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MP's son says he took crash victim to hospital
Times of IndiaArchived
On 21 August 2026, Lingamaneni Sanjush, 21, son of Andhra Pradesh Rajya Sabha member Lingamaneni Ramesh, gave his first public account of the 16 August Madhapur crash. He said he did not flee after his Aston Martin hit 26-year-old Lifestyle staffer Bharati Mukhi near Inorbit Mall
Sahil Lochab seeks FIR after pellet injury cost most vision
The HinduArchived
Sahil Lochab, 19, a Delhi University student from Najafgarh, has lost 99 percent of vision in his right eye after a pellet injury during the 20 July 2026 Cockroach Janta Party march toward Parliament. Family say he wanted to join the police and was preparing for SSC exams. He was
MEA says Revanth Reddy US programme was not appropriate
Times of IndiaArchived
On 21 August 2026, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said political clearance for Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's United States visit was denied because the proposed programme was not considered appropriate to the office held and the purpose of the visit. He said chief
CJP gives Rajasthan education minister 48-hour deadline
Times of IndiaArchived
On 21 August 2026, Cockroach Janta Party co-convener Ashutosh Ranka gave Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar 48 hours to arrest people he said attacked CJP volunteers during a school inspection in Rampura Kanwarpura, Jaipur district. He also demanded withdrawal of an order
Jantar Mantar sees anti-reservation crowd without police nod
The HinduArchived
On 21 August 2026, people gathered at Jantar Mantar for a protest against caste-based reservation even after Delhi Police said no permission had been granted. Police had called social media claims of clearance false. Prohibitory orders under Section 163 were in force in New Delhi
Nagpur gangster on bail stabbed to death by rival
Gujarat SamacharArchived
On 20 August 2026, 27-year-old Gaurav Pankaj Ragde was stabbed to death in Nagpur's Narendra Nagar after a fight near the Sundarban drain. Police named fellow history-sheeter Gaurav Rambhau Raut and associate Abhishek Wasnik. Ragde had been released on bail about two weeks earlie
Revanna case witness reports threat calls, seeks protection
Times of IndiaArchived
A 43-year-old social worker from Holenarasipura, listed as prosecution witness 4 in a rape trial against former MP Prajwal Revanna, told a Bengaluru special court she received threatening calls after her examination-in-chief. She was first examined on 6 July 2026. During cross-ex
Underground structure found near Qutb Shahi tombs
Deccan ChronicleArchived
On 20 August 2026, an underground structure was reported during digging near the Qutb Shahi tombs at Golconda, in the Athara Seedi area beside a playground. Karwan MLA Kausar Mohiuddin posted about the find and said he had alerted the Archaeological Survey of India and city offic
Mumbai police seek Interpol help on 26/11 accused
NDTVArchived
On 21 August 2026, Mumbai Police told a special court they have asked the Union Home Ministry to serve a proclamation through Interpol on six Pakistani accused in the 2008 Mumbai attacks case, including Lashkar-e-Taiba founders Hafiz Saeed and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. Special publi
Parties question Congress tributes after Sajjan Kumar death
NDTVArchived
After former MP Sajjan Kumar died on 20 August 2026 at 80, Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda called the death an irreparable loss and said Kumar had been regarded as a role model. Leader Udit Raj also called it a great loss. BJP, AAP and Shiromani Akali Dal questioned those tribu
Palwal police book 11 after woman and infant die
Times of IndiaArchived
A 25-year-old woman, Sagufta, and her one-and-a-half-month-old son Juhan were found dead at home in Palwal's Rajpura village on 20 August 2026. Her father Yakeen told police they saw marks on both necks. Sadar police registered a case against 11 people, including husband Sohil, 2
Court restores trial order on Maran telecom witness
The HinduArchived
On 21 August 2026, the Supreme Court set aside a Madras High Court order directing a Chennai court to summon the Telecom Secretary as a court witness in the case against Dayanidhi Maran. Justices K V Viswanathan and Arun Palli were hearing a CBI appeal. They restored the trial co
YouTuber alleges pattern of abuse after Lucknow killings
Times of IndiaArchived
YouTuber Pragya Mishra said her sister Divya had described years of assault by husband Manas Bajpai, also named Vajpayee in police accounts. After Divya was shot outside a Gomti Nagar bank on 20 August 2026, Pragya wrote that Divya had said Bajpai and his sister beat their ailing
Supreme Court cuts judicial exam practice to one year
The HinduArchived
On 21 August 2026, a Supreme Court bench modified its May 2025 ruling and cut mandatory bar practice for civil judge exams from three years to one. Chief Justice Surya Kant sat with Justices A G Masih and K Vinod Chandran in a split decision. Selected candidates must still comple
India and Japan sign maritime security arrangement
The HinduArchived
On 20 August 2026 in New Delhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Japan's Shinjiro Koizumi signed a Memorandum of Arrangement on Maritime Security Cooperation. The text sets a framework for the Indian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on information sharing, search
Maharashtra family of three dies in hilltop fall
The Telegraph\Archived
Three members of one household in Zalta Phata died on 21 August 2026 after a hilltop standoff in Tisgaon, under Waluj MIDC in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Neighbours, police and fire crews gathered as 19-year-old Kunal Chandgude stayed near the edge. Firefighters tried to spread a
Odisha flood water recedes in six districts
ThePrintArchived
