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On Rajiv Gandhi’s 81st birth anniversary, PM Modi paid tributes on X, while Congress leaders including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Mallikarjun Kharge visited Veer Bhumi to honour the former Prime Minister, also celebrated as Sadbhavana Divas.

Haryana government will hand over the investigation into 19-year-old teacher Manisha’s death in Bhiwani to the CBI following public outrage. Police claimed suicide by insecticide, but her family and villagers rejected the finding, demanding a fair and impartial probe.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said India won’t initiate normalisation with Pakistan after repeated betrayals, urging Islamabad to dismantle terror networks on its soil. He stressed India would reciprocate once Pakistan demonstrates genuine intent to curb terrorism.

Multiple Delhi schools, including SKV Malviya Nagar and Andhra School, received bomb threat emails early Wednesday, prompting police and fire services to conduct extensive search operations. Authorities are investigating while urging calm, as past threats in the city were hoaxes.

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Badminton in India is facing a shuttle crisis as feather supply drops and costs double, with BAI, Yonex and Gopichand stressing urgent need for synthetic alternatives and possible government support

Shubman Gill returns as India’s T20 vice-captain for Asia Cup 2025 alongside Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav, while Shreyas Iyer misses out; India face Pakistan in group stage on September 14

Redeem Tlang’s stunning first-half strike helped defending champions Northeast United edge Shillong Lajong 1-0 in the Durand Cup semifinal, securing a spot in the final after a gritty contest

All 582 passengers stranded on a Mumbai Monorail between Chembur and Bhakti Park were successfully rescued by the Mumbai Fire Brigade using snorkel ladder vehicles after a technical failure halted the train. A technical review is underway to prevent future incidents.

India’s U17 women’s team face Nepal in their SAFF U17 Championship opener in Bhutan. The round-robin tournament will decide the champion on August 31. Coach Joakim Alexandersson remains upbeat

The India Junior International Series 2025, a BWF-sanctioned tournament, begins August 20 at Gopichand Academy, Hyderabad, featuring 350 players from eight countries with ranking points at stake

Aligning the vision of high-ambition bloc with the development needs of primary producer nations is the way forward to ending plastic pollution

Rashmika Sahgal clinched the junior women’s 10m air pistol gold at the Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, while Manu Bhaker earned bronze, boosting India’s tally to five gold medals overall

India announced a strong 25-member squad led by Tanvi Sharma, Unnati Hooda and Bhargav-Viswa pair for the BWF World Junior Championships 2025 in Guwahati, aiming to add to its medal tally

The Sixteenth Finance Commission must ensure fair devolution across Union, State, and Local governments

Indian airlines cancelled 5,706 flights in the first half of 2025 due to regulatory and geopolitical issues, Parliament was told. Despite cancellations, domestic air travel grew 7.34 per cent. Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet and others reported varying cancellations

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said eight people died in flood-hit Nanded district, while Mumbai recorded 300 mm rainfall, disrupting suburban trains and prompting evacuations. Crops across 12–14 lakh acres were damaged, as the government put NDRF and SDRF on high alert

The government also reported Rs 17,811 crore disbursed under the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme for crop loans

Ministry cautions against fraudulent claims of government-designated account

With numbers rising from 6.48 crore in FY20 to 8.56 crore in FY25 officials attribute the surge to digitisation, policy reforms, and compliance measures

An anonymous devotee has pledged 121 kg of gold, valued at about Rs 140 crore, to Lord Venkateswara Swamy, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu announced. The donation follows the devotee’s entrepreneurial success, after earning USD 1.5 billion from his company

The dialogue comes ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to China for the SCO Summit later this month

Rahul Gandhi’s absence from a Parliament discussion on astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s ISS mission drew sharp criticism from the BJP, which called it “unfortunate.” Congress defended him, citing his Bihar yatra, while reiterating support for Shukla’s historic achievement

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