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The accused, identified as Rojith, was found in possession of an air pistol, handcuffs, a fake police identity card, and a photograph of himself dressed in a police uniform. posed as a Sub-Inspector attached to the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force

The platform, developed by mental health professionals at NIMHANS and technologists at IIIT-B, allows young people to share their concerns anonymously and seek emotional support without fear of judgement

Even after a decade of passing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, the plight of the parents of differently abled individuals continues. A. S. Jayanth meets some of the parents to document their struggles

After decades of being caught between Maoists and the police, the seven families still living in Telangana’s Karreguttalu Hills are discovering life beyond fear. Once a formidable Maoist stronghold on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border, the hills are now opening up with roads, security infrastructure and the promise of electricity and development. But return of the State’s writ also raises questions about the future of the forests and the communities that have lived here for decades. Abhinay Deshpande reports

From parched drylands in Bapatla to diesel-powered pumps in the Krishna Delta and rotting paddy fields in West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh’s farmers are confronting different faces of the same climate crisis, writes GVR Subba Rao

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 

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.

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

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

Nayaka was part of an Isha Foundation group that had undertaken a pilgrimage to Manasarovar

Picket points set up at 102 key locations; patrol intensified in bar hotels, DJ party venues; 24 control room vehicles, four Pink Patrol vehicles, and one highway patrol vehicle deployed; entire city to remain under CCTV surveillance as rush continues