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UKG student dies after teacher tries to strip, slaps him in Visakhapatnam classroom

CCTV footage appears to show the teacher stripping him in front of the class to shame him, then slapping him. He collapsed moments later

20 Aug 2026 4:51 pm
YouTube changes how it counts public video views

A Google employee confirmed the update on a YouTube Help page and said that the change will not impact creators earnings

20 Aug 2026 4:46 pm
2,000 Onam markets planned under Agriculture department in Keralam

Keralam government has sanctioned 10.24 crore for operating the markets under a Market Intervention Support for Price Stabilisation scheme

20 Aug 2026 4:46 pm
Watch: Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi over forgiving students remark

Rahul Gandhi attacks Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks about forgiving student protesters, questioning the governments response to the protests.

20 Aug 2026 4:46 pm
Lawyerwho represented Mehul Choksicharged with sexual assaultin London

His assistant, Manpreet Kaur, was also arrested at the scene and has been charged with two counts of intentionally encouraging or assisting sexual assault

20 Aug 2026 4:42 pm
Watch: Y.S. Jagan alleges biggest scam of this century over 372 teacher appointments in Andhra Pradesh

YSRCP president and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has alleged a major irregularity in the appointment of 372 teachers under the sports quota.

20 Aug 2026 4:31 pm
Chandigarh University Uttar Pradesh Expands International Academic Network with MoU from University of California, Irvine

Chandigarh University Uttar Pradesh Expands International Academic Network with MoU from University of California, Irvine

20 Aug 2026 4:30 pm
Binance Introduces Agent OS to Connect AI Applications to Financial Infrastructure

Binance Introduces Agent OS to Connect AI Applications to Financial Infrastructure

20 Aug 2026 4:30 pm
Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker rightly dropped disqualification proceedings against 21 AIADMK MLAs: Madras High Court

Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan refuse to issue a direction to the Speaker to initiate the proceedings against all 25 AIADMK MLAs who voted in favour of TVK government

20 Aug 2026 4:30 pm
Rupee settles on flat note, higher by 3 paise at 95.70 against U.S. dollar

Forex traders said while a weaker U.S. dollar eases some depreciation pressure on the domestic currency, crude oil hovering above $90 would continue to keep pressure on India's import bill

20 Aug 2026 4:24 pm
UGC equity regulations 2026 under reconsideration: Centre to Supreme Court

On January 29, the Supreme Court had directed that the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, be kept in abeyance.

20 Aug 2026 4:24 pm
How Sainath Ganuwads self-funded Marathi short brings rebellion in the classroom

Zadavar Korleli Gosht (A Story Carved on a Tree) recently won the Best Film award at the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival. The filmmaker, Sainath Ganuwad, discusses infusing political ideas in the film, and the conversation that it sparked at the festival.

20 Aug 2026 4:22 pm
Puducherry CM skips Southern Zonal Council meeting, attends in official events in UT

While the council meeting was under way in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, the Chief Minister attended several official events in Puducherry

20 Aug 2026 4:22 pm
Students stage protest in Hassan demanding basic facilities in girls hostel

AIDSO district secretary Sushma D.S. said that windows in the hostel, which houses 110 students, opened onto the main road, but did not have curtains, denying minimum privacy to the inmates

20 Aug 2026 4:15 pm
Tamil Nadu Assembly: Ration rice used as cattle fodder remark by Minister Sengottaiyan triggers furore

Former Agriculture Minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam said even former Minister K.N. Nehru had been consuming ration rice.

20 Aug 2026 4:14 pm
BJP disrupts Karnataka Assembly demanding list of drought-hit taluks, exit of B. Nagendra from Cabinet

Leader of Opposition R. Ashok said the government had neither reviewed the situation nor prepared a list of taluks facing severe drought following a deficit monsoon

20 Aug 2026 4:06 pm
Amit Shah says Congresss decision on rendering first two stanzas of Vande Mataram is anti-national

Home Minister says Congresss decision to render only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram reflects appeasement politics and alleges that the 1937 resolution laid the foundation for Partition

20 Aug 2026 4:02 pm
Bank employee kills wife, sister before shooting self in Lucknow

The incident took place outside an ICICI Bank branch in Gomti Nagar where the wife worked as a relationship manager; police said the accused was reportedly experiencing marital discord

20 Aug 2026 4:01 pm
Muttil tree-felling case: Kerala High Court dismisses Roji Augustines plea to stay trial

Court directs him to approach trial court Chottanikkara Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Ernakulam on the matter

20 Aug 2026 3:59 pm
Four higher education Bills passed in Andhra Assembly; land norm for private universities eased

The four Bills, passed unanimously, restrict the regulatory commission to fee regulation, cut the minimum land for private universities to 10 acres in cities, allow skill universities, and provide for university-level faculty recruitment with reservation safeguards

20 Aug 2026 3:49 pm
What can we expect from BJP chief Nitin Nabins new team? | Talking Politics with Nistula Hebbar

What does Nitin Nabins new BJP team tell us about the partys strategy for the elections ahead? In this episode of Talking Politics, Nistula Hebbar talks to Prof Ashwani Kumar , political scientist, senior fellow at Centre for Policy Research about the key appointments, the return of veteran leaders, the induction of new faces and the BJPs focus on Uttar Pradesh and the 20272029 electoral cycle.

