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Students oppose CJI Surya Kant at NALSAR
NALSAR students have opposed Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as the ...
Court blocks Trump’s White House ballroom
A US appeals court has blocked President Donald Trump’s proposed $400 ...
Chandipura death toll reaches 22 in Gujarat
Gujarat has reported 22 suspected Chandipura-linked child deaths this ...
BTS skips Grammys amid new Asian pop category
BTS will not submit music for the 2027 Grammy Awards, despite the Reco...
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India’s ethanol supplies top 800 cr litres
India's biofuel story has entered a new phase. Ethanol supplies have crossed the 800 crore-litre mark in ESY 2025-26, but the latest industry data suggests that the bigger question is no longer whether India can produce enough ethanol. It is...
Rupee slips to ₹95.40 as oil prices surge
The Indian rupee weakened further against the US dollar on Tuesday, falling 8 paise to ₹95.38 in early trade as rising crude oil prices and conti...
BIS ramps up silver hallmarking across India
Rising gold prices are prompting more Indian consumers to turn to silver, and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is preparing to expand its sil...
India faces possible 100% tariff threat
The US Senate has approved a sweeping Russia sanctions bill that could put India and China under fresh tariff pressure over their purchases of Ru...
Lok Sabha clears bill on UPI charges
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) may no longer remain completely insulated from transaction charges, after the Lok Sabha passed a Bill that g...
technology
Airtel ends ₹299 plan, raises prepaid costs
Bharti Airtel has removed several popular prepaid recharge plans from its portfolio, making some customers pay more for similar benefit...
Chinese phone brands dip in India
India's smartphone market weakened sharply in the second quarter of 2026, with shipments falling 11.1% year-on-year to 33.2 million uni...
OpenAI grips Astra safeguards for cyber ...
OpenAI has slowed development of its upcoming AI model Astra after internal safety tests raised concerns about its ...
Moto G Max India launch on August 14
Motorola is set to launch the Moto G Max in India on August 14, adding another battery-focused smartphone to its po...
Amazon Sale brings deals across electron...
Amazon’s Great Freedom Sale is attracting shoppers with discounts across electronics, smart devices and home applia...
OpenAI eyes $300 smart speaker for AI fu...
OpenAI is reportedly preparing to enter the consumer hardware market with a new artificial intelligence device that...
health
The breath behind greatness
During his 9.58-second world-record sprint, Usain Bolt probably used less than a small glassful of oxygen. Over 90 minutes, Lionel Messi may use ...
A powerful step towards preventing cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is one of medicine's most frustrating contradictions: we know its central cause, we can detect its precancerous stage, and we hav...
Bengaluru food raids expose serious kitchen hygiene gaps
A major food safety crackdown in Bengaluru has uncovered serious hygiene and food-handling violations at restaurants, pubs, hotels and food stora...
lifestyle
Ahn Pan-seok, K-Drama maestro, dies at 64
South Korean entertainment is mourning the death of acclaimed television director Ahn Pan-seok, who passed away at the a...
Actor Vikram’s Gibbon video sparks wildlife probe
A social media video featuring Tamil actor Chiyaan Vikram with a Lar Gibbon has turned into a wider ...
Vismaya Mohanlal shines in Thudakkam debut
Vismaya Mohanlal has taken her first major step into Malayalam cinema with Thudakkam, but acting is ...
Sonu Nigam sings Rafi classic during surgery
Singer Sonu Nigam has once again shown why music remains such an important part of his life. A video...
Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta meet Yogi ahead of release
Bollywood actors Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Luc...
national
Marathi mandatory for Maharashtra cab drivers
The Maharashtra government has made knowledge of Marathi mandatory for drivers working with app-based cab aggregators, including Ola, Uber and Ra...
Karnataka Cabinet portfolios allocated
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has allocated portfolios to 23 ministers, ending weeks of uncertainty within the Congress government jus...
Karnataka bandh sees limited impact across Bengaluru
Karnataka is observing a statewide bandh on Thursday, August 13, over the Cauvery water-sharing dispute with Tamil Nadu, but the shutdown has so ...
Jharkhand government cancels JPSC exams
The Jharkhand government on Wednesday cancelled the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) Civil Services Examination and two other JPSC...
Allahabad High Court rejects maternity leave plea
The Allahabad High Court has rejected a state government employee’s plea seeking maternity leave for the birth of her fourth child, holding that ...
Mumbai Vile Parle fire kills 2, 6 others injured
Two people, including a 2.5-year-old child, died and six others were injured after a fire broke out in two flats on the 11th floor of a residenti...
opinion
When Kerala’s political fault lines surface publicly
Barely two months after the formation of the V.D. Satheesan government, Kerala's political discourse has taken an unexpected turn. Instead of pol...
Austerity begins with the State
While PM Modi’s call to conserve fuel, reduce imports, and avoid buying gold might reflect a genuine economic concern as geopolitical tensions st...
Life of a Peace Dove
Towering mountains, turbulent seas
Rugged terrains, windswept fields,
I fly up there and beyond these
Looking for calm, they call me the dove
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From Nayanar to Vijayan, Sabarimala Row Sparks Credibility
The ongoing Sabarimala gold scam, which has sent shockwaves through Kerala’s political and religious spheres, inevitably recalls a controversial ...
A Hug, a Kiss, and Kerala in Shock: How Saji Cherian Broke the Rules
Whether by coincidence or calculation, the episode showcased Kerala’s shifting political grammar
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In Kerala’s high-voltage po...
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Court blocks Trump’s White House ballroom
A US appeals court has blocked President Donald Trump’s proposed $400 million White House ballroom, ruling Congress must approve major changes. T...
Chandipura death toll reaches 22 in Gujarat
Gujarat has reported 22 suspected Chandipura-linked child deaths this monsoon. Of 184 suspected cases, 35 have tested positive, while seven child...
BTS skips Grammys amid new Asian pop category
BTS will not submit music for the 2027 Grammy Awards, despite the Recording Academy introducing a new Asian Pop category. The group says music sh...
world news
Zhu Rongji, key China reformer, passes away at 97
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, one of the key architects of China's economic transformation and the country's entry into the World Trade Orga...
Karoline Leavitt to leave White House Press Secretary post
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her position at the end of August, US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, brin...
Syrian Court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death
A Syrian court has sentenced former president Bashar al-Assad and his younger brother Maher al-Assad to death in absentia over war crimes and cri...