In this screengrab from a video posted on August 2, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen during the virtual launch of ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’. Photo: @NarendraModi/Yt via PTI Photo
Drugs-free youth crucial for developed India, says PM Modi, launches campaignPrime 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.Karnataka CM urges Opposition, farmers, and Kannada organisations to withdraw proposed Aug. 13 bandh against release of Cauvery water to Tamil NaduStating that Karnataka is assessing Cauvery situation, including the petition of DMK in Supreme Court, carefully, the Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday (August 2, 2026) appealed to the protesters to rescind on the August 13 bandh call given against the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu.Congress slams Assam government’s use of NSA against land rights activistThe Congress on Sunday (August 2, 2026) accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Assam of misusing the National Security Act (NSA) to detain land rights activist Pranab Doley after he was granted bail, alleging that the move was an attempt to suppress democratic dissent.Kerala heavy rains LIVE: Eight dead, 13 injured, 8 missing following rains: Kerala CMKerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan today said that eight people have died, an equal number are missing and 13 were injured in the previous day’s heavy rains, which caused property damage, landslides and waterlogging in many parts of the State.MNS chief Raj Thackeray alleges ₹18 crore annual donation “theft” at Siddhivinayak TempleMaharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Saturday (August 1, 2026) alleged that donations worth ₹18 crore were being siphoned off every year at the famous Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai.West Asia LIVE: Iran media denies Trump claim that Tehran asked U.S. not to strikeIran’s Mehr news agency on Sunday (August 2, 2026) denied President Donald Trump’s claim that the Islamic republic asked the United States to refrain from conducting new strikes.Veteran mountaineer Purja’s body found three days after avalanche on Broad Peak in PoKThe body of veteran Nepalese-British mountaineer Nirmal Purja was found on Sunday (August 2, 2026), three days after he and nine fellow climbers were swept away in an avalanche on Broad Peak, located in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s Gilgit-Baltistan.Five dead, 41 missing in Indonesia ferry fireAn 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 80Vincent 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 monsoonsConsumption 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. Published - August 02, 2026 06:15 pm IST
