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Amarnath Yatra crosses 4.7 lakh darshan mark
NewsOnAIRArchived
The Amarnath Yatra has seen over 4.7 lakh devotees complete darshan, with some August 8 tallies near 4.76 lakh. The pilgrimage began on July 3 and is scheduled to end on August 28. Movement is through the Baltal route only, while the Pahalgam track remains under maintenance. Lieu
J&K police raid Valley sites over terror-linked case
The HinduArchived
Jammu and Kashmir police conducted pre-dawn CIK raids on August 8 across Kupwara, Baramulla, Anantnag, Shopian and Bandipora in a crackdown on terror-related activity. The action is linked to FIR 03/2023 under UAPA Sections 13 and 18 and IPC Sections 505 and 153A. Electronic devi
Rajouri teen dies after vehicle stuck on muddy road
Times of IndiaArchived
A seventeen-year-old girl died en route to GMC Rajouri after the vehicle carrying her stayed stuck for two to three hours in mud at Chak Methyani on a PMGSY road. Officials say an executive engineer had falsely reported the stretch as trafficable. District Development Commissione
NDA leaders say handloom scheme aids AP weavers
The HinduArchived
On National Handloom Day in Srikakulam on August 7, BJP OBC Morcha leader Pasupleti Suresh Singh and TDP's Gutti Chinna Rao said the National Handloom Development Programme is helping weavers in backward areas. Weaver Tutika Venkata Rao was felicitated. His family has supplied te
Ayodhya temple donation theft probe nears chargesheet
The HinduArchived
Ayodhya SSP Gaurav Grover said on August 8 that many aspects of the Ram Temple donation theft probe are complete, with a chargesheet expected by end September. The ninety-day inquiry followed a June 25 FIR. Eight people remain in jail. An SIT advisory under IGP Kiran S includes a
India courts French FCAS after Germany's exit
Times of IndiaArchived
The Defence Ministry told a parliamentary panel it has begun efforts to join the France led FCAS sixth generation fighter programme after Germany exited around June 2026. India will still pursue the indigenous AMCA fifth generation project, with first flight targets around 2028 t
Narela Mercedes crash kills 70 year old woman
NDTVArchived
Around 8 am on August 8 in Mamurpur, Narela, a Mercedes collided with a WagonR, killing 70 year old Urmila. Police arrested driver Shubham, son of a Haryana Police sub inspector, after a beer bottle was seen in the car. A blood alcohol content report is awaited as the speeding cr
Bengaluru woman found dead alone after a year
The HinduArchived
Skeletal remains of Dakshayani, 57, were found on August 7 at her Havanur Layout home near Nagasandra in Bengaluru. She lived alone after mental illness linked to her son's death, and police suspect she died about a year ago. Brother Mahesh filed a complaint with Bagalagunte poli
Seven killed as Chamba-bound bus overturns in hills
Times of IndiaArchived
A private bus travelling from Bairagarh to Chamba overturned near Chalunj Mor on the Bairagarh-Tissa road around 7:15 a.m. on August 8 in Chamba. Seven people were killed and 11 others were injured in the early morning crash. NDRF and local police teams led difficult rescue work
India formally names 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh
The HinduArchived
The Union Home Ministry on August 7 formally named 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh on the Survey of India map with the state government. The list includes Long Ju, Maja, passes such as Dzo La, Riza La, Pukur La and Thag La, Sambho Sarovar and Jaswant Garh. The diplomatic step coun
SC orders two hospitals to pay Rs 12 lakh
The HinduArchived
India's Supreme Court on August 7 directed St Joseph and Mariam Hospital to pay Rs 10 lakh and Khajan Singh Mannvi Health Care to pay Rs 2 lakh within four weeks to the father of a deceased four-year-old child. The Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Bagchi and Mohana
IAF Wing Commander arrested in alleged honey trap
NDTVArchived
Delhi Police arrested an Indian Air Force Wing Commander on May 31, 2026, under the Official Secrets Act, and he is lodged in Tihar Jail. Police allege a honey trap via social media led him to share unit movements, photographs and documents. Officers say the woman contacted onlin
Bombay HC convicts Tarun Tejpal, orders surrender
Times of IndiaArchived
