Month: August 2026
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India
Dalit driver’s account suspended for 100 years after fight over casteist slurs
New Delhi: Cab aggregator Rapido has suspended the driver account of a Dalit man in Lucknow for “99 years and 11 months” after he objected…
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India
BJP turning Independence Day into political spectacle: Uddhav Sena
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) has said the BJP is turning India’s Independence Day into a political event, saying the national day has…
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India
Indian Army faces criticism for silencing civilians amid frontier tensions
Itanagar: Residents of remote border villages in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district have criticized Indian Army for forcibly taking away their mobile phones and restricting…
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India
6 killed, several injured in stampede at temple in Bihar
Patna: At least six people were killed and several others injured in a stampede at the Ashok Dham temple in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district on Monday,…
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India
Manipur student protest escalates, 3 hurt in police action
Imphal: Three protesters were injured after police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting against the conduct of Census 2027 without prior implementation of the…
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India
Nagaland church council opposes mandatory singing of Vande Mataram
Kohima: The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) has opposed any directive seeking to make the singing of ‘Vande Mataram’ compulsory, particularly for members of the…
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India
Nepal’s growing diplomatic assertiveness signals India’s waning influence
Kathmandu: India’s renewed diplomatic outreach to Nepal amid growing differences under Prime Minister Balendra Shah is being seen as a sign of New Delhi’s diminishing…
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IIOJK in focus
IIOJK lost over 5,000 govt schools in a decade
Srinagar: Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir has lost 5,089 government schools over the past decade, while 146 government schools had zero students enrolled and…
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India
7 killed, several injured in hotel fire in West Bengal
Kolkata: At least seven people were killed and several others critically injured in a fire at a hotel in West Bengal’s Birbhum district early Monday,…
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India
An Indian CRPF havildar dies of electric shock
Lucknow: An Indian paramilitary officer died in an electric shock in BJP ruled Uttar Pradesh state. According to Kashmir Media Service, a 42-year-old Indian CRPF…