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Criticising the collegium for not giving reasons for judicial appointments, Supreme Court judge Ujjal Bhuyan  said that failure to do so allows space for judges who make unconstitutional remarks like describing “groups of people as ants”. Read More...

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has  inaugurated ISKCON’s kitchen, where mid-day meals will be prepared for 44,000 students of 500 schools in the city, and said his government decided to provide eggs separately following students’ demand, and not because of the opposition’s criticism. Read More....

KALKI, one of India’s leading luxury occasion wear and bridal couture brands, has named Ishaan Khatter and Janhvi Kapoor as the faces of Bride & Groom Couture ’26. As the brand’s new ambassadors, the two lead the campaign for KALKI’s latest bridal and groom collection and will front its bridal, and occasion-wear campaigns across the women’s and men’s lines. Together, they embody the modern bride and groom the collection is designed for – confident, expressive and rooted in tradition, yet unmistakably contemporary. Read More....

ISB alumna and accomplished HR leader Amneet Kaur Sadhra has launched Catalyze, a career readiness and capability development platform designed to help colleges and universities prepare students for the realities of the modern workplace. Read More...

The Indian Chamber of Commerce has recently unveiled the Young Leaders Forum (YLF) to nurture the next generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs. Held at the Rendezvous Ballroom, Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, the event brought together the fraternity of young entrepreneurs, new-age family business leaders, contemporary innovators, and industry veterans to come together to chart out future opportunities across diverse sectors. Read More....

Following the unprecedented success of ‘Obsession’, actor Inde Navarrette has expressed her interest in portraying the iconic Marvel character Mystique. Read More...

Uttar Pradesh authorities have rolled out extensive security and logistical measures for the annual Kanwar Yatra which commenced July 30,  deploying AI-enabled surveillance and additional security personnel, and setting up medical camps and dedicated control rooms to ensure a pilgrimage with “zero incidents and zero accidents”. Read More....

Since the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East this year, 16 Indian nationals, including 10 seafarers, have lost their lives in the region, the government informed Parliament on July 30, . Read More...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asserted that Israel’s special forces remain equipped to intervene should any foreign government attempt to detain him pursuant to the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant. Read More...

Punjab Congress in-charge Bhupesh Baghel dismissed reports of factionalism in the state unit , saying the media and a few individuals were exaggerating the issue, while asserting that all party leaders would work together under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi. Read More...

The United States has  updated its travel advisory for Bangladesh following the US Special Envoy to South and Central Asia Sergio Gor’s first visit to Bangladesh. Read More...

Discovery  have announced a two-part documentary, “Declassified: Operation Sindoor”, which will chronicle India’s military operation following the Pahalgam terror attack. Read More....

The toll in Assam floods has increased to 80 with two more fatalities, while eight districts and 2.12 lakh people remained affected, officials said on July 31, Friday. Red More...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Andy Burnham  vowed to take the India-UK comprehensive strategic partnership to “new heights” and fully harness the trade and investment opportunities presented by the recently-operationalised bilateral trade deal. Read More....

Procam International, pioneers of distance running in India, today announced the opening of registrations for the 22nd edition of the Tata Mumbai Marathon, scheduled to take place on 17 January 2027. At the launch, Respected Jishnu Dev Varma, Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra, became the first person to register for the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2027. Read More...

The literary world’s most anticipated season has begun. The Booker Prize 2026 Longlist has been unveiled, celebrating five extraordinary novels that challenge the boundaries of storytelling while reaffirming fiction’s enduring ability to illuminate the complexities of our times. Read More....

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh has  pitched for achieving greater self-reliance in building unmanned aerial systems and other critical defence technologies, as he emphasised that “technology delayed is technology denied” and there is no point having something which comes after others have already got it. Read More....