Photography captures social change vividly, says Media Academy chairman

APPJA’s National Photo Contest-2026 draws 110 participants from 15 States, with 440 photographs submitted
Dasara elephants to be formally handed over to Mysuru palace on August 28

The handover ceremony will be held in the presence of Forest Minister Ramalinga Reddy and will mark the next major stage in preparations for the grand festival.
Mining engineers body hails amended MMDR Act

Mining engineers body hails amended MMDR Act
‘Structural differences have not disappeared’: Chinese strategic affairs scholar on India-China ties

On the border, I would expect the immediate focus to be less on a dramatic settlement and more on institutionalising stability, says Hu Shisheng, leading Chinese strategic affairs scholar on South Asia.
Iran vows to retaliate after U.S. widens sanctions

The Treasury Department announced new sanctions on 60 individuals, entities and vessels, but the list did not include any of the Chinese financial institutions suspected of facilitating Iran’s oil trade.
Breather for LPG users as eKYC deadline extended to August 31

Breather for LPG users as eKYC deadline extended to August 31
Tamil Nadu government to reimburse money for three LPG cylinders annually from next Pongal, says CM Vijay

Mr. Vijay said the money for the cylinders would be credited to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries
Stone quarries put Assam semiconductor plant at risk

Green activists and local organisations have petitioned the government on flash floods and air pollution caused by the quarries and crushers within 5 km of the Tata chip plant, which needs to be insulated from microscopi…
Parents of 16-year-old Keralam boy who died in accident donate organs

Aadil was seriously injured when the two-wheeler on which he was riding along with a friend collided with a car on August 21. He suffered brain stem death by 9.48 p.m. on August 23.
Youth Morcha storms DM office highlighting critical gaps in schools, questions FIR on activist

The group reached the administration after a case was filed against one of its members, Rajat Singh, for showing the poor condition of government schools on camera in Deoria