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Tamil Nadu lines up 1.58 billion dollar overseas pacts
ReutersArchived
Tamil Nadu is set to sign about Rs 15050 crore, or 1.58 billion dollars, in new projects by overseas firms, a government source told Reuters on August 13. The figure covers more than a dozen foreign projects inside a wider pack of 97 agreements worth Rs 67452 crore. Officials sai
SC to hear facial recognition use at protest sites
Deccan HeraldArchived
The Supreme Court on August 13 agreed to hear a plea by CPI(M) MP A A Rahim against Delhi Police facial recognition at protest sites. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant tagged the writ with pending Jantar Mantar NEET cases. The petition says the surveillance has no backing i
Lok Sabha panel says Varma withdrawal came too late
The HinduArchived
A three-member Lok Sabha inquiry has said Justice Yashwant Varma's April 9 withdrawal cannot end a statutory probe after evidence was already on record. The report, tabled in Parliament on August 12, found the charges proved and his explanations evasive. The panel said a judge un
Beijing says India border is generally stable
The HinduArchived
China's Foreign Ministry said on August 12 that the India-China border is generally stable at the moment. Spokesperson Guo Jiakun pointed to the 36th Working Mechanism meeting held the previous week. He declined to confirm or deny reports of extra People's Liberation Army activit
Naidu's Amaravati push framed as livable capital
The New York TimesArchived
An August 13 report described Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's effort to build Amaravati as a livable greenfield capital, with about 25000 workers on site. The piece cited waterways, bike lanes and a Quantum Valley tech hub. The same day Naidu inaugurated a See
UN sanctions report links Red Fort blast to AQIS
The TelegraphArchived
The 38th report of the UN Security Council's Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team has officially attributed the November 2025 Red Fort blast in Delhi to Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent. The report, circulated around August 10, said AQIS had grown into a regional e
Rahul Gandhi moves SC on asset probe orders
Deccan ChronicleArchived
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has moved the Supreme Court against Allahabad High Court orders in a disproportionate assets complaint. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana is listed to hear the plea on August 17. Gandhi has also sou
SC asks UPSC to hold Odisha DGP panel
Daily PioneerArchived
The Supreme Court told the UPSC not to finalise names for Odisha's next Director General of Police until August 18. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant said any backdoor entry was not acceptable. The UPSC counsel said no meeting would be held till the next hearing, as incumbe
Shah offers NEET debate with written riders
The TelegraphArchived
Home Minister Amit Shah wrote to Speaker Om Birla to consult the Opposition and allot time for a NEET protest debate. Shah said he would sit through and reply if a written request reached the Speaker by a set hour. Rahul Gandhi rejected the offer, saying the House needed answers
Air India Phuket flight logged nine warnings in a minute
Hindustan TimesArchived
A post-flight log from Air India flight AI2379 on August 4 shows nine warning messages within one minute as the Airbus A320, VT-EXO, lost about 300 feet over Odisha. Alerts covered low pressure in green, blue and yellow hydraulic systems, an autopilot disconnect and an elevator f
Lok Sabha adjourned sine die as monsoon session ends
ThePrintArchived
Speaker Om Birla adjourned the Lok Sabha sine die on August 13 after Vande Mataram was played, ending the monsoon session that began on July 20. Rajya Sabha was also adjourned sine die. Opposition members raised slogans; Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh w
Karnataka bandh draws low response in Bengaluru
Times of IndiaArchived
Bengaluru saw a low response on August 13 to a statewide bandh called over Cauvery water sharing. Schools, shops, malls, Metro, KSRTC, private buses, cabs and autos ran normally in the morning. Ramanagara had a partial shutdown of some shops and eateries; Tumakuru stayed largely
UN report attributes Red Fort blast to AQIS
NDTVArchived
A United Nations Security Council monitoring report has officially attributed the November 2025 blast near Delhi's Red Fort to Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent. The 38th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, issued around August 10, said AQIS had grow
Kharge objects to Haldwani venue purification ritual
