Today in India — 6 August 2026
Uttarakhand placed on high alert as heavy rain forecast Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday directed all departments to remain on high alert as continuous rainfall continues and the India…
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US Removes Sanctions on Iraqi Airline and Two Aircraft
The US Treasury has removed Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and two aircraft from its designated list, according to an update on its website. The airline had been described as linked to Iran’s…
Congress Holds Kolkata March Over Worker Attacks and Hawker Evictions
Hundreds of Congress workers and multiple leaders like State president Subhankar Sarkar, Prakash Joshi, and others were present at the protest march in the heart of Kolkata which started from College Street to Lalbazaar. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Congress leaders and workers took out a march “Lalbazaar Satyagraha” in Kolkata on Wednesday (August 5, 2026) towards
CJP spokesperson alleges unauthorised filming inside Delhi home
Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal. File. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das on Wednesday (August 5, 2026) alleged that certain YouTubers and media persons had entered his residence and filmed inside without consent, calling it “a serious invasion of
Tamil Nadu earmarks ₹7.35 crore to curb wild boar crop damage
Tamil Nadu’s Agriculture Budget 2026-27 has allocated ₹7.35 crore for measures to reduce crop damage by wild boars and protect farms. Agriculture Minister R. Vinoth said an environment-friendly liquid repellent developed by…
Today in India: 6 August 2026
Bombay High Court Convicts Tarun TejpalThe Bombay High Court’s Goa bench overturned Tarun Tejpal’s 2021 acquittal in a 2013 sexual assault case involving a junior colleague. The former Tehelka editor was convicted…
Bombay High Court Convicts Tarun Tejpal, Sentences Him to 10 Years
The Bombay High Court’s Goa bench overturned former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal’s 2021 acquittal in a 2013 sexual assault case involving a junior colleague at a Goa hotel. The court convicted him…
Jason Arday Faces Plagiarism and CV Claims
Jason Arday, a former University of Cambridge professor, faces allegations that his PhD dissertation contained more than 100 lifted passages. Ghent University researcher Nathan Cofnas detailed the alleged examples in a Substack…
Kyiv Region Reports 14 Dead After Overnight Strikes
Updated 5 August 2026 at 12:45 IST In the Fastiv district, rescuers extinguished a vehicle fire at the premises of an enterprise, while in the Bucha district, operations were underway to contain a warehouse fire in the village of Chayky. Another fire at a logistics facility in Sofiivska Borshchahivka was also brought under control. Russian
CAG flags Uttar Pradesh budget estimation and reappropriation lapses
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has taken strong exception to the Uttar Pradesh government’s manual preparation of the state budget and asked the finance department to revisit budgeting methods to make budget estimates more realistic in the state. The CAG said budget reappropriations were also being processed through physical files and were
