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₹221-crore boost to medical infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 15:30
Tenders have been invited for 12 projects, 10 of which are related to the AYUSH Department, says Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav
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Jharkhand protesters attempt to burn effigies of CM Hemant Soren, Rahul Gandhi; scuffle with police in Ranchi

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 15:30
Similar scuffles were also reported from Hazaribag and Giridih, where JMM workers clashed with students trying to burn effigies of Hemant Soren
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Shiv Sena for nationwide expansion: Shaina NC

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 15:28
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Over 10,000 held under Operation Toofan in Keralam, says Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 15:27
Total 9,280 cases have been registered under Operation Toofan since its launch in June this year, while 10,015 people have been arrested
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₹1,750 crore ADB assistance for development of 500 Karnataka Public Schools

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 15:27
The programme has a total investment of ₹2,500 crore, of which ₹1,750 crore will be provided by ADB and ₹750 crore by the State government.
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NGT issues notice to Centre against amendment on Ganga floodplains

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 15:25
The petition argues that the change alters the no-construction zone set out in the 2016 order and wrongly pegs the “active floodplain” to a one-in-five-year flood
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Cyberabad Police cite assessment, legal provisions to clarify why AP MP’s son was not arrested in fatal Aston Martin crash

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 15:16
The police say it is incorrect to allege that the accused was not arrested due to extraneous influence
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Why are close to 1.08 crore voters staring at mass exclusion? | Decode Karnataka

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 05:24
1,07,96,415 crore, that is the number of voters facing possible exclusion from the Karnataka’s electoral rolls.
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Centre denies permission for Telangana CM Revanth Reddy’s U.S. visit

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 05:24
The State government was informed of the denial of permission for the U.S. visit after the official delegation had already reached the U.K.
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Student well-being in India declines sharply through senior school years, finds study

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 05:21
According to the findings of the study, sleep declined steadily and sharply as students moved into higher grades; the grade-level trend showed a deterioration in sleep as academic pressure increased.
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AAP targets Centre over spike in sugar prices

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 04:59
AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal said that the country used to export sugar, but now it is planning to import it
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Why has Maharashtra FDA issued notices to Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff? | Explained

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 04:53
The FDA has issued notices to actors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff, claiming that their brand endorsement of ‘Vimal Elaichi’ misleads consumers or indirectly promotes the brand identity of a prohibited product, which is Vimal Pan Masala
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911 illegal immigrants identified in Bengaluru in 3 years; 365 linked to criminal cases

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 04:41
According to the report, police identified 5,304 foreigners in Bengaluru city, of whom 446 were found to be overstaying illegally
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When adventurism takes a dangerous turn

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 04:40
Wannabe adventurists perform motorbike stunts on roads, venture into unknown forests, and step into unfamiliar waterbodies, posing risk to their lives as well as others’. An attempt to read their thoughts and to elicit response from govt. authorities who usually bail out the adventure-seekers of distress
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How Supreme Court’s new ruling changes the definition of ‘industry’ | Explained

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 04:34
The majority held that ‘industry’ under the IRC must be interpreted based on its own specific text and statutory context, unburdened by the legacy of the 1978 precedent; Chief Justice Kant noted that while the core principles of the 1978 ruling had stood the test of time, the 1978 judgment would no longer act as the “sheet anchor” for interpreting ‘industry’ under the IRC
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Digitising Kannada: A work in progress

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 04:33
From electronic typesetting to ASCII-based proprietary fonts to Unicode to AI-enabled translation, Kannada has come a long way in its digital journey. But Indian languages face unique challenges in today’s fast-evolving tech landscape, writes Shilpa Elizabeth
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