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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange said his Mumbai march could be cancelled as his health deteriorated during his 19th day of hunger strike. Doctors reported severe dehydration, low blood pressure and blood sugar, and advised urgent ICU hospitalisation

The Cockroach Janta Party will launch its ‘Adivasi School Thik Karo’ campaign in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli on September 17. Founder Abhijeet Dipke alleged government apathy towards tribal schools and called for better infrastructure, education and opportunities for tribal students

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday urged the BJP to introduce the Uniform Civil Code Bill in Parliament if it has the numbers, instead of pushing it through states. He also welcomed LAC de-escalation and termed the BRICS condemnation of the Pahalgam attack a foreign policy success

The BJP defended the new 0.4 per cent MDR on select UPI merchant transactions above Rs 2,000, while NCP(SP) criticised the move. The reactions followed NPCI’s announcement of the framework, which keeps person-to-person payments free.

New Zealand’s Parliament passed legislation needed for the free trade agreement with India by a 93-29 vote. The pact will make 57 per cent of New Zealand exports to India duty-free initially, with tariffs removed or reduced on 95 per cent eventually.

More than 13,000 schools are being upgraded under the PM SHRI Scheme, expected to benefit over 20 lakh students. The initiative aims to develop 14,500-plus schools as NEP 2020 exemplar institutions with a total outlay of Rs 27,360 crore

Kalyan Baisla, accused in the Gurugram hit-and-run involving woman biker Sia, has been arrested in Rajasthan’s Dausa and will be brought to Gurugram. Police have added an attempt-to-murder charge under Section 109 of the BNS after analysing CCTV footage

Foreign portfolio investors withdrew nearly Rs 5,109 crore from Indian government securities under the fully accessible route in three days. Rising crude prices near USD 110, US Treasury yields above 5 per cent and a weaker rupee made Indian sovereign debt less attractive amid global uncertainty

Police have registered cases against senior DMK leaders A Raja and P K Sekar Babu, and MLA Vasantham Karthikeyan, over alleged defamatory remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay during recent protests organised by the party over his comments on M K Stalin

The Centre said special cleanliness campaigns in government offices have generated Rs 5,102.91 crore through scrap disposal since 2021. More than 24.20 lakh sites have been covered, while Campaign 6 will run from October 2 to October 31

Prevention must receive as much attention as response, and women’s safety must remain above politics, geography, and ideology

Attempts to impose uniformity in the name of unity go against the spirit of India’s democratic diversity

The RBI has rejected Tata Sons' application to surrender its NBFC registration and filed a caveat in the Bombay High Court. The move could compel the Tata group holding company to list, amid shareholder differences and continuing leadership challenges

The Finance Ministry said UPI person-to-person payments will remain completely free under the new framework. Payments to merchants up to Rs 2,000 will also remain free, while MDR will apply only to specified larger merchant transactions, with exemptions for essential sectors

The Delhi High Court allowed termination of a pregnancy exceeding 30 weeks for a 15-year-old rape survivor, holding that forcing her to continue the pregnancy would impair her dignity and reproductive autonomy, while directing medical safeguards and support

Another 150 pilgrims were evacuated from the landslide-hit Kedarnath trek route in Uttarakhand on Tuesday, taking the total to 7,350. The pilgrimage remains halted as rescue teams clear debris and repair the damaged route near Chirbasa

A pregnant woman allegedly kicked by police during an attempt to arrest her husband in Firozabad died after childbirth, prompting the suspension of six personnel. The Samajwadi Party has demanded a murder case against the policemen allegedly involved

Kerala's worsening power crisis has emerged as a major challenge for the Satheesan government, with the Opposition attacking continuing power cuts and experts warning of deeper vulnerabilities, including dependence on external power, volatile procurement costs and inadequate long-term planning

IPS officer Sanjukta Parashar has been appointed as the Inspector General of the CRPF's elite CoBRA jungle warfare unit, making her the first woman to lead the 10-battalion-strong force. She succeeds 1996-batch officer Danesh Rana

Andhra Pradesh TDP state president P Srinivasa Rao stated that the NDA coalition is bound by Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on implementing the UCC. Meanwhile, CPI(M) slammed the move, claiming it is a political diversion

The banned Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has escalated its pro-Khalistan propaganda blitz in rural Punjab ahead of next year's assembly elections. Intelligence officials warn the campaign aims to incite communal tensions, distract security agencies, and aid cross-border smuggling

The Patiala House Court has granted three weeks' interim bail to self-styled influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj, who is jailed over the alleged assault of a minor activist's father at Jantar Mantar. The case involves BNS and SC/ST Act provisions

The Congress attacked the Modi government over a notification restricting UPI and RuPay charges on transactions up to Rs 2,000. Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge alleged the move could pave the way for Merchant Discount Rate charges on larger transactions