking out aloud “meen, ma, meen” urging the women…
Baburiha village under the Gadganj police station limits in Raebareli district remained tense on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) after unknown miscreants smeared mud and soot on a statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on the intervening night, sparking widespread anger among villagers. When villagers saw the condition of the statue in the morning, they demanded action…
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Traffic police check taxi drivers as the Maharashtra government mandates that taxi drivers must talk in Marathi with passengers. File. | Photo Credit: ANI A Public Interest Litigation has been filed on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) in the Bombay High Court against the Maharashtra government’s decision to make working knowledge of Marathi compulsory for auto-rickshaw,…
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The Delhi High Court has observed that the institution of marriage is quite paradoxical and if the issues between spouses are not resolved quickly, the “better half becomes a bitter half”. | Photo Credit: File photo The Delhi High Court has observed that the institution of marriage is quite paradoxical and if the issues between…
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CJP supporters celebrating the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at Jantar Mantar on July 25. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday announced a fresh organisational expansion, appointing five joint secretaries and two national spokespersons and constituting coordination committees for its north, west and east zones amid its ongoing ‘School Theek Karo’ campaign across…
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Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan has said a loitering munition deployed during Operation Sindoor may have struck the Kirana Hills area near Pakistan’s Sargodha, where nuclear-related facilities are located. Speaking at the ‘VIMARSH’ event on Operation Sindoor and…
The fire that broke out at a godown adjoining a supermarket selling stationery items at Angamaly on August 25. A major fire gutted the godown adjoining a supermarket selling stationery items at Angamaly on Tuesday, inflicting heavy damage and sparking tension in the area for several hours. The proprietor of the firm sustained injuries from…
A Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia also ordered the constitution of a monitoring committee, headed by a retired judicial officer, to oversee the rehabilitation of residents of Bhai Ram Camp, Masjid Camp and DID Colony. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (August 25,…
With the deadline (August 31) for completing e-KYC nearing, consumers who have not submitted their biometrics are rushing to their respective gas agencies. In some cases, consumers find that they are unable to link their Aadhaar with the 14-digit long liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) IDs, which is the first step in the e-KYC process. “A few months ago, I contacted the gas agency, and…
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) said he does not support the planned event at Madison Square Garden where Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will address members of the Indian diaspora. However, he said the city may…
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