Aug 6, 2026 · 1 min listen · Last updated August 6, 2026
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To quit Cabinet or not? Malaysia’s DAP ‘at crossroads’ ahead of crucial party congress
Democratic Action Party delegates will decide on Aug 16 whether its ministers should resign from Malaysia’s unity government. The outcome could result in a snap general election, party members and observers say.
Congress expresses support to agitating students’ over Jharkhand exam irregularities, says justice for them top priority
As the protest against alleged examination irregularities in Jharkhand entered its 13th day on Wednesday (August 6, 2026), the Congress, which is in alliance with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led government, said that the party “stands in support of the agitating student for justice in Ranchi”. K. Raju, the All India Congress Committee in-charge for Jharkhand, in a post on X, said his party supports the students’ agitation against paper leaks in the State.
Supreme Court cracks down on illegal constructions, warns civic authorities of contempt
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 5, 2026) pulled up civic authorities in State capitals for failing to act against illegal constructions and the unauthorised use of residential premises for non-residential purposes despite its earlier directions. The court also restrained municipal authorities from issuing directions contrary to its orders, warning that any interference could invite contempt proceedings. “...irrespective of any order that may be in operation, our directions shall be fully complied with by the authorities concerned... This will apply pan-India.
Russian strikes kill six in Ukraine's Balakliia, Sumy, officials say
Aug 6 - Rescuers worked on Thursday to douse fires and clear debris in Ukraine's eastern city of Balakliia after Russian strikes on homes killed three overnight, authorities said on the Telegram messaging app.
In Odesa, no-one is safe from Russia's new Black Sea strikes
"My crane operator, my partner, died five metres from me… The driver remained in the cabin. He also died." Svitlana Halchenko winces as she remembers the Russian ballistic missile which exploded at work in Odesa, killing her colleagues. Svitlana works as a warehouse shift manager at the city's main port. Despite her injuries – she walks with a limp, pieces of shrapnel still embedded in her leg and back – Svitlana is determined to keep working. But her normally bustling workplace is largely silent.