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Russia Says 'Situation Under Control' After Plague Death Reports

Reports on Friday that a 28-year-old woman named Darya Shipilova, who had been working for the anti-plague institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region, had died of plague sparked alarm.

ASHA workers protest, demand higher honorarium, oppose handling SAMASTA application

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HT Evening News Brief Aug 26: Pakistan officially withdrew from the World Championship of Legends Season 3.

Flame of hope flickers: Congress after Supreme Court rejects Centre’s plea on Nicobar petitions in Calcutta High Court

The Opposition party’s reaction came after the Supreme Court refused to entertain the Centre’s plea against the Calcutta High Court order upholding the maintainability of PILs alleging violations of the Forest Rights Act in obtaining consent for the Great Nicobar Island mega-infrastructure project

Woman Caught Red-Handed Stealing Ghee And Refined Oil From Noida's DLF Mall

The woman had allegedly concealed jars of ghee and bottles of refined oil in her bag before attempting to leave the store.

Public apprehension over unnecessary medical procedures should not delay treatment, say cardiologists in Keralam

The comments are in response to Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s remarks on avoiding unnecessary investigations and angioplasty

Mad Sandhu killing: vanishing social media posts and Punjab’s queer history

The killing of Mad Sandhu has left police chasing unverified online claims while queer voices in Punjab draw attention to a history of gender and sexual expression that predates today’s anxieties over visibility

15-Year-Old Picks Up Grenade During French Protest, Has Hand Blown Off

A police union source said the student in the northern town of Lens appeared to have picked up a sting-ball grenade fired by riot police

Chirag Paswan's UP gamble: Why PM Modi's 'Hanuman' is flexing his muscle against allies

Chirag Paswan's decision to contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly election marks an expansion of LJP (Ram Vilas). With plans to prepare for all 403 seats, the move could test the party's ability to build a Dalit vote base, influence close BJP-SP contests and strengthen its bargaining power within the NDA. His political journey from the 2020 Bihar split to a 19-seat win in 2025 provides the backdrop.

Hassan DC issues notice to SP over violation of prohibitory orders

1st cargo vessel from Assam to Bangladesh flagged off since Independence

The methanol, produced by state-owned Assam Petro-Chemicals Ltd. (APCL) at Namrup, is bound for Pangaon Port in Dhaka

No Hardeep Puri, Smriti Irani: The New BJP Faces For UP Rajya Sabha Polls

Dharam Pal Singh, Radhakant Ojha, Prakash Pal, Vidyasagar Sonkar, Gopi Krishna Pandey, Priyanka Singh Rawat, Ram Pratap Singh Chauhan and Shruti Gangwar are the eight BJP candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls.

Flydubai incident exposes lapses in pilot vetting, cockpit security and intelligence

The flydubai terror incident raises questions over pilot vetting, cockpit security and possible radicalisation after Smit Machchhar was attacked by his co-pilot

Farooq Abdullah welcomes Supreme Court notice to Election Commission, cautions on deportations

Speaking at party headquarters, Farooq Abdullah welcomed the Supreme Court notice to the Election Commission and said that the party meeting was convened to strengthen the organization and identify shortcomings that needed to be addressed.

Military aircraft with 32 onboard crashes in Nigeria; rescue operation underway

The Nigerian Air Force said search-and-rescue teams had been deployed to the crash site and were working with relevant authorities and emergency response agencies.

SC issues notice to Election Commission, refuses to suspend Chief Election Commissioner

The petitions sought Kumar's suspension and the quashing of decisions he allegedly took alone. They also asked for an investigation by a special investigation team (SIT), headed by a retired Supreme Court judge, into the deletion of voters' names during the SIR.

Bihar Council polls turn into NDA unity test as JD(U), RLM face rebellion; rift in Oppn too

Lalan Singh says Anant Singh-Neeraj Kumar rift stems from past actions; remarks come hours after Nitish Kumar met him before Neeraj filed nomination.

Supreme Court adjourns hearing on Bengal govt plea against interim bail to Congress' Nandigram bypoll candidate

The order was passed after one of the judges on the bench hearing the matter recused citing a “personal conflict of interest”.

'Fighting this battle in our own way': AAP to skip opposition march to EC office over SIR row

Aam Aadmi Party announced they will not participate in the upcoming INDIA bloc protest at the Election Commission. Senior leader Sanjay Singh stated their ongoing protests concerning electoral roll issues are independent. Singh said the party perceives the matter as a people's movement, encouraging citizen participation without AAP's branding. AAP and DMK, previously aligned with the INDIA bloc, have also opted out o…

Less than two years after massive clean-up, water hyacinth takes over large swathes of Ooty lake

Local bird watchers have noted a drastic reduction in the bird population in the lake due to the unscientific clean-up that led to the destruction of sand banks and reed beds on which the birds had become dependent

Asian Games 2026: Karnataka athletes return with a haul of four gold, three silver and two bronze medals

The four golds mark an improvement from the 2022 edition in Hangzhou, China, where sportspersons from the State helped India secure three gold medals

High Court orders CBI probe into corruption charges against individuals linked to AAP government

Opposition corners AAP over its ‘zero-tolerance’ claim; the petition relates to allegations of the involvement of senior officers of Punjab in various scams, including cash for transfers, cash in return for favourable policies, and cash for tenders

TDB employees union stage protest

The union staged a demonstration outside the TDB headquarters, demanding that the traditional appointment procedure be followed.

The tale of two theatres in Shivamogga

Two renovated auditoriums - Shivaram Karanth Rangamandira at Heggodu and Shantaveri Gopala Gowda Rangamandira at Tumari have been inaugurated recently

‘Criminal assault on democracy’: Oppn slams CEC Gyanesh Kumar after SC's Form 6 clarification

The remarks came after the SC clarified that it had not approved any modification to Form 6, the statutory application used by citizens to register as voters.

Need to create fear in minds of goons committing crimes against women: Supreme Court

A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran said every woman in Delhi-NCR should feel safe even at 11 p.m., while hearing a suo motu case on recent rape cases in the region

‘SC itself scheduled, then cancelled meeting’: One Nation, One Election JPC chief PP Chaudhary amid controversy

PP Chaudhary provided clarification about the cancelled meeting set between the parliamentary panel and Supreme Court judges. He stated that the Supreme Court had initially scheduled the meeting for October 6 and later cancelled it. Chaudhary emphasized that previous interactions between parliamentary committees and the judiciary are not without precedent. Former Union minister Kapil Sibal criticized the meeting's co…

Endangered Great Indian Bustard Takes Fresh Flight, But Experts Sound Alarm

The Great Indian Bustard itself represents a stark reminder of what is at stake. Once widespread across India's grasslands and deserts, the species now survives in fragmented and highly vulnerable populations.

Himanta Sarma's Office Releases 'Original Footage' To Debunk Viral AI Image

The CMO said it released the source video to show what actually happened and to demonstrate that the image was allegedly manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI) and other editing tools.