Bombay High Court grants bail to PFI accused, cites lack of evidence
The Hinduby Chinmay Gaikwad·28 Aug 2026
The Bombay High Court has granted bail to Mohammed Iqbal Ibrahim Khan, an accused in a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Ministry eases norms for defence exports, licences
The Hinduby Saurabh Trivedi·28 Aug 2026
The Defence Ministry has simplified export and licensing norms to help Indian defence manufacturers access global markets faster.
Centre targets replacement of two lakh old trucks, buses in Delhi-NCR within a year
The Hinduby Jagriti Chandra·28 Aug 2026
The Union government aims to replace more than 2 lakh trucks and buses in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) with BS-VI or electric vehicles within a year under the PARIVARTAN scheme...
Nepal flood toll rises to 579; nearly 2,000 still missing
The Hinduby Sanjeev Satgainya·28 Aug 2026
The death toll in the Nepal flash floods touched 579 on Friday (August 28, 2026), even as the search for nearly 2,000 missing people continued for the third day after the disaster struck.
Food safety: Hotel owners propose test labs at meeting with Khader
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·28 Aug 2026
Health Minister U.T. Khader has asked hotels and restaurants across Karnataka to strengthen hygiene and food safety measures, stressing that public health cannot be compromised for commercial...
U.S. civil rights march targets Trump voting changes
The Hinduby AFP·28 Aug 2026
Civil rights activists gathered in Washington on Friday (August 28, 2026) in a major show of opposition to Republican redistricting and restrictions on voting being pushed by President Donald Trump...
ED freezes ₹51 crore in DHFL loan ‘fraud’ case
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·28 Aug 2026
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen ₹51.75 crore lying in a bank account, following searches in connection with a bank loan fraud case allegedly involving Dewan Housing Finance Corporation...
China removes high-ranking officers from key military body
The Hinduby AFP·28 Aug 2026
China removed two high-ranking officers from the country’s main military body on Friday (August 28, 2026), state media reported, seven months after it was announced that Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli...
DMK and TVK debate over cars for MLAs, F4 night race in the Assembly
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·28 Aug 2026
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Friday yet again witnessed a debate over the State government’s decision to buy new cars for MLAs. The topic became a point of discussion after DMK MLA G.V.
Syria's President appoints Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as his adviser
The Hinduby AFP·28 Aug 2026
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as a Presidential adviser, state media said on Friday (August 28, 2026), days after Abdi announced the dissolution of his...
HC permits kodiyettram to be conducted as per timings indicated in invitation
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·28 Aug 2026
Considering the invitation for dhuvajharohanam/ kodiyettram of Avani Mahotsavam of Sri Subramaniya Swamy Temple in Tiruchendur has been printed and in the interest of the function being proceeded...
Half-year review shows sharp uptick of crime in Telangana
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·28 Aug 2026
A half-yearly crime review meeting on Friday showed a sharp uptick in crime in the State over the past three years.
CSR spending lacks deep impact, job creation: Amitabh Kant
The Hinduby Mini Tejaswi·28 Aug 2026
Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has called on Indian companies to move beyond conventional corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and invest in scalable, job-creating rural...
Students find colleges ‘missing’ when they go for enrolment in professional courses
The Hinduby Jayanth R·28 Aug 2026
Some colleges where seats were allotted for professional courses like Engineering, Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT), B.Sc Nursing and others in the 2nd round of CET counselling have been found to be...
PML-N's Iftikhar Gillani elected as PoK 'prime minister'
The Hinduby PTI·28 Aug 2026
Barrister Iftikhar Ali Gillani was on Friday (August 28, 2026) elected to the so-called post of ‘prime minister’ of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) following recent elections marred by violent...
Fresh glacial lakes form at source of Nepal’s ice-rock avalanche
The Hinduby Jacob Koshy·28 Aug 2026
Two more glacial lakes have formed in Nepal, near the apparent source of the ice-rock avalanche that triggered flooding in Nepal’s Bhote Koshi-Trishuli river system on Wednesday (August 26, 2026).
Niranam Punyaalan claims Sree Narayana Trophy at 86th Kannetti boat race
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·28 Aug 2026
Thrilling the crowds lined along the backwaters, the 86th Kannetti Sree Narayana Trophy Boat Race concluded with Niranam Punyaalan emerging victorious in the prestigious Chundan Vallam (snake boat)...
NMDC Hyderabad Marathon to feature 184 tribal runners
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·28 Aug 2026
As many as 184 runners, predominantly belonging to tribal communities, from Bastar and nearby areas in Chhattisgarh will be participating in the 15th NMDC Hyderabad Marathon on Sunday.
‘Several duplicate voters still on draft rolls’
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·28 Aug 2026
Hyderabad The Congress has alleged that despite the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise seeking to delete duplicate voters, several duplicate voters are still on the draft rolls.
clash of fixtures could leave RoI with depleted squad for Irani Cup
The Hinduby Amol Karhadkar·28 Aug 2026
A scheduling mess by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) could leave Rest of India with a depleted squad for its prestigious Irani Cup contest against Ranji Trophy champion Jammu and...
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