The Bombay High Court at Goa on August 6 overturned the 2021 Mapusa sessions court acquittal of Tarun Tejpal and sentenced him to 10 years rigorous imprisonment. Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar ordered him to surrender within four weeks. The criminal case arises from
FDA teams find expired food in Bengaluru hotels
Times of IndiaArchived
On August 7, Karnataka FDA sent 30 teams to inspect 26 three-star and five-star hotels in Bengaluru. Officials collected 35 samples and reported expired food, fungal vegetables, poor hygiene, mislabelling, and weak segregation of vegetarian and non-vegetarian items. Health Minist
Bombay HC grants bail to Ramesh Mhatre
NDTVArchived
The Bombay High Court on August 7 granted bail to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre in the Dombivli doctors assault case. Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad directed him to stay at Nazri Resort in Goa, report to local police, surrender his passport and
BMC blames Irrigation for Bhubaneswar waterlogging
The New Indian ExpressArchived
Heavy rain on August 6 and 7 waterlogged parts of Bhubaneswar. Mayor Sulochana Das visited wards 31, 32, 33, 43 and 45, blaming Irrigation for a choked Daya West Canal. BMC said it repeatedly wrote the department and recently got permission for two siphons in wards 43 and 45. Abo
Agni-IV test underlines India's 4,000 km deterrence option
Times of IndiaArchived
India's Strategic Forces Command test-fired the nuclear-capable Agni-IV intermediate-range ballistic missile, which has a 4,000 km range and road-mobile launch flexibility. Officials described the trial as the tenth overall test and the sixth by the SFC. Designed by DRDO, the mis
Amritsar police chief transferred after Jantar Mantar row
NDTVArchived
Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar was transferred on August 7 and told to report to the DGP office, days after a terror-module briefing linked some accused to reconnaissance at Jantar Mantar. DIG Harmanbir Singh Gill received additional charge of the post. Punja
Ink thrown at AISA's Neha Bora during Ranchi protest
Hindustan TimesArchived
A man threw ink at All India Students' Association president Neha Bora on August 7 during a Ranchi march toward the Jharkhand Assembly over alleged JPSC and JSSC exam irregularities. Police detained Amarnath Pandey of Hazaribag after protesters stopped him near Shalimar Bazaar. B
Centre tells SC Black Sea seafarers remain untraced
The HinduArchived
The Centre told the Supreme Court on August 7 that two Indian seafarers missing after a Black Sea drone attack near Ukraine could not be located despite search operations. Deepak Kumar Gupta and Rama Chandra were aboard MV AGN Ragnar near Odesa. Ukrainian and Romanian rescue agenBombay High Court convicts Tarun Tejpal in 2013 case
Times of IndiaArchived
The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court overturned Tarun Tejpal's 2021 acquittal in a 2013 rape case, calling the sessions court verdict perverse. Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit S. Jamsandekar convicted the former Tehelka editor and sentenced him to 10 years' rigorous imprisonmen
Ludhiana sinkhole opens outside home in Kitchlu Nagar
InshortsArchived
A sinkhole about 20 feet deep and 30 feet long opened on a road in Ludhiana's Kitchlu Nagar outside a residential house, with images circulating widely. Municipal officials linked the cave-in to a decades-old sewerage line damaged by repeated cable digging. The stretch was cordon
Bhawana Kanth becomes IAF's first woman combat leader
NDTVArchived
Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth has become the first woman to complete the Indian Air Force Fighter Combat Leader course at TACDE in Gwalior. The roughly 20-week programme trains selected pilots in advanced combat tactics. Kanth, from Darbhanga, Bihar, was among the IAF's first wom
Jharkhand job aspirants hold Ranchi stadium protest
BBCArchived
Job aspirants have gathered at a Ranchi stadium since July 25 demanding an overhaul of Jharkhand's government examination system. Some are on hunger strike after alleging manipulation in the April civil service preliminary results released in July. The state CID is investigating,
Gurugram civic chief shifted after heavy waterlogging
The HinduArchived
Haryana transferred Municipal Corporation of Gurugram Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya to Rohtak as deputy commissioner amid heavy rain and widespread waterlogging across the city. The district administration advised corporate offices to allow work from home on August 6 and 7 under an
