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Houthis target refinery in southern Saudi Arabia: Media

The Houthis argeted the Aramco refinery in Jazan with several drones, in response to airspace violations over the governorates of Saada and Hajjah in Yemen, Houthi news agency Saba said August 18, citing a military source

18 Aug 2026 11:23 pm
State to lease 18.16 acres at Ramanthuruth to Cochin Shipyard

Cochin Shipyard has agreed to invest 5,000 crore in the ship block building project, says Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan; project expected to boost the States shipbuilding sector and generate additional indirect employment

18 Aug 2026 11:19 pm
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT for Teens with stronger guardrails, parental controls

The $852-billion startup faces multiple lawsuits alleging ChatGPT harmed children, as it prepares for a potentially record-breaking initial public offering

18 Aug 2026 11:14 pm
Lazy eye in children may go unnoticed when is an eye check-up needed?

Often called lazy eye, amblyopia may have no obvious signs and can remain undetected during early childhood. Screening, timely treatment and sustained follow-up are important because visual development is time-sensitive

18 Aug 2026 11:12 pm
Mysuru Gram Panchayat employees protest, seek immediate implementation of minimum wages

The protest was organised by the Karnataka State Gram Panchayat Employees Association (affiliated to CITU), Mysuru district committee

18 Aug 2026 11:06 pm
Nagalakshmi Chowdhary flags prolonged detention of foreign women inmates at Parappana Agrahara prison

According to the Karnataka State Commission for Women chairperson, there is a provision under which the government can provide up to 40,000 towards the surety amount for eligible inmates.

18 Aug 2026 10:51 pm
Lebanon is handing over an Assad-era general after war crimes questioning

Lebanons judicial authorities have decided to hand over a former Syrian military officer to Damascus

18 Aug 2026 10:49 pm
Keralam CM dismisses reports about irregularities in distribution of free Onam kits

Says kit distribution is going smoothly and that 75,885 ration cardholders have already received their kits

18 Aug 2026 10:45 pm
Fresh drawing of State-AP border based on 1896 forest map sought

A Ballari-based mining activist cites 2011 State affidavit and reports from Forest and Mines departments to seek reconsideration of SoI strip map

18 Aug 2026 10:42 pm
A day to cherish for Lalremsiami

She becomes the first athlete from Mizoram to be nominated for the prestigious Arjuna Award

18 Aug 2026 10:38 pm
BSE Ltd. down to 4-month low after reports downgrade on CAS concerns

The stock closed 2.2% down to 3,527.00 a piece on August 12 and continued to dip everyday for five straight days, down 6.2% till yesterday.

18 Aug 2026 10:37 pm
Government to allocate additional 200 SCM gas in latest push for domestic PNG

The objective here is to help CGDs offset their LNG-sourcing costs which have stayed elevated as episodic tensions continue to mar supplies from West Asia.

18 Aug 2026 10:35 pm
Turkey's Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants

It would suspend certain prison sentences for convicted PKK members and postpone ongoing investigations and trials against others for five or 10 years, depending on the severity of the crime

18 Aug 2026 10:32 pm
KSHEC moots overhaul of academic calendar preparation for UG programmes

Preparation of academic calendar for four years among significant proposals presented at Vice-Chancellors Conclave organised by the council.

18 Aug 2026 10:30 pm
Census 2027 questionnaire seeks parents religion, place of birth up to village level

Besides the open field option to declare caste, respondents can choose Does not want to declare Caste and No Caste

18 Aug 2026 10:27 pm
koda Auto India unveils new Slavia sedan

Besides the new Slavia, the company has announced its top of the line sedans, which include the Octavia RS and the all-new Superb.

