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'Felt like winning a crore': CM Vijay's gesture moves elderly farm worker

'Felt like winning a crore': CM Vijay's gesture moves elderly farm worker

September 1, 2026 09:51 PM

For Chellam, an elderly resident of Tamil Nadu's Salem district, Tuesday began like any other hard day on the field. But by afternoon, a fleeting encounter with Tamil Nadu...

Mumbai Suburban leads Maharashtra in 'shifted' voters

Mumbai Suburban leads Maharashtra in 'shifted' voters

September 1, 2026 09:48 PM

The Special Intensive Revision of Maharashtra's electoral rolls has identified over 76 lakh voters classified as permanently shifted across the state. Mumbai Suburban, Thane,...

Delhi bus in which minor was gang-raped had 8 challans

Delhi bus in which minor was gang-raped had 8 challans

September 1, 2026 09:36 PM

Delhi Police are actively investigating the alleged gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl on a sleeper bus, mapping the vehicle's route using CCTV footage and mobile data, and...

Delhi SIR: Higher exclusions in minority, SC-dominated areas

Delhi SIR: Higher exclusions in minority, SC-dominated areas

September 1, 2026 09:18 PM

Delhi's draft electoral rolls show a high percentage of voter exclusions, particularly in minority-dominated and SC-reserved constituencies. Overall, 33% of voters were deleted,...

Delhi SIR: Voter rolls fall 37.4% in affluent constituencies

Delhi SIR: Voter rolls fall 37.4% in affluent constituencies

September 1, 2026 09:09 PM

Delhi's draft electoral rolls show a significant reduction in voters, with affluent constituencies experiencing a higher percentage drop (37.4%) compared to areas with...

CSE 2025: SC to hear Centre plea on OBC creamy-layer rule

CSE 2025: SC to hear Centre plea on OBC creamy-layer rule

September 1, 2026 08:51 PM

The Supreme Court will consider the Centre's plea for clarification on the applicability of its March 11 judgement regarding OBC creamy-layer criteria for the Civil Services...

Indian-Developed Robotic Surgery System Expands Access To Specialised Care

Indian-Developed Robotic Surgery System Expands Access To Specialised Care

September 1, 2026 08:43 PM

Robotic surgery is poised to transform healthcare in Delhi, expanding access to specialised expertise through the Indian-developed SSI Mantra system. Delhi is emerging as a hub...

SCO approves anti-terror security centre after Modi's warning

SCO approves anti-terror security centre after Modi's warning

September 1, 2026 08:42 PM

India has highlighted 13 key outcomes from the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, focusing on enhanced cooperation in security, counter-terrorism, and...

Chirag Paswan gets threat from 'hardcore terrorists', office seeks MHA probe

Chirag Paswan gets threat from 'hardcore terrorists', office seeks MHA probe

September 1, 2026 08:17 PM

Union Minister Chirag Paswan, a Z-category protectee, has received threat messages from "hardcore terrorists" according to his office. His office has formally requested the Home...

SC quashes FIRs against protesters, CJP calls off stir

SC quashes FIRs against protesters, CJP calls off stir

September 1, 2026 08:06 PM

The Supreme Court has quashed all FIRs against students who participated in the Cockroach Janta Party-led protests, stating the cases should not affect their future, while the...

Teacher's alarm saves 400 students as floods hit Nepal school

Teacher's alarm saves 400 students as floods hit Nepal school

September 1, 2026 07:09 PM

A devastating flood in Baireni, Nepal, transformed a school playground into a sea of sand and buried classrooms under sludge. Timely warnings from teachers, prompted by an...

West Bengal to fine Rs 100 for spitting, Rs 200 for littering, open defecation

West Bengal to fine Rs 100 for spitting, Rs 200 for littering, open defecation

September 1, 2026 06:46 PM

West Bengal's Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Agnimitra Pal announced that fines for spitting, littering, open defecation, and using single-use plastic bags...

