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Thousands of people lined both sides of the road to catch a glimpse of the Chief Minister, who is also expected to visit other industrial units in the SIPCOT Industrial Estate during the tour

He inaugurated a national conclave on ’The Role of Minority Educational Institutions in Unity, Cultural Diversity, and Nation Building: Viksit Bharat @ 2047’ at the B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel presented the ‘Best State’ award for organ donation to Tamil Nadu Health Minister K.G. Arunraj at the 16th Indian Organ Donation Day event held in New Delhi on Monday

Australian middle-distance runner Natasha Ward has died at 21, NSW Athletics and the Sutherland District Athletics Club confirmed in a joint statement on Thursday, July 30. Ward competed across the 400m, 800m and 1500m, racing at the 2024 Australian Championships against Morgan Mitchell and Claudia Hollingsworth, and had recently won bronze at the UniSport Nationals while studying at Macquarie University.

The top court asked the central agency to obtain instructions on whether a portion of the funds could be released and revert after a week

Gayathri Shanthegowda, an MLC, will be the lone woman Minister in the Cabinet; Laxmi Hebbalkar was the lone woman Minister in the Cabinet headed by Siddaramaiah

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari's reply in Parliament on July 29 on the nationwide rollout of E20 petrol raises more questions than it answers

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Satish Patel won the Manjalpur by-election. He defeated Congress nominee Bhikhabhai Rabari by over 30,000 votes. The by-election was held after the death of senior BJP MLA Yogesh Patel. This victory increases the BJP's strength in the Gujarat Assembly to 162 members. The Congress party now holds twelve seats in the assembly.

Water level in the KRS reservoir, which was around 98.8 ft. against its capacity of 124.8 ft. on August 2 evening, crossed the 100 feet mark on August 3

In a sarcastic remark, V.D. Satheesan says he is ‘unaware that the previous Chief Minister' had observed a fast during the 2018 floods

Public prosecutor Manish Rawat said that after examining the detailed order, “appropriate action” would be taken before the higher courts

Manu Bhaker, who won two medals at the Paris Olympics, shared a long message on X on Sunday. She did not mention any particular incident but spoke about the increasing use of abusive language in everyday conversations. Manu created history at the Paris Olympics 2024 by becoming the first Indian athlete in the post-Independence era to win two medals at a single Olympic Games.

Two Congress MLAs resigned from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Monday. They were unhappy over their exclusion from the state cabinet expansion. Supporters of one MLA protested, alleging unfair treatment by the party. Twenty ministers are set to take their oath later today. These resignations intensify discontent within the ruling party.

The petitioner said the ordinary people were finding it extremely hard to commute in Central Delhi due to prolonged traffic snarls due to the protests and demonstrations

Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan decided not to pass any interim orders for the present since the pleadings were incomplete

In a significant development, the West Bengal STF is delving into a terror recruitment ring that is tied to Pakistan and is targeting youth via online channels. Allegedly, Hamim Mondal exploited social media and gaming sites to scout and assign roles to recruits. For instance, Arpita Sarkar met Mondal on Instagram, while Aditya Singh linked up through an online game.

USA cricketer Bodugum Akhilesh Reddy has been banned from all cricket for eight years after an ICC tribunal found him guilty of three Anti-Corruption Code breaches linked to the 2025 Abu Dhabi T10. He was found to have attempted match-fixing, encouraged a teammate to participate, and deleted evidence during the investigation. His ban is effective from November 21, 2025.

Robotic-assisted surgeries helps reduce postoperative pain and blood loss, shorten hospital stays and facilitate faster recovery among patients

The sea has advanced nearly 100 metres inland at Kavugoli, completely destroying the Cherangai-Kavungoli coastal road