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Ajit sounds poll bugle in Baramati; ‘don’t fall prey to fake narratives of MVA’

NCP president reinforces his party’s commitment towards preserving values of the Constitution, ending poverty, and bringing about development through schemes launched by Mahayuti govt.




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Now, ‘Balika Panchayat’ in Maharashtra’s Nanded district fights alcoholism and child marriage




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13-year-old in Madhya Pradesh died trying to shoot hanging scene from tree, police find

While filming, the boy slipped from the wall and suffered a jerk in his neck. His friends did not realise this and assumed that he was still acting, official says




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Braj Mandal Yatra begins in Haryana’s Nuh amid tight security

The Braj Mandal Yatra route spans over nearly 80 km and ends at Singar via the Jhir temple




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Hundreds relocated in Gujarat as heavy rains flood districts, disrupt daily life

Due to heavy rains, the district administration has declared a holiday for all educational institutions




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Assam district heads instructed to only serve vegetarian food at state events

Government functions should be simple and solemn, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said at a two-day conference of District Commissioners




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Akali Dal expels eight rebels; they say ‘party has become Badals fiefdom’

SAD leader Balwinder Bhundur said the eight leaders had actively colluded with the party’s enemies to create divisions in the party and weaken it




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Survey finds violations at Patna’s ‘Khan Centre’

Patna has over 3,000 coaching centres, mostly concentrated in Mushallapur, Mahendru, Bhikhana Pahadi, Khazanchi Road, and Kankerbagh




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The Meghalaya Public Service Commission is under the scanner after Assam and Arunachal Pradesh

A students’ body has asked the panel to justify the ‘missing candidates’ who should have been called for the police service interview according to the prescribed number per post




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New criminal laws biggest reform of century: Amit Shah

Home Minister says once the new laws are completely implemented, India will be the most modernised and technological savvy criminal justice system in the world




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Heavy rains lash Gujarat, rivers in spate; over thousand people evacuated

CM Bhupendra Patel spoke with collectors of Navsari and Valsad districts, directing them to shift residents of low-lying areas to safer places




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Agnipath at political centre stage as Haryana assents to Agniveer Policy

Policy offers employment and entrepreneurship opportunities post-service, with several exceptions in norms




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Those who won’t write names on shops ‘not Hindus’: Pragya Thakur

Ms. Thakur’s remarks come about two weeks after the Supreme Court stayed directives by the U.P. and Uttarakhand governments mandating eateries to display the owners’ names




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Two arrested in M.P. for allegedly forcing Dalit man to drink urine; counter FIR against him for alleged extortion

Police said that an investigation had been launched but claimed that no evidence to support the victim’s claims has been found so far




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Assam group opposes Meghalaya ban on cave worship, threatens road blockade

Meghalaya’s Tourism Minister justifies a ban by the local village council as a move against promoting a tourist spot as a religious site




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Why Himalayan towns need a different kind of development | Explained

Do cities along the Indian Himalayan Range have adequate funds and resources to manage civic issues?




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Aman Sehrawat wins bronze for India in 57kg wrestling, keeps India and Chhatrasal’s flag flying high

The Indian shakes off the humbling loss in the semifinals, goes through the rigmarole of making the weight before dominating Puerto Rico’s Darian Toi Cruz for the 57kg bronze




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Farmers in Rajasthan set to get electricity for irrigation of crops during day time

A memorandum of understanding was signed for two gas-based power plants in Jaipur, says Minister Nagar




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PM Modi to release 109 climate resilient crop seeds developed by ICAR, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

The aim is to ensure that the benefits of science and research directly reach the farmers, says the Agriculture Minister




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Animal rights activists protest shooting of stray dog in Sikkim

The dog was shot and buried on Kazi Road in the State’s capital Gangtok on July 19




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Madrasa employee arrested for ‘sodomising boy’ in Indore

The accused, identified as Mustakeen (20), was arrested on August 12 and has been remanded to judicial custody




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Two coaches of passenger train derail in Madhya Pradesh

The train movement on the track remained hindered for nearly three hours




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‘Attack’ on Uddhav convoy ‘inspired by Abdali’s supari’, says Sanjay Raut

After the incidents on August 9 and 11, a war of words broke out between the party leaders




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Congress flays Rajasthan Government over lack of clarity on Minister’s resignation during heavy rains

The BJP Government in Rajasthan is yet to take a decision on Disaster Relief Minister Kirodi Lal Meena’s resignation




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Calcutta High Court and West Bengal government urge protesting doctors to resume duty

Senior doctors and faculty members joined the protests at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a female post-graduate trainee doctor was sexually assaulted and murdered on August 9




