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Hyundai India Couture Week 2026: Corsets, capelets, and lehenga skirts rule the ramp

From statement capes replacing dupattas to sculpted corsets and bold bralettes, we bring you our pick of trends from the Hyundai India Couture Week 2026 and how designers reimagined bridal couture with fresh silhouettes, inventive textiles and jewellery-inspired detailing

1 Aug 2026 11:59 am
Discovery announces documentary on Operation Sindoor, to premiere on Aug 15

The documentary follows the events from the strategic deliberations after the Pahalgam terror attack in April last year to the launch and execution of Operation Sindoor on May 7, offering a behind-the-scenes account of the conflict.

1 Aug 2026 11:56 am
Union Cabinet approves 84,084 crore for offshore exploration scheme Samudra Manthan

The Cabinet has allocated 43,200 crore for drilling 60 deepwater exploration wells

1 Aug 2026 11:56 am
Heavy rain hits eastern parts of Ernakulam, DTPC shuts tourist spots

District Disaster Management Authority has advised those staying along the Muvattupuzha and Thodupuzha rivers to stay safe as water level in both the rivers have surpassed the dangerous mark

1 Aug 2026 11:54 am
Minor landslip disrupts access to tourist destination Ponmudi amid heavy rains

The collapse of the road edges has brought traffic heading to Ponmudi to a complete halt for the time being.

1 Aug 2026 11:53 am
The quiet appeal of snail mail

As AI slop fills timelines, young Indians are rediscovering analogue experiences the realness of a handwritten letter, of a hand-drawn postcard. The irony: they find it first on social media

1 Aug 2026 11:28 am
Why Mumbai is leading Indias super-tall housing boom

As Mumbais super-tall residential towers rise beyond 300 metres, innovation, redevelopment and sustainability redefine vertical living

1 Aug 2026 11:24 am
How Keralas ageing population is reshaping housing demand

Keralas demographic transition is redefining residential planning through inclusive design, wellness and community-focused developments

1 Aug 2026 11:23 am
1 Aug 2026 11:20 am
Kerala government to come up with draft framework for granting industry status to Malayalam cinema

Granting industry status and completing the initial formalities is part of the 100-day action plan of the UDF government, Minister for Cinema P.C. Vishnunadh told The Hindu

1 Aug 2026 11:16 am
Civic official suspended for absence from SIR duty in Palghar

The Palghar administration, in a release, said that Gopal Chaudhari, group education officer of the Vasai Panchayat Samiti, repeatedly failed to perform his designated tasks for the 132-Nalasopara constituency.

1 Aug 2026 11:15 am
Kerala heavy rains LIVE: Revenue Minister calls meeting for rescue operations

A red alert has been issued for eight districts in Kerala, while an orange alert has been issued in three districts and Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Alappuzha have been placed under a yellow alert

1 Aug 2026 10:58 am
IMD upgrades rain alert to red for 8 districts in Kerala after intense overnight rains

Extremely heavy rainfall is likely over the next 24 hours in Idukki, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod

1 Aug 2026 10:58 am
Death toll reaches 82 as 1.92 lakh people remain affected by floods in Assam

The flood situation has improved since Thursday (July 30, 2026), when more than two lakh people in eight districts were affected

1 Aug 2026 10:57 am
Kerala prepares disaster-prevention measures as heavy rains lash States

Disaster prevention activities will be coordinated by the Revenue Minister A.P. Anilkumar

1 Aug 2026 10:43 am
Offset Education brings symposium for musicians, educators this weekend

Offset Education brings OOTB Soundboard, a symposium with panel discussions, workshops and other events this weekend

1 Aug 2026 10:38 am
Torrential rain unleashes landslips, floods across Kottayam, Pathanamthitta

The authorities have sounded a high alert across the high ranges and downstream areas amid fears of further landslips and flash floods

1 Aug 2026 10:31 am
OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe

The discovery of additional rogue behaviour at OpenAI, even if limited in nature, could feed growing appetite for regulation coming out of the White House and elsewhere

1 Aug 2026 10:31 am
ESA notification raises concern among people in hilly regions of Kerala

Farmer leaders say that with 131 villages from the State are now included in the draft notification, and nearly 1,500 sq km of farmlands and human habitations fall in the ecologically sensitive area (ESA) category

1 Aug 2026 10:27 am
How the Ankit Sharma murder case ended in Tahir Hussains conviction | Explained

While describing the killing as exceptionally brutal, the court held that the case did not satisfy the legal threshold for the death penalty under the rarest of rare doctrine.

1 Aug 2026 10:25 am
Karnataka government failed to tackle drought, says H.D. Kumaraswamy; JD(S) to attend all-party meet on Cauverycrisis

He expressed deep concern over the suicide of a farmer couple in Hatna Bevukallu village of Mandya taluk, reportedly driven by mounting debt

1 Aug 2026 10:17 am
PM Modi visit LIVE: Prime Minister Modi to inaugurate ASR International Airport at Bhogapuram today

Andhra Pradesh gets its first greenfield international airport since the 2014 bifurcation, along with projects worth over 17,900 crore that the Prime Minister will dedicate and lay foundation stones for

1 Aug 2026 10:14 am
How breast milk programmes a babys long-term health and why India must improve its breastfeeding numbers

Breast milk, a living, adaptive biological fluid, not only supports an infants nutrition, metabolism, and immunity, it also contributes to long-term health programming by shaping the infant gut microbial composition

1 Aug 2026 10:05 am
HDFC Capital, Primus Senior Living to create homes for elderly worth 2,000 crore

Indias senior population is projected to reach 346 million (over 34 crore) by 2050

1 Aug 2026 9:52 am
Karnataka rain: Holiday for primary schools, anganwadi centres in Koppa, Sringeri taluks and Balehonnur hobli

School administrators have been directed to arrange compensatory full-day classes on a subsequent holiday or Saturday

1 Aug 2026 9:34 am
Godavari, Sabari villages face submergence threat; 32 Konaseema islands affected

At least 189 villages have been affected by the Sabari and Godavari floods in the submergence area of the Polavaram irrigation project in Polavaram district

1 Aug 2026 9:14 am
At least one dead after landslip hits Idukki

Due to continued heavy rainfall, the Idukki District Collector has declared a holiday for all educational institutions in the district.

