DH Evening Brief | Cloudburst in J&K Kishtwar, over 30 killed; SC tells EC to publish details of deleted voters from electoral roll; Cops arrest Darshan, Pavithra after bail cancelled

Here are the top stories this evening

Cloudburst in Jammu & Kashmir's Kishtwar: Over 30 killed; death toll likely to go up

At least 30 people lost their lives when a massive cloudburst struck Chosoti, a remote village on the route to the Machail Mata shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Thursday.

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Publish details of deleted Bihar voters from electoral roll revision by August 19: Supreme Court tells EC

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission to upload the list of 65 lakh deleted voters, along with reasons during the special intensive revision in Bihar, saying if the poll body is pasting all the names on signboards, then why it can't have these names along with reasons on website.

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Cops arrest Darshan, Pavithra Gowda after SC cancels bail, to be produced before trial court

Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, his friend Pavithra Gowda were arrested by the Bengaluru police on Thursday after the Supreme Court cancelled their bail.

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16 BSF personnel feted for ‘unmatched valour’ in Op Sindoor

Sixteen Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have been awarded gallantry medals for displaying "conspicuous bravery" and "unmatched valour" during Operation Sindoor.

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Indian nurse on death row in Yemen: SC told negotiations going on, no immediate threat

The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that there was "no immediate threat" to Indian nurse Nimisha Priya who is on death row in Yemen for murder. It then listed the matter after eight weeks.

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Supreme Court reserves order for staying direction for immediate shifting of Delh-NCR stray dogs to shelter homes

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea seeking stay of the directions issued by a two-judge bench suo motu on August 11, 2025 for shifting all stray dogs in the Delhi-NCR region to shelter homes at the earliest.

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From rare sight to common symbol: Tiranga now flies freely across Kashmir

From a time when hoisting the Tiranga in Srinagar meant braving militant threats and deserted streets to today when it flutters from every government building, Kashmir’s flag story has transformed from a perilous political move to an everyday officia...

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Olympic hockey great, sports doctor Vece Paes dies at 80

Dr Vece Paes, a member of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games bronze-winning Indian men's hockey team and father of legendary tennis player Leander Paes, died here on Thursday morning. He was 80 years old.

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Arjun Tendulkar gets engaged to Saaniya Chandok! Everything you need to know about Sachin Tendulkar’s Bahu

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar's son and Mumbai Indians player Arjun Tendulkar reportedly got engaged to Saaniya Chandok on Wednesday. While there is no official statement been released by Tendulkar and Chandok's families, this new beginning in Arjun Tendulkar’s life has become one of the trending topics on social media.

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Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info

An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behavior has permitted the company’s artificial intelligence creations to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” generate false medical information and help users argue that Black people are “dumber than white people.”

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