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Karnataka High Court refuses to quash case against married man accused of abetting nursing students suicide.

The High Court of Karnataka has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a married man accused of abetting a 22-year-old womans suicide by repeatedly stalking and threatening her, and sabotaging her marriage prospects by allegedly claiming to prospective grooms that he was in a relationship with her

19 Aug 2026 11:03 pm
BJP govt. blames Trinamoolslegacy of negligence for back-to-back incidents of fire

Leaders of Opposition parties say the Suvendu Adhikari government cannot entirely put the responsibility for such incidents on the previous Trinamool Congress government

19 Aug 2026 11:02 pm
Centac releases draft PG Dental merit list for 2026-27

Final admission will be subject to physical verification of documents

19 Aug 2026 11:01 pm
Israeli strikes hit an air base hours after a Turkish delegation visit, Syrian officials say

Two Syrian officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said the Turkish delegation had visited the air base in the northwestern province of Idlib on August 17 to review rehabilitation work underway at the facility

19 Aug 2026 10:59 pm
Training programme held for first-time MLAs ahead of Budget session of Assembly

Pro-tem Speaker A. Anbalagan, DMK legislature party leader A. M. H Nazeem, former Minister R. Viswanathan, former legislator Ilango, and Assembly Secretary Dayalan were among those who took classes

19 Aug 2026 10:56 pm
SEBI fines two firms 3.7 crore for CAS manipulation

SEBI charged Copthall Mauritius Investment and Mansi Share and Stock Broking Private Limited as they manipulated the markets during the newly introduced closing auction session

19 Aug 2026 10:54 pm
Jagan calls on YSRCP cadre to gear up for local body elections

Addressing a meeting, the former Chief Minister alleges that the coalition government had failed to benefit any section of society during its two years in office

19 Aug 2026 10:50 pm
Karnataka High Court gives relief to footpath vendors carrying on business in open spaces within K.R. Market premises

The Court directed the petitioner-association and its members not to put up any temporary and permanent structures in their present vending place in the open areas within the market premises

19 Aug 2026 10:42 pm
Meet the young changemakers transforming North Chennai through sports, education and environmental action

A look at three movements that have brought about tremendous change over the past few years in North Chennai

19 Aug 2026 10:42 pm
Response to anti-drugs campaign is overwhelming: Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala

As of the 76th day of the Operation Toofan campaign, 10,213 cases have been registered and 9,941 persons have been arrested; drugs worth more than 100 crore have been seized; no one will receive protection because of political affiliation, says Ramesh Chennithala

19 Aug 2026 10:39 pm
Rajnath Singh, Koizumi to discuss roadmap for India-Japan defence ties

The Defence Ministers are expected to discuss maritime security, defence technology and equipment cooperation, and ways to strengthen India-Japan strategic trust in the Indo-Pacific

19 Aug 2026 10:38 pm
Bangladesh to hold presidential election on Thursday

The voting will take place for the first time in a presidential election after a gap of 35 years

19 Aug 2026 10:35 pm
Sangh Parivar trying to capture educational institutions, alleges Aishe Ghosh

SFI leader accuses Kalady Sanskrit University Vice-Chancellor of not tolerating dissent or holding dialogue with protesting students

19 Aug 2026 10:25 pm
RBIs MPC minutes indicate hardening of interest rates

The scope for any further easing does not seem to exist at the current juncture

19 Aug 2026 10:24 pm
China successfully recovers rocket stage on land for first time

Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin have been recovering rockets since 2015, helping drive down launch costs by reusing hardware that would otherwise be discarded after carrying satellites and other payloads toward space

19 Aug 2026 10:18 pm
Shiprocket shares jump nearly 48% in market debut trade

At the NSE, the stock made its market debut at 131, a premium of 35%

19 Aug 2026 10:18 pm
6 crore allotted for parking lot near Mangalavanam, Kerala High Court told

Parking lot to accommodate 250 cars; 3.35 crore earmarked for land lease fee

19 Aug 2026 10:17 pm
Open universities can expand higher education: Abdul Wahab

Open and distance learning offer opportunities for those unable to pursue conventional higher education to continue their studies and acquire new skills, says MP

19 Aug 2026 10:15 pm
SHRC orders immediate repair of damaged street lights in Kochi

Kochi Corporation secretary asked to accord top priority to complaints; action-taken report sought in three weeks

19 Aug 2026 10:04 pm
ED claims to have seized handwritten notes of Veena relating to fund transfer to Dubai

The notes contain the names of persons, amounts handled, spent besides the amount transferred to Dubai. The searches conducted on the premises related to Veena and the promoters of CMRL on May 27, 2026, yielded the documents, it says

19 Aug 2026 10:02 pm
SIR: BLO duties extended till final rolls, teachers say students affected, cannot continue

This comes as an order issuedon Wednesday directing all BLOs and BLO Supervisors to continue with SIR until the final electoral rolls are published on October 27.

19 Aug 2026 10:02 pm
No multiple associations can be formed in a single apartment complex: Karnataka Apartment (Ownership and Management) Bill, 2026

The draft of the Bill, which was presented at a stakeholders meeting on July 15, had proposed forming a federation to resolve the issue, but the final Bill has removed the provision.

19 Aug 2026 10:00 pm
SEBI wraps Dhenu Buildcon on roundtripping charges

SEBI alleged that Dhenu Buildcon created a 1000 crore unsecured loan in the books through 46 transactions over eight days

19 Aug 2026 9:57 pm
Photojournalists play key role in documenting history, says NTR District Collector

The Hindus photojournalists K.V.S. Giri and G.N. Rao win prizes in photography competitions

19 Aug 2026 9:52 pm
IDFC FIRST Bank raises $500mn thru maiden global bonds

The issuance marks the banks first international bond offering and strengthens its access to global debt capital markets.

19 Aug 2026 9:52 pm
Bengaluru: Minister gives GBA August 30 deadline to clear waste, encroachments

The August 30 deadline also applies to two other city-wide drives the Freedom from Waste campaign and the removal of abandoned vehicles.

19 Aug 2026 9:50 pm
Watch: PM CARES Fund Audit: Where Is the Money Going? | Above the Fold | Aug 19, 2026

After a two-year delay, the PM CARES Fund audit report was made public yesterday. The report revealed that there is over 8,000 crore in the funds corpus, and only 0.01 percent of the money was used in FY 2024-25. In this episode, we unpack the findings of the audit report.

19 Aug 2026 9:50 pm
J&K CMs remark ahead of U.S. envoy meeting draws flak from PDP

Omar Abdullah says it should be the Centre, and not Washington, that solves our problems. PDP calls it pre-emptive defensiveness.

19 Aug 2026 9:49 pm
Regular reading habit can help shape students future, says Guntur DEO

The Hindu and VIT-AP organises English Language Development Initiative at Zilla Praja Parishad High School, Mandadam, in Amaravati

19 Aug 2026 9:45 pm
Kerala High Court expresses dismay over Cochin Devaswom Board spending 28.44 lakh on officials quarters, vehicle

Court orders Kerala State Audit department to complete CDBs 2023-24 audit within three months

19 Aug 2026 9:45 pm
What is industry? Nine-judge Supreme Court Bench to pronounce verdict on terms ambit

U.P., Maharashtra, Punjab sought relook at 1978 judgments expansive definition of industry, which only excluded core sovereign activities; Bench considering whether state enterprises, schemes are industrial activities

19 Aug 2026 9:41 pm