1 Aug 2026 8:58 am
Injured non-local worker succumbs, death toll two in Kulgam terror attack

Officials identified the victim as Bhopendra from Chhattisgarh. He was shifted to a Srinagar hospital on Friday (July 31) night with chest injuries and later succumbed.

1 Aug 2026 8:40 am
Peru ex-President Ollanta Humala walks free after conviction quashed

Humala, 64, was the first Peruvian ex-leader to face trial in the Odebrecht corruption scandal, which has also tainted three other former presidents Alejandro Toledo, Martin Vizcarra and Pedro Castillo

1 Aug 2026 8:22 am
Commercial LPG prices cut by 209 per cylinder

With this revision, a 19 kg commercial cylinder will cost 2,872.50 in Kolkata starting from Saturday (August 1, 2026); there is no change in the prices of domestic LPG cylinders

1 Aug 2026 8:11 am
Someone should change their name to Taylor; we could be champions again: Claire Taylor

The 50-year-old was one of the protagonists of an era of English womens cricket when they talked world domination and realised the ambition. She talks with modesty and humour about her history-making career, explaining why she left a lucrative job for a sport that had little money in it, how she developed into a big-match player and whom she looked to for batting inspiration

1 Aug 2026 7:50 am
Abhinandh flicks mental switch, lights up Ultimate Table Tennis

The 18-year-olds fearless aggression and tactical awareness brought him success in Season 7 of the league. The performance, coming as it did as he begins the transition to the senior ranks, showed he has the technical ability and temperament to succeed at the highest level

1 Aug 2026 7:50 am
Celebrated at birth, pushed into sex work

Unlike most communities in India, the Banchhadas in M.P. invest more in their daughters upbringing than in their sons, by giving them better nutrition and clothes, only so that they can force them into sex work and live off their earnings. Branded a criminal tribe by the British and now classified as a Scheduled Caste, the community remains on societys margins as government and NGOs have struggled to break the cycle, reportsMehul Malpani

1 Aug 2026 7:27 am
Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 4, wound more than a dozen

More than 10 explosions were heard in a row, the journalists reported, adding that the intensity of the blasts triggered car alarms on the streets.

1 Aug 2026 7:23 am
25-35 age group records highest highway accident deaths in Karnataka over five years

The data showed that 10,489 people in the 25-35 age group lost their lives in National Highway accidents in Karnataka during the five-year period.

1 Aug 2026 7:16 am
Mirwaiz demands probe into PoK killings, calls for engagement

Deeplyconcerned over the continuing unrest and tragic loss of lives across the Line of Control, particularly in Rawalakot, says Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

1 Aug 2026 7:09 am
Punjab Congress kicks off mass mobilisation programme ahead of Assembly polls

Congresss general secretary in charge for Punjab, Bhupesh Bhagel said the ruling AAP was on the way out; the Congress was the only option for the State, even as he predicted a five-cornered contest in Punjab this time

1 Aug 2026 6:58 am
West Asia war LIVE: White House signals Trump is weighing new strikes on Iran

There were no U.S. strikes on Iran overnight, but Irans paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said on Friday (July 31, 2026) it had struck another two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, and Kuwait said it intercepted drones

1 Aug 2026 6:58 am
Mayawati welcomes U.P. govt. decision to restore Sant Ravidas Nagar district name, hits out at Samajwadi Party

Government has re-established Sant Ravidas Nagar district, which was created by the BSP government by giving headquarters status to Bhadohi and which was changed by the Samajwadi Party government due to its narrow casteist mindset, for which the party is grateful to the State government, says Mayawati

1 Aug 2026 6:57 am
Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity following massive pushback

Gianni Infantino's decision came after his senior adviser who sat on a White House panel resigned and Asia's soccer body joined Europe and North America in opposing it

1 Aug 2026 6:27 am
Waqf registrations rise by 35,000 in West Bengal after UMEED portal launch

Waqf authorities say the increase islargely dueto increased registrations and not a sudden increase in the number of existing properties

1 Aug 2026 3:03 am
Commonwealth Games: Neeraj Chopra bags silver for javelin throw, Yashvir wins bronze

The 28-year-old Tokyo Olympics champion produced a season-best throw of 85.83m in his second attempt, which was good enough for a second-place finish

1 Aug 2026 2:34 am
Commonwealth Games: Tejaswin becomes first Indian to win decathlon medal with bronze

Paris Olympics bronze winner Lindon Victor of Grenada took the gold with 8096 points

1 Aug 2026 2:09 am
Sewage contamination detected in 68% of water samples near Bhopal gas tragedy site, activists claim

Activists alleged that the supply of contaminated water was creating a situation in the area similar to Indores Bhagirathpura, where government-supplied sewage-contaminated water claimed more than 35 lives

1 Aug 2026 1:45 am