August 2026

Trump has rejected Tehran’s demand for reparations and instead called for Iran to compensate Americans killed or wounded in conflicts Iran late Monday mocked the Trump administration’s reliance on economic sanctions, warning that Washington’s repeated attempts to squeeze Tehran are less a strategy than an “addiction” that could ultimately leave the US with fewer options…

The discussion was centred on Khalid’s book, Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power, based on his PhD thesis submitted at JNU’s Centre for Historical Studies in 2018. NEW DELHI: A discussion on Umar Khalid’s book was held outside the School of Social Sciences-II building Monday after JNU withdrew permission for the programme…

The students have been protesting against alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment examinations. NEW DELHI: Police will examine CCTV footage to identify people they allege disrupted a largely peaceful student protest in Ranchi on Monday, as top officials defended the use of “mild” and “minimum” force to disperse job aspirants marching towards the Jharkhand…

The record came after weeks of intense heatwaves, prolonged periods of extreme temperatures and widespread wildfires. The United States has recorded its hottest month in more than a century of official temperature records. July’s average temperature was 76.89F (24.94C) across the Lower 48 states, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Lower…

Police use water cannons to disperse marchers in Ranchi on Monday.On social media, CM Hemant Soren appealed for dialogue, even as heaccused opposition BJP of trying to mislead the agitators RANCHI: Thousands of job aspirants marched nearly 6 km from the old assembly premises to the new Jharkhand assembly on Monday, demanding cancellation of the…

Pregnant wife’s quick thinking saves husband after his heart stops for two hours A pregnant woman helped save her husband’s life after his heart suddenly stopped in the middle of the night, performing CPR for around 15 minutes while she was 39 weeks pregnant. Days later, their newborn daughter met her father while he was…