Ludhiana snakebite cases jump 34% in two years, monsoon blamed
Ludhiana district has reported 99 snakebite cases so far this year, a 34% increase from the 74 cases recorded in the same period of 2024. The number has already surpassed the 94…
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TN MLA car perk draws ire, Supreme Court preserves Iyer judgement
A letter in The Hindu criticises Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay's decision to provide all 234 MLAs with luxury cars, a ₹75,000 monthly vehicle allowance, and extra staffing, calling it…
Supreme Court allows ex-post facto environmental clearances
The Supreme Court on July 29, 2026, ruled that projects which started without prior environmental clearance can be regularised in exceptional cases, reversing its own earlier judgment. The three-judge bench held that…
65 dead in West Bengal fires since 2025, paper slams negligence
At least 65 people, many of them poor, migrant workers and pilgrims, have died in major fires in West Bengal since 2025, with the latest blaze at the Shikha Inn in Kolkata…
Panjab University orders equal opportunity cells for disabled students
Panjab University has ordered all its affiliated colleges to set up Equal Opportunity Cells for Persons with Disabilities (EOC-PwDs) by August 31. The directive came after an RTI filed by alumnus Brij…
Driver dies after jumping from height at Mumbai airport
A 53-year-old driver died after jumping from the P10 parking level at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on August 20. The deceased, Pramod Gangaram Jadhav, had been suffering from a kidney…
Punjab and Haryana high court orders timely pension benefits
The Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that government offices must complete all pension-related formalities before an employee's retirement date to ensure timely disbursal of benefits. The court directed chief secretaries…
Punjab and Haryana HC raps senior lawyer for bias remark against judge
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has expressed concern over the conduct of Senior Advocate GK Mann, who accused the judge of bias during a hearing related to a former Punjab Police…
CBI arrests man who posed as Lok Sabha staffer after 10 years
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Jitendra Pathak, who had been absconding for nearly 10 years, for impersonating an employee of the Lok Sabha Secretariat and cheating a private individual…
Delhi and Hyderabad offer Onam sadhya this weekend
Onam sadhya, the traditional Kerala feast served on a banana leaf, is being offered in Delhi NCR and Hyderabad this weekend. The Times of India reports that Delhi restaurants, pop-ups and home…
