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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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Here is a select list of stories to start the day

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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