Bombay HC convicts Tejpal, gives 10-year term
NDTVArchived
The Bombay High Court's Goa bench convicted former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 sexual assault case and sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment. The court set aside a 2021 trial court acquittal, calling that ruling perverse. Tejpal received four weeks to surre
Renukaswamy case accused seeks approver status
Times of IndiaArchived
Accused Pradosh moved Bengaluru's 59th Sessions Court seeking to turn approver in the Renukaswamy murder case involving Kannada actor Darshan and others. Special Public Prosecutor Prasanna Kumar said the prosecution had no objection if Pradosh makes a full and truthful disclosure
Bombay HC convicts Tarun Tejpal, gives 10 years
NDTVArchived
On August 6, the Bombay High Court set aside Tarun Tejpal's 2021 acquittal and convicted him of rape, giving 10 years' rigorous imprisonment. The case relates to a November 2013 elevator incident during ThinkFest in Goa. Reports cite an apology email saying I'm your boss that mak
SC refuses to ease Ashish Mishra bail limits
New Indian ExpressArchived
On August 6, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant dismissed a plea to relax Ashish Mishra's bail conditions. He remains barred from Uttar Pradesh except for court. The Lakhimpur Kheri case stems from October 3, 2021 violence in which eight people were killed. He
Naidu denies any plan to blend ethanol in ATF
Deccan HeraldArchived
Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu on August 6 denied any plan to blend ethanol with aviation turbine fuel. He said claims of ethanol in ATF were false and that there is definitely no such move. Naidu distinguished Sustainable Aviation Fuel, recognised under ICAO f
SC denies Asaram interim bail, allows caretaker
The HinduArchived
The Supreme Court on August 6 denied interim medical bail to Asaram for now and allowed a round-the-clock trained caretaker inside jail. Justices M.M. Sundresh and Varale noted an AIIMS letter of July 31 saying hospitalisation was not needed but continuous assistance was. He is s
Delhi taxi operators protest E20 fuel mileage loss
The HinduArchived
About 100 members of a Delhi taxi and tourist transport association protested against E20 petrol on August 4 after a Jantar Mantar march was denied permission. They submitted a representation to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari seeking an E20 review. Operators said mileage has fallen
NHAI suspends toll after Lucknow-Kanpur road damage
Times of IndiaArchived
NHAI suspended toll collection on the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway after monsoon damage on the newly opened Rs 4,200-crore corridor. It proposed declaring concessionaire PNC Infratech a non-performer and barring future bids, with repairs at the firm's cost. Named project engineers w
Atiq Ahmed's son Abaan killed in highway crash
Times of IndiaArchived
Abaan Ahmed, 21, youngest son of slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed, died when a Hyundai Creta hit a divider near Poonch police station on the Prayagraj-Jhansi route on August 6. Friend Sonu also died; three others were injured and hospitalised in Jhansi. The group was travelli
Nagpur police rescue minor held by Instagram contact
The HinduArchived
Nagpur police rescued a 16-year-old girl held captive and sexually abused in a rented Dighori house and arrested Nirbhay Pakhare of Thane around 11 pm on August 3. She had gone missing on August 2; Hudkeshwar police traced the location and admitted her to hospital. A POCSO and ki
Pratapgarh house collapse kills six of one family
Times of IndiaArchived
Six members of a family died when a nearly 100-year-old house collapsed around 2 am on August 6 amid heavy rain in Pratapgarh's Mahuli ward. The dead included parents, a son, a daughter-in-law and two infants. Aman Srivastava, 28, was the lone survivor and was hospitalised with s
Nagpur police rescue Class 12 girl held by Instagram contact
Hindustan TimesArchived
Nagpur police on August 4 night rescued a 16-year-old Class 12 student held captive for over 24 hours in a rented Dighori flat and arrested a Thane youth she had met through Instagram. A POCSO case and kidnapping charges were registered. The accused was remanded to two days' poli
Kashmir marks seven years since Article 370
NDTVArchived