NDTVArchived
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said a purification havan at Haldwani's Ramlila Maidan after his August 8 rally was against Hindu religion and aimed at dividing castes. Shri Ram Sena Dharmarth Seva Nyas held the ritual on August 10. Kharge, who is Dalit, said there is no sp
Bombay HC seeks ED reply on Mallya asset plea
NDTVArchived
The Bombay High Court on August 12 asked the Enforcement Directorate to file an affidavit on whether the settlement over Vijay Mallya's attached assets is complete. Justice Milind Jadhav said the long commercial dispute with an SBI-led bank consortium needs to end. Mallya's 2020
IMD issues red rain warning across Odisha
NDTVArchived
The India Meteorological Department issued a red warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rain over Odisha on August 13 as a well-marked low over the North Bay of Bengal moved northwest. Gangetic West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand are also in the wet spell. Fishermen were ad
CJP spokesperson alleges Puducherry police intimidation
The HinduArchived
Cockroach Janta Party spokesperson Saurav Das alleged on August 12 that Puducherry police intimidated his family at their home. Police confirmed officers visited relatives but called it a routine security exercise before Independence Day and rejected harassment claims. Das said oChina calls India border generally stable now
The HinduArchived
China's Foreign Ministry said on August 12 that the India-China border is generally stable at the moment, responding to questions on reports of activity near Arunachal Pradesh. Spokesperson Guo Jiakun cited the 36th Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination meeting held
Kolkata learner dies after car enters Kestopur pond
Times of IndiaArchived
Sumitra Das, 42, died on Wednesday morning after her car entered a 10 to 12 foot pond in Kestopur while she was practising driving. Police said she may have pressed the accelerator instead of the brake while taking the two-month-old car from a garage near Prafulla Kanan West. Loc
Karnataka monsoon session opens with all-male Cabinet
The HinduArchived
Karnataka's legislature monsoon session opens on August 13 with a 33-member Council of Ministers that includes no woman. Chief Minister D K Shivakumar inducted 19 men on August 3, taking the Cabinet to one short of the 34-member ceiling. He has said the remaining berth is for a w
Lok Sabha curbs state taxes on mineral land
ThePrintArchived
The Lok Sabha on August 12 passed the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill 2026, restricting states from levying tax or cess on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land except on conditions the Centre prescribes. Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy moved the Bill, passed without d
Phone seized from Prajwal Revanna prison cell
The HinduArchived
A surprise Central Crime Branch search on August 11 recovered a Redmi 5G phone from the Parappana Agrahara cell shared by former MP Prajwal Revanna and undertrial Prathap Rai. The phone had WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Netflix and Prime Video, all password protected. Assistant
NGT seeks report on 25 Sikkim tunnel deaths
EastMojoArchived
The National Green Tribunal has taken suo motu note of 25 worker deaths after a suspected methane release in NHPC's Teesta-VI head race tunnel at Samardung, Namchi, on July 20. The Principal Bench transferred the case to the Eastern Zonal Bench in Kolkata for hearing on September
What one bypoll does and does not reset in Bihar
Deccan HeraldArchived
Kishor said the result was a message to appoint a different chief minister and shift talk to education, jobs and migration; he ruled out joining an alliance. Samrat Choudhary congratulated him. One urban bypoll ended a long BJP hold, yet RJD finished a distant third. What would s
Patiala couple injured in rental-home pitbull attack
Times of IndiaArchived
A Patiala couple was injured Tuesday evening when a pet pitbull charged as they opened a rental house gate in Ghuman Nagar. Ankit Sabharwal said wife Shifali needed surgery on her arms and legs and that he received stitches. Police said they would act after her medical report. Th
Supreme Court seeks replies on CJP courtroom clips
Times of IndiaArchived
The Supreme Court on August 11 sought responses from the Union government, MeitY, the Bar Council of India and the CBI on a petition about commercial use of courtroom remarks. Advocate Raja Choudhary told a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant that a May 15 cockroach metaphor ab
How should service rules treat mothers who join later?
