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Nandi hills Monsoon Marathon: Vehicle movement likely to be restricted on August 8 and 9

“People above 18 can participate in the marathon. Registrations are open. Medical assistance will be available throughout the course,” a Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports official said.

Gujarat Govt orders withdrawal of cases against participants of NEET paper leak protests

The Home department has directed the police not to initiate any adverse legal action against students, youth or any other persons who participated in the agitations across Gujarat

Lack of long-term plans to mitigate rain-inducted calamities worrying for Kerala

CM blames IMD for delay in relaying weather forecast. However, experts point out that IMD’s 125-year rainfall dataset, covering 110 weather stations across Kerala from 1901 to 2025, has shed enough light on the State’s most vulnerable regions during monsoon and the government need not wait for weather alerts before initiating preparedness measures

SCCL gets another boost with PKOC-2 coal block allocation

Maharashtra SIR: Over 93% enumeration forms distributed, 72.89% digitised to date

Wardha and Hingoli districts in Marathwada recorded 100% form distribution, major cities, including Pune, Thane, and Mumbai Suburban, trailed behind in both distribution and digitisation progress, according to the official bulletin

BJP defeat in bypoll means the beginning of change, says Akhilesh on Bihar, M.P. results

Akhilesh said that a BJP defeat means the beginning of change. Even the BJP is not able to save its safest and most traditional seats

Youth Congress workers protest outside Gadkari’s house in Nagpur, several detained

The police were deployed along with barricades on the route near Mr Gadkari’s house; several protesters attempted to climb over them to proceed. At least 30 Congress office bearers and party functionaries were detained

Noisy scenes in Punjab Assembly over paper leaks

During the Question Hour, Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa raised the issue of alleged multiple examination paper leaks in Punjab over the last four-and-a-half years under the Aam Aadmi Party regime

Suvendu Adhikari to meet NCPI MPs in Delhi on August 4 as TMC stares at more exits

Speculations are rife that leaders from the ‘Kalighat camp’, which comprises of the loyalists of Trinamool founder Mamata Banerjee, are likely to switch sides and join the NCPI

‘Donors got mixer grinders, cash’: blood banks in Bengal under scanner over ‘illegal’ sale to other States

Officials said around 11 blood banks have been barred from organising donation drives until the investigation is over. However, they are still permitted to collect blood from donors at their centres

Several WhatsApp users say their accounts 'put under review'

The disruption was highlighted around 8 p.m. IST when users started facing the issue without any prior warning from the Meta group's messaging app

Cauvery water issue: DMK members walk out from both Houses in protest

DMK Rajya Sabha MP P. Wilson blames the Congress for ignoring the issue which he said affects nearly everyone in Tamil Nadu

Baghel asks workers to beware of ‘traitors’ within Punjab Congress

Addressing the gathering in Bathinda, he said the next elections will not be fought by the candidates alone, but by the entire party’s rank and file, underlining the need for strengthening the organisation at the grassroots level

Govt to sell up to 6.5% in LIC at ₹382/share; to add ₹31k crore to disinvestment kitty

If fully subscribed, the sale of over 82.22 crore shares or a 6.5% stake at the given floor price will fetch about ₹31,000 crore to the disinvestment kitty

The dilemma over PM SHRI in Kerala

The UDF is caught between the need for central funds and maintaining its integrity

1.28 lakh people in seven Assam districts reel under floods; toll rises to 87 with two more deaths

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), in its report, said both the deaths were reported from the worst-hit Sivasagar district

Amid a flood of holiday demands, Collectors weather an online storm

As online demands and criticism over rain holidays mount, District Collectors say decisions are guided by weather data and field reports—not social media pressure; school closures during orange, yellow alerts depend on local assessments, they say

Special rice sales counters opened in Vizag Rythu Bazars

SC summons top Arunachal officials to explain ‘non-cooperation’ with CBI probe

The case involves allegations that Chief Minister Pema Khandu favoured firms linked to his family members in the award of government contracts over the past decade

Local held with anti-India posters, grenade in Kashmir’s Pulwama: officials

The posters described August 15 and August 5, the day the Centre ended J&K’s special status, as “black day”, while August 14, Pakistan’s Independence Day, as day of Independence

IAF Chief begins three-day visit to Vietnam to boost defence cooperation

The two sides explored new avenues to enhance collaboration, particularly in the air domain, as part of efforts to further strengthen the existing bilateral partnership

Computer science, ECE still the most preferred subjects after first round of TNEA 2026 counselling

Electrical and electronics engineering, although way down the pecking order, did manage to register a gentle upward swing in the number of seats filled after the first round

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ప్రయాణికుల భద్రతకు ప్రాధాన్యత ఇస్తూ అప్రమత్తంగా వ్యవహరించిన ఓ సీనియర్ మోటర్‌మన్‌ను సదరన్ రైల్వే ప్రత్యేకంగా సత్కరించింది. రైలులో తలెత్తిన భద్రతా సమస్యను సకాలంలో గుర్తించి, వెంటనే చర్యలు తీసుకోవడం వల్ల భారీ ప్రమాదం తప్పిందని అధికారులు తెలిపారు.