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Auto driver injured in metro slab crash awaits compensation six months on

India, Aug. 4 -- Nearly six months after narrowly escaping death in the Mulund Metro slab collapse incident, autorickshaw driver Rajkumar Yadav, 43, is still struggling to rebuild a life that changed ... Read More


No women included as Karnataka cabinet under DK Shivakumar gets 19 new members

India, Aug. 4 -- Karnataka's long-awaited cabinet expansion took shape on Monday with the induction of 19 ministers, bringing the strength of the chief minister DK Shivakumar-led council of ministers ... Read More


Despite uptick in July rainfall, Kharif sowing remains below 2025 levels

India, Aug. 4 -- The sowing of the monsoon crop (kharif) across India remained below last year's level despite an improvement in July rainfall, with farmers planting crops in 105.2 million hectares as... Read More


'Cluster redevelopment will make Navi Mumbai unlivable': Naik takes a swipe at Shinde

India, Aug. 4 -- Forest minister Ganesh Naik launched his sharpest attack yet on deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde's cluster redevelopment policy, questioning the "wise man" behind the Unified Devel... Read More


Govt introduces Bill to overhaul Indian Statistical Institute governance; faculty flag autonomy concerns

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Union government on Monday introduced the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, proposing to repeal the 67-year-old Indian Statistical Institute Act,... Read More


Govt introduces Bill to overhaul Indian Statistical Institute governance; faculties flag autonomy concerns

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Union government on Monday introduced the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, proposing to repeal the 67-year-old Indian Statistical Institute Act,... Read More


Lok Sabha passes bill to raise Supreme Court judges' strength to 38

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, raising the sanctioned strength of judges in the top court from 34 to 38, including the C... Read More


Space earmarked for Dilip Kumar museum in his Bandra house to be sold

India, Aug. 4 -- Veteran actress Saira Banu is reportedly in the process of selling a portion of her late husband Dilip Kumar's bungalow at Bandra's Pali Hill, now redeveloped into an 11-storey buildi... Read More


Damage to load-bearing structure led building to come crashing down in Industrial Area Phase 2 tragedy: Probe

Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- Damage to a load-bearing wall during renovation likely triggered the collapse of a nearly 50-year-old building in Chandigarh's Industrial Area, Phase 2, on July 5, killing two pe... Read More


Guard strangled, body dumped in water tank of Juhu residential building

India, Aug. 4 -- A 34-year-old security guard was found strangled with his hands tied behind his back inside the ground-floor water tank of a residential building in Juhu on Monday. A murder case has ... Read More