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Bihar Minister Shravan Kumar has been criticized for giving a bizarre explanation for the jump in the price of sugar in the state, which shot up to Rs 65 per kg. He said that people are going towards the reduced consumption

Sugar prices have rise in all over India ahead of the festival season, allowing the government to make duty-free imports of 10 lakh metric tonnes of raw sugar. The move comes at the time when domestic prices have risen sharply, while

Indian government has rejected US religions freedom watchdog's call for sanctions against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The Ministry of External Affairs accused the organisation of setting a biased agenda against India. The dispute has come at the time when RSS chief

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the relationship between government and citizens should be built on trust rather than suspicion. On Friday, he outlined the government's approach to reforms and regulatory for economic growth. While speaking at Economic Times World Leader Forum

A dispute over money for an iPhone instalment ended in tragedy in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, where a 19-year-old boy and his parents died after a desperate rescue attempt at a hill. The incident took place at Khavda Hill in the

A dumper transporting gravel for road repairs, fell into a deep pit because a section of the road had collapsed near theNavsha Ganapati area along Gangapur road in Nashik. Once again the quality of roads in Nashik has been questioned because

On the second day of the state-wide drive, the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) issued notices to 1,499 non-Marathi-speaking auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers across Maharashtra on Friday for not having enough working knowledge of Marathi language. A senior official said

Incidents of arson and petrol bomb attacks on government properties were reported across Meghalaya on Friday, as tensions prevailed following violence during the Khasi Students' Union black-flag bike rally two days ago. An office that housed the National People's

The RSS said the Jantar Mantar protests point to deeper 'failures' within the system rather the being just limited to the allegations of corruption. The organisation asked the government to check and address the shortcomings. RSS Says Protests Go

The Uttar Pradesh police has arrested a 32-year-old man in Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly secretly recording a female student inside a digital library's washroom through a hole. Police confirmed this after arrested the accused. Students Spot

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged that the Congress offered

Three members of a family died in Chatrapati Sambhajinagar on Friday after an argument broke out over a mobile phone. The argument turned into a shocking tragedy incident at a hilltop in the Tisgaon area when all three members of family

The Delhi Police has given permission to hold peaceful protest for Reservation Hatao Andolan at Ramlila Ground on Friday, 21 August after issuing them a no-objection certificate (NOC). The permission has given them to collect around 500 people at the venue

Punjab government expands liver transplant facilities at PILBS Mohali, performing three transplants in one week and planning a hub-and-spoke model to broaden access across government hospitals.

Villagers in Rampura Kanwarpura in the Sanganer tehsil of Jaipur district, Rajasthan, have claimed that they did not attack CJP workers when they visited the school on Thursday. According to a villager, the CJP workers damaged their own vehicle. Speaking to

Two commercial vessels carrying 22 Indian nationals were hijacked in separate incidents off Yemen and Somalia on Thursday, according to a report in Hindustan Times.

Arvind Kejriwal criticises the ethanol-blending policy after sugar prices jump, arguing cane diversion to ethanol impacts domestic supply and costs for households.

Punjab will witness a statewide bandh (shutdown) on Friday (August 21) on the demand for the release of Sikh detainees, some of whom have been jailed for many years now. While the bandh will definitely disrupt transport and movement in

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has dismissed the need for US approval on Jammu and Kashmir after US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor stated Jammu and Kashmir as an important part of India. Mehbooba Mufti said that US should not be treated

The formation of the High Court Bench in Ladakh has been approved by the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to an announcement made on Thursday by the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah. This move has

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a major revamp of the management and functioning of Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya residential schools after students in Lucknow and Unnao protested over shortage of teachers and other problems in the schools. The

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, saying its decision to sing just two stanzas of Vande Mataram was anti-national and aimed at appeasing its vote bank in defiance of the law.

