A suspected attempt to sabotage railway infrastructure was reported near the Rangra-Karmpada section in Odisha's Sundargarh district late last night, officials said.
Over 30,000 drug addicts in Afghanistan's Herat province have received treatment and reintegrated into society, local officials said. Around 4,000 are currently undergoing rehabilitation, with many suffering mental health issues due to addiction. Most were reportedly addicted in Iran before
After conducting the meeting on Saturday regarding the implementation of internal reservation for Scheduled Castes, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara Das said that the report of Nagamohan Das will be submitted soon.
Israeli forces struck over 130 Hamas targets across Gaza, killing a senior commander and destroying tunnels, according to The Jerusalem Post. The strikes were backed by intelligence, and ground troops engaged in close combat while expanding operations to dismantle Hamas infrastructure.
PTI leader Sheikh Waqas Akram said Imran Khan's sons have the legal right to visit Pakistan as NICOP holders, and accused the government of lying out of fear. He criticised the regime for delaying their visas and called the response weak and cowardly, Dawn reported.
Hamas has dismissed reports that it expressed willingness to disarm during Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Israel, affirming its "national and legal" right to resistance against Israeli occupation, Al Jazeera reported.
Imran Khan urged KP CM Gandapur to block new military operations in tribal areas, warning they worsen army-public ties. In response, Gandapur launched jirgas with tribal elders to restore peace. The jirgas rejected displacement and called for talks with Afghanistan, Dawn reported.
The eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano was recorded for the first time. This was reported on August 3 in the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Kamchatka Territory.
Russian schoolchildren won four medals at the 37th International Olympiad in Computer Science in Sucre, Bolivia. This was reported on August 2 in the Telegram channel of the Government of the Russian Federation.
Families of detained and forcibly disappeared Baloch leaders continued with their sit-in protest in Islamabad despite facing harsh weather conditions and state intimidation, leading the Baloch human rights group, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), reported on Saturday.
Addressing reporters, Gupta also announced that the Assembly would adopt the e-Vidhan Sabha model for the first time, marking a shift to paperless proceedings.