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Tuesday, August 4, 2026 · 115 stories
Unlock these with Subscription Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Tuesday said the LED streetlighting project could reduce electricity consumption by 61.01% if implemented in full. the project envisaged installing 3,02,919 LED streetlights across the city.
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Eight legislators sworn in are first-time Ministers, while six who served in former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s second tenure have returned to the Cabinet.
The lawsuit, filed in the US Court of International Trade on Monday, targets new double-digit tariffs imposed on 60 trading partners last month over allegations they were not doing enough to stop the importation of goods produced with forced labour. These latest tariffs took effect just as the clock ran out on temporary tariffs that Trump had turned to after the Supreme Court struck down his flagship “liberation day” levies in a February ruling.
The district also reported the second rain-related death in this season on Tuesday when Suhail, 38, of Peruvayal, who had been undergoing treatment after he fell into the floodwaters on August 1, died. Ragesh On Tuesday (August 4), Kozhikode had a brief respite from the incessant rain that had been lashing the district for the past few days. Kozhikode district is reported to have received 257.4 mm of rain in three days from August 1, though the normal expected rainfall during the period was 60.4 mm.
Unlock these with Subscription The plot of Charukallel Thankaraj’s house at Chemmannu in Idukki’s Elappara, which was struck by a mudslide on Saturday (August 1, 2026). | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT For Charukallel Thankaraj, a resident of Chemmannu, under the Elappara panchayat in Kerala’s Idukki, and his family, it had been an ordinary night sleeping in their house on a five-cent plot. Now, a car, two two-wheelers, and our entire life savings have been washed away by the mudslide.” Charukallel Thankaraj’s house and vehicles destroyed in the mudslide.
Prime minister Sanae Takaichi visited Kumamoto prefecture almost a week after a magnitude 7.1 quake hit, killing 38 people Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has visited the south-western prefecture of Kumamoto, where recovery efforts are being hampered by heat and a lack of water supplies, almost a week after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake killed dozens and caused widespread damage. Meanwhile, a company that owned a general store in the shopping mall that collapsed during last weeks earthquake , acknowledged that it had instructed two employees to return to the building to put sales.
Charred homes, burned out cars - before and after images show Spokane wildfire destruction A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson over the largest of the wildfires that have forced more than 60,000 people to evacuate from the city of Spokane in Washington state. More than 700 buildings in the area have been destroyed, with another 400 yet to be assessed, and thousands of acres of land have been burned. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson said it was a "nightmare situation", adding: "This is likely the worst natural disaster in Spokane history." The city's mayor Lisa Brown said there was.
A mother and son inspect the surrounds of their home in Le Porge on Monday, after it was destroyed in a wildfire Wildfires in the south of France has revealed a cache of 400 historic shells and munitions in the village of Le Porge, according to local authorities. France was one of the worst affected regions, with an area of 42,000 hectares burnt in the south-west, making it one of the largest forest fires since World War Two. More than 100 explosions were heard on the second night of the fire, Mayor Martial Zaninetti told French news outlet France Info, likening it to "the sound of war".
, External "Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Allan's family, friends, team-mates and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time." Nascimento had been with the UFC since 2021 and his last fight was a split-decision loss to Mitch Raposo in June. That left Nascimento with an overall MMA record of 22 wins and seven losses, with a 4-2 record in the UFC. Mixed martial arts fighter Allan Nascimento has died at the age of 34, says the UFC.
| Photo Credit: Asian Cricket Council The sixth edition of the Women’s Asia Cup will be held in the UAE from August 28 to September 13, according to a report from Cricinfo. The reported dates place the Asia Cup just before the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan — where there will be a women’s cricket event running from September 17 to 24. This edition of the Asia Cup will feature eight teams; defending champion Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand and host UAE.
West Indies were dismissed for 344 before Shafique and Babar closed day two 78 behind.