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

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

On the occasion of 80th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated nation for successfully eradicating Naxalites and warned to remain vigilant against what he termed dimagi Naxals (ideological or mental Naxals). However, PM Modi's 'dimagi Naxal' remark became the subject

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday condemned the alleged police lathi-charge on student protesters in Jharkhand and expressed solidarity with student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who is undergoing treatment in hospital following the incident. According to a statement issued

An Air India Airbus A320 that had suddenly lost around 300 feet in altitude during a Phuket-Delhi flight last week had suffered multiple technical problems, including the failure of all three hydraulic systems and an autopilot disconnection, according to PTI sources.

Police on Monday recorded the arrest of right-wing political commentator T G Mohandas over remarks he allegedly made in a YouTube video about a student protest in New Delhi over the NEET paper leak, officials said. Mohandas was taken into custody

As debate continues over the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, India's Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, has stepped in to counter what he called myths surrounding the proposed law. Taking to X, the ambassador said the proposed legislation

More than 450 graduating students of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, have come together to oppose the reported proposal to invite Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant as the chief guest for the university's 2026 convocation. In a representation sent

Right-wing political commentator T G Mohandas was taken into custody from his residence in Mattancherry here on Sunday over remarks he allegedly made in a YouTube video about a students' protest in New Delhi over the NEET paper leak, police said.

Another hit and run case unfolded in Andhra Pradesh's Rajahmundry where a 28 year old post graduate medical student died while undergoing treatment in Hyderabad. The incident, which has sparked outrage among medical students, involved an SUV that allegedly rammed her

Shive Sena leader Neelam Gorhe has demanded a fast-track trial in the shocking alleged sexual assault case of 16-years-old girl in Nagpur. She also questioned two-day police custody given to the accused was enough for detailed investigation in this serious case.

The pilot in command of Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi is undergoing a confirmatory laboratory test after an initial screening for psychoactive substances indicated that further analysis was required, the government said on Sunday. The development comes

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said social media platforms are being used to spread rumours and misleading people against India. While speaking at the 101 years of Kakori Action in Lucknow event, he said that these days misuse of social

Captain Amarinder Singh, a former Congress veteran and two-time Punjab chief minister, left the party in 2021 following a prolonged feud with its top leadership. He later formed the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC), but the party failed to win a single

A training aircraft operated by a private company crash-landed near the Baramati airstrip in Maharashtra's Pune district on Sunday. The two pilots onboard were not injured, and the aircraft sustained minor damage. The incident took place around 12.30 pm within the

The investigation into the alleged

The government has given directive to Meta and its platforms in India must operate with the country's legal policies and they can't rely on global content policies. This decision has taken after several rounds of discussions with the Ministry of Electronics

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has cancelled the booking of its School of Social Sciences (SSS-I) auditorium for a book discussion organised by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

A 31-year-old man who went trekking at Shivagange in Nelamangala taluk on the outskirts of the city has been reported missing, police said on Sunday. Advaith Upadhyay, who hails from Indore in Madhya Pradesh and works for a finance firm in

The captain of an Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi, which encountered severe turbulence and briefly lost around 300 feet in altitude on August 4, has reportedly tested positive for psychoactive substances in a post-flight dope test, according to a

Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi recently met and interacted with some students in Prayagraj. The event was named as

Kalindi Kunj has been one of the most busiest traffic route for people connecting Delhi, Noida and Faridabad. After the long social media trolling and discussions over the traffic volumes in the area, NHAI National Highways Authority of India has now

The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to extend targeted support for the establishment of mobile towers in rural, remote and commercially unviable areas, aimed at achieving 100 per cent mobile connectivity across the state. The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday called for the immediate implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill and urged the Centre to carry out a fair and equitable delimitation exercise that ensures balanced representation for all states. The decision was

An IAF serving Wing Commander has been apprehended by the Delhi Police on charges of passing classified information regarding defence matters to a woman believed to have ties with Pakistan's Intelligence Services. According to reports from police sources, the

The children below age 13 may face restrictions on creating their social media account and online gaming platforms under the new proposed law introduced by BJP MP Baijayant Panda. BJP MP is introducing the Safeguarding Healthy Internet Environments for Little Digital-Natives

Chhattisgarh launches Koshal Fab to create a premium Kosa silk brand, connecting tribal weavers with modern design, packaging, and wider markets.