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Tiranga is a symbol of India’s honour, pride and glory, says Yogi

BJP, BJD at tug-of-war over employment in Odisha

Investment proposals worth approximately ₹21 lakh crore are expected to generate 20 lakh employment opportunities, says Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi

Driver dies days after assault by group of kanwariyas in Uttar Pradesh; FIRs give conflicting accounts

Azeem was beaten up allegedly by an auto driver and kanwariyas; auto driver’s family blames Azeem

For Jharkhand’s job aspirants, it was a march for lost years

Protesters say State has been battling paper leaks, exam cancellations since its formation; job aspirants say they want a CBI probe into recruitment anomalies as they do not trust State authorities; they question police for putting up barbed barricades like ‘on border’ and warn that youth will give an answer through votes

Three students die of snakebite at Maharashtra school

The incident took place in the early hours of Monday when the snake, a krait, is suspected to have entered the hostel of the Japatlai Residential Ashram School in Dhanora taluka, Gadchiroli

Marginal increase in unemployment rate April-June quarter: PLFS

The rural unemployment rate was 4.8% in the April-June quarter, as against 4.3% in the January-March quarter, while the urban rate edged up to 6.7% from 6.6%.

Supriya Sule’s meeting with PM sets off speculation over NCP(SP)’s stance on delimitation Bill

The party’s position on delimitation would be decided only after the government introduced a Bill in Parliament, NCP(SP) spokesperson Mahesh Tapase says in Mumbai

Lok Sabha passes Tribunals Reforms Bill amid din

Bill to set up a panel to oversee appointments to various national tribunals was cleared without a debate; Law Minister says it will bring uniformity to selection process and improve transparency

BJP asks Congress to withdraw support to hemant Soren govt; Rahul Gandhi slams police action

Jharkhand BJP leaders stage protest outside Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s residence, say lathi charge on students is the “final nail in the coffin” of the JMM-Congress government in the State

Protesters march to Jharkhand Assembly; 5 injured in clashes

Students, aspirants continue sit-in in Ranchi seeking cancellation of JSSC-CGL exam and CBI probe into irregularities; police deny use of force; former JPSC Chairman arrested; march comes day after State government agreed to cancel three exams

Protectors turn predators: how son preference fuels female foeticide rackets in Maharashtra

The arrest of a retired government doctor by the Kolhapur police on July 31 for allegedly orchestrating a sophisticated female foeticide ring shows that illegal abortion networks continue to operate in secret across the State

SP fears BSP the most, says Akash Anand, asks voters to be wary

Punjab passes nine Bills in a day; Oppn. calls it a ‘display of majoritarian arrogance’

Suvendu admits police negligence in custodial death of TMC worker

Day after Mamata Banerjee’s vehicle was attacked, CM visits family of Birju Keot; he orders probe by a magistrate, offers ₹10 lakh compensation to victim’s wife; IO suspended, station in-charge transferred

Row in Kerala over pension delivery

Government needs to find a balance between various modes of welfare transfers

3(a) notification issued for Kochi Outer Ring Road

The 3A notification issued in 2024 for what was then the 44-km-long, six-lane NH linking Angamaly and Netoor had expired that year, reportedly for want of follow-up action

Woman councillor allegedly stabbed by father-in-law in Kerala’s Piravom

According to the FIR, the woman was attacked by her father-in-law as she used to question him for physically assaulting his wife

Six key GST officials in Chennai transferred

Pre-marital counselling launched at 178 Santwana Kendras in Karnataka

Telangana government extends deadline to apply for affordable flats in Hyderabad (CURE) till August 15

Kochi Corporation puts brakes on arbitrary renaming of roads

Existing road names not to be changed at whim of individuals, organisations; new names to be assigned only to roads without existing names; move follows past renaming attempts that led to protests and litigation

Gandhi temple getting ready for I-day celebrations

The Gandhi Mandiram-Freedom Fighters Smruthi Vanam came up on 50 cents of an old park allotted by the Municipal Corporation on January 30, 2022; hundreds of students will take part in the Independence Day programme

Kerala Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandas granted bail in case over derogatory remarks against student protesters