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NCLT stays Subhash Chandra Rs 6.25 crore plan
The Hindu BusinessLineArchived
A five-member NCLT Bench stayed an August 25 order approving Essel Group founder Subhash Chandra's Rs 6.25 crore repayment plan. It said no majority view had emerged among earlier members. The Bench restrained Chandra from alienating properties and issued notices to all parties.
Chennai Gen alpha pupils use 6-7 meme slang
The HinduArchived
A Hindu feature on Madras bashai shows Chennai Tamil absorbing Urdu, Dutch and English loanwords. Historian V. Sriram links galeej to Arcot-era contact and duttu to the Dutch duit coin. Nine-year-old Prakrithi S. says classmates use meme digits such as 6-7 in school. Graduates Ra
JSW MG Motor India sells 7,508 units in August
Business StandardArchived
JSW MG Motor India reported August wholesales of 7,508 units, up 14 percent year on year. August 2025 sales were 6,578 units, the company said on Tuesday. It said ICE and new energy vehicle lines both held momentum. Last month it launched the Tomahawk SUV on the ADAPT platform. T
RBI appoints Suman Ray as executive director
The Hindu BusinessLineArchived
The Reserve Bank of India appointed Suman Ray as executive director with effect from September 1, 2026. Ray was Regional Director for Maharashtra. He will oversee the Department of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation and the Premises Department. RBI said he has mor
Doctor explains food noise beyond ordinary hunger
Hindustan TimesArchived
Pune endocrinologist Dr Vaishali Deshmukh said persistent food thoughts can be food noise, distinct from physical hunger. She cited the 2025 Food Noise Questionnaire in Obesity as a tool to measure such thoughts. Examples include planning the next snack while eating or opening de
Hanuman Ansh nears Rs 50 crore after slow start
Hindustan TimesArchived
Vishal Chaturvedi's Hanuman Ansh has collected Rs 47 crore in India after 25 days, Hindustan Times reported. The Neem Karoli Baba film opened at Rs 10 lakh and made Rs 1.48 crore in its first two weeks. Collections rose from day 17, including Rs 2.20 crore that day. Madhur Bhanda
Redmi teases Note Max phone with 10,000mAh battery
LivemintArchived
Redmi began teasing a new Max smartphone in its Note lineup for India without confirming the name or launch date. International Note 17 Pro Max specs cited in the report include a 10,000mAh silicon-carbon battery and 100W wired charging. The handset also lists a 6.83-inch 1.5K 12
BCCI names India squad for 3 Afghanistan T20Is
The Indian ExpressArchived
The BCCI named India's squad for a three-match T20I series against Afghanistan from September 13 to 17 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Shreyas Iyer captains the side. Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar and Harshit Rana return subject to fitness clearance. San
Supreme Court quashes NEET protest FIRs nationwide
The HinduArchived
The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed FIRs linked to Cockroach Janta Party NEET protests between July 20 and 25. Chief Justice Surya Kant's bench invoked Article 142 after Centre and state applications. CJP co-convenor Saurav Das said the September 5 Delhi march was withdrawn afte
Nadda says student protest FIRs will be withdrawn
The Economic TimesArchived
Union minister J.P. Nadda said the Centre is fulfilling its assurance that cases against protesting students will be withdrawn, with no harsh future action. He said BJP-ruled state governments were consulted to implement the promise. Nadda welcomed Cockroach Janta Party's call to
Pezeshkian says Iran will match US return to June deal
The HinduArchived
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in Kyrgyzstan that Tehran would immediately reciprocate if the United States returned to June memorandum commitments. He spoke at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. The MoU aimed to end hostilities that began after US and Israel
Mamata Banerjee niece found dead in Birbhum
The HinduArchived
Bristy Mukherjee, a 31-year-old niece of former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, was found dead at her Kusumba home in Birbhum on Tuesday. Rampurhat police said relatives reported years of depression and psychiatric treatment. She lost a non-teaching school job after c
Israeli fire kills 3 in Gaza City, medics say
BBC NewsArchived
