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Food safety, drug control unified: Telangana forms TG SAFE

Hyderabad: The Food Safety Department and the Drugs Control Administration (DCA) have been unified and will now be called the Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE). According to…
Hunger remains as strong as it was when I started: PV Sindhu

New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is eyeing a historic sixth World Championships medal, with the Indian star saying her “hunger towards the game” remains as strong as it was when…
Everything for Rs 16: Shopkeeper’s 16-min sale ends in chaos

Kanpur: A Rs 16 flash sale created a law-and-order problem in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, as residents rushed to Rais Alam’s shop after he announced that the offer was live for just 16…

Amit Shah seeks Congress apology for insulting Vande Mataram

Jaipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, August 16, accused the Congress of insulting the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ and demanded that the party apologise to the people and to Bankim…
Delhi HC to hear CBI challenge to Kejriwal’s discharge in excise case

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will on Monday, August 17, hear the CBI’s petition challenging a trial court order discharging AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and 21 others in the…
UGC-NET 2026 answer key out; NTA allows objections till Aug 18

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday, August 16, released the provisional answer keys for 84 subjects of the University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) June 2026 examination. In a post…
ChatGPT helps Goa man find lost footwear outside Ujjain Temple

Panaji: Proving that artificial intelligence can find goofy solutions to routine problems, a Goa-based man used ChatGPT to resolve every temple visitor’s challenge: finding one specific pair of shoes in a sea…

Nine booked for alleged moral policing attack in Dakshina Kannada

Mangaluru: A fresh case of alleged moral policing has been reported in Dakshina Kannada district, with nine people booked for allegedly assaulting a young woman and her family members at Kolpe in…
Worried your toddler lacks iron? What parents need to know

Brisbane: The devastating recent deaths of three toddlers in Queensland, linked to low iron levels, have understandably left many parents wondering whether their own child is getting enough iron. The good news…
Conflicting accounts emerge in Chamarajanagar forest firing

Chamarajanagar: Conflicting accounts have emerged over the firing incident in the Shagya range of the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in which three men were killed, with the families alleging that forest personnel shot…
SC set to hear on Monday Rahul Gandhi’s plea against HC order

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, August 17, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order which directed the CBI and ED to verify…
Blinkit delivery agent assault case: UCO Bank manager arrested

Meerut: The Meerut Police arrested the 34-year-old customer who allegedly assaulted a Blinkit delivery agent when the latter arrived a few minutes late. Yaman Kansal, a manager at UCO Bank, was arrested…
Several injured in Vijayawada-Hyderabad bus accident

Hyderabad: Several people were injured when their bus from Vijayawada to Hyderabad met with an accident in Telangana’s Suryapet early on Sunday, August 16. The incident occurred in the Akupamula area when…
Man fined Rs 4 lakh for ‘waking up’ polar bear near North Pole

A ship operator was fined 50,000 Norwegian kroner (Rs 4.5 lakh) for waking up a polar bear with the ship’s horn near the North Pole earlier this month. While passing through a…
NLSIU students, alumni oppose CJI attending convocation

Bengaluru: The Students and Alumni of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) here have opposed CJI Surya Kant and Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra attending the upcoming…