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India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test: India all out for 462 on Day 3

Devdutt Padikkal top-scored for India with a mammoth knock of 167

17 Aug 2026 12:19 pm
Prashant Kishor takes oath as Bihar MLA

Prashant Kishor made a historic electoral debut on August 3, winning the bypoll for Bankipur and dealing a big blow to the BJP

17 Aug 2026 12:17 pm
Why has Maharashtra FDA issued notices to Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff? | Explainer

The FDA has issued notices to actors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff, claiming that their brand endorsement of Vimal Elaichi misleads consumers or indirectly promotes the brand identity of a prohibited product, which is Vimal Pan Masala

17 Aug 2026 12:15 pm
Rahul Gandhi seeks accountability over UGC-NET exam cancellation by NTA

NTA makes the mistake but the student serves the sentence, Mr. Gandhi said.

17 Aug 2026 12:14 pm
Engineer, wife, daughter missing in Godavari; note accuses Kakinada man of harassing daughter

A child was pulled from the river by fisherfolk; a note the police are examining, said to be left by K. Nooka Raju, names a Kakinada shooting-academy operator and is addressed to the Kakinada Collector and SP

17 Aug 2026 11:57 am
North Odisha flood situation grim, IMD forecast more rains till August 18

The State government has cancelled leave for employees, and schools and educational institutions remained closed for the day due to inclement weather

17 Aug 2026 11:39 am
Jason Arday, Claudine Gay, and the line between inclusion and bias in universities

Of late, universities in the Global North have been recruiting people from underrepresented backgrounds in part on the strength of narratives of overcoming disadvantage and embodying the universities commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion

17 Aug 2026 11:24 am
Jharkhand exam protest: Fresh talks between govt., agitators on August 17 as stir enters day 24

We will definitely go for the talks as we want to resolve the issue through dialogue. We are firm on two of our demands, a CBI probe into irregularities in recruitment exams and cancellation of the JSSC-CGL exams, JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch leader Ravindra Paswan told reporters

17 Aug 2026 11:23 am
Capsized ferry in Zimbabwe leaves at least 15 dead, 27 missing: rescue services

The boat, which provides transport between the northern town of Kariba and several islands and fishing camps, overturned on August 11 after hitting strong waves

17 Aug 2026 11:11 am
Data | Girls conditioned from childhood to take up domestic burden

The time women spend on housework begins to rise around the age of 10 and reaches a peak of nearly 460 minutes a day around age 30

17 Aug 2026 11:05 am
Hayden Panettiere, Heroes and Nashville actress, dies at 36, U.S. media reports

Hayden Panettiere was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her and to the millions who watched her onscreen, said her father Alan Skip Panettiere

17 Aug 2026 11:03 am
Rooftop solar in Tamil Nadu gets a fresh boost

The Tamil Nadu government announces an additional incentive to accelerate investment in solar technology. What should it focus on next?

17 Aug 2026 10:51 am
Special notes from a music teacher

Through Surya School of Music,PrabhaGurumurthyhas given many differently abled a stage to be seen and heard

17 Aug 2026 10:39 am
Will PM respond, youth demand answers: Congress on NTA retest for 3 UGC-NET papers

Our question is: Why should the country's students bear the punishment for NTA's mistakes? Does it really take nearly two months to detect such serious errors? said Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

17 Aug 2026 10:23 am
Fire breaks out at commercial building in Mumbais Kandivali; 11 persons rescued

The blaze was reported at Abhirai Hotel on Kandivali Station Road at 4.14 a.m., officials said

17 Aug 2026 10:23 am
Rupee falls 17 paise to 95.59 against U.S. dollar in early trade

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 95.50, then fell to 95.59, down 17 paise from its previous close.

17 Aug 2026 10:23 am
BMRCL could have earned 103.77 crore more from Nagasandra property: CAG

The CAG, in its Performance Audit of implementation of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Namma Metro rail project, found that BMRCL did not adequately safeguard its financial interests while determining the premium for the property

17 Aug 2026 10:13 am
Delhi auto union to protest at Jantar Mantar on August 17, demand welfare board

Our demand is that the Delhi government should immediately constitute the [Auto-Taxi Drivers' Welfare Board] and withdraw the increased vehicle fitness fees immediately, Rajendra Soni, general secretary, Delhi Auto Rickshaw Sangh said

17 Aug 2026 10:06 am
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China

The draft letter, prepared by the State Department, is addressed to the 35 signatories of a U.S. AI Opportunity Statement signed in June

17 Aug 2026 10:02 am
Father dies after alleged assault by son during argument over alcohol addiction in Keralas Kozhikode

Police say accused is suspected of committing the offence under the influence of synthetic drug

17 Aug 2026 9:58 am
Calls for U.K. inquiry into hounding of ex-Cambridge academic

There cannot be any doubt that Dr. Arday's tragic death was the direct, foreseeable and foreseen result of press harassment, the Good Law Project wrote on its website

17 Aug 2026 9:51 am
Two killed after e-rickshaw battery blast triggers fire in Delhi godown

Two people suffered burn injuries in the incident and were rushed to Guru Gobind Singh Hospital in Raghubir Nagar; the victims have been identified as Sufaid, 17, and Mohd. Samid, 38.

