SIR: For 3.83 lakh voters marked as “Others”, hearing optional before deletion
The Hinduby Rishita Khanna·23 Aug 2026
Unlike voters marked as “unmapped” or those flagged for “logical discrepancy”, who will have an assured chance to go for a hearing, voters marked as “Others” can be deleted from the electoral roll...
MoD officer found dead in Dwarka, parents allege harassment by husband, in-laws
The Hinduby PTI·23 Aug 2026
A 30-year-old Assistant Section Officer in the Ministry of Defence was found dead at her rented accommodation in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka, following which her parents approached police alleging...
Signalling, power and train faults disrupted Bengaluru metro 15 times in 10 months, data shows
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·23 Aug 2026
: Bengaluru’s Namma Metro network experienced repeated technical disruptions over a 10-month period, with services affected 15 times between September 2025 and July 2026, according to data.
Child's play for me, Rahul may need training: Rijiju on swimming in Arunachal rivers
The Hinduby PTI·23 Aug 2026
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has often spoken about swimming as part of his fitness routine. But Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju believes the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha may...
Wares from big shops occupy footpaths, while small vendors fear eviction in Shivajinagar
The Hinduby Chetan B C·23 Aug 2026
The footpath clearance drives across the city, following directions from Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, appear to have changed little on the ground, with commercial...
Indian, U.S. businesses keen to invest in Bangladesh: Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir
The Hinduby PTI·23 Aug 2026
Businesses from India and the U.S. have expressed interest in investing in Bangladesh and made proposals to improve the country's investment climate, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has...
Chhattisgarh police bust inter-State currency-doubling racket; seven held from Maharashtra
The Hinduby PTI·23 Aug 2026
Chhattisgarh police have busted an interstate racket that cheated people of crores of rupees across multiple States by claiming to turn blackened and damaged currency into new notes using chemicals...
Space, AI and other tech integration to shape a nation's geopolitical future: Minister Shekhawat
The Hinduby PTI·23 Aug 2026
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday (August 23, 2026) said the convergence of streams like space technology, AI, quantum technologies, robotics, semiconductors and high-performance...
JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch calls off stir after Jharkhand govt scraps 22 recruitment exams
The Hinduby Amit Bhelari·23 Aug 2026
Following students’ protests, the Jharkhand government late on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) announced the cancellation of 22 recruitment exams citing complaints of irregularities and “facts brought...
Former cricket captains urge Pakistan for ‘humane treatment, proper medical care’ for Imran Khan
The Hinduby Sports Bureau·23 Aug 2026
Former Australian captain Greg Chappell with the support of 20 other former international skippers appealed to the Pakistan Government led by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, to provide...
China’s media slams India’s move of formally naming 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·23 Aug 2026
China’s media on Sunday (August 9, 2026) slammed India’s latest move of identifying 27 locations in Arunachal Pradesh by their standard names on its official map as “self-deception which runs...
How do astronauts return from space and survive re-entry? | Explained
The Hinduby Unnikrishnan Nair S·23 Aug 2026
The ascent of a launch vehicle is a battle against gravity to gain the immense velocity required to stay in orbit — while re-entry is a struggle against the atmosphere to shed that same energy in a...
Digital mapping of rivulets, other water sources completed in Keralam’s Kunnamangalam block panchayat
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·23 Aug 2026
The Kunnamangalam block panchayat in Keralam’s Kozhikode has completed the digital mapping of its rivulets, streams and other water sources, setting a model for local bodies seeking to protect and...
Andhra junior doctors to continue strike as talks with govt. make no headway
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·23 Aug 2026
For the first time since their strike began, a delegation of junior doctors met Andhra Pradesh Minister for Health, Medical and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav at the Secretariat on Thursday...
Heavy rains affect normal life in Jammu, house collapses in city
The Hinduby PTI·23 Aug 2026
An abandoned house collapsed at Shaheedi Chowk in Jammu on Sunday (August 23, 2026) as heavy rains lashed Jammu and adjoining areas, disrupting normal life and causing waterlogging in several parts...
Medical shop owner hacked to death in full public view in Madiwala
The Hinduby Imran Gowhar·23 Aug 2026
A 40-year-old medical shop owner was hacked to death by an armed gang in full public view on Madiwala Main Road on Saturday (August 22, 2026) night.
Mysuru Division begins process to take over Mangaluru rail region
The Hinduby Anil Kumar Sastry·23 Aug 2026
Following the Railway Ministry’s decision on Friday to de-link the Mangaluru railway region from Southern Railway’s (SR) Palakkad Division and bring it under South Western Railway’s (SWR) Mysuru...
Climate change destabilising Western Ghats’ forest ecosystems in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, warn researchers
The Hinduby Rohan Premkumar·23 Aug 2026
The lack of rains in The Nilgiris this year has brought into focus the impacts of erratic weather to the district’s water security.
PM Modi urges private space sector to build global aura of innovation
The Hinduby PTI·23 Aug 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed creating an aura around the private sector in space research so that people worldwide feel that if they want to make a career, they should go to India.
Doctors achieve new feat in cancer treatment with cord transplant and Car T-cell therapy
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·23 Aug 2026
Doctors from a private health facility in West Bengal have successfully treated a seven- year-old boy suffering from thalassaemia using an advanced Haplo Cord transplant process.
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