India
- Chennai
Nepal flood survivors arrive in Chennai
Chennai: Tearful embraces, hushed prayers, and narrow escapes marked the scene at the airport here as the Nepal flood survivors arrived safely. Twenty-one pilgrims from Tamil Nadu, caught in the jaws of…
- India
Sitharaman begins 6-day US visit for G20 talks, business meets
Washington: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman landed in the US for a six-day visit, during which she will participate in the G20 Finance Ministers’ meeting and hold talks with CEOs and business leaders…
- Kashmir
Suspected Pakistan drones spotted along LoC in J-K, search on
Rajouri: Security forces launched a search operation along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district following the sighting of suspected Pakistani drones along the border area, official sources said…
- Hate Crime
Daily reality: India saw 63 anti-minority hate attacks in July
Hyderabad: At least two anti-minority attacks took place in India every day in July 2026, ranging from clashes on public transit to targeted administrative action, with Siasat.com recording 63 such incidents across the country. Caste…
- Sports
National Sports Day: The most defining moments of 2026
Hyderabad: Every August 29, India celebrates National Sports Day, the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand who played hockey for India at the Olympics in 1928, 1932 and 1936 and won gold all three…
- India
NTA declares UGC-NET June 2026 results for 84 subjects
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday, August 28, declared the results of the UGC-NET June 2026 examination for 84 subjects. Candidates can now check, download and print their scorecards…
- India
Soon, FSSAI to mark high sugar, salt, fat in packaged food
New Delhi: India’s food safety regulator has told the Supreme Court it wants mandatory warning labels on the front of packaged food and drink cartons, marking a sharp reversal from its earlier stance…
- Middle East
India, Kuwait agree to strengthen defence cooperation
New Delhi: The inaugural meeting of the India-Kuwait Joint Defence Committee (JDC) was held in New Delhi on Friday, August 28, where the two countries agreed to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation…
- Politics
Uttarakhand BJP BLAs submit 6,500 forms to delete minority voters
Five men linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have filed 6,500 bulk objections to delete Muslim names from the electoral rolls in five Uttarakhand constituencies in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision…
- Bangalore
Parameshwara warns Centre against imposing Kasturirangan Report
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has stepped up opposition to the Centre’s notification proposing eco-sensitive status for 1,449 villages in 10 Western Ghats districts, accusing the Union government of taking…
- India
AAP’s Sanjay Singh questions Haj 2027 tender, Centre responds
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh has raised questions over the Haj 2027 Comprehensive Service Package tender, alleging irregularities in the selection of a service provider and prompting…
- India
320 Indians missing in Nepal, 400 stranded on Chinese side: MEA
New Delhi: At least 320 Indians remain missing, and around 400 others are stranded on the Chinese side following devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)…
- Hate Crime
Gujarat: Hindutva groups attack reading session on Malala’s book
Ahmedabad: A reading session of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai’s memoir ‘I Am Malala’ turned violent in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city after a group of people identifying as Hindutva workers attacked the…
- India
Penguin drops book as Sonia refused to delete references to Modi
Hyderabad: Penguin Random House India will no longer publish the much-awaited memoir by Sonia Gandhi over alleged differences in “editorial changes,” which the Congress leader did not agree with, according to The…
- India
Cook accused of molesting 22 girls had faced prior POCSO charges
Thane: A cook at a government ashram school in Thane district, arrested earlier this week for allegedly molesting 22 minor female students, was a habitual offender who had previously been jailed under…