Ram Temple trust to get first CEO on Wednesday amid donation theft row

Ram Temple trust to get first CEO on Wednesday amid donation theft row

September 1, 2026 06:46 PM

The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is set to appoint the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Ram temple in Ayodhya. A selection committee is expected to submit...

Shehbaz present as Modi warns SCO: No double standards on terror

Shehbaz present as Modi warns SCO: No double standards on terror

September 1, 2026 06:36 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the SCO summit in Bishkek, called for a united front against terrorism and its financing, rejecting double standards. He emphasised...

Weapons stolen from Army facility in Secunderabad, probe launched

Weapons stolen from Army facility in Secunderabad, probe launched

September 1, 2026 06:09 PM

Assault rifles, pistols, magazines, and ammunition have been stolen from an Army facility in Secunderabad. Police have registered a case following a complaint from the Madras...

Police constable arrested in Gujarat hooch tragedy case

Police constable arrested in Gujarat hooch tragedy case

September 1, 2026 06:05 PM

A police constable has been arrested in connection with the Bhavnagar hooch tragedy, which has claimed 13 lives in Gujarat. This brings the total number of arrests to 39, as...

Education Minister Highlights NCERT's Role In Viksit Bharat

Education Minister Highlights NCERT's Role In Viksit Bharat

September 1, 2026 06:02 PM

Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi announced that revised NCERT textbooks for classes 10 to 12 are being prepared in "mission mode," while textbooks for classes 1 to 9 under...

Raj Thackeray's son booked for removing Modi's photo in Pune college

Raj Thackeray's son booked for removing Modi's photo in Pune college

September 1, 2026 05:05 PM

Two Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers have been arrested in Pune for allegedly removing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph from a government polytechnic office....

Triple whammy for Mumbaikars: Milk, CNG, taxi-auto fares rise

Triple whammy for Mumbaikars: Milk, CNG, taxi-auto fares rise

September 1, 2026 04:42 PM

Mumbaikars are set to face a significant financial burden as the prices of milk, CNG, and taxi-rickshaw fares have all seen a substantial increase from September 1, 2026,...

CSIR Study Develops Advanced Model For Delhi's Environmental Noise Mapping

CSIR Study Develops Advanced Model For Delhi's Environmental Noise Mapping

September 1, 2026 04:22 PM

A new study by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed an integrated land-use regression (iLUR) model to map environmental noise across Delhi....

SC seeks Centre's view on using totalisers to count EVM votes

SC seeks Centre's view on using totalisers to count EVM votes

September 1, 2026 04:20 PM

The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre regarding the introduction of totalisers for counting votes recorded in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The court...

IndiGo's Goa-Delhi flight suffers mid-air engine failure

IndiGo's Goa-Delhi flight suffers mid-air engine failure

September 1, 2026 04:16 PM

An IndiGo flight carrying 229 passengers from Goa to Delhi was forced to make an emergency landing back at Manohar International Airport after one of its engines failed mid-air....

Mamata Banerjee's niece found hanging at her residence

Mamata Banerjee's niece found hanging at her residence

September 1, 2026 04:10 PM

Bristi Mukherjee, niece of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, was found hanging at her residence in Birbhum, West Bengal. Police are investigating the death, which family members...

Pakistan court returns Hindu girl to family after forced marriage, conversion to Islam

Pakistan court returns Hindu girl to family after forced marriage, conversion to Islam

September 1, 2026 03:29 PM

A Pakistani court has ordered the return of 21-year-old Hindu girl Shirimati Reeta to her parents after she was allegedly lured, pressured to convert to Islam, and marry a...

Nepal floods: Wife said 'don't jump'; husband did and survived

Nepal floods: Wife said 'don't jump'; husband did and survived

September 1, 2026 03:20 PM

Survivors of the recent devastating floods in Nepal share their harrowing experiences of escaping the raging waters, losing loved ones, and witnessing widespread destruction, as...