Palestinian medics said Israeli fire killed at least two children and a woman in western Gaza City. A third child died in a separate central Gaza incident. Unconfirmed local reports described an Israel-backed militia raid followed by shelling and air strikes. The Israeli military
Hichilema sworn in as Zambia opponent faces treason charge
BBC NewsArchived
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema was sworn in for a second five-year term on Tuesday after an August 13 vote he won with 60 percent. Runner-up Brian Mundubile, on 38 percent, alleged the tally was tampered with and later faced treason charges. European Union observers questio
Fadnavis tells BJP cadre to counter Rahul Gandhi outreach
The Indian ExpressArchived
At a BJP state executive meeting in Pune on Monday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis focused on Rahul Gandhi's recent outreach. He urged cadre to understand what he called the Congress's new model of politics. Fadnavis labelled the Chhatron Ki Goonj campaign "Jhoot Ki Goonj". He
Reliance launches Bombay Creamery ice cream from Rs 10
LivemintArchived
Reliance Consumer Products Limited entered India's ice cream market on September 1 with Bombay Creamery. Prices start at Rs 10 for cones, cups, tubs, bars and sticks made with real dairy cream. The brand will launch first in western India, then expand nationwide. Director T Krish
FTC and 22 states sue Amazon over ad price inflation
LivemintArchived
The US Federal Trade Commission and 22 states sued Amazon on Monday, alleging it secretly overcharged about 1.2 million advertising customers since 2019. The complaint filed in Seattle claims Amazon inflated prices for Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, and Sponsored Display a
Tata Trusts seek nod to appoint Tata Sons chair panel
LivemintArchived
Top executives of Tata Trusts have asked the Maharashtra charity commissioner to resolve a deadlock over appointing a new Tata Sons chairman. N. Chandrasekaran told the Tata Sons board on August 12 he would not seek a third term ending 20 February. Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, which o
Glassdoor finds Gen Z uses AI yet stays wary
The Indian ExpressArchived
A Glassdoor study found Gen Z workers use AI tools more than older colleagues yet remain more pessimistic about the technology. Nearly half of Gen X workers write positively about company AI use. About one third of Gen Z workers do not share that view. Deloitte data showed more t
India GDP grows 7.8%, beating RBI's 7% forecast
The Indian ExpressArchived
India's real GDP grew 7.8 percent in the April-June quarter, above the Reserve Bank of India's 7.0 percent forecast, MoSPI data showed on Monday. Manufacturing rose 9.2 percent and services 10 percent, with the financial and real estate group at 12.1 percent. Gross value added ro
Sooryavanshi becomes youngest Duleep Trophy fifty
The Indian ExpressArchived
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored a half-century for East Zone against Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy semifinal in Bengaluru at 15 years and 157 days. The fifty came off 42 balls and broke Laxman Singh's 57-year-old mark. He was dismissed for 92 off 81 balls. Sachin Tendulkar remain
Delhi HC upholds C-DOT emergency alert mandate
LivemintArchived
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea by Germany-based Utimaco Technologies. The firm challenged the Centre naming state-owned C-DOT as sole agency for India's emergency cell broadcast system without a public tender. Justice Sachin Datta dismissed the petition with obse
Zomato bans analogue dairy dishes on platform
The HinduArchived
Zomato on August 31, 2026 announced a zero-tolerance policy on analogue cheese, paneer and other analogue dairy dishes sold by restaurant partners on its platform. Items already declared as analogue dairy were delisted with immediate effect. Non-compliant restaurants may be remov
Modi hails 7.8% GDP growth in April-June
The Hindu BusinessLineArchived
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed India's 7.8 percent GDP growth in the April-June quarter of FY 2026-27. In a post on X he called the print a herculean feat despite oil price shocks and supply chain issues. Growth slowed from 8.6 percent in the previous quarter but b
India builds 25% of global iPhone output under Cook
LivemintArchived
India now accounts for 25 percent of global iPhone output, about one in four phones assembled worldwide, an Economic Times report cited by Livemint said. Apple assembled about 55 million iPhones in India in 2025, up from 36 million a year earlier. Tim Cook has called India the wo
India Post opens 23757 Gramin Dak Sevak vacancies