18 Aug 2026 10:25 pm
H1N1 cases spike across the country

Doctors say no cause for alarm, but children with asthma may need intervention; Delhi reports six times the number of cases as last year; early testing and treatment may stem the infections spread, along with flu vaccines for the elderly

18 Aug 2026 10:24 pm
Puducherrys Pro-tem Speaker Anbalagan does not rule out presiding over Budget session

Mr. Anbalagan said Tamil Thai Vazhthu will be sung as the first song in the Assembly

18 Aug 2026 10:22 pm
Draft merit list of UG NEET courses published on Centac website

Verification status of the submitted applications is available in the respective candidates dashboard

18 Aug 2026 10:20 pm
Crackdown initiated on unauthorised two-wheeler rental business in Puducherry

The Traffic Police, in coordination with Transport Department, conducted the drive last week

18 Aug 2026 10:19 pm
U.P. SIT report on Ram Temple embezzlementan eyewash to save BJP-linked individuals, says Opposition

The Opposition demanded the report be made public adding that a selective leak giving clean chits, amounts to a calculated strategy by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to set a narrative in favour of theVishva Hindu Parishad

18 Aug 2026 10:18 pm
Meta trial that could reshape Facebook, Instagram gets underway

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to testify during the multi-week trial, as is Instagram head Adam Mosseri

18 Aug 2026 10:14 pm
HC refuses to interfere with Bengal Speaker appointing Ritabrata as LoP

The court noted that the Speaker could have invited both parties before making the decision but said that at present no interim relief could be granted to maintain orderliness of the House

18 Aug 2026 10:14 pm
Past controversies resurface as new BJP social media teams X posts disappear

The BJP on Monday appointed Deepak Mhaske as its national social media convener, ending Amit Malviyas 11-year tenure.The party also appointed Priti Gandhi, Shivanand Dwivedi, Alok Bhatt and Arun Yadav as co-conveners.

18 Aug 2026 10:11 pm
Stolen Thirumangai Alwar bronze idol returns to Kumbakonam temple after nearly 70 years

On February 12, 2020, the Idol Wing-CID registered a case on a complaint, filed by the executive officer of the SriSoundararajaPerumalTemple, of the theft of four idols from the temple between 1957 and 1967. The idols are the bronze statue ofThirumangaiAlwarand the metal idols ofKaalinga NarthanaKrishnar, Vishnu, andSridevi. The Idol Wing traced the ThirumangaiAlwar statue to the Ashmolean Museum in the United Kingdom

18 Aug 2026 10:03 pm
Former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain, ex-DJB CEO among six arrested in STP projects tender case

The other accused arrested are Ankit Srivastava, a former contractual consultant with the DJB, and private persons Nagendra Yadav, Raja Kumar Kurra and Pankaj Verma, the ACB said in a statement.

18 Aug 2026 10:02 pm
2025 Red Fort car bomb blast: Delhi High Court denies default bail to accused

Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish was arrested on November 17, 2025 in connection with the NIA case relating to the explosion at an entry gate of the Lal Quila Metro Station in Delhi that killed 15 people

18 Aug 2026 9:58 pm
Assembly ruckus case: Kerala High Court quashes complaint against former Congress MLA A.T. George

The court dismisses a plea by LDF leaders to quash the cases registered against them in connection with Assembly ruckus

18 Aug 2026 9:55 pm
Indias crude import bill surges 41% in July amid West Asia crisis; volumes up 13%

Episodic events in West Asia had kept prices on benchmark brent crude largely volatile in July this year.

18 Aug 2026 9:54 pm
Cashew import scam: High Court allows pleas against reconsideration of prosecution sanction

Division Bench finds merit in former KSCDC officials contention that they were not given an opportunity to be heard before sanction was ordered to be reconsidered

18 Aug 2026 9:54 pm
Satyendar Jain, ex-DJB CEO among six arrested in STP projects tender case

The other accused arrested are Ankit Srivastava, a former contractual consultant with the DJB, and private persons Nagendra Yadav, Raja Kumar Kurra and Pankaj Verma, the ACB said in a statement.

18 Aug 2026 9:51 pm