20 Aug 2026 3:46 pm
Ready to give all water to Tamil Nadu from new dam at Mullaperiyar, says V.D. Satheesan

At South Zonal Council Meeting, V.D. Satheesan also urges Union government to annul the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026,

20 Aug 2026 3:44 pm
Deliveries at Keralams Kozhikode Government Women and Childrens Hospital decline

According to Health department, there were a total of 5,201 deliveries (2,729 normal and 2,472 C-section) in 2020-21. This number came down to 2,238 (1,387 normal and 851 C-section) in 2025-26. A large number of people from the urban areas of Kozhikode are dependant on the hospital

20 Aug 2026 3:43 pm
Naga MLA: Hills neglected, power centralised

The Hindus Vijaita Singh talks to Ram Muivah, an MLA representing the Ukhrul constituency in Manipur and member of the Naga Peoples Front (NPF), about the complex ongoing security, political, and socio-economic situation in Manipur

20 Aug 2026 3:39 pm
Southern Zonal Council meet: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay seeks fair, equitable treatment of southern States from Centre

At the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council held at Mamallapuram and presided over by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Mr. Vijay said the southern States have consistently been among the principal drivers of the nations economic growth

20 Aug 2026 3:28 pm
Papa looking down proudly at his beautiful Sonia: Rahul's emotional note on mother's memoir

I am happy, and so proud, that your story Belonging: A Journey of Love will finally be read by the millions of people who love you. I know how hard it was for someone as private as you to tell the world your beautiful story, Rahul Gandhi said

20 Aug 2026 3:24 pm
No motive behind circular on student participation in CJP, Left parties protests: Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister

The Ministers statement comes after a now-withdrawn directive issued by the Higher Education Department, which had sought coordinated action to prevent students from participating in protests organised by the Left parties and CJP

20 Aug 2026 3:23 pm
CPI(M) holds Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary responsible for circular on student participation in Left parties protests

Mr. Shanmugam contended the meeting (where the decision to curb protests was taken), attended by the Chief Secretary, had denied students their right to protest.

20 Aug 2026 3:22 pm
Mother, baby found dead in Alur in Hassan district of Karnataka

The police suspect that the woman ended her life after killing her son

20 Aug 2026 3:19 pm
Prakash Raj says end of fascists is closing, hails youth activism

Addressing DYFI meet, actor says young protesters have punctured the Centres ego and that we are not afraid of you

20 Aug 2026 3:19 pm
North Korea fires unidentified projectile off its east coast: South Korea

The reported launch happened a day after the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea

20 Aug 2026 3:19 pm
Sajjan Kumar, former Congress MP convicted in anti-Sikh riots case, passes away

Sajjan Kumar was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court on December 17, 2018, in a case related to the murder of five Sikhs during the 1984 anti-Sikh killings

20 Aug 2026 3:16 pm
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed to visit India later this month

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed will visit India to discuss sustainable development and cooperation with New Delhi from August 26-28

20 Aug 2026 3:16 pm
Inquiry causing delay in repatriation of Tamil Nadu fishermans body from Saudi Arabia: Minister Aadhav Arjuna

When Iranian pirates tried to rob the Tamil fishermen in Saudi Arabia, they resisted the attempt, resulting in firing by the pirates, the Minister said.

20 Aug 2026 3:02 pm
Former Chennai Police Commissioner A. Arun files defamation suit seeking 1 crore in damages from Savukku Shankar

He has also sought a direction to YouTube and X Corp to take down the defamatory videos and tweets against him

20 Aug 2026 3:01 pm
Bangladesh presidential election: Voting under way; 349 lawmakers to cast their ballots

Ruling BNP candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is facing Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmed, LDP Chairperson and the nominee of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party Opposition alliance

20 Aug 2026 3:00 pm
Andhra junior doctors cut stipend demand to 20%, reject governments 3% offer

APJUDA cuts its demand from a 30% biennial revision to 20%, rejects the governments 3% offer as inadequate, and seeks a hearing before the Chief Minister as the strike enters its tenth day

20 Aug 2026 2:53 pm
Search operation in J&K's Kathua after suspicious movement

Security forces in J&Ks Kathua conduct a search operation following reports of suspicious movements near the Udhampur-Kathua border

20 Aug 2026 2:53 pm
Homemaker is a gender-neutral term: What did the Karnataka High Court say?

The court observed that every woman who renders services to her family members at home is liable to be regarded as a homemaker irrespective of the fact that she holds higher a qualification, let it be a degree, postgraduate degree or a doctorate

20 Aug 2026 2:53 pm
Malayalam superstar Mohanlal announces seven-film slate

Legendary Malayalam actor Mohanlal, who was last seen in his daughters acting debut Thudakkam, is set to work with seven prominent filmmakers

20 Aug 2026 2:38 pm
How a hand embroidery brand based in Thiruvananthapuram is building an artisan community

Alika, which carries forward the legacy of Thalassery-based Sophie Sathyasandhan and her daughter-in-law Pearly Manohar, recently organised a meet-up of its artisans, all of them women, in Thiruvananthapuram

20 Aug 2026 2:32 pm
The Dimaagi Naxal debate needs more precision, not more political heat

Understanding the social and political conditions in which insurgencies grow is not the same as justifying the violence they commit; criticising the governments counter-insurgency policies is not the same as supporting an insurgency

20 Aug 2026 2:28 pm
Lotteries for Indiramma Houses in Hyderabad from August 27; draws to be livestreamed

Applicants list to be displayed online from the evening on August 21. Objections can be raised till the evening on August 23.

20 Aug 2026 2:25 pm
India, Japan sign maritime security pact to deepen defence cooperation

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in bilateral talks with Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi, welcomed Japans recent review of its defence equipment and technology transfer framework

20 Aug 2026 2:19 pm
A tiny insect, a deadly enemy: how medicines discovery of its impact shaped health and town planning

The understanding that mosquitoes could cause malaria and other diseases did more than solve a biological mystery. It completely changed disease control: drainage of stagnant water, environmental sanitation, mosquito nets, screening of houses and later, insecticides became important public health tools

20 Aug 2026 2:17 pm