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The Pakistan Cricket Board objected to Sky Sports airing an interview with Imran Khan's sons. The interview focused on their father's health and safety concerns while imprisoned. Sky Sports initially delayed the broadcast before showing it during the lunch interval. Khan's sons discussed their father's medical condition and access to treatment. This controversy arose after a Supreme Court order regarding Khan's hospital admission.

Police apprehended Imran, a suspect in Muskan's murder, after a manhunt across three states. The accused sustained a gunshot injury during his arrest and is now receiving hospital treatment. Imran allegedly attacked Muskan with a knife after an argument broke out at her home. He had previously harassed and stalked the victim, and the murder is believed to be pre-planned.

Satellite images analysed by Isro’s national remote sensing centre showed that almost two-thirds of the glacier body had detached. A Sentinel-2 image from Aug 24 showed the glacier intact, while a Landsat-9 image taken after the disaster on Aug 26 revealed a large scar identified as the “zone of glacier breakage and collapse”. The images also traced a broad ice-rock avalanche path descending towards the river.

In a remarkable display of skill and tenacity, R Praggnanandhaa clinched victory at the Grand Chess Tour Finals in St. Louis, overturning a daunting six-point deficit against renowned competitor Fabiano Caruana. This landmark win not only made him the first Indian champion of the Grand Chess Tour but also earned him a hefty prize of $200,000, solidifying his status in the chess world.

Given the historic dominance of the Indian team in the tournament, former India cricketer and ex-women's team coach WV Raman believes anything less than a title in the upcoming 2026 Women's Asia Cup would be a "major disappointment" for Harmanpreet Kaur's team.

Yash's latest release 'Toxic' made an impressive debut, raking in over one hundred crore rupees on its opening day. However, Thursday saw a dip in earnings, generating only thirty-six point four zero crore net. With the upcoming weekend and Raksha Bandhan holiday on the horizon, foot traffic is expected to increase.

In Manjari village, on the outskirts of Pune, tribal students have been protesting for over two weeks with a hunger strike against the Maharashtra government, which they say has not heard them for years. They hope this time their need for better quality education and hostel infrastructure will be seen, and the Supreme Court-mandated employment assured nine years ago will be given. Vinaya Deshpande Pandit speaks with the students, many of whom are first-generation college-goers 

On Thursday, within a five-minute window after the start of CAS on BSE—between 3.18pm and 3.23pm—sensex crashed over 2,200 points and then within the next seven minutes—between 3.23pm and 3.30pm—it recovered nearly 2,000 points. It finally closed at 76,934 points, down 539 points from its Wednesday close. On NSE, things were relatively quiet. Between 3.18pm and 3.22pm, Nifty slid over 100 points.

He distributed more than ₹3.42 crore in incentives to 107 startups and ₹1.79 crore to nine incubators under the Startup Policy

Biometric identity-based attendance for college students is an attempt intimidate students in the name of discipline, alleges principal Opposition party

West Bengal launches efforts to find 32 pilgrims who travelled for Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra; former Union Minister Mukul Roy’s daughter-in-law is part of the group; Isha Foundation in T.N. says pilgrim group of 80 from various countries missing; measures to bring back people being worked on

A 57-member group from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry had travelled to Nepal as part of a tour. Besides this group, another 49 people had travelled to Nepal from Chennai.

As intense summer heat sweeps through the region, many households are grappling with skyrocketing electricity bills. Raelynn McMurchy's monthly statement doubled, igniting discussions on much-needed policy reforms. Oklahoma's power provider continues to disconnect customers in alarming numbers, leaving local charities to struggle for emergency support. Residents are calling for robust measures to prevent power shutoffs during the scorching months.

PWD to invite tenders for construction in early September; project to be commissioned in a year

A disturbing case emerged from Faridabad where a mother is accused of assaulting her toddler son with a paper cutter, causing serious injuries to his neck. The child was treated promptly and is recovering. The situation escalated when the father reported the incident to the police. Investigators discovered that the mother was facing intense strain from her childcare duties, leading to her arrest on an attempted murder charge.

Is Modi government trying to capitulate to China, asks Congress leader

In this week’s In Focus-Parley, Experts Apoorvanand and Ganesh Devy discuss whether English should be considered a foreign language in India’s diverse linguistic landscape.

Uttarakhand unit chief of the BJP Mahendra Bhatt had said the venue had been ‘polluted’ by slogans that were not appropriate for a religious place, dismissing the Opposition’s criticism of the ritual