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Karnataka: Cabinet again recommends suspension of Karnataka Public Service Commission chairperson

Sources said that the Governor had earlier suspended Mr. Sahukar and then sent the decision to be ratified by the Cabinet, which cleared it. However, this was seen as a procedural lapse.

21 Aug 2026 9:34 pm
PNGRB authorises about 1,800 km LPG pipeline infra with 7,000 crore capital investment

Cumulatively, the pipelines are expected to increase the countrys LPG pipeline network by about 24%

21 Aug 2026 9:23 pm
Muthanga violence: Kerala High Court suspends sentence of Geethanandan, three others

Trial court had awarded them five years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of 36,000 each in connection with the attempt to murder a senior civil police officer and the abduction of a forest range officer. HC orders that all four be released on bail

21 Aug 2026 9:19 pm
Sustained efforts to bring Mangaluru under SWR bear fruit, says Capt. Chowta

The MP says the decision will help Mangaluru move forward with greater administrative clarity and a stronger focus on railway development

21 Aug 2026 9:19 pm
Aadhav Arjuna clarifies the Tamil Nadu governments stand on delimitation

We demand a measure similar to the special lawAtal Bihari Vajpayee brought in to freeze the number of seats in Parliament for 25 years, says the Public Works Minister

21 Aug 2026 9:17 pm
21 Aug 2026 9:15 pm
Zydus secures U.S. FDA nod for scurvy injection generic

The product will be manufactured at the groups injectable manufacturing plant in Jarod, near Vadodara and marketed in the US by Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc

21 Aug 2026 9:13 pm
Roundtable raises alarm over SIR process, forms Voter Protection Forum in A.P.

The meeting adopts a resolution stating it was the responsibility of the Election Commission to protect the voting rights of all citizens who attain the age of 18

21 Aug 2026 9:13 pm
Champat Rais article on Nripendra Misras role in Ayodhya temple construction sparks controversy

Mr. Misra says there is nothing negative or controversial in the article; it isnt Rai vs. Misra, it is Modi vs. Bhagwat, says Congress

21 Aug 2026 9:12 pm
New Amrit Bharat Express service from Coimbatore Junction to Dhanbad to begin on Aug. 25

The train, with eight Sleeper Class coaches and 11 General Second Class coaches, will traverse Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar

21 Aug 2026 9:06 pm
221-crore boost to medical infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh

Tenders have been invited for 12 projects, 10 of which are related to the AYUSH Department, says Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav

21 Aug 2026 9:00 pm
Jharkhand protesters attempt to burn effigies of CM Hemant Soren, Rahul Gandhi; scuffle with police in Ranchi

Similar scuffles were also reported from Hazaribag and Giridih, where JMM workers clashed with students trying to burn effigies of Hemant Soren

21 Aug 2026 9:00 pm
Over 10,000 held under Operation Toofan in Keralam, says Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala

Total 9,280 cases have been registered under Operation Toofan since its launch in June this year, while 10,015 people have been arrested

21 Aug 2026 8:57 pm
1,750 crore ADB assistance for development of 500 Karnataka Public Schools

The programme has a total investment of 2,500 crore, of which 1,750 crore will be provided by ADB and 750 crore by the State government.

21 Aug 2026 8:57 pm
NGT issues notice to Centre against amendment on Ganga floodplains

The petition argues that the change alters the no-construction zone set out in the 2016 order and wrongly pegs the active floodplain to a one-in-five-year flood

21 Aug 2026 8:55 pm