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Slow-moving stormwater drain work at Bricklin Road, on August 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: PRINCE FREDERICK A couple of days ago, Lakshmanswamy, a resident of a gated community on Bricklin Road, received sage counsel from a cab driver, and he has committed that advice to heart. Lakshmanswamy had booked the cab from Ambattur, and at…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays homage to the bust of former Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, at the Shastri Memorial in Tashkent. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes at the Shastri Memorial in Uzbekistan’s capital on Sunday (August 30, 2026), honouring the legacy of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur…
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Mechanised boats anchored on the shore as fishermen began indefinite strike in Rameswaram on Sunday. | Photo Credit: L. BALACHANDAR Mechanised boat fishermen in Rameswaram on Sunday launched a strike, demanding the release of fishermen imprisoned in Sri Lankan jails. Fishermen associations said three mechanised boats from Rameswaram had been seized in recent times, and…
A bright and sunny Sunday afternoon gave way to overcast skies and scattered rainfall across several parts of Hyderabad on Sunday, with showers continuing into the evening. Rainfall began in several areas after noon, with parts of AS Rao Nagar, Nacharam, Mallapur, Tarnaka, Secunderabad and Begumpet receiving intermittent showers. While the rain was not heavy,…
A woman passenger from West Bengal was arrested with 19 kg of ganja at Kozhikode railway station on Sunday. The accused was identified as Minoti Sardar. Railway Protection Force (RPF) officers said the woman was travelling in the general coach of the Chennai–Mangaluru Express with the contraband. They said a flash inspection conducted by the…
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Basavaraj Horatti is the former Legislative Council Chairperson | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO “Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar forced me to resign from the post of Chairman of the Legislative Council. I faced harassment and humiliation. I have resigned out of pain. I am still sad about it,” BJP MLC Basavaraj Horatti said in Gadag on…
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Prevent financial scams The multi-crore scam news that was published in The Hindu on Saturday (August 29) highlights how investors continue to fall prey to schemes that exploit their desire for quick and high returns. Such scams have surfaced in different forms over the years. The Centre and State agencies should work together to take…
NEW DELHI The recent student protests at some National Law Universities (NLUs) over institutional accountability have put the spotlight on Uttarakhand, where 15 years after its Assembly approved a law to establish a National Law University, the State does not have even a single functional law university. The delay stands out when compared with the…
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Stray dog menace Stray dogs have been found roaming on Platform no. 1 at Tirunelveli junction railway station when Tirunelveli superfast express was scheduled to depart. Passengers having dinner seated on the platform floor find dogs waiting nearby for leftover food. The presence of stray dogs poses a serious threat to passengers. Vendors at the…
The meeting under the youth outreach initiative was headed by BJP national president Nitin Nabin in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma BJP national president Nitin Nabin’s brainstorming session on Saturday (August 29, 2026) on the party’s engagement with the Gen Z included suggestions to abandon the term altogether and simply refer…
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