French ruling spotlights breast cancer as an occupational disease
The Hinduby Grace Paul Vallooran28 Aug 2026
In a first for France’s aviation industry, a court in Bayonne has recognised breast cancer as an occupational disease.
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top 91%Govt’s onion buffer stock quality ‘good’, storage with CWC aids shelf life: Consumer affairs secretary
The Hinduby PTI28 Aug 2026
The quality of the Centre's onion buffer stock is "good", Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare said on Friday (August 28, 2026), asserting that for the first time this year the Central...
PM Modi to undertake four-day visit to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
The Hinduby PTI28 Aug 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a four-day trip on Saturday (August 29, 2026) to strengthen ties with Uzbekistan and attend the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in...
Greenland to present report on forced contraceptions
The Hinduby AFP28 Aug 2026
A Greenlandic commission is to present a highly anticipated report Friday to determine whether Denmark's forced contraception of thousands of the Arctic island's indigenous Inuit constituted a...
Hyderabad filmmaker’s documentary captures a mountaineer’s tenacity on Reo Purgyil
The Hinduby Sangeetha Devi Dundoo28 Aug 2026
In debut director Shourya Sreekere’s documentary Reo: The Dangerous Peak, Telangana mountaineer Yashwanth Naik and his guides are stranded for six days during their ascent to Reo Purgyil.
‘GTA 6’ gameplay revealed: Rockstar unveils first official look at new features, map and gameplay
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau28 Aug 2026
Rockstar Games has unveiled the first official extended look at Grand Theft Auto VI, giving players their most detailed glimpse yet at the gameplay, world and systems powering the long-awaited...
Explained: What is the Coimbatore International Airport expansion plan, and why is it needed?
The Hinduby Wilson Thomas28 Aug 2026
The story so far: The long-standing demand for the expansion and modernisation of the Coimbatore International Airport has gained momentum, with land acquisition nearing completion and work for...
Thrissur fireworks tragedy: Centre tells Kerala HC that unit deployed more workers than permitted
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau28 Aug 2026
The Central government and the Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives recently informed the Kerala High Court that the fireworks manufacturing unit at Mundathikode in Thrissur had deployed more...
Google Pixel 11 Pro XL Review: Smart AI design boosts a larger, premium Pixel
The Hinduby Haider Ali Khan28 Aug 2026
Google has a habit of making small changes that can have a bigger impact than expected. The Pixel 11 Pro XL follows that approach.
Mangaluru under SWR: Forum hopes for reversal of historic injustice in services and railway infrastructure
The Hinduby Anil Kumar Sastry28 Aug 2026
Welcoming the Railway Ministry’s decision to integrate Mangaluru railway region with South Western Railway (SWR), Dakshina Kannada District Rail Users, an online forum of patrons, said the move can...
‘Ghamasaan’ trailer: Arshad Warsi and Pratik Gandhi star in a deadly cat and mouse thriller
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau28 Aug 2026
The trailer of Arshad Warsi and Pratik Gandhi’s upcoming film, Ghamasaan, was unveiled by the makers recently. Directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, the film will be released on ZEE5 on September 11.
China says collapse of glacier in Nepal likely behind flash flood
The Hinduby Ananth Krishnan28 Aug 2026
A preliminary assessment suggested the collapse of a high-altitude glacier in Nepal was behind the mudslides and floods along the Nepal-China border, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday (August...
Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89; his son becomes King Haakon VIII
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors28 Aug 2026
King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen to marry his school sweetheart...
With fugitive Sukumara Kurup back in the limelight, Keralam Crime Branch head says police will look into latest claims
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau28 Aug 2026
Sukumara Kurup, one of Keralam’s most infamous fugitives whose act of crime has inspired three films in the four decades that he has remained beyond the reach of the police, is back in the news...
What are pneumatic tubes?
The Hinduby Divya Vinayak Patilkulkarni28 Aug 2026
Pneumatic tubes are pressurised air transport systems that move carriers through a network of pipes using partial vacuum or compressed air.
Not holding bypolls in Tamil Nadu will deprive lakhs of people of elected representatives: CM Vijay tells Madras High Court
The Hinduby Mohamed Imranullah S28 Aug 2026
The non-conduct of bye-elections to five Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu for an indefinite period will deprive several lakhs of people in those constituencies of democratically elected MLAs...
‘Babita Singh Reporting’ movie review: Nimisha Sajayan steers the social autopsy of patriarchy
The Hinduby Anuj Kumar28 Aug 2026
At a time when the diary of police procedurals is cluttered with gravity-defying cops and preachy social commentaries masquerading as investigative dramas, Babita Singh reports with a quiet yet...
Nepal issues fresh flood warning as water level rises at site of deadly flash flood
The Hinduby PTI28 Aug 2026
Nepal authorities on Friday (August 28, 2026) issued a fresh flood warning after the water level increased at the site where a devastating flash flood occurred earlier this week, urging people and...
Konda Surekha ties rakhi to Revanth Reddy at residence amid disciplinary row
The Hinduby R Ravikanth Reddy28 Aug 2026
Against the backdrop of the ongoing disciplinary controversy, Endowments Minister Konda Surekha met Chief Minister A.
Explained: What is the Tamil Nadu government’s one-gram gold ring scheme?
The Hinduby N Sai Charan28 Aug 2026
The story so far: On March 7 this year, ahead of the Assembly elections, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C.