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Campaign launched in all 255 gram panchayats

During the meeting with secretaries, PM Modi highlighted the importance of collective effort, drawing on experiences from the COVID-19 pandemic and the West Asia crisis when departments collaborated effectively

The resolution alleged that money was being collected in connection with admissions to EMEA College of Arts and Science, Kondotty, and named Minister Basheer in connection with the allegation. The IUML district committee directed the camp facilitator and the constituency committee to investigate the incident and submit reports.

A five-year-old UKG student died after an alleged teacher slap at a Visakhapatnam private school. The boy's parents allege the teacher assaulted him for incomplete homework, leading to his death. CCTV footage reportedly shows the teacher slapping the child after he showed an empty slate. The school informed the parents much later, sparking protests and an official investigation.

Agriculture Minister T. Siddique will inaugurate the distribution of the assistance at the Chandragiri auditorium in Kalpetta at 10 a.m. on Friday.

The Shiv Sena (UBT) leader’s call for a protest comes after the BMC general house approved the conversion of the land reservation of Neville Dsouza turf into a convention centre on August 19

The two Chief Ministers underscore the need to explore ways to restore peace, trust, and normalcy

Masked men on bikes with covered registration plates went on rampage during a Khasi Students’ Union rally, targeting Meghalaya government and Assam-registered vehicles and assaulting bystanders

Attending a meeting of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee’s general body at Kamarajar Arangam, Congress leader describes the present moment as “a new era for Tamil Nadu — a Kamarajar era for Tamil Nadu.”

Paris Olympics double medallist Manu Bhaker is showing a more flexible approach as she prepares for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. After coach Jaspal Rana’s sudden death, Bhaker has adapted to Serbian coach Jelena Arunovic’s methods, spending over eight hours training daily. Jelena says Bhaker’s openness to new ideas reflects her hunger to improve, with the 24-year-old focused on becoming better and more consistent.

Simone Biles’ extraordinary gymnastics journey began with an ordinary daycare field trip when she was just six. During a visit to a Houston gymnastics center, Biles copied the gymnasts she watched, catching a coach’s attention. The center later sent a letter home encouraging her to try gymnastics. That small invitation opened the door to a career that would eventually make Biles one of the greatest gymnasts in history.

Poor connectivity and repeated blockades of key highways have crippled development projects and worsened the hardships faced by ordinary people, Ram Muivah of the Naga People’s Front, an ally of the BJP in Manipur, says