India

A 23-year-old nursing student from Kerala drowned in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district after he and his female friend fell into a swollen river while crossing a culvert on a motorcycle. Locals rescued the woman, while SDRF recovered his body downstream on Sunday

Power disruptions at two Jaipur centres marred the NEET-PG 2026 examination on Sunday, forcing NBEMS to schedule a retest on September 5 for affected candidates. NBEMS has convened an urgent meeting with technology partner TCS Ltd to fix infrastructure accountability

India has sent its fourth flight carrying 11 tonnes of relief supplies and technical teams to flood-hit Nepal. The latest assistance includes search-and-rescue and forensic teams, while the NDRRMA said the August 26 floods have claimed 734 lives.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to unite against drug abuse during his Mann Ki Baat address, while highlighting women’s empowerment through PM SVANidhi, patriotic initiatives, Mission ShaktiSAT, avocado farming and inspiring grassroots stories from across India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people, particularly youth, to join the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat campaign and create songs, plays and social media content to spread awareness about substance abuse and help build a drug-free India by 2047.

A minor girl was allegedly molested and assaulted by an unidentified man in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district on Raksha Bandhan. Police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and POCSO Act, while raids are underway to apprehend the accused

India has provided 68.5 tonnes of relief materials to flood-hit Nepal and deployed tunnel experts, forensic teams and rescue equipment. A fourth flight carrying 11 tonnes of aid arrived Sunday, while Indian teams assist efforts to rescue workers trapped inside hydropower tunnels

ONGC is exploring acquiring deepwater drillships or forming a joint venture to secure dedicated offshore drilling capacity under Mission Samudra Manthan. The initiative aims to accelerate deepwater exploration, reduce reliance on foreign rigs and support India’s efforts to boost domestic oil and gas production

Kolkata Police summoned TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien over FIRs related to resistance against the removal of an illegal billboard from Abhishek Banerjee’s party office. Banerjee was also summoned, while police have arrested 14 people following clashes with KMC officials 

A gunfight between Bihar Police and criminals allegedly extorting boatmen along the Son River in Patna left two police personnel injured. Suspected kingpin Avinash Kumar was shot, arrested and hospitalised. Police recovered multiple weapons, ammunition and a boat while searching for accomplices

Security forces recovered explosives, ammunition and other materials from a suspected Maoist dump during an anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. A suspected Maoist aide was apprehended and allegedly admitted to transporting and concealing Maoist-related materials.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined a yoga session organised by the Yoga Federation of Uzbekistan during his two-day visit to Tashkent. He also visited the Yangi Uzbekistan Monument, interacted with the Indian diaspora and highlighted strong cultural and people-to-people ties between both nations

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said the judiciary is proactively addressing emerging economic crimes such as digital arrest scams. Speaking in London, he stressed due process, proportionality and presumption of innocence, while highlighting India’s legal framework against money laundering and financial offences 

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal criticised RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over his New York remarks on India’s unity in diversity, saying actions matter more than words. Sibal accused Bhagwat of using “wise words abroad” while remaining silent on issues at home

Indian Army Aviation pilots conducted a daring casualty evacuation at 18,600 feet near the Nun Kun massif in challenging weather and terrain. With limited fuel and a lightened helicopter, the crew executed a precise one-skid landing, rescuing a stranded person

Friction has emerged between Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam and Congress after posters and videos projected Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay as a potential prime ministerial candidate. Congress leaders reportedly fear the campaign could confuse the alliance’s national positioning and undermine plans to promote Rahul Gandhi

Nepal reported 675 bodies recovered and 2,498 people missing after devastating floods and mudslides. India dispatched its fourth C-130 aircraft carrying 11 tonnes of relief and rescue equipment, while additional bridge materials, forensic experts and technical teams were sent to support operations

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said India’s civilisational mission is to promote unity amid diversity through example, not preaching. Addressing an event in New York, he highlighted dharma, mutual responsibility and harmony among individuals, society and the environment as key Indian values

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav mocked the RSS after the suspension of the X account of AHEAD forum organisers hosting Mohan Bhagwat’s New York event. Calling them “unregistered-underground” people, Yadav posed sharp questions on their foreign activities.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, speaking at the “One World, One Humanity” faith leaders’ conference in New York, declared that Hindutva rejects exclusion, stating that any Hindu who believes Muslims should not live in India ceases to be a Hindu.

From Pochampally and Gadwal to Narayanpet and Siddipet, Telangana’s handloom traditions carry generations of skill, but recognition seldom translates into fair incomes for weavers

Two petitioners have approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking public disclosure of a nearly 600-page judicial commission report into deaths linked to contaminated drinking water in Indore’s Bhagirathpura. They cited public interest, transparency and accountability, with hearing scheduled for September 8

A group of 21 Tamil Nadu pilgrims stranded in flood-ravaged Timure, Nepal, escaped a deadly mountain storm after their vehicle narrowly avoided raging floodwaters. Survivor Sivaranjani credited divine intervention and praised Ratnakumar and his wife for rescuing stranded women using a saree

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the ISS, urged students in Ghaziabad to dream beyond conventional careers, embrace failure and pursue ambitious goals. He stressed youth, innovation and perseverance as crucial to India's transformation into a developed nation by 2047