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Udhayanidhi Stalin detained over remarks on actor Trisha
The HinduArchived
Tamil Nadu police detained Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin from his Chennai home after an FIR was filed over double meaning remarks he made about actor Trisha Krishnan during a Cauvery protest rally in Thanjavur. The comments came after supporters chanted the actor's name
Prashant Kishor wins Bankipur, ending BJPs hold on seat
The Times of IndiaArchived
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor won his electoral debut in the Bankipur assembly bypoll in Patna, breaking the BJP and RJD's long dominance of Bihar's political landscape. Born in Rohtas in 1977, Kishor built his reputation as a political strategist after helping design Prime
Parliament raises Supreme Court judges count from 34 to 38
The HinduArchived
The Lok Sabha passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, raising the court's sanctioned strength from 34 to 38 judges including the Chief Justice, replacing an earlier ordinance issued earlier this year. The bill passed by voice vote without debate amid opp
Census phase 2 to record caste, parents birth details
The Times of IndiaArchived
The population enumeration phase of Census 2027 will begin August 17 in Ladakh and snow bound areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, a home ministry notification said. For the first time since 1931, it will record caste as declared by respondents, along wit
Faridabad teacher stabbed over 30 times by masked man
NDTVArchived
A 29 year old teacher, Sandhya, was stabbed to death at a private school in Faridabad's Sikrona village after a masked man asked for her by name at the gate. CCTV footage showed the attacker dragging her while stabbing her more than 30 times before fleeing on a bike without a num
Chandipura virus outbreak kills 22 children in Gujarat
India TodayArchived
Gujarat has recorded 22 suspected deaths linked to the Chandipura virus this monsoon season, health minister Praful Pansheriya said, with 35 of 184 suspected cases confirmed positive so far and 11 results still pending. Seven children remain under treatment at civil hospitals in
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh acquitted in wrestlers harassment case
The TelegraphArchived
A Delhi court acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and aide Vinod Tomar in a sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers, citing unexplained delay, inconsistencies and contradictions in testimonies. The trial, which began after a
Kerala floods displace over 11,000 as rain triples normal
The News MinuteArchived
More than 11,000 people have been displaced across Kerala after rainfall between August 1 and 3 exceeded normal levels by 232 percent, leaving 15 dead and seven missing, officials said. Pathanamthitta district recorded the highest anomaly at 533 percent above normal, with 316 rel
Minister's resignation followed weeks of Gen Z led protests
The HinduArchived
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned last month after weeks of protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar led by a youth group over paper leaks and education reforms, an opinion piece in The Hindu recalled. The demonstrations, which began in July, included a lathi charge on proteste
Karnataka Cabinet expansion sees last minute changes and confusion
The HinduArchived
Karnataka's Cabinet expansion saw its swearing in delayed by nearly an hour on Monday after the morning's list of 20 legislators was revised, dropping Mankal Vaidya for S S Mallikarjun. One legislator, A V Gayatri Shanthegouda, did not take oath after her election certification w
Over 100 killed in Pakistan occupied Kashmir protest crackdown
NDTVArchived
More than 100 people have been killed over two months in Pakistan occupied Kashmir during clashes between security forces and protesters led by the Joint Awami Action Committee, with at least 50 deaths in a single week, according to local reports. A doctor in Rawalakot said most
Noida teen in PM remark case forced to move thrice
The Times of IndiaArchived
A 15 year old girl named in a Noida FIR over remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Jantar Mantar protest has moved homes three times with her mother after receiving threats, her lawyer said. The FIR, filed after a complaint citing a video, invokes charges includi
Lashkar operative claims over 30 militants killed in Pakistan
FirstpostArchived
A senior Lashkar-e-Taiba linked operative, Rizwan Hanif, claimed in a video that more than 30 militants from his group and allied organisations have been killed across Pakistani cities and Pakistan occupied Kashmir over the past three to four years by unidentified attackers. He a
Congress retains Datia seat, defeating BJP in MP bypoll
The HinduArchived
Congress candidate Ghanshyam Singh defeated the BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari by 6,016 votes in the Datia assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh, with results declared on August 3. The Aazad Samaj Party's Damodar Yadav finished third. The bypoll was necessitated after Congress MLA Rajendra Bh
UAE freezes Satish Sanpal assets as India's probe stalls
BW BusinessworldArchived
The United Arab Emirates froze assets linked to Dubai-based businessman Satish Sanpal in a money laundering investigation, even though he faces nine criminal cases in Jabalpur and an active Look Out Circular confirmed by the Delhi High Court. The circular was issued in August 202
Punjab barred from ad spending until it clears DA dues
NDTVArchived
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered the Punjab government to clear all dearness allowance dues owed to employees and pensioners within a fortnight, by August 31, and barred unproductive expenditures such as large advertising campaigns until the dues are settled. The court d
Trump warns Iran talks are last chance amid Hormuz standoff
Al JazeeraArchived
US President Donald Trump said ongoing talks represent Iran's last chance for a deal, even as Tehran denied any negotiations were under way. Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian said the country seeks to defend its borders but not expand the war. The US has maintained a naval block
