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August 3, 2026 9:26 AM
Thousands of devotees thronged Lord Shiva temples across the country on Monday to offer prayers and seek blessings on the first Monday (Sawan Somwar) of the holy month of Sawan, one of the most auspicious periods in the Hindu calendar dedicated to Lo...
August 3, 2026 9:28 AM
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) began its three-day monetary policy meeting on Monday, with economists and market participants widely expecting the central bank to keep the benchmark repo rate unchanged while maintai...
August 3, 2026 9:20 AM
Cuba's national electricity grid collapsed late on Sunday, the state-owned national electric utility said, plunging the island of about 10 million people into darkness as blackouts are becoming ever more frequent. The Union Electrica de Cuba ...
August 3, 2026 9:15 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran will happen on Monday but declined to set a deadline for an agreement after earlier saying he had called off an imminent attack in hopes of quickly reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and re...
August 3, 2026 9:05 AM
The first mass mortality event in Australia from H5 bird flu has occurred in a large group of native seabirds inthe state of South Australia, the federal government said on Monday. Laboratory testing by Australia's national science agency co...
August 3, 2026 9:00 AM
Oil prices skidded and stocks wobbled on Monday as hopes of peace in the Middle East grew, while the yen jumped suddenly after the U.S. and Japan confirmed joint intervention to prop up the frail currency. Brent crude futures LCOc1 sank more than 6%...
August 3, 2026 8:32 AM
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain has dedicated her silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow to the flood-affected people of Assam, a gesture that has drawn widespread appreciation and sparked celebrations across her home state. Borgohain...
August 3, 2026 8:15 AM
The 2026 Commonwealth Games concluded with a grand closing ceremony at Glasgow's OVO Hydro on Sunday, as the host city formally handed over the Commonwealth Games flag to India ahead of the centenary edition of the Games in Ahmedabad in 2030. The sy...
August 3, 2026 1:00 AM
India concluded its campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow with 39 medals — 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze — to finish fourth in the overall standings despite competing in a significantly reduced programme that excluded medal-rich...
August 2, 2026 5:51 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid tributes to Pingali Venkayya on his 150th birth anniversary, remembering his pivotal contribution to designing India's National Flag and his service t...
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