Kazhakootam-Karode stretch turns accident hotspot
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
Recurring accidents on the Kazhakoottam-Karode stretch of National Highway 66 (NH 66) have raised serious concerns over road safety, with overspeeding on some stretches and the lack of...
BLOs do the heavy lifting; group hearings to be conducted locality wise
The Hinduby V Swathi·31 Aug 2026
Td his family members’ names. The BLO then tears the counterfoil, and makes the electors sign on it along with their mobile numbers, before handing them the notices.
Lokesh calls for public participation in Visakhapatnam’s development
The Hinduby Paul Nicodemus·31 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh on Monday called for greater public participation in Visakhapatnam’s development, saying that civil society, the government and officials could...
Plea in HC to permit members of Board of Trustees to participate and discharge statutory duties in temple consecration
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
D. Subbulakshmi, a member of Board of Trustees of Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple has filed a petition before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking a direction to permit the members...
Back-to-back glitches at Jaipur exam centre bring computer-based testing under scrutiny
The Hinduby Bindu Shajan Perappadan·31 Aug 2026
A computer-based examination centre in Jaipur’s Sitapura area came under scrutiny on Monday (August 31, 2026) after technical problems disrupted an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)...
Supreme Court seeks government response on plea to ban retail sale of acid
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
The Supreme Court on Monday (August 31, 2026) sought the Union government’s response to a plea for a ban on retail sale of acid after concerns were raised over the use of the corrosive substance in...
SIR: Voters without Aadhaar unable to submit Form-6, risks exclusion
The Hinduby Rishita Khanna·31 Aug 2026
While Election Commission of India (ECI) guidelines categorically clarify that an Aadhaar card is “not mandatory” for submitting Form-6 — the form required for inclusion in the electoral roll —...
After Supreme Court refusal to halt CJP march, Delhi Police seeks quashing of FIRs against NEET-UG protesters, students
The Hinduby Krishnadas Rajagopal·31 Aug 2026
Within hours of the Supreme Court refusing on Monday (August 31, 2026) to halt a protest march announced by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in central Delhi ahead of the BRICS Summit, the Delhi...
Sanjay Singh will be expelled from party if allegations are found true: Chirag Paswan
The Hinduby Amit Bhelari·31 Aug 2026
Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas (LJP-RV) national president and Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan on Monday (August 31, 2026) responded to allegations against his party’s MLA...
September rainfall to be below-normal, says IMD
The Hinduby Jacob Koshy·31 Aug 2026
India is likely to experience below-normal rainfall in September, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday (August 31, 2026) forecasting rainfall across the country to be at least...
Messi’s glorious position in football is set in stone
The Hinduby K C Vijaya Kumar·31 Aug 2026
In football’s hallowed legacy of individual brilliance shaping collective achievement, the pantheon was always vested with a duopoly: Brazil’s Pele and Argentina’s Diego Maradona.
Kishan Reddy unveils rail, tourism projects worth over ₹100 crore in Telangana’s Gadwal
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy on Monday announced that a rail overbridge (ROB) costing ₹45 crore would be constructed near Jogulamba Railway Station to ease traffic congestion...
We need more mega-science projects, says CERN Director-General
The Hinduby Vinaya Deshpande Pandit·31 Aug 2026
The world needs more mega-science projects, said Director-General of CERN, Mark Thomson, during his visit to Mumbai on Monday (August 31, 2026) for the India premiere of ‘The Peace Particle’, a...
Bihar, Jharkhand sign agreement on sharing Sone River water
The Hinduby Amit Bhelari·31 Aug 2026
Bihar and Jharkhand signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on sharing Sone River water on Monday.
The republic of examinations
The Hinduby Sajitha Bashir·31 Aug 2026
Few institutions shape how citizens experience the modern state more profoundly than its public examinations.
Citing lack of jurisdiction, India rejects Hague court’s Indus Waters Treaty ruling
The Hinduby Kallol Bhattacherjee·31 Aug 2026
Hours after the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague said the Indus Waters Treaty remains "fully in force" and called on India to “observe its obligations”, the Ministry of External Affairs...
‘Samudra Manthan' scheme designed to benefit Adani, says Congress
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
Alleging that the Centre’s ₹84,084-crore Samudra Manthan scheme for offshore hydrocarbon exploration was designed to benefit the Adani Group, the Congress on Monday (August 31, 2026) demanded that...
HDFC Bank CEO’s decision to retire causes leadership transition risk: Moody’s
The Hinduby Lalatendu Mishra·31 Aug 2026
HDFC Bank MD & CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan’s decision not to seek re-appointment and to retire in October 2026 introduces a degree of leadership transition risk as the succession was not previously...
TVK and DMK fight it out in the Assembly over ₹10 collected more for a liquor bottle
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
Minister for Prohibition and Excise K. Vignesh said on Monday (August 31, 2026) that the “extra ₹10” collected at Tasmac liquor shops was the result of years of underpaying the shop workers and...
Draft voter lists see over 6 crore deletions so far in SIR third phase
The Hinduby Sreeparna Chakrabarty·31 Aug 2026
As the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls nears its end, more than 6 crore names have been deleted from the voters’ registry as per the draft lists published so...
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