August 5, 2026 marked seven years since Article 370 was abrogated on August 5, 2019. BJP processions were allowed in Jammu and Kashmir, while the opposition called it a black day. The National Conference held a sit-in after its march was blocked. In Delhi, the INDIA bloc proteste
Ex-CDS says Pakistan sought Sindoor ceasefire
FirstpostArchived
Former CDS Gen Anil Chauhan said Pakistan sought a ceasefire through the DGMO hotline on the morning of May 10, 2025 during Operation Sindoor. India delayed its response because less than half of planned strikes were completed. The operation began on May 7 after the April 22 Paha
Three teens arrested in Hailakandi minor girl case
NDTVArchived
Police in Assam's Hailakandi district arrested three teenagers in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl found dead on the night of August 1. A special investigation team has been formed, and the accused were remanded to six days' custody. Charges are being p
Air India flight hits severe turbulence near Delhi
Times of India\Archived
On August 4, Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi, an Airbus A320, encountered severe turbulence and lost about 300 feet before landing safely in Delhi. About 17 people were injured, including 13 passengers and four crew members. The DGCA opened a probe, and both the flig
Passengers criticise response after Phuket turbulence
RediffArchived
Relatives of passengers on Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi said severe turbulence caused a sharp altitude drop lasting about ten seconds roughly 90 minutes to two hours after takeoff. Thirteen passengers and four crew members were injured and taken to hospital. Famil
Thirteen hurt as Air India jet hits severe turbulence
RediffArchived
Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi, an Airbus A320neo, hit severe turbulence that injured 13 passengers and four crew out of 137 passengers and eight crew. Five passengers were discharged by the evening of August 4. Capt Prashant Dhalla said severe turbulence can diseng
Families join workers mourning deadly sewer cleaning
Hindustan TimesArchived
At Jantar Mantar, families who lost relatives in sewer and septic tank work stood with the Safai Karamchari Andolan to demand that the 2013 ban on manual scavenging finally mean protection on the ground. Their presence turned a policy protest into a memorial for preventable death
Temple trust admits loopholes after 18 crore claim
The HinduArchived
After Raj Thackeray alleged about Rs 18 crore was siphoned yearly from Siddhivinayak donations, the temple trust board admitted collection loopholes and sought an ACB probe. Forty-six employees were suspended and nine workers arrested, later freed on bail. Weekly donations rose f
Final Census caste questionnaire due next week
The HinduArchived
The final questionnaire for Census 2027's Population Enumeration phase, which will enumerate caste, is likely next week. It will be India's first digital Census and the first since Independence to count caste, with about 28 questions. Self-enumeration begins August 17 in Ladakh a
India brings back 274 fugitives in seven years, ministry says
The HinduArchived
The Ministry of Home Affairs said India has brought back 274 fugitive criminals from 36 countries over the past seven years. Home Minister Amit Shah said the government made extradition a national priority through global outreach, coordination and diplomacy. The largest share of
Gurugram streets flood after brief monsoon rain spell
NDTVArchived
Late-afternoon rain left several parts of Gurugram waterlogged, with the road beneath IFFCO Chowk Metro Station submerged within an hour. Commuters were seen wading through water at Sukhrali Chowk as auto-rickshaws stalled. Evening peak traffic jammed across Millennium City roadsCensus caste questionnaire likely notified next week
The HinduArchived
The final questionnaire for the Population Census 2027 enumeration phase is likely to be notified next week, ahead of early counting in snow-bound areas. The exercise will record caste for all residents and is India's first digital Census. Self-enumeration for Ladakh and specifie
Air India Phuket flight hits turbulence, several injured
NDTVArchived
Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi encountered turbulence during cruise, with tracking data showing about a 300-foot altitude drop over Odisha. The Airbus A320 landed safely in Delhi with 137 passengers and eight crew. Several passengers and crew members were taken to h