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Big relief or big trouble? Supreme Court pushes for fuel ban on uninsured vehicles

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to develop a pilot project under which vehicles without valid insurance could be denied fuel at petrol pumps. The move aims to ... Read More


Delhi tops north India in menstrual hygiene; Haryana, Punjab and Himachal also cross 90pc, govt tells Rajya Sabha

Panchkula, Aug. 5 -- Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh have surged ahead as North India's leaders in adopting hygienic menstrual protection for young women, according to data presented to th... Read More


Rights groups skip parliamentary discussions on alleged pressure on Supreme Court justices

Kathmandu, Aug. 5 -- Three international human rights organisations that recently raised concerns over alleged government pressure on senior Supreme Court justices did not appear before a parliamentar... Read More


Report questions repeated predictions about Shehbaz government collapsePublished on: August 5, 2026 11:20 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- A new report questioned repeated claims that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government is nearing its end. It noted that similar predictions have continued since the coalition gov... Read More


"Date not fixed until rate was fixed": Karnataka BJP chief slams Congress over cabinet expansion

Bengaluru, Aug. 5 -- BJP Karnataka President BY Vijayendra on Wednesday alleged the Congress cabinet expansion was driven by "power-sharing, money power and High Command politics" rather than governan... Read More


Indian Railways utilises Rs 1.14 lakh crore, 39% of FY27 budget grant till July: Govt

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Indian Railways has utilised more than Rs 1.14 lakh crore, or about 39 per cent of its budget grant for 2026-27, till July 2026, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday... Read More


India's data centre capacity rises over four-fold to 1,575 MW as AI demand accelerates: Govt

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- India's data centre capacity has increased more than four-fold from 375 MW in 2020 to around 1,575 MW currently, driven by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and hig... Read More


Karnataka's Withdrawal of Mhadei Petitions Won't Affect Goa's Case, Says WRD Minister Subhash Shirodkar

Goa, Aug. 5 -- Goa Water Resources Department (WRD) Minister Subhash Shirodkar has said that Karnataka's decision to withdraw its petitions before the Supreme Court in the Mhadei river dispute will ha... Read More


SpaceX Targets AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile as Starlink Hits 12 Million Users

HAWTHORNE, Aug. 5 -- Starlink subscribers doubled to 12 million in the year through June, SpaceX disclosed Tuesday, as the satellite operator posted second-quarter revenue of $7.8 billion and its chie... Read More


Upper Assam Floods: Did Illegal Mining and Govt Inaction Cause the Disaster?

Guwahati, Aug. 5 -- The devastating deluge that submerged upper Assam's Sivasagar, Charaideo, and Jorhat districts on July 19, before extending to Golaghat, has brought to light several new facts abou... Read More