Ukrainian drone strike kills seven at Russian beach resort
BBCArchived
A drone struck a crowded beach near the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka in Russia's Krasnodar region, killing seven people, including three children, and injuring 40 others, local authorities said. Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said 17 people were hospitalised. Ukraine has not comment
Stray SpaceX rocket piece will crash into Moon
NDTVArchived
A discarded upper stage from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, launched in January 2025, is set to strike the Moon near the Einstein crater on August 5. Travelling at roughly 5,400 miles per hour, the impact carries the force of three tonnes of TNT and should gouge a crater about 27 mete
Vijay defers Karnataka visit amid Cauvery water dispute
The TelegraphArchived
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay agreed to postpone his Cauvery related visit to Bengaluru after a request from Karnataka counterpart D K Shivakumar. The move followed the Cauvery Water Management Authority's decision upholding a direction for Karnataka to release 3,500 c
Meta tells panel it is ready to apologise
The HinduArchived
Meta told a parliamentary standing committee on information technology that it is ready to apologise for briefly restricting a Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Representatives of Google, Snapchat, X and YouTube also appeared before the panel, which questioned Meta o
Prashant Kishor wins Bankipur, ending BJP's 30-year hold
The Times of IndiaArchived
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor defeated BJP's Neeraj Kumar by more than 19,000 votes in the Bankipur assembly bypoll, ending the BJP's hold on the seat since 1995. The bypoll followed Nitin Nabin's resignation as BJP national president after his election to the Rajya Sabha. K
Mohan Bhagwat to meet 2,000 students in Mumbai
The News MinuteArchived
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will meet more than 2,000 high school students aged 15 to 19 in Mumbai on August 6, in an outreach themed The Role of Youth in Uniting the World, the Indian Way. The event will be held at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, organised by the youth platf
Supreme Court orders encroachment-free walking space nationwide
The TelegraphArchived
The Supreme Court directed the Centre to ensure every road has a properly demarcated, encroachment-free space for pedestrians nationwide. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe asked the Additional Solicitor General to instruct authorities within two weeks, saying simp
Third suspect held in West Bengal JeM terror module
The HinduArchived
West Bengal's Special Task Force arrested a third suspect, Aditya Singh, from Howrah district in connection with a suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed linked terror module. His associates Hamim Mondal and Arpita Sarkar were arrested earlier on July 31 from Bardhaman and Sahebganj in neigh
Jharkhand exam protester begins hunger strike over JPSC
The TelegraphArchived
Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto began an indefinite hunger strike at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, demanding a CBI and ED probe into alleged irregularities in the 14th JPSC and JSSC-CGL recruitment examinations. The Cockroach Janta Party extended support, with founder A
Vinesh Phogat vows appeal after Brij Bhushan acquittal
The Times of IndiaArchived
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat said the women wrestlers would appeal against a Delhi court's acquittal of former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a long running sexual harassment case. A magistrate acquitted Singh and co-accused Vinod Tomar on Monday, citi
Centre won't drop 2,700 FIRs against grave offences
LawbeatArchived
The Supreme Court allowed states to withdraw FIRs against protesters from recent NEET related demonstrations, but Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench 2,700 FIRs involving grave and heinous offences would not be withdrawn. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant clarifie
PM launches 100-week Nasha Mukt Yuva campaign
The HinduArchived
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan on August 2 across more than 28,000 locations nationwide. Over one crore young people joined the launch, which has support from more than 125 spiritual organisations, schools and industry
Graduate unemployment nears 40 percent among under 25s
The Times of IndiaArchived
A State of Working India 2026 report says India's unemployed graduates grew from under one million in 1983 to about 11 million in 2023, a 16 fold rise. Graduate unemployment among people below 25 is now near 40 percent, while graduates make up nearly two thirds of India's unemplo
Kerala rain deaths rise to 15 as rescues continue
NDTV, The Times of India, The HinduArchived
Chief Minister V D Satheesan said the death toll from rain related incidents across Kerala rose to 15, with seven people still missing, as heavy rainfall continued for a third day. About 11,018 displaced people were sheltering in 316 relief camps as of Monday morning, with rescue
Trump gives Iran two options: deal or surrender
NDTVArchived
Donald Trump told Iran's leadership it faces two options, a deal or total surrender, in a lengthy post on Truth Social. He accused Tehran of privately seeking talks while publicly denying them and said the United States fully controls the Strait of Hormuz, adding that nothing pas
Trump says Iran talks are underway, sets Hormuz deadline
Al JazeeraArchived
US President Donald Trump said talks with Iran were ongoing and set a deadline for reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping by Tuesday. Iran's foreign ministry said it was not currently negotiating with Washington, adding that its only discussions were with Oman over a temporar
Nifty swings 200 points on new closing auction debut
MoneycontrolArchived
India's new Closing Auction System made its market debut on August 3, and the Nifty 50 swung more than 200 points in the final five minutes of trade. The index closed 1.6 percent higher at 24,774, while the Sensex rose a more modest 0.7 percent to 78,639 on the same trading day.
