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Hindustan Times

August 2026

China blamed for Nepal floods? Questions swirl around censored footage and missing thousands

With hundreds confirmed dead, thousands still missing and Chinese rescue experts joining operations inside Nepal, questions continue over the glacier collapse, debris flow and possible temporary damming of the Lhende River

'Kaliningrad invasion' scenario goes live? America trains its ally for the war Moscow will unleash

U.S. forces trained Polish special forces in Germany using battlefield lessons from the Ukraine war, according to AP

Ex-gang leader went 'hunting' for Tupac after nephew's beating, jury hears

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, is charged in Nevada's Clark County with a single count of murder using a deadly weapon and has pleaded not guilty

Binu Palalchief Deputy District Attorney
So what did he do? He acquired a firearm, got his group together, and went hunting for Mr. Shakur,

Subsidised rice meant for poor labourers 'sold to traders'; CBI books officials of FCI, NERAMAC

The stated purpose mentioned in these MoUs was different from that mentioned in the proposals sent by NERAMAC on January 7 to the Govt. of NCT, New Delhi. The officials of NERAMAC falsely mentioned in the said MoUs that NERAMAC was authorised to procure and distribute rice under the OMSS policy, though it was not authorised by FCI,
...NERAMAC, being a Government of India-owned enterprise, was not eligible for allocation of rice without e-auction. Only state governments and corporations of state governments were eligible for allocation of rice without e-auction,
The objective was to ensure availability of rice at affordable rates to the general public, daily wage earners, the labour class, migrant workers residing in Delhi, and persons not covered under PDS due to non-availability of ration cards,

Court charges man with rape, murder of 22-yr-old in Kailash Hills case

A Delhi court on Monday framed charges of rape, murder and robbery against the accused in the rape and murder of the 22-year-old daughter of a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer at her residence in south Delhi’s Kailash Hillsear, paving the way for the trial to commence in the April 22 incident

Should move from endless war to end of war, PM Modi tells Russian Prez Putin

Modi made the remarks when he met Putin on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, their first in-person engagement since the annual India-Russia Summit in New Delhi last December

Vikram Misriforeign secretary
I am glad to report that, with the cooperation of our Russian friends, we’ve had significant progress on that front and market access has improved significantly in several areas of interest, including meat exports, marine products exports, dairy exports as well,
Narendra ModipM
It is a matter of great satisfaction that our cooperation is continuously moving towards new heights and we are working together for the benefit of the people of both countries,
We are in discussions with the Russian side to ensure that any cases that remain are discharged at the earliest so that we can return these people to their families,
This is undoubtedly facilitated by your personal attention to the development of the Russia-India relations, as well as by the close personal friendship that has developed between us,

Lionel Messi had decided to retire from Argentina 2 days after World Cup final: Why he waited until August 31

The 39-year-old, who made his debut for La Albiceleste in 2005, brought down the curtains on his 21-year career with the Argentina national team, with whom he won two Copa Américas and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, his crowning moment in football, labelled as the day ‘Messi completed football.’

Today, after what happened with my dad, I am even more convinced than before,

‘Toxic is far ahead of its time’: Sumalatha tells Yash to take negative talk with a pinch of salt, hails his performance

Amid all this, several actors came in defense of Yash for trying something out of the box and praised his performance

Hyderabad man considers moving to Bengaluru, cites rising rent and poor infrastructure: 'Where is the city headed?'

Anyone else feeling this burnout, or is it just me? Where is the city actually headed?"
Where is the city headed?
Having lived in both cities for a long time, Hyderabad is far better except for the climate, number of pubs, clubs, and the variety of cuisines, and the number of weekend getaways,
Where are the neighborhood parks, decent walking tracks, or accessible open spaces to unwind on weekends? It feels like an endless concrete sprawl with nowhere green to just breath,
The road conditions have taken a massive nosedive recently,
I've lived in Hyderabad for the past 7 years. Before this, I spent about 1.5 years in Bangalore. When I first made the move, Hyderabad felt like a breath of fresh air-peaceful, well-planned, and most importantly, genuinely affordable. Fast forward to today, and the reality check is hitting hard,
Hyderabad had a massive advantage over other metros, but lately it feels like we're getting all the drawbacks of rapid urbanization without any of the civic infrastructure to support it,
Cleanliness and basic food safety standards seem completely absent,

Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq sent back to Pakistan from England, Mike Hesson replaces Sarfaraz as PCB puts hammer down

Rizwan has had a tour to forget, scoring just 61 runs in four innings, while Imam faced a calf strain in the Lord's Test and didn't bat in either of the innings