How Each Breath Shapes Your Brain Activity

How Each Breath Shapes Your Brain Activity

September 1, 2026 03:04 PM

A new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience reveals a precise connection between individual breath patterns and neural activity in the brain. Researchers found that...

Bihar's 6-yr-old protester ends sit-in after meeting Pappu Yadav

Bihar's 6-yr-old protester ends sit-in after meeting Pappu Yadav

September 1, 2026 02:59 PM

A six-year-old boy, Aditya Kumar, ended his protest in Patna against alleged police excesses on his parents after Independent MP Pappu Yadav assured him of taking the matter to...

Nepal tunnel workers recount harrowing ordeal, dramatic escape

Nepal tunnel workers recount harrowing ordeal, dramatic escape

September 1, 2026 02:29 PM

Flash floods in Nepal, triggered by an ice and rock collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border, have devastated hydropower projects, leaving hundreds of workers stranded. Survivors...

Ex-Maoist commander Bhupathi is now university coordinator in Gadchiroli

Ex-Maoist commander Bhupathi is now university coordinator in Gadchiroli

September 1, 2026 02:00 PM

Mallojula Venugopal Rao, a former Naxal commander known as Bhupathi, has joined Gondwana University's 'Ekal' programme in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. He will work as a coordinator...

World Letter Writing Day: 8 Letters, 8 Special Stories

World Letter Writing Day: 8 Letters, 8 Special Stories

September 1, 2026 01:55 PM

World Letter Writing Day is a time to recall historic letters. Some letters were written in love. Some in grief. Others at moments when the world stood on the brink of change.

Chitra Core: India's New Coronary Stent Promises Safer Cardiac Care

Chitra Core: India's New Coronary Stent Promises Safer Cardiac Care

September 1, 2026 01:34 PM

SCTIMST and Invasive Technologies have launched "Chitra Core," a new drug-eluting coronary stent designed with significantly less metal to reduce complications. This indigenous...

Indian killed in Ukraine in latest Russian attacks

Indian killed in Ukraine in latest Russian attacks

September 1, 2026 01:08 PM

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that an Indian citizen was among 12 people killed in recent Russian aerial bomb and drone strikes on Odesa, Ukraine. Dozens more were...

India works with Nepal on repatriating flood victims' remains

India works with Nepal on repatriating flood victims' remains

September 1, 2026 12:56 PM

The Indian Embassy in Nepal has released a detailed procedure for identifying and repatriating the mortal remains of foreign nationals, including Indians, who perished in the...

Main accused in Kaushambi firecracker blast arrested

Main accused in Kaushambi firecracker blast arrested

September 1, 2026 12:56 PM

The main accused, Naushad, in the Kaushambi firecracker factory blast that killed 11 people, including eight children, has been arrested after an encounter. Two police personnel...

Flood-hit Nepal's looming crisis: Trauma among survivors

Flood-hit Nepal's looming crisis: Trauma among survivors

September 1, 2026 12:38 PM

With the death toll crossing 900 and nearly 4,000 people still missing, the trauma of loss, displacement and uncertainty is settling in among thousands of survivors, prompting...

One Body, 3 Families: Heartbreaking Search For Missing Relatives

One Body, 3 Families: Heartbreaking Search For Missing Relatives

September 1, 2026 12:30 PM

Following devastating floods in Nepal, families are facing immense challenges in identifying their missing relatives. Hospitals are overwhelmed with unidentified bodies, leading...

UP: 13 year old girl dies after beating by teacher

UP: 13 year old girl dies after beating by teacher

September 1, 2026 12:26 PM

A 13-year-old girl in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, died ten days after allegedly being beaten by a teacher. Police have registered an FIR against the school headmaster, class teacher,...

Nepal flood death toll nears 1,000; over 11,000 rescued

Nepal flood death toll nears 1,000; over 11,000 rescued

September 1, 2026 11:50 AM

Meanwhile, the NDRRMA issued an alert to people living along the banks of the Bishnumati River after its water level near the Gongabu area crossed the danger mark.

