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Class VIII student electrocuted at tribal welfare school in Eluru district
Kechhala Shiva Parvathi, 13, was drying clothes on an iron window grille when a power cable fell on it, students said; ITDA and Tribal Welfare officials visited the school, and the police have registered a case
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Basavaraj Horatti resigns as Karnataka Legislative Council Chairperson
The eight-time member of Council is expected to officially step down from the post on August 14, after conducting the proceedings of the House on August 13 when the monsoon session begins
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Madras High Court admits income tax appeal against K.N. Nehru
It relates to the former Minister not having allegedly disclosed an income of ₹17 crore and investments of ₹11.98 crore in his I-T returns
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HAL airport becomes first in India to operationalise RNP CAT H helicopter approach
RNP CAT H helicopter approach procedure is a satellite-guided precision navigation system designed exclusively for helicopters
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Tamil Nadu govt. defends State’s power to provide quota to Muslim converts from backward classes, SC to decide
The State said the object behind its government order of March 9, 2024 was to ensure that “persons belonging to socially and educationally backward communities are not deprived of reservation benefits solely on account of conversion to Islam”
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Kerala floods: State seeks ₹110-crore emergency relief from Centre to offset farm sector losses
Minister T. Siddique says losses sustained by agricultural sector have been estimated at around ₹99.29 crore as of Thursday evening and that 36,829 farmers have been affected and about 3,264 hectares of agricultural land impacted by heavy rain and floods
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Bhatti Vikramarka invites companies to invest and expand in Telangana
The Deputy Chief Minister participated in dinner hosted by Consul General of India in San Francisco Bay Area
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Kerala UDF govt’s move to halt doorstep delivery of social welfare pension draws political flak
CPI(M) announces large-scale mobilisation of pension beneficiaries and their families, cutting across political lines, against UDF government’s move
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Hyderabad airport advises passengers to plan ahead as cabbies, gig workers plan indefinite strike from August 8
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Supreme Court seeks Centre's response on pleas challenging data protection law
The pleas said the changes dilute transparency by removing the public interest safeguard for disclosure of personal information
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Supreme Court dismisses plea for SIT probe in Justice Varma case
Justice P.S. Narasimha observed orally that the petition filed by Ghanshyam Upadhyay was a shot at “cheap publicity”
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How ‘AI sentries’ are bringing new hope to Kerala’s human-wildlife conflict zones
The devices use a multi-frequency acoustic defence system loaded with over 100 audio patterns and specialised frequency profiles to safely drive animals back into the forest
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Watch: Cauvery an emotional issue, won’t play politics: Vijay
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Friday (August 7, 2026) said it was his idea to visit Bengaluru to hold talks with the Karnataka government on the issue of sharing Cauvery water.
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Moderate rain in north A.P. barely enough to bridge deficit in State
The north Andhra districts have recorded rain deficit, ranging between 40% and 60%
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Justice for AgriGold victims brooks no delay, Naidu officials
The government will deal firmly with those trying to obstruct relief measures by approaching courts, he says, and instructs officials to speed up the auction of properties so that compensation can be disbursed to victims at the earliest
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FCRA Bill is ‘religion-neutral’, Shah assures Christian bodies
Delegation meets Amit Shah; member says Home Minister has told them that the government has “no intention to harass the Christian community”; forum flags ‘deemed cessation of assets’ clause; Bill could be taken up for discussion in Parliament on August 12
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CBI arrests four accused persons in tech-support fraud case
The CBI raided 10 locations across Punjab and Delhi, including a call centre operated from the premises of the main accused in Mohali in the intervening night of August 5 and 6
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