Over 1,300 'sammelans' held to familiarise panchayat representatives with VB-GRAM G Act

PTI, August 31, 2026, New Delhi: Over 5.26 lakh panchayati raj representatives, elected members and officials have participated in 1,338 ...

Suvendu seeks stronger mandate in Nandigram by-poll

PTI, August 31, 2026, Kolkata: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday highlighted his government's work in Nandigram in Purba Medini...

Suitcase murder: Couple held in Manipur weeks after woman's body found on train

Laskar, Majhi nabbed after pan-India hunt; dismembered remains of 38-year-old found in Tamil Nadu Express at Agra on August 5 PTI, Chennai/I...

Four armed men killed in encounter with Meghalaya Police-ATS

  Gunfight breaks out at checkpoint in East Garo Hills after occupants of suspected vehicle allegedly open fire PTI, August 30, 2026, Shillo...

7-year-old Indian-origin boy excels in UK mathematics exam

Jivyan Reddy Dhruva scored 196 out of 240, achieving a high Class 8 — equivalent to an A — across three papers in a General Certificate of S...

Supreme Court to hear plea on cash donations received by political parties on August 31

Top court had earlier issued notices to Centre, Election Commission and others seeking their responses on the petition PTI, August 30, 2026,...

BJP should listen to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, says Abhijeet Dipke

PTI, August 30, 2026, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Cockroach Janta Party leader Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday said that the BJP thinks that it has...

Nepal flash floods death toll surges to 768; authorities warn of rising water levels in Bhotekoshi River

PTI, August 30, 2026, Kathmandu: The water levels in the Bhotekoshi River rose again on Sunday, days after a devastating flash flood struck...

261 foreign nationals, including 49 Indians, remain unaccounted for after Tibet-Nepal border flash flood

PTI, August 30, 2026, Beijing:  Chinese officials on Sunday said 261 foreign nationals, including 49 Indians, remained unaccounted for after...

'Unity and diversity in India's DNA': RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at New York event

PTI, August 30, 2026, New York:  Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said that unity in diversity is in Bharat’s DNA, unde...

Fresh rainfall forecast in Nepal's flood-affected areas may disrupt rescue operations

PTI, August 29, 2026, Kathmandu:  Nepal's meteorology department on Saturday warned of fresh rainfall and thunderstorms in the country...

Nepal flash floods: Nearly 2,500 stranded people evacuated as rescue efforts continue

PTI, August 29, 2026, Kathmandu:   Nearly 2,500 stranded people, including 163 foreigners, were evacuated by rescue teams in Nepal, as searc...

Nepal flood survivors recall desperate escapes after being swept away, buried and stranded

PTI, August 29, 2026, Kathmandu:  The images of a mud-covered elderly woman being carried to safety in the scoop of a digger have come to sy...