Delhi playschool horror: '3-year-old tied up, touched inappropriately'

Delhi playschool horror: '3-year-old tied up, touched inappropriately'

September 1, 2026 11:27 AM

The father of a three-year-old boy, who allegedly endured hours of physical abuse inside his playschool in northeast Delhi, has claimed that CCTV footage showed his son tied to...

India Rejects Ruling On Indus Waters Treaty

India Rejects Ruling On Indus Waters Treaty

September 1, 2026 11:22 AM

India said the Hague-based Court of Arbitration has no jurisdiction over its sovereign decisions on the Indus Waters Treaty.

Don't travel abroad, don't buy gold: Modi's advice despite GDP growth

Don't travel abroad, don't buy gold: Modi's advice despite GDP growth

September 1, 2026 11:19 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded India's 7.8 per cent GDP growth, achieved despite global conflicts and instability. He emphasised the importance of Swadeshi and...

And You Call This A Security Check?

And You Call This A Security Check?

September 1, 2026 10:44 AM

Security in most of India is a facade, discovers Binu Alex.

2 burqa-clad women denied entry at Mumbai hospital

2 burqa-clad women denied entry at Mumbai hospital

September 1, 2026 10:35 AM

Security personnel reportedly justified the action due to child theft concerns and identity verification.

Tata Advanced Systems To Co-Produce Javelin Missiles

Tata Advanced Systems To Co-Produce Javelin Missiles

September 1, 2026 10:33 AM

The proposed arrangement would involve sub-assembly kits produced at Lockheed Martin's facility in Troy, Alabama, and guidance electronics units manufactured at Raytheon's...

Indian-origin man loses US citizenship 15 years after rape conviction

Indian-origin man loses US citizenship 15 years after rape conviction

September 1, 2026 10:09 AM

The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York has revoked the naturalisation of Gurmeet Singh, an Indian-origin man, after he was convicted of rape and kidnapping....

Social activist Anna Hazare admitted to Mumbai hospital

Social activist Anna Hazare admitted to Mumbai hospital

September 1, 2026 10:02 AM

Veteran social activist Anna Hazare has been admitted to Bombay Hospital in Mumbai after blood reports indicated a renal infection. The 89-year-old anti-graft crusader was...

'China Has Built 30,000 High-Risk Dams'

'China Has Built 30,000 High-Risk Dams'

September 1, 2026 09:15 AM

'China wants to control and divert rivers.'

Why Southern States Want Families To Have More Kids

Why Southern States Want Families To Have More Kids

September 1, 2026 09:09 AM

Southern chief ministers fear population stabilisation could reduce their parliamentary representation and tax devolution benefits.

Nepal Disaster: 'It Doesn't Look Like A Single Cause'

Nepal Disaster: 'It Doesn't Look Like A Single Cause'

September 1, 2026 09:05 AM

'It appears to be a combination: A glacier breaking away, and a dam-like formation downstream reaching capacity and releasing water suddenly.'

Maggi, Kurkure, Lay's products seized as FDA busts expiry date racket

Maggi, Kurkure, Lay's products seized as FDA busts expiry date racket

September 1, 2026 08:47 AM

A food tampering racket in Navi Mumbai, involving the alteration of expiry dates on popular brands like Maggi and Lay's, has been busted by the Maharashtra FDA and Navi Mumbai...

HC dismisses ex-cricketer Yusuf Pathan's plea over Vadodara land claim

HC dismisses ex-cricketer Yusuf Pathan's plea over Vadodara land claim

September 1, 2026 01:40 AM

The Gujarat high court on Monday dismissed as withdrawn a plea of former India cricketer and Lok Sabha MP Yusuf Pathan's appeal against a single judge order passed in August...

Oman examines ransom calls in Indian captain case, Centre tells SC

Oman examines ransom calls in Indian captain case, Centre tells SC

September 1, 2026 12:21 AM

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that authorities in Muscat are examining claims that the family of Indian merchant navy captain Ashish Kumar received ransom calls...