17 Aug 2026 9:50 am
Why is Kazirangas Eco-Sensitive Zone in focus? | Explained

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarmas indication that the width of the buffer zone around the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve may be fixed ataminimum of 1 km instead of the default 10 km has stoked controversy

17 Aug 2026 9:23 am
Dissent, degrees and the Bar: Inside the NALSAR-CJI controversy

The case ultimately turns on a constitutional question: how much license does students, especially future lawyers, have to publicly object to the conduct of a sitting judge

17 Aug 2026 8:34 am
DayOne Launches Singapore's First Biological Data Center Prototype with Cortical Labs and NUS Medicine

DayOne Launches Singapore's First Biological Data Center Prototype with Cortical Labs and NUS Medicine

17 Aug 2026 8:30 am
Zimbabwe ferry tragedy: More bodies recovered, death toll at 84

Estimates had put the number of passengers as high as 153 on a ferry authorised to carry 90 people, but the latest official figures now suggest the number of passengers could be even higher

17 Aug 2026 8:24 am
SHRC directs GCDA, Corporation to take steps to widen Chilavannur Bund Road

Executive engineers of the two agencies must conduct a joint inspection of the road within a week and submit a report in this regard to the District Collector, directed Alexander Thomas, chairperson of the commission

17 Aug 2026 7:56 am
Arsenal humbles Man City 3-0 to win Community Shield

New City boss Enzo Maresca suffers defeat in his first game in charge; Calafiori, Havertz and Odegaard score for Arsenal

17 Aug 2026 7:51 am
36 Hours in Srinagar: A first-timers guide to Kashmirs capital

Explore Srinagar in 36 hours with this itinerary covering Dal Lake at sunrise, the heritage lanes of the downtown area, Jamia Masjid, Khanqah-e-Moula, Lal Chowk, Asias largest tulip garden, and an authentic wazwan feast

17 Aug 2026 7:45 am
CJP's Dipke joins protest as candidates claim glitches during online Bombay HC clerk typing test

Abhijit Dipke alleged that several candidates were declared failed without their fault and joined the demonstration demanding that the test be conducted afresh

17 Aug 2026 7:43 am
Agoda Unveils Agoda Partner Portal as the Refreshed Platform's Role in Property Management Expands

Agoda Unveils Agoda Partner Portal as the Refreshed Platform's Role in Property Management Expands

17 Aug 2026 7:30 am
Dont just adapt but lead in determining use of technology to reshape legal system: CJI to NLUs

CJI Surya Kant said that the legal profession can no longer remain a late adopter of technology and rejected an outright prohibition of tools like generative AI in legal education

17 Aug 2026 7:18 am
Congress discussion about Vande Mataram unnecessary, says Union Minister

I am clear about my stand; there should be no controversy about Vande Mataram; it inspired the freedom struggle, said Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy

17 Aug 2026 6:59 am
Kushner has rare meeting with Hamas chief on Gaza road map; to meet Netanyahu next

The talks aim to salvage the plan for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw from Palestine territory

17 Aug 2026 6:55 am
West Asia war LIVE: Trump welcomes defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan

Very happy to see that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have recently, and finally, signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, said U.S. President Donald Trump

17 Aug 2026 6:41 am
Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea

U.S. and South Korean forces were set to practise joint operations, but Trumps comment followed his claim that South Korea refused to help in denuclearising Iran

17 Aug 2026 3:55 am
Groundwater that glows yellow-green in U.P.

Decades of industrial waste dumping have contaminated groundwater with chromium (VI) across parts of three Uttar Pradesh districts, exposing villagers to unsafe water and serious health risks

17 Aug 2026 3:41 am
IPS officers mother killed in U.P.s Ambedkar Nagar, jewellery missing; probe underway

Police said a gold chain, nose pin, earrings and anklets were missing, while no other household items appeared disturbed and the family suspects thieves may have entered the house

17 Aug 2026 2:39 am
After Jharkhand protesters burn Soren, Rahul effigies, State Government calls for fourth round of talks

Protesters say Congress had promised to withdraw support from the JMM-led regime if the demand for a CBI probe was not addressed by August 15

17 Aug 2026 2:27 am
CISF official confronted in Delhi Metro for photographing woman; suspended

CISF Delhi Metro has said that the concerned personnel has been placed under suspension with immediate effect, and a detailed inquiry has been ordered

17 Aug 2026 2:02 am
Not just turbulence: on the Air India aircraft incident

Indias aviation should not have to depend on chance for safety

17 Aug 2026 12:39 am