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Bihar temple stampede: Police arrest flower vendor, security tightened

Temple premises made vendor-free zone; temporary medical camp set up




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Rajasthan High Court grants parole to Asaram Bapu for Ayurvedic treatment

The treatment is for heart-related ailments




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Madhya Pradesh Government orders colleges to buy set of 88 books, most of which are written by authors with links to RSS

Colleges have also been asked to set up ‘Bharatiya gyaan parampara’ cells




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Youth returning to Punjab from abroad, says CM; Akalis rubbish claim

CM Mann said the State Government has handed over appointment letters to 44,667 youth in various departments since it came to power




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Visva-Bharati teaches young volunteers how to preserve old buildings

Visva-Bharati is concluding a two-week workshop called Heritage Awareness Camp




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Multiple wagons of goods train derailed in Madhya Pradesh




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Thousands of decorative lights allegedly stolen from Ayodhya’s Ram Path and Bhakti Path

Complaint filed by contractor in charge of installation and maintenance said around 3,800 bamboo lights and 36 ‘gobo projector’ lights went missing in May




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Three budding hockey players struck dead by lightning in Jharkhand

The players were going to participate in a hockey competition in Jhapla of the Tutikela Panchayat, and they stood under a tree to avoid the rain




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Government working to increase Madhya Pradesh’s share in India’s economy to 5% from the current 4%: CM Mohan Yadav

In November, the State will launch the Yuva Shakti Mission for youth, the Nari Sashaktikaran Mission for women, the Kisan Kalyan Mission for farmers, and the Gareeb Kalyan Mission for the poor, the Chief Minister said in his Independence Day speech




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U.P. CM launches scheme to promote entrepreneurship among youth

The CM spoke of Uttar Pradesh’s vast potential as he listed development works that had been completed




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Protests erupt in Assam as first CAA beneficiary granted citizenship

Students’ organisations and Opposition parties said citizenship to a Bangladesh-born man was a violation of the Assam Accord of 1971




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Teenage boy stabbed by classmate in Udaipur succumbs to injuries

Tension prevails after crowd gathered outside hospital and other areas; police resort to lathi charge; more force sent to maintain law and order; prohibitory orders remain




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Staines murder: Supreme Court seeks Odisha’s reply on remission plea by convict Dara Singh

Dara Singh, the main accused in the triple murder, was convicted and sentenced to death by a CBI court in 2003




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Search continues for second day for missing training aircraft in Jharkhand

Aircraft with two persons onboard belongs to Alchemist Aviation flying school in Jamshedpur




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BJP has no leaders in Jharkhand, they ‘hire’ from other States to handle political scenario here: CM Hemant Soren

Without naming anyone, Mr. Soren said the Opposition is engaged in divisive politics and that there is no agenda or vision shown by them




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Rajasthan increases gratuity limit for government employees; no decision on UPS implementation

The State Cabinet, which considered the issue of bringing UPS for the government employees at its meeting, did not arrive at a final decision




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Cyclone Asna leaves no major impact on Gujarat, moves towards Oman

As a precautionary measure, the local administration had shifted nearly 3,500 persons to safer locations and had asked people living in huts and mud houses to take shelter in other buildings




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Farmers to hold maha panchayat on September 15 and 22, ask center to open borders to Delhi




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Delhi court to take cognisance of charge sheet against Lalu, Tejashwi Yadav in Land for jobs case

Special Judge Vishal Gogne fixed the matter for the next week after noting that no further clarification was required from the ED on the matter




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Depression likely to bring heavy rain in most parts of Odisha

It is likely to move nearly northwards and intensify into a depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha-Gangetic West Bengal coasts on September 8




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Tension in U.P.’s Muzaffarnagar after Muslim man buys house in Hindu-majority neighbourhood

Right-wing outfits allegedly warning that under no circumstances will Muslim families be allowed to settle in the predominantly Hindu locality




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Minor raped by teacher in Bhopal school; CM orders formation of special court

The alleged incident took place inside the private school in Kamla Nagar police station area on September 13 and the girl’s mother reported it to the police the next day




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RJD leader Pankaj Yadav shot in Bihar on morning walk

The attack on Pankaj Yadav, a state general secretary of the RJD, took place in Safiabad locality




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Madhya Pradesh Cabinet meets in tribal queen’s capital on her 500th birth anniversary

The Cabinet has approved additional assistance of up to ₹3,900 per hectare to farmers under the Rani Durgavati Shri Anna Protsahan Yojana, over the minimum purchase price




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National film award dedicated to Assam women’s stork army

IPS officer Partha Sarathi Mahanta has directed the 19-minute documentary film on the Hargila Army comprising women of Dadara Pasaria village