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August 7, 2026 12:17 PM

Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Paatil chairs high-level review meeting on Jal Jeevan Mission with Haryana MPs

Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil on Thursday chaired a high-level review meeting at Haryana Bhawan in the national capital to assess the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission and the Har Ghar Jal scheme in Haryana. The four-hour meeting was ...

August 7, 2026 12:01 PM

“You don’t want the house to function”: Om Birla criticises opposition for stalling Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday appealed to Opposition members to allow the House to function as protests over the alleged NEET paper leak and the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple continued in the House. Despite his appeal, the prot...

August 7, 2026 11:55 AM

Congo’s Ebola outbreak surpasses 4,000 cases

Democratic Republic of Congo's confirmed Ebola cases have risen above 4,000 for the first time in the current outbreak, government data showed. The epidemic, the world's second-largest, has been described as the fastest-spreading on record. Experts...

August 7, 2026 11:37 AM

PM Modi to address IIT Delhi’s 57th convocation, inaugurate AI-powered supercomputing facility

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 57th Convocation Ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi as the Chief Guest on August 8. PM Modi will address more than 3,000 graduating students, including 587 PhD scholars, who will ...

August 7, 2026 11:38 AM

U.S. and ASEAN chair call for unconditional release of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi

The U.S. State Department and the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Friday reiterated their calls for the unconditional release of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. On Monday, Aung ...

August 7, 2026 11:18 AM

Dutch shocks for Zverev, Medvedev as seeds fall in Canadian Open

Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev both suffered upsets against Dutch opponents in the second round of the Canadian Open on Wednesday, while fellow title contender Taylor Fritz also crashed out in Montreal. World number three Zverev, playing his f...

August 7, 2026 11:09 AM

MP CM to launch ‘Jan Vishwas Abhiyan’ for on-ground redressal of public grievances

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will launch the six-month ‘Jan Vishwas Abhiyan’ today from Chhindwara. Under this, ministers, senior bureaucrats, and district officials will spend every Friday in the field to directly interact with peop...

August 7, 2026 11:01 AM

Pakistan broadens foreign media curbs to local staff, drawing backlash

Pakistan has imposed further restrictions on foreign media outlets operating in the country, for the first time seeking to routinely control the movement of Pakistani nationals working for them. Until the new government restrictions were first circu...

August 7, 2026 11:01 AM

Trump signs orders to limit US birthright citizenship, despite Supreme Court ruling

U.S. President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday in a new but narrower attempt to curtail birthright citizenship, once again challenging a provision of the U.S. Constitution even though the Supreme Court rejected his previous effor...

August 7, 2026 11:01 AM

Lok Sabha to take up Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, Kashmiri Pandits Bill today

The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, for consideration and passage today, according to the Revised List of Business. Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises,...