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Drugs-free youth crucial for developed India, says PM Modi, launches campaign

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (August 2, 2026) laid out a national vision for building a drug-free youth population as the foundation of ‘Viksit Bharat’ (developed India). Stressing the need for sustained action and community participation to combat drug abuse, he said today’s youth would eventually enjoy the fruits of a developed India.

Sheikh Hasina to hold presser on August 5, a month before Tarique Rahman’s expected visit

A month before the expected visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for the India-chaired BRICS summit, the country’s deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club in New Delhi on Wednesday (August 5, 2026), the second anniversary of her arrival in India following the monsoon uprising of 2024 in Dhaka.

Glasgow bids farewell to Commonwealth Games with handover to Ahmedabad

As Glasgow bid farewell to the Commonwealth Games with a grand and colourful closing ceremony at the OVO Hydro here on Sunday (August 2, 2026), perhaps no words captured the spirit of the host city better than those of celebrated Scottish poet Jackie Kay. The ceremonial handover of the Commonwealth Games flag to Olympic and World champion Neeraj Chopra and Indian Olympic Association president P. T. Usha and the Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat, Harsh Sanghavi, accompanied by the voice of Scottish singer Shereen Cutkelvin, symbolically transferred the Games from Glasgow to Ahmedabad, host of the 2030 (centenary) Games.

Slipper hurled at MP Pappu Yadav; Opposition slams police

Two men intruded into the residence of Independent MP Pappu Yadav on Sunday (August 2, 2026) and one of them hurled a slipper at him when he was addressing a press conference. While his supporters alleged that one assailant was also carrying a knife, Opposition leaders targeted the Delhi police for failing to ensure the safety of a parliamentarian.

Taslima Nasrin calls for UCC across subcontinent, wants ban on madrasas

Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin on Sunday (August 2, 2026) called for all countries of the Indian subcontinent to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), arguing that this was needed to protect women from discrimination. The author’s remarks come at a time when the West Bengal government has announced plans to implement UCC in the State and has set up a committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to look into the provisions of a draft UCC Bill.

DMK accuses State government of sleeping over Cauvery issue

Former DMK Minister S. Regupathy on Sunday (August 2, 2026) accused the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government of remaining passive on the crucial Cauvery water dispute and criticised Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay for “failing to clarify the government’s stand” on the issue.

Moscow Mayor calls deadly bomb attack on a restaurant a ‘terrorist act’

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin called on Sunday (August 2, 2026) a bomb attack on a restaurant in the capital the day before a “brutal terrorist act,” but did not say who was responsible. The blast on Saturday (August 1) evening at the Balzi Rossi, an upscale Italian establishment in central Moscow, killed three people, including the woman bomber, Russian state media said, citing local officials.

Five dead, 41 missing in Indonesia ferry fire

An Indonesian ferry caught fire at sea on Sunday (August 2, 2026), killing five people and leaving another 41 missing after some jumped overboard, search and rescue officials said. A total of 225 people on the vessel were rescued, said the regional Surabaya Search and Rescue Agency, which provided the latest figures in an afternoon update.

’Sopranos’ actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80

Vincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys and was best known for portraying Salvatore ‘Big Pussy’ Bonpensiero on The Sopranos, has died. He was 80. Bob McGowan, who managed Pastore since his run on The Sopranos, told The Associated Press that he learned of his death Saturday from another client and actor on the show, Vincent Curatola.

Petrol, diesel consumption surge in July amid lower-than-usual monsoons

Consumption of diesel and petrol surged about 9.4% and 8.7% respectively in July from the same month last year, primarily fuelled by lower-than-usual monsoons increasing the demand for the two retail fuels among farmers who require them to run their irrigation machinery and tractors, among other things.

Bumrah ruled out of Sri Lanka Test series, Auqib Nabi set to be drafted in

Premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss India’s two-Test tour of Sri Lanka as he is yet to recover from his knee injury. Jammu and Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi is all set to earn his maiden call-up to the national team. Nabi will be the third player after Parvez Rasool and Umran Malik to get a senior national call-up. Rasool and Malik were summoned in white ball set-up.