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Odisha announces 1,000-crore aid for flood-hit areas

Nearly 9.40lakh people affected in six districts; over 3.70 lakh evacuated to safer locations;CM saysadditionalfunds will be released after detailed assessment of damage

19 Aug 2026 1:17 am
Jharkhand Government releases list of 44 recruitment exams cancelled due to irregularities

The cancelled exams include recruitment for drug inspectors, assistant professors, deputy collectors, dental doctors, assistant engineers, civil judges, and additional public prosecutors, among others

19 Aug 2026 1:16 am
Beyond America: On the Arab states, their security needs

Arab states can no longer depend on the U.S. for security needs

19 Aug 2026 1:08 am
Kalyanpuri murder: AAP MLA detained briefly; sanitation workers stir to continue

Kuldeep Kumar picked up early morning, let go at 3.48 p.m.; AAP decries abduction; police say the Kondli MLA was taken into preventive custody

19 Aug 2026 1:07 am
Delhi ACB arrests Satyendar Jain, five others over STP tender irregularities

How long will this BJP dictatorship continue? They imprison whomever they please by levelling false allegations, says AAP chief Kejriwal

19 Aug 2026 1:00 am
Purification row: Congress terms BJP anti-Dalit for not halting protest to adopt resolution

BJP is indirectly supporting the purification episode by not facilitating debate on the proposal for an unanimous resolution condemning the event, said Congress

19 Aug 2026 12:49 am
Student protests: Delhi Police affidavit in Supreme Court is rich with numbers, but quiet on fixing accountability

The affidavit says over 240 police personnel, including women officers, were injured in the violence on July 20; around 218 protestors were injured and received treatment; the police had to prevent the protestors from causing damage to vital installations near Parliament

19 Aug 2026 12:37 am
NTA removes 600 experts from its team in revamp bid

NTA also says it is setting up a four-tier question paper checking system, shifting to more secure premises, and inducting over 20 senior officials

19 Aug 2026 12:12 am
Iran fired two ballistic missiles at territory: UAE Defence Ministry

The statement came nearly two hours after a brief phone alert warned UAE residents of a potential missile threat

18 Aug 2026 11:59 pm
Amid residents demands, WRD steps up pre-monsoon waterways cleaning drive

Around 42 crore has been sanctioned to carry out 202 workscovering waterways in five districts, including Cuddalore, ahead of the monsoon

18 Aug 2026 11:58 pm
SIET to organise short film fete for students in Keralam

High school, higher secondary, and vocational higher secondary students will take part in fete aimed at creating awareness of Home departments anti-drug drive Operation Toofan.

18 Aug 2026 11:54 pm
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
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