Government to sell 6.5 percent LIC stake via OFS
NDTVArchived
The government will divest up to 6.5 percent of its stake in Life Insurance Corporation through an offer for sale at a floor price of Rs 382 per share. The two day sale opens for non retail investors on Tuesday and retail investors on Wednesday, potentially raising about Rs 31,00
iPhone 18 lineup expected with price increases this fall
MashableArchived
Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and a first ever foldable iPhone Ultra in September this year. The standard iPhone 18, cheaper 18e and next generation iPhone Air are rumoured to follow separately in March 2027. Industry reports suggest starting pr
Rohit Sharma praises departing fielding coach T Dilip
RediffArchived
Indian captain Rohit Sharma praised outgoing fielding coach T Dilip, calling him a workhorse who created magic within the squad. Dilip served as India's fielding coach from 2021, contributing to two T20 World Cup titles and an ICC Champions Trophy win, before Subhadeep Ghosh was
Indian-American astronaut Anil Menon witnesses aurora from ISS
WIONArchived
A coronal mass ejection struck Earth's magnetosphere on August 2, triggering a G2 geomagnetic storm and auroras over Scotland, Scandinavia and nearby regions. Astronaut Jessica Meir filmed the aurora from the International Space Station, noting it was extra special since Indian-A
Non-smoking gym trainer's lung cancer case highlights early signs
The Times of IndiaArchived
A young gym trainer with no smoking history was diagnosed with lung cancer after a persistent cough did not improve, doctors said on World Lung Cancer Day. Following evaluation, a multidisciplinary cancer team confirmed the diagnosis and began treatment. He has since returned to
Ninety four thousand government schools closed in decade
The HinduArchived
A NITI Aayog report states roughly 94,000 government schools closed over the past decade, averaging 25 closures daily, contributing to a 2.26 crore drop in government school enrolment. Government schools' share of total enrolment fell from 71 percent in 2005 to 49.24 percent in 2
Prashant Kishor leads Bankipur bypoll with fifty five thousand votes
Hindustan TimesArchived
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor led Bankipur assembly bypoll counting on August 3 with over 55,000 votes per Election Commission data. Kishor said the result sends a message to the BJP as counting proceeded for the seat vacated by Nitin Nabin. The July 30 bypoll recorded
Brij Bhushan says he is happy after harassment acquittal
NDTVArchived
BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh told NDTV on August 3 he is very happy after a Delhi court acquitted him in the wrestlers' sexual harassment case. He said only the women wrestlers can speak about their pain and noted the court used the term honourably acquitted. Vinesh Phoga
Kerala flash floods cripple trading sector merchant body says
The HinduArchived
The Kerala Merchants Chamber of Commerce said on August 3 that flash floods delivered a crippling blow to the state's trading sector. President P. Niazar said hundreds of firms reported damages running into crores, with traders who stocked for Onam among the worst hit. Small trad
Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court for Cauvery water release
The HinduArchived
Tamil Nadu moved the Supreme Court on August 3 seeking direction to Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs for 15 days from Kabini and Krishna Raja Sagara reservoirs. The state wants a 26.954 TMC shortfall at Billigundulu made good for June 1 to August 12. Flows from July 29 to August
MNS sends toy Innovas to Mumbai civic body
NDTVArchived
MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande sent toy Innovas to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters after a proposed luxury vehicle upgrade on August 3. Security guards stopped the toy cars from entering and returned them. The BMC had proposed buying Innova Crystas at Rs 23 lakh
Supreme Court clarifies states may withdraw student protest FIRs
The HinduArchived
The Supreme Court on August 3 clarified its July 28 order does not prevent states from closing or withdrawing FIRs against student protesters where law permits. The Centre said it is serious about amnesty for students who joined NEET leak demonstrations including the July 20 Parl
Bhumi Pednekar condemns rape threats against young protester
Hindustan TimesArchived
Actress Bhumi Pednekar on August 3 shared a video condemning rape and death threats against a young female CJP protester and her family after a viral interview. She said the protester looked visibly broken and has received non-stop online threats since. Pednekar wrote that rape a
Supreme Court hears plea to shift Delhi protest venue
The Times of IndiaArchived
The Supreme Court on August 3 agreed to examine a PIL seeking an alternative protest venue in Delhi, saying Jantar Mantar is no longer suitable for demonstrations. Petitioner Satish Chand Kaushik argued protests inconvenience residents and disrupt access to essential goods and me
Knife wielding men disrupt Pappu Yadav Delhi press meet
The Times of IndiaArchived
Independent MP Pappu Yadav's Delhi press conference was disrupted on August 2 when men hurled a slipper and one drew a knife during his defence of a Ram Temple donation theft skit. Yadav's media convenor said supporters restrained the assailant and he was beaten while shielding t
Leaked exams drive India's largest youth protests in decades
Telegraph IndiaArchived
Invalidation of NEET UG 2026 results for about two million students after a paper leak sparked one of India's largest youth protests in decades led by the Cockroach Janta Party. Tens of thousands demonstrated at Jantar Mantar demanding education reforms. Education Minister Dharme