LiveLawArchived
Justice Rekha Borana restored leave after the state used a third biological child label to refuse a second maternity spell in service. Earlier Rajasthan rulings have also held that a birth just before joining cannot wipe out maternity benefits. How should recruitment rules countTamil Nadu signs 97 investment MoUs in Chennai
The HinduArchived
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government signed 97 memoranda of understanding worth over Rs 67452 crore at the Vettri Tamil Nadu Investment Conclave in Chennai on August 13. Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and Industries Minister S Keerthana attended the exchanges. Officials said th
Trainee IPS named in crore bribe complaint
SSBCrackArchived
Trainee IPS officer Rahul Bansal of the 2022 Chhattisgarh batch is named with two police personnel in a Rs 1 crore bribery complaint. Akash Kumar of Haryana alleges hawala transfers of Rs 50 lakh twice in May 2026 during an Ambikapur cyber fraud probe. A Delhi special CBI court s
FCRA bill would vest foreign-funded NGO assets
ThePrintArchived
Ajay Mallareddy's opinion on the FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 focuses on asset vesting after cancel, surrender or cease of registration. A Designated Authority could provisionally vest foreign-funded and mixed assets wholly, becoming permanent if registration is not restored in the p
Inquiry panel finds three charges against Varma
Times of IndiaArchived
A Lok Sabha inquiry panel report tabled in both Houses on August 12 held that all three charges against former high court judge Yashwant Varma were proved. Findings cover unexplained cash in five-hundred-rupee notes at a 30 Tughlaq Crescent storeroom after a March 2025 fire, fail
Mayor visits Chirag Nagar rescue after landslide
NewsOnAirArchived
Families at the Chirag Nagar chawl faced sudden debris after the early-morning slope failure crushed homes beneath the hillock in Ghatkopar. Officials from the civic leadership visited as firefighters, police and NDRF searched the collapsed structures for survivors. Akashvani's i
Can bandhs settle river-sharing without courts?
The HinduArchived
A non-holiday bandh over Cauvery releases leaves parents, commuters and shopkeepers to navigate uneven closures while schools plan to stay open and essential offices largely run as usual statewide. River-sharing flashpoints from Mekedatu to Mahadayi sit beside the fifteen-day cus
FDA suspends licences at four Domino's outlets
India TodayArchived
Maharashtra FDA inspected one hundred four chain outlets across Domino's, KFC, Pizza Hut, McDonald's, Subway, Burger King, Starbucks and Monginis brands statewide. Four Domino's licences were suspended on August 11: three in Mumbai at Vile Parle West, Borivali West and R-City Gha
CJP founder hints at fresh Jantar Mantar protest
Times of IndiaArchived
Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms founder Abhijeet Dipke said Jantar Mantar Season 2 will come soon after an alleged BJP pressure episode cancelled a Delhi Naraina volunteers meeting. Dipke said hall owners were threatened over the planned gathering. The earlier th
Odisha police probe Cuttack-Chandbali road assault
Indian ExpressArchived
On the night of August 11, a woman travelling with a male friend from Bhubaneswar toward Kendrapara was stopped near Sukarpada on the Cuttack-Chandbali Road in Odisha. Four to six men intercepted the vehicle, assaulted her friend, sexually assaulted the woman, and then fled the s
Modi launches Kovind autobiography at Vigyan Bhavan
The HinduArchived
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched former President Ram Nath Kovind's autobiography at Vigyan Bhavan on August 12. The book is titled Triumph of the Indian Republic: My Life, My Struggles. Modi said this is an era of reels and that a shortcut will cut you short, citing a railw
Recruitment delays fuel aspirant protest debate
The HinduArchived
An opinion piece links Jharkhand aspirant protests to systemic delay in India's recruitment machinery. CAG findings on MPPSC cite delay in eighteen of forty-eight exams lasting one to twenty-five months, and one case that took twenty months to advertise after requisition. Five de
