Consider amending Aadhaar Act to help trace foreigners staying illegally in India: Bombay High Court to Centre
The Hinduby Chinmay Gaikwad·26 Aug 2026
The Bombay High Court has directed the Union government and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to consider amending the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other...
Experts, former bureaucrats, politicians oppose parks, BMLTA amendments, write to governor
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
The opposition to the amendments made to the Parks and Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA) is increasing, with experts in multiple domains, former bureaucrats...
Taiwan President pushes $6.6 billion military drone bill ahead of crucial vote
The Hinduby Reuters·26 Aug 2026
Taiwan must demonstrate its resolve to defend itself and pass a six-year, T$210 billion ($6.6 billion) special budget to buy military drones, President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday (August 26...
Centre closely monitoring flood-situation in Nepal, water levels in reservoirs on Nepal side receding: MHA
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
The Centre is closely monitoring the situation arising from a flash flood in Nepal, amid concerns that rising water levels could affect areas along the India-Nepal border, particularly in Bihar and...
New LPG connections still on hold due to latest flare-ups in West Asia
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
Consumers across the country continue to wait for new cylinder connections of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) as supplies remain uncertain due to the episodic flare-ups in the West Asia conflict.
‘Reservation Hatao Andolan’ solidifies into quota reforms/general category interest platform
The Hinduby Abhinay Lakshman·26 Aug 2026
Over the weekend, after multiple days of attempting to dig in their heels at Jantar Mantar, what started as the ‘Reservation Hatao Andolan (RHA)’ has now solidified into the “RHA Reservation...
Integrated command centres planned in border areas as India upgrades land-border management
The Hinduby Vijaita Singh·26 Aug 2026
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is developing a technology-driven command-and-control system for India’s land borders that will integrate surveillance inputs from the field through a network of...
Health Ministry reviews projects in Jipmer
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare conducted a review of major projects undertaken by the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, including its ambitious...
Faith and festivity mark Milad celebrations across Hyderabad
The Hinduby Syed Mohammed·26 Aug 2026
Hyderabad came alive on Milad-un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammed, on Wednesday, with sermons and supplications, chants and cheering, solemnity and rejoicing, pomp and processions.
Western disturbance linked to Nepal floods
The Hinduby Jacob Koshy·26 Aug 2026
A western disturbance that brought rain to parts of northern India, and subsequently moved eastwards towards the Himalayas, may have contributed to the weather conditions preceding the devastating...
Hebbal tunnel could create new choke points, trigger queues inside tunnel: IISc study
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
The under-construction 2.2-km short tunnel between Hebbal flyover junction and the Veterinary College may ease congestion at Hebbal Junction, but it would only shift traffic jams to choke points...
Tension prevails at Nagarjunsagar as A.P. draws water unilaterally, TG retaliates
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
HYDERABAD Tension prevailed at the Nagarjunasagar dam site in Nalgonda district on Wednesday afternoon as Andhra Pradesh released 2,000 cusecs of water to the Right Canal serving A.P.
Chidambaram says there has been “no corruption or virtually nil corruption” at many govt. offices in Tamil Nadu
The Hinduby T Ramakrishnan; K Muralitharan·26 Aug 2026
Former Union Minister for Finance and Home Affairs, P. Chidambaram, on Wednesday said there had been “no corruption or virtually nill corruption” at offices of the Registration department and the...
Karnataka books 10,237 cases against school vehicles in three years; Bengaluru tops list
The Hinduby Darshan Devaiah B P·26 Aug 2026
The Karnataka Transport Department has booked 10,237 cases against school vehicles for violations related to safety and other mandatory requirements in the past three years, according to department...
Assembly design in Amaravati should be future-ready, people-friendly, says Speaker Ayyanna Patrudu
The Hinduby Sambasiva Rao M·26 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker Ch. Ayyanna Patrudu has directed officials and architects to ensure that the under-construction Legislative Assembly building in Amaravati should be...
India, China to push for ‘early and substantial harvest’ of border delimitation
The Hinduby Ananth Krishnan·26 Aug 2026
India and China have agreed to advance discussions on “an Early and Substantial Harvest of boundary delimitation”, according to an eight-point outcome document released by both countries on...
Total World Chess Championship Tour muscles its way into global calendar
The Hinduby PK Ajith Kumar·26 Aug 2026
The chess calendar is crowded. Top players rarely get to take a breather these days with so many big events, across formats, taking place across the globe.
Spinners bowling no-balls a concern: Bahutule
The Hinduby K C Vijaya Kumar·26 Aug 2026
There is an old video that floats on YouTube. It has a snatch of the stump microphone catching Rohit Sharma’s remark about Ravindra Jadeja and in that, the then Indian captain says: “Jaddu, what...
Ex-gram panchayat president’s murder: Udupi police to take legal action on use of audio from assailant’s phone
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar said that legal action will be taken against persons who have shared and published audio clips related to a man claiming to be underworld operative...
Karnataka seeks Central action against e-commerce firms over datura sale
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
The Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has recommended that the Central Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) suspend the food licences of Amazon, Swiggy Instamart...
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