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PM Modi launches development projects worth ₹6,880 cr in Bihar's Gayaji

The PM also flagged off two trains -- Amrit Bharat Express between Gayaji and Delhi and Buddhist Circuit train between Vaishali and Koderma

CPI (ML) Liberation files two claims, objections to SIR in Bihar: ECI

According to the press release, CPI (ML) Liberation is the only political party to file the claims between August 1 and August 22

Jharkhand govt tables ₹4,296.62 crore supplementary budget for FY26

Finance Minister Radhakrishna Kishore tabled the first supplementary budget for this financial year

NRI industrialist Swraj Paul passes away in London at 94

Lord Paul, founder of the UK-based Caparo Group, had fallen ill and was recently hospitalised, passing away in the company of his family

SC bars Assam police from coercive action against journalist Varadarajan

The bench, while protecting the journalists, said everyone is expected to follow the law and asked the journalists to join the investigation

SC declines urgent hearing on plea against mandatory waqf listing on UMEED

As per the mandate of the UMEED portal, details of all registered Waqf properties across India are to be mandatorily uploaded within six months

Assam Rifles recovers weapons, ammunition from Mizoram's Champhai

According to officials, the operation was launched in the early hours of August 20 based on specific intelligence inputs

IPS officer Satish Golcha takes charge as 26th Delhi Police commissioner

Golcha, a 1992-batch officer from the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre, assumed charge at the Delhi Police Headquarters

Weather update 2025: IMD issues orange alert in Tamil Nadu, others states

The IMD predicted moderate rainfall, thunderstorms and lightning in Tamil Nadu today, Aug 22. Orange alert was issued for Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu and Cuddalore

Parliament security breach: Intruder jumps wall, caught by security

A similar incident of a Parliament security breach took place in 2024, when a man in his early 20s scaled the Parliament wall and entered the Annexe building

Maharashtra govt's crackdown on cab firms surcharging fares amid heavy rain

Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik ordered strict action against the cab aggregators, and action was taken against as many as 147 app-based cab operators

NHAI to pay toll operators for revenue loss due to FASTag Annual Passes

Toll operators will receive compensation from NHAI for revenue lost due to the FASTag Annual Pass, effective August 15; the pass is valid for one year or up to 200 toll crossings

Dogs to be released in same area after sterlisation: SC modifies order

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has been directed to create designated feeding areas for stray dogs in each municipal ward

Travelling by train? Here's how much baggage you can carry under new rules

As part of a pilot project, passengers will face luggage weight checks, tagging, and fines for oversized bags. The move aims to enforce baggage rules and boost non-fare revenues at major stations

PM Modi to launch multiple development projects in Bihar, West Bengal today

During his nearly four-hour tour of Bihar, the PM will undertake whistle-stop visits to Gayaji, Patna and Begusarai districts

India accounts for one-fifth of Russia's oil revenue since Ukraine war

United States has escalated its criticism of India's continued imports, with President Donald Trump imposing tariffs in a bid to dissuade Russia from pursuing its military campaign in Ukraine

Bihar SIR: ECI files affidavit in SC, says list of dropped voters published

The list also contained the reasons for their non-inclusion, including death, shifting of ordinary residence or duplicate entries, ECI told Supreme Court

CM Rekha Gupta attack: Police detain accused's friend, tracks 10 others

It is alleged that Rajesh's friend transferred money to him. The Delhi Police is currently tracking ten people who were in contact with the accused through calls and messages

Monsoon fury wreaks havoc in Himachal; 287 dead, 346 roads blocked

Kullu district is among the worst-hit, with 123 roads blocked and NH-305 closed at multiple points, cutting off access to remote areas

School in Delhi's Dwarka receives bomb threat e-mail, premises evacuated

Police teams, bomb disposal squads and fire tenders are conducting searches inside the school in Dwarka's Sector 7