CCB raid finds Android phone in Revanna barrack
Economic TimesArchived
A Crime Branch surprise raid lasting about four to five hours on August 11 recovered an Android phone, charger, pen drive and notebook from Prajwal Revanna barrack at Parappana Agrahara jail. Apps including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Netflix were on the device. Co-accused
AI2379 documents cite hydraulic system warnings
NDTVArchived
On August 4 Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi, Airbus A320neo VT EXO, lost about three hundred feet in cruise, injuring thirteen passengers and four crew. A maintenance report at eleven fourteen am logged multiple hydraulic system warnings across all three systems in c
Mann seeks ten day parole for Hawara
NDTVArchived
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on August 12 seeking a ten day parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara so he can meet his ailing, semi-conscious mother. Hawara is serving life in the 1995 Beant Singh assassination case and has spent about 31 years in B
Shivakumar allocates portfolios to nineteen ministers
The HinduArchived
Chief Minister DK Shivakumar allotted portfolios to nineteen newly inducted ministers on August 12 after about ten days, with Governor Gehlot notifying the orders on the eve of the monsoon session. The chief minister retains Finance, Cabinet Affairs, Law and Parliamentary AffairsKurla hillside collapse leaves seven dead
The HinduArchived
A hillside collapse at Gaushiya Chawl in Chirag Nagar, Kurla, around 3:38 to 3:48 am on August 12 sent debris onto two or three houses. By evening the death toll had risen to seven, including children, with four people injured and evacuated. NDRF Team 5F from Ghatkopar, with K9 d
Pixel 11 lineup prices for US and India
GSMArenaArchived
Google opened Pixel 11 pre-orders on August 12 with shelves set for August 20. US starting prices are 899 dollars for Pixel 11, 1099 for Pro, 1299 for Pro XL, and 1899 for Pro Fold at 256GB. Some models cost about 100 dollars more than their predecessors, and the lineup drops the
How late goals turned a Kolkata qualifier
SportstarArchived
Qualification follows East Bengal winning the Indian Super League and their first top flight title in twenty two years, which earned the continental entry. Coach Antonio Habas saw his side recover from a deficit before dominating extra time against the Kuwaiti visitors. The four
Ronaldo and Rodriguez marry in Cascais ceremony
Al JazeeraArchived
Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez held a private civil wedding ceremony in Cascais, Portugal, on August 11, 2026, with their five children present. The Al Nassr forward, aged forty one, and Rodriguez, thirty two, posted matching wedding bands on Instagram with a heart emoj
What the Jio Credit JV signals for lenders
CNBCArchived
The structure lets Bank of America begin below a controlling threshold yet reach nearly half of Jio Credit if warrants convert after regulators clear the path. Pairing a global bank balance sheet with Jio Financial Services rapid asset growth frames a bet on Indian consumer credi
Iran reports no progress on interim US deal
ReutersArchived
A senior Iranian source said on August 12 that mediators made no progress returning the United States to the June interim deal or defining an implementation timeframe. That pact declared an immediate end to military operations but later unravelled. Washington cites Iran failing t
Ministry asks DGCA to review pilot dope-test protocols
NDTVArchived
The Civil Aviation Ministry asked DGCA to review pilot dope-testing protocols after studying practices followed in other countries for flight crew. The step follows confirmatory marijuana-positive tests on the pilot-in-command of Air India flight AI-2379 from Phuket to Delhi, whi
PM Modi releases Ram Nath Kovind autobiography in Delhi
PM IndiaArchived
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 12 released former President Ram Nath Kovind's autobiography, Triumph of the Indian Republic: My Life, My Struggles, at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Kovind attended the launch and thanked guests for joining the programme. Modi said the title