The Indian ExpressArchived
India Post has opened registration for Gramin Dak Sevak Schedule-II recruitment on its official website, releasing 23,757 vacancies this year for applicants nationwide. Separately, AIIMS cancelled a recruitment re-examination at a Jaipur centre after technical glitches prompted c
Siddharth reflects on playing Ajay Ahuja on Netflix
Hindustan TimesArchived
Actor Siddharth said portraying Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja in Netflix's Operation Safed Sagar felt like a zeitgeist project after the show's reception. Ahuja was killed when his MiG-21 was hit during the Kargil War and received the Vir Chakra posthumously. Siddharth said Ahuja's
Supreme Court allows CJP march before BRICS
The HinduArchived
The Supreme Court on August 31, 2026 refused to halt a Cockroach Janta Party march in Delhi. The protest is set for September 5, ahead of the BRICS Summit. Chief Justice Surya Kant said there was no compelling reason to presume an untoward incident. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta
AB de Villiers says Brevis still early in career
The Indian ExpressArchived
Former South Africa batter AB de Villiers said Dewald Brevis is still in his early 20s and has much cricket left despite uneven form. De Villiers, who works with Brevis in off time, said he himself peaked between 28 and 32. He urged coaches to lock Brevis at number 3 in T20s and
Kotak Bank names Saha and Kashyap for CEO race
LivemintArchived
Kotak Mahindra Bank has recommended executive directors Anup Saha and Paritosh Kashyap to the Reserve Bank of India as internal CEO candidates, two sources said. They would succeed Ashok Vaswani. Vaswani will not seek reappointment when his term ends on December 31, 2026. Banking
EU designates ChatGPT Reddit Roblox very large
NDTVArchived
The European Commission on Monday designated ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox as very large platforms or search engines under the Digital Services Act. Each reported more than 45 million monthly active users in the 27-nation EU. The three now have four months to meet extra duties on il
I4C warns of malware apps pushed on Instagram
LivemintArchived
India's National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit warned Android users about malicious apps disguised as adult-content downloads and promoted on Facebook and Instagram advertisements. Named apps include Night Play, Reloop, Kyss, Vimo, Rivo, Nexo and Vixa. Sideloaded APKs can seek
Modi meets Iran President Pezeshkian at SCO summit
The HinduArchived
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Kyrgyzstan on August 31, 2026. They met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. The Ministry of External Affairs said they reviewed West Asia developments. Modi restated that issues
India rejects Hague court Indus Waters award
NDTVArchived
India rejected an award by the Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Indus Waters Treaty, saying the body has no jurisdiction over sovereign decisions. The Ministry of External Affairs said India never recognised the court and will keep the 1960 treaty in abeyance. The cour
BJP battle 100 days after TMC rule ends in Bengal
The HinduArchived
One hundred days after the Bharatiya Janata Party ended 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule, a battle is unfolding within the BJP in West Bengal. Suvendu Adhikari took oath as Bengal's first BJP Chief Minister. He inherited a state that had voted for rupture. Voters rejected exto
Pakistan release 7 players after 2-0 Test defeat in England
LivemintArchived
The Pakistan Cricket Board released seven players after a 2-0 Test series deficit in England. England won by an innings and 103 runs at Headingley and by 194 runs at Lord's. Test head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umar Gul were stood down. Mike Hesson will take charge fo
Jury weighs five verdicts in Lindsay Clancy trial
BBC NewsArchived
A Massachusetts jury of nine women and three men continues deliberations in Lindsay Clancy's trial. The 36-year-old former nurse faces three counts of first-degree murder. She does not dispute killing her three children in 2023. The defence cites postpartum psychosis. Prosecutors
Dolly Parton estate plans DollyFest in Nashville and London 2027
BBC NewsArchived
Dolly Parton's estate announced on Monday a two-day DollyFest honouring the late country singer in Nashville and London across two consecutive weekends in 2027. Specific dates will be announced later. Parton died on August 25 at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer. The festiv
