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Raksha Bandhan took an unusual turn on Friday when Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke shared pictures of himself wearing a cockroach-shaped Rakhi. The unusual Rakhi, matching the organisation's distinctive symbol, quickly stood out on social media. Dipke

Uttarakhand advances soldier welfare with a dedicated Agniveers Employment Cell, 10% government service reservation, and boosted ex-gratia for martyrs' families.

Celebrating Raksha Bandhan 2026, actor and Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan was part of a unique Raksha Bandhan ceremony held at Manbela, Gorakhpur, where Rakhis were tied by many female beneficiaries of PMAY. He later posted a picture from the Raksha

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The Government of India has invited suggestions from students, parents, teachers, experts and other stakeholders as part of a major exercise to reform the country's public examination system. The consultation is being conducted by a High-Powered Task Force (HPTF)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday celebrated Raksha Bandhan with girls from his parliamentary constituency, Gandhinagar, who are suffering from Type-1 diabetes and require insulin injections for life. The home minister said the lifelong requirement of insulin injections

A government-constituted task force on Friday invited suggestions on reforms in public examination including accountability and institutional arrangements. The Centre had in July announced constitution of the High-Powered Task Force (HPTF) with Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani as chairperson, to examine

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi observed Raksha Bandhan 2026 with kids at his official residence in New Delhi on Friday, August 28. Prime Minister Modi marked the occasion with kids, who tied Rakhis on his wrist. Photographs and videos

Tamil Nadu Minister P Viswanathan on Friday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was the INDIA bloc's definitive prime ministerial candidate for the 2029 Lok Sabha polls. His remarks came amid growing calls from ruling TVK ministers, legislators and sections

Six juveniles were apprehended for allegedly assaulting and stabbing a man in southeast Delhi and snatching his mobile phone, police said on Friday. The incident took place around 8:30 pm Wednesday (August 26) near Shyam Nagar in Okhla Phase-3,

A Gen Z creator has launched 'Jhooth Ki Goonj', a website that fact-checks claims made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his

India Today-CVoter Opinion Poll has projected a clear advantage for the BJP-led NDA if Lok Sabha elections were held today, with the alliance likely to win 326 seats, compared with 185 seats for the INDIA bloc. The survey projects the BJP

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has emerged as the third-most preferred choice for the next Prime Minister of India, with 9.2% of respondents backing him, according to the latest India Today-CVoter Mood of the Nation (MOTN) opinion poll. Vijay,

American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue (AHEAD), which is organizing an event to be held in New York where the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Mohan Bhagwat will be a guest speaker, has had its social media account on

Stargazers are all set for an unusual occurrence in the night sky on August 27/28, 2026, where the lunar eclipse occurs and the Moon is seen turning red and orange. As per reports from NASA, approximately 96% of the

Police suspect that a man known to a 21-year-old Delhi University student stabbed her multiple times to death at her home in the Tilak Nagar area because he was enraged over her talking to another person, an official said on Thursday.

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Uttar Pradesh has imposed restrictions on outside people entering government primary and upper primary schools. Several district education officials have directed authorities to prohibit media persons, YouTubers, and social media activists from entering government schools without permission. The orders came after

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to look into the problems of tribal students from the state who have been on a hunger strike for the last 10 days against age limit and alleged humiliating

Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury on Tuesday took aim at the Centre after videos surfaced showing water leaking inside the new Parliament building and waterlogging on the premises, following heavy rainfall in the national capital. In a post on X, Chowdhury said,

On the basis of the preliminary police investigation, the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has cancelled the recruitment process for the post of Drug Inspector after the examination paper was leaked, and one of the candidates benefitted from it. The issue

A shocking fatal murder sequence has taken place in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar on Thursday, 20 August after an SBI bank employee shot his wife Divya Mishra, who was ICICI bank relationship manager. Then the man who has been identified as Manas

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In a major relief for newly appointed officers facing the prospect of losing jobs, the Jharkhand High Court has stayed the state government's order cancelling two recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC). The court passed the interim

Former Congress Member of Parliament (MP), Sajjan Kumar was always associated with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. These riots broke out in Delhi following the murder of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984. Thousands of Sikhs were killed in these

Former Member of Parliament from Congress Party Sajjan Kumar, who had been sentenced in relation to the 1984 Sikh riots, passed away at the age of 80 on Thursday. Sajjan Kumar, who was on life imprisonment in Tihar Jail,

Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who was serving a life sentence for his conviction in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, died at the age of 80 on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Kumar was taken to Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital after his health deteriorated and was declared brought dead.

Punjab hosts the 4th Khedan Watan Punjab Dian with more than 10 lakh participants across 38 sports, including para events, and a free online registration system.

Recently an new documentary on Operation Sindoor was released in India and it has frustrated Pakistan. Pakistan Army's spokesperson Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif has challenged India's account of 2025 military operations. The army spokesperson got frustrated that it forced him to

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has responded to Union minister Ramdas Athawale's offer to join the Republican Party of India (Athawale), which is part of the BJP led National Democratic Alliance at the Centre. Sharing a Hindustan Times report about

The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) opposed any move to take away Jantar Mantar as Delhi's designated protest site. This response came hours after the Delhi High Court observed that protests at such a centrally located venue could disrupt the

A student leader, who was among six protesters on a hunger strike over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in Jharkhand, was admitted to a hospital here on Friday after his health condition deteriorated, an official said. Rahul Kranti, who

In a witty response during a recent Instagram AMA (Ask Me Anything) post of Rahul Gandhi is making headlines. He interacted with GenZ on topics ranging from politics and education to personal interests and pop culture. One of

The Ask Me Anything (AMA) event conducted by the Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi on Instagram was meant to answer queries from his followers. But, it turned out to be an unexpected guest that stole the show. After halfway

Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti resigned on Friday, claiming that he was asked to resign by the Congress dispensation. Speaking to reporters later, Horatti said the Congress leaders told him that they would move a no-confidence motion against him. Before