26 Aug, 20:45 (IST)

A Bangladeshi student studying in the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Silchar, Assam was sent back to her country on Monday after she allegedly liked an anti-India post on social media, police said.

26 Aug, 18:11 (IST)

Gujarat government has announced that all primary schools will remain closed on August 27 due to ongoing heavy rainfall across the region. The decision was made to ensure the safety of students as the state continues to experience severe weather conditions. State Education Minister Praful Pansheriya made the announcement on Monday, urging parents to keep their children at home and avoid unnecessary travel during the rain.

26 Aug, 15:58 (IST)

R Ashoka, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Karnataka Assembly today, August 26, accused Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar of giving special privileges to actor Darshan in jail. "Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is responsible for the luxury treatment being given to Darshan inside the prison. Shivakumar had met the actor inside the prison and had assured him of all the help," said the senior BJP leader.

26 Aug, 14:13 (IST)

In the early hours of Monday, explosions rocked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities as Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone assault. Air raid sirens blared nationwide, and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported power outages across several districts in the capital.

26 Aug, 11:58 (IST)

Union Minister Amit Shah today, August 26, announced the creation of five new districts in the Union Territory of Ladakh. In a post on X, Shah said that the Union Home Ministry has decided to create five new districts in the Union Territory in pursuit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to build a developed and prosperous Ladakh.

26 Aug, 10:46 (IST)

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today, August 26, released a list of 44 candidates for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. The saffron party has fielded Arshid Bhat from Rajpora, Javed Ahmad Qadri from Shopian, Mohd Rafiq Wani from Anantnag West, Advocate Syed Wazahat from Anantnag, Sushri Shagun Parihar from Kishtwar, and Gajay Singh Rana from Doda.BJP Names 44 Candidates for Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Polls

26 Aug, 08:44 (IST)

Vasantrao Chavan, a veteran Congress leader from Maharashtra has passed away. Chavan was a Member of Parliament (MP) from Maharashtra's Nanded constituency. It is reported that the 69-year-old Congress leader died due to prolonged illness.

26 Aug, 07:33 (IST)

Russia has launched attacks on northern, eastern and southern Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring 37, Ukrainian military and local authorities said. The overnight attacks by Russia targeted Ukraine's frontline regions of Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Donetsk, Ukraine's Air Force said on Sunday, August 25.

Mumbai, August 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured strict action in cases of crime against women, amid a huge outrage over the rape and murder of a junior doctor in a hospital in Kolkata. "The security of women is very important. I will once again tell every state government that crimes against women are unforgivable. No matter who the culprit is, they should not be spared," PM Modi said at the 'Lakhpati Didi Sammelan' in Maharashtra's Jalgaon on August 25.

The ruling BJP and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) have urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to postpone the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections, originally scheduled for October 1, 2024. The parties have cited a clash with weekends, public holidays, and religious festivals as the main reasons for their request. The demand for a poll date revision has sparked a strong backlash from other political parties, including the Congress, Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Union Home Minister Amit Shah called naxalism “the biggest challenge" to the democratic system and said the time had come for a "final assault" on it. He also said that Naxalism would be eliminated from the country by March 2026. "I believe that our fight has reached the end phase and by March 2026, we will be able to free the country completely from naxalism," Amit Shah said at a press conference in Raipur.

A suspect in German police custody following a stabbing rampage in the city of Solingen that killed three people and injured eight is a 26-year-old Syrian man, authorities said on Sunday as they looked into his possible links with the Islamic State. The incident, along with the terror group's claim of responsibility, sparked concern among some politicians who urged enhanced security, tighter curbs on weapons, stiffer punishment for violent crimes and limits to immigration.

Four people, including a police officer, were injured in a car crash and subsequent stabbing incident in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, reported ABC News. Police said in a statement that "a crash and suspected stabbing" occurred at a highway intersection in the suburb of Engadine around 9 a.m. No one was killed in the attack, police said. Officers arrived at the scene and found a man who appeared to have been stabbed allegedly running from the scene.