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The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, passed by Parliament on August 13, 2026,

Pakistan has extended its airspace ban on Indian aircraft until September 24, just days before the previous restriction was due to expire on August 23.

The government has approved 31 new electronics component projects worth ₹7,877 crore under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme. The approvals are aimed at deepening local manufacturing.

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has removed more than 50 of its staff members and is onboarding professionals for key leadership positions as part of measures to reform the overall examination system, the education ministry said on Monday.
The development came a day after the NTA ordered a re-test for three subjects of the UGC-NET exam for scholars due to several errors in those papers, and within months of the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 for medical admissions over allegations of paper leak.
In a post on X, the ministry said Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi held a meeting with the secretary in the Department of Higher Education, the NTA director general and other senior officials, during which he was apprised of the steps taken by the agency in the wake of recent issues and reforming the overall exam system.
"The minister was apprised about the steps taken by the NTA in the wake of recent issues, particularly with reference to reforming the overall system. He was ...

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Awarapan 2 has achieved remarkable success, earning ₹130 cr at the box office worldwide. This movie has been Emraan Hashmi's highest-grossing solo venture in just 4 days

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AP EAMCET 2026 final phase counselling has begun from today, Aug 17 until Aug 20 and modification on Aug 23. The final phase seat allotment is held on Aug 26, 2026

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Amazon Prime Video showed a small part of Jason Statham's Mutiny in full on its US platform before the film's release. The leak has raised questions on major tech platforms

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Apple could face nearly $300 higher BoM costs on the top iPhone 18 Pro Max, but tiered pricing, financing, services and its premium positioning could let it limit the price increase on entry-level

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Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Thursday said his government will move to discuss the implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state in the upcoming assembly session beginning on September 2, an official statement said.
Singh gave the assurance during a meeting at the Chief Minister's Secretariat here with a student delegation, which demanded the implementation of NRC before conduct of Census 2027.
The students demanded that Singh pressurise the Centre to implement NRC before the conduct of the Census for detection of illegal immigrants. The delegation also urged the CM to initiate a discussion on the issue in the forthcoming assembly session, it said.
Singh assured the student delegation that the government will move to discuss the implementation of NRC in Manipur in the ensuing assembly session beginning on September 2.
He said the government supports the NRC implementation in the state.
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