Collegium recommends Agrawal as Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice
The HinduArchived
The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday recommended Chhattisgarh High Court judge Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal as Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. The resolution followed letters from Supreme Court judge Justice Sandeep Mehta complaining of Rajasthan Acting Chief Justice S.P
I4C warns of fraud via Android apps on social media
The Economic TimesArchived
India's I4C advisory said malicious Android apps distributed through Facebook and Instagram ads are being used for financial fraud. The apps prompt users to download APK files from pornographic websites, then request permissions to install additional applications and abuse access
Renu Sindhu marks 66th birthday with gym workout holding granddaughter
Hindustan TimesArchived
Ahmedabad fitness entrepreneur Renu Sindhu marked her 66th birthday on August 30 with a gym workout carrying her granddaughter, videos on Instagram showed. She performed Bulgarian split squats, squats, and hip thrusts while holding the child. Sindhu became a gym entrepreneur at 5
Prosecutor says Davis hunted Tupac after 1996 casino beating
Hindustan TimesArchived
A prosecutor told jurors on Monday that ex-gang leader Duane Davis led men who hunted down and killed Tupac Shakur. Shakur had beaten Davis's nephew in a Las Vegas casino on September 7, 1996. Davis, 63, faces a murder charge in Clark County, Nevada, and has pleaded not guilty. H
India seeks second chip fab by 2031 under Semicon 2.0
LivemintArchived
The IT ministry invited global technology companies to build a second commercial chip fabrication plant operational by 2031 under its Semicon 2.0 programme on Monday. New Delhi will offer up to 40 percent cash incentives for facilities on standard 12-inch wafers. Applicants need
Supreme Court allows Trump to build $400m White House ballroom
BBC NewsArchived
The US Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Monday to let Donald Trump continue building a $400 million ballroom at the White House. Lower court orders halting above-ground construction were blocked. Chief Justice John Roberts dissented with three liberal justices. Roberts wrote the projec
IMD forecasts September rain below 91% after 16% August deficit
The Indian ExpressArchived
The India Meteorological Department said on Monday that India finished August with over 16 percent shortfall in normal rains for the month. It forecast less than 91 percent of normal rains for September. Seasonal rainfall between June and September could remain well below 90 perc
Modi tells Putin 51 Indians died in Russian Army war
The Indian ExpressArchived
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Bishkek on Monday on the sidelines of the SCO summit. Modi said every day of war sets humanity back. He called for moving from endless war to an end of war. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said of 227 Indians rec
Bihar and Jharkhand sign MoU to share Sone river water
The Indian ExpressArchived
Bihar and Jharkhand signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday to share Sone river water. Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren signed it with Union Home Minister Amit Shah present. Shah said the pact will provide irrigation and drink
Modi calls 7.8% GDP growth a herculean feat, Congress disputes
The Indian ExpressArchived
India's GDP grew 7.8 percent in the April-June quarter, surpassing the Reserve Bank of India's 7 percent estimate. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the growth a herculean feat on Monday. Congress chief Jairam Ramesh described the figures as a Greatly Distorted Picture. He said
Supreme Court stays FIR against gym owner Deepak
The HinduArchived
The Supreme Court on August 31, 2026 stayed criminal proceedings against Kotdwar gym owner Deepak Kumar, also known as Mohammed Deepak, in a rioting case. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also stayed a March 20, 2026 Uttarakhand High Court order restraining his s
Tata to co-produce US Javelin missiles in India
The Indian ExpressArchived
Tata Advanced Systems Limited signed a pact with Raytheon and Lockheed Martin to co-produce the US Javelin anti-tank missile system in India. Sub-assembly kits and guidance electronic units will be made in the US and shipped to India for assembly. Last week the Indian Army finali