CITY
Flood alert in Andhra districts as Godavari, Krishna rivers swell
The Andhra government has sanctioned Rs 16 crore to help districts prepare for floods. Sixteen districts, including Krishna, Guntur, East and West Godavari, Eluru, Konaseema, Visakhapatnam, and Srikakulam, will each get Rs 1 crore.
CITY
Ghaziabad woman says husband demanded Nora Fatehi look, forced 3-hour workouts, abortion
The woman alleged that her husband, a government physical education teacher, forced her to exercise for three hours daily and withheld meals if she failed to comply.
CITY
Six Delhi schools receive bomb threats, third incident in four days
Police teams, along with fire personnel and bomb disposal squads, rushed to the premises immediately.
CITY
Bengaluru's great split: How a new law aims to fix city’s broken governance
The Greater Bengaluru Governance (Amendment) Bill, 2025, finalises a plan to break the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) into five smaller, autonomous municipal corporations.
CITY
Kashmir-Delhi rapid cargo train approved: J&K apples, pashmina to reach markets faster
The train will cover the journey from Budgam to Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar in about 23 hours, and will be a more economical alternative compared to road transport.
CITY
MP lawyer Archana Tiwari, who vanished from train, eloped to escape forced marriage: Police
Tiwari, who was studying in Indore, had vanished on August 7 while travelling by train to her hometown Katni for Raksha Bandhan.
CITY
Kolkata Metro expansion: Howrah to Sealdah in 12 mins; fares start at Rs 5, cap at Rs 70
The Kolkata East-West Metro (Green Line) charges Rs 5 for the first 2 km and up to Rs 70 for the full Howrah Maidan to Salt Lake Sector V route
CITY
All work and all play: ‘Startup pod’ to redefine Kerala’s workcation, travel experience
At the startup pod, high-speed internet, 24x7 access, meeting spaces, and the required hi-tech features will be available. For this, a three-storey structure, with the project estimated to cost around Rs 6 crore, will be constructed in Varkala, Kerala
CITY
UP woman fights off crocodile with bare hands to save 5-year-old son
The child, five-year-old Veeru, was playing near a nullah close to his house in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich when the crocodile suddenly leapt out of the water and caught him
CITY
Railway cops loot jeweller at Mumbai Central, suspended after CCTV exposes Rs 30k extortion
The incident happened on August 10, when Kamal Soni, a jeweller from Rajasthan, was at the station with his daughter and brother-in-law. Two men dressed in khaki uniforms approached him, claiming they needed to check his bag
CITY
Madhya Pradesh teacher set ablaze by 'love-obsessed' student in revenge attack
The teacher wore a saree for the school's August 15th program, which the accused commented on inappropriately. She lodged a complaint, which angered him.
CITY
Delhi building collapse: 3 dead, several feared trapped as multi-storey building collapses in Daryaganj
Daryaganj building collapse: The three workers, identified as Zubair, Gulsagar and Taufiq, who were present on the site at the time of the incident were killed on the spot.
BUSINESS
Welspun One expands Bengaluru land bank with 107-acre acquisition
The company acquired 51 acres in East Bengaluru’s Hoskote and 56 acres in Devanahalli, taking its land bank in south to 260 acres
CITY
Ahmedabad school stabbing horror: Class X student killed by junior, protesters vandalise campus
The clash between the two began over a minor scuffle, but escalated when the accused stabbed the victim outside Seventh Day School in Ahmedabad's Khokhara
CITY
Haryana teacher death: Internet remains suspended in 2 districts as govt transfers case to CBI
The woman had gone missing on August 11 after leaving home to visit a college for inquiries about a nursing course. Two days later, on August 13, her body was discovered in a field in Haryana's Bhiwani
CITY
Gujarat school faces inquiry after August 15 play depicts burqa-clad students as 'terrorists'
The school, which has an enrollment of over 600 students, found itself in the spotlight after the event.
CITY
MP lawyer Archana Tiwari who disappeared during train journey traced
It has now emerged that Archana Tiwari had been in contact with a constable posted in Gwalior, and he is currently being questioned
CITY
Work and travel: Kerala’s first-ever ‘startup pod’ to open in Varkala
At the startup pod, high-speed internet, 24x7 access, meeting spaces, and the required hi-tech features will be available. For this, a three-storey structure, with the project estimated to cost around Rs 6 crore, will be constructed in Varkala, Kerala.
CITY
Just 4 days of Mumbai rains break August record - What's bringing torrential rainfall to city?
Scientists from the India Meteorological Department in Mumbai have attributed the extreme weather to a rare confluence of several systems.
CITY
Karnataka grandmother, 56, arrested for plotting husband's murder with 33-year-old lover
Meenakshamma was sent to judicial custody alongside her 33-year-old boyfriend, Pradeep and his two associates, Siddesh and Vishwas
CITY
Yamuna cleaning: Are DJB, Noida Authority claims 'genuine'? 'Need to be verified', says SC
Supreme Court was reviewing a previous order of the National Green Tribunal, which in August 2022 had imposed an environmental fine of Rs 150 crore, Rs 100 crore on Noida Authority and Rs 50 crore on DJB, for failing to stop sewage from entering the Kondli irrigation canal
CITY
Delhi's humidity mystery explained: What's behind the second most humid monsoon in 53 years?
The primary driver of this unusual humidity has been the monsoon's behaviour. The lingering moisture on days with little to no rain is what creates the peak of discomfort.
CITY
Maharashtra rains: 24 dead in 4 days, over 1,500 rescued
In Maharashtra, 24 persons have died in the last four days in rain-related incidents: seven in Nanded, three in Mumbai, two each in Beed and Hingoli, and one each in ten districts in the Konkan and Vidarbha
CITY
Gujarat girl, 16, escapes incestuous father only to be raped by neighbour, 49, she confided in
Junagadh girl sexual abuse: The Junagadh Taluka police have detained both men after the case was brought to light by a team from the state's 181 women's helpline.
