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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

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor urged the Centre to deploy a full NDRF contingent, heavy-lift helicopters and advanced search equipment in Nepal, where hundreds of Indians remain missing or stranded after devastating flash floods, stressing that rescue efforts must be intensified immediately

Three school students drowned in a pond at Assam’s Jorhat district on Saturday while celebrating a friend’s birthday with a group of boys. The victims, identified as Akshat Kumar Roy, Sushanta Patel and Rehan, were later recovered by SDRF personnel

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the Telugu language should remain alive for generations, both in speech and writing. Marking Telugu Language Day, he urged children to learn Telugu and welcomed technology and artificial intelligence-based language learning initiatives

The Bombay High Court forced the Maharashtra FDA to withdraw two enforcement orders after criticising the regulator for acting hastily and taking a “pedantic” approach. The FDA withdrew Cipla’s licence cancellation and suspended restaurant operations at MCA premises, allowing the eateries to reopen

FSSAI has prohibited the sale of compounded asafoetida products by Everest Food Products and Laljee Godhoo after surveillance and legal sampling allegedly found them sub-standard, misbranded or adulterated. Both firms have been directed to submit corrective action plans and ensure compliance

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil launched his 11th hunger strike at Antarwali Sarati, demanding Kunbi certificates and other reservation-related measures. Calling it the final phase of the struggle, he urged the Maratha community to unite until all demands are met

Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq urged political parties to work for restoring Jammu and Kashmir's statehood and Article 370, calling it their moral responsibility. He also raised ecological concerns, criticised rising power tariffs and condemned alleged threats to Kashmiri Pandits

Twenty-eight Andhra Pradesh pilgrims undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra safely returned after narrowly escaping flash floods in Nepal. Pilgrims said a delay in obtaining Chinese visas helped them avoid the worst-hit area, while several people remain missing in the floods

Kerala BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar opposed a directive by a prominent Sunni scholars’ body urging restrictions on women’s participation in public religious events. CPI(M) leaders criticised the directive as anti-women, while some Islamic scholars defended it. IUML said it would not intervene