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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


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


Shivakumar opposed MB Patil's cabinet induction: Yatnal

Vijayapura (Karnataka), Aug. 5 -- Sacked BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Wednesday intensified his attack on the ruling Congress, alleging that Chief Minister DK Shivakumar had opposed the inducti... Read More


Kremlin critic leaves Moscow for Paris after ban from running for election

France, Aug. 5 -- Nadezhdin, who attempted to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 presidential election, announced his departure in a video posted on the Telegram messaging service on Monda... Read More


'I could have resigned too': Karnataka CM Shivakumar recalls cabinet berth denial during Siddaramaiah's tenure

India, Aug. 5 -- Amid several Congress MLAs reportedly threatening to resign for being left out in Karnataka's cabinet of ministers, chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday drew from his own experienc... Read More


Telangana HC junks plea challenging KTR's election to Sircilla

Hyderabad, Aug. 5 -- The Telangana High Court on Tuesday, August 4, dismissed an election petition challenging the election of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) to the S... Read More