Thursday, August 20, 2026

INDIA

Will form govt in four states: Cong

As the counting for the four states began on Sunday, a celebratory mood was visible at the Congress headquarters here and party leader...

Raj Assembly polls: Political fate of 1,862 candidates to be decided today

The political fate of 1,862 candidates contesting the Assembly elections in Rajasthan will be decided on Sunday as the counting began. Veteran candidates...

Manipur district cleans up to read up: Street libraries replace garbage dumps

Zeliangrong village in Naga dominated Tamenglong district hit the headlines about a decade back when the mountainous district’s young and dynamic Deputy Commissioner...

UK to conduct surveillance flights over M-E to find Hamas hostage locations

The UK will conduct unarmed surveillance flights over the Middle East to find Hamas hostage locations, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. The news...

IDF kills Hamas militants, destroys tunnel networks in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday said that it has killed several Hamas militants and also destroyed many tunnel networks of the...

‘Doing well in three states, MP to be new Gujarat model’, says BJP leader

The Bharatiya Janata Party is going to form governments in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, said BJP leader Harish Khurana, adding that MP...

L-G launches ‘Dilli Gramodaya Abhiyan’ funded by DDA for development of urbanised villages

Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena launched the 'Dilli Gramodaya Abhiyan' to be funded and implemented by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), an...

New quota cap may be Nitish’s trump card against BJP in 2024 LS polls

With the Lok Sabha elections slated to be held within six months in the country, the Mahagathbandhan government under the leadership of Chief...

Post-graduate programmes will be reduced to a year for FYUP graduates

Students pursuing the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP) will be able to complete their post-graduation (PG) courses in just one year as hundreds of...

Heavy snowfall forces cancellation of 760 flights at Munich airport

Heavy snowfall has led to the cancellation of some 760 flights at the Munich airport in Germany, a spokesperson said. In a post on...