On 21 August 2026, officials said the flood in six Odisha districts eased as major rivers, including the Subarnarekha in Balasore, stayed below the danger mark after no significant rain for 48 hours. At Rajghat the river was recorded at 9.75 metres against a danger level of 10.36
Sibal asks if Modi and Vajpayee sang full Vande Mataram
The HinduArchived
On 21 August 2026, Kapil Sibal asked Home Minister Amit Shah whether the BJP had sung all stanzas of Vande Mataram at private and official functions since 1950, and whether Narendra Modi as Gujarat chief minister or Atal Bihari Vajpayee as prime minister had done so. He asked if
CJP team alleges assault during Jaipur school inspection
Times of IndiaArchived
On 21 August 2026, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke said co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka and other volunteers were beaten while trying to inspect a government school in Rampura Kanwarpura, Bagru, Jaipur. Dipke alleged Rajasthan Police allowed the attack. Ranka told PTI tha
Punjab bandh for Sikh prisoners brings border barricades
The HinduArchived
On 21 August 2026, Qaumi Insaf Morcha observed a Punjab bandh from 7 am to 2 pm seeking release of Sikh prisoners it calls Bandi Singhs. Shops shut in parts of Sangrur, Mohali and elsewhere. Chandigarh Police, including the Rapid Action Force, staffed barricades at Mohali border
Pune police allow Rahul Gandhi student event with 30 curbs
The HinduArchived
Pune police have permitted Rahul Gandhi's Chhatron Ki Goonj programme on 22 August 2026 from 4.30 pm to 9.30 pm at SSPMS College ground near RTO Chowk, with 30 conditions. The event is aimed at female students on education and careers. Police expect 8000 to 10000 people. Congress
Centre denies Telangana CM political clearance for US leg
NDTVArchived
On 21 August 2026, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's office said the Ministry of External Affairs denied political clearance for the United States leg of his TelanganaRising tour. The CMO quoted the line that clearance from political angle is denied. Reddy, already in Lo
Tharoor calls new Parliament a soulless conference centre
New Indian ExpressArchived
On 20 August 2026, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor told a New Delhi book event that the new Parliament building feels like a soulless conference centre. The four-time Thiruvananthapuram MP said high ceilings and a fan-shaped layout created distance among members, unlike the coziness o
Naravane calls China India's long-term competitor
TelegraphArchived
On 20 August 2026, former Army chief General Manoj Naravane said China would be India's main long-term competitor in political, economic, trade and military fields alike. He said he used competitor, not enemy. Attention on the western border, he said, continues because of Pakista
Jharkhand High Court stays JPSC appointment cancellations
The HinduArchived
On 20 August 2026, Justice Deepak Roshan of the Jharkhand High Court stayed state notifications that cancelled appointments made through the 11th to 13th Jharkhand Public Service Commission examinations. The court also stayed cancellation of food safety officer appointments. The
Border-state collectors to decide CAA citizenship files
Times of IndiaArchived
On 19 August 2026 the Union Home Ministry notified the Citizenship Third Amendment Rules, naming district collectors in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal, Assam except tribal areas, Tripura except tribal areas, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as the competent authority for Cit
Court cuts civil-judge bar practice to one year
VerdictumArchived
On 21 August 2026, the Supreme Court modified its May 2025 rule that required three years of bar practice before Civil Judge Junior Division exams. A 2-1 Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Augustine George Masih and K Vinod Chandran cut pre-entry practice to one year
Congress asks Centre to review E20 petrol policy
TelegraphArchived
On 21 August 2026, Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh asked for an immediate review of the Centre's E20 policy and for non-ethanol petrol to remain available at pumps. E20 is petrol blended with 20 percent ethanol. He said the party would not accept a fuel policy that ra
Karnataka CM says Mekedatu surplus would go south
Deccan HeraldArchived
After the 20 August 2026 Southern Zonal Council meeting, Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said he had told Tamil Nadu, in Union Home Minister Amit Shah's presence, that water stored at the proposed Mekedatu dam would go south except 5 TMC for drinking needs. He said the daIndia and Japan sign maritime security arrangement
The HinduArchived
On 20 August 2026 in New Delhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Japan's Shinjiro Koizumi signed a Memorandum of Arrangement on Maritime Security Cooperation. The text frames closer work between the Indian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on maritime domain awaren
Court names five-member panel on NEET protest force
TelegraphArchived
On 20 August 2026, the Supreme Court named a five-member enquiry committee headed by former judge R Subhash Reddy to examine alleged police excesses during NEET-UG marches. Members include former Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Ravi Shankar Jha, former Delhi High Cour
Subarnarekha surge inundates Balasore as relief continues
Times of IndiaArchived
On 20 August 2026, a fresh surge in the Subarnarekha inundated parts of Balasore district, leaving thousands marooned even as other north Odisha rivers receded. Baliapal and Bhograi blocks were the worst hit. Special Relief Commissioner Rajesh Prabhakar Patil said statewide relie
MP's son named after Aston Martin kills woman
NDTVArchived
Madhapur police have named Lingamaneni Sanjush, 21, son of Jana Sena Rajya Sabha member Lingamaneni Ramesh, after an Aston Martin DBX 707 struck and killed Bharati Mukhi, 26, near Inorbit Mall in Hyderabad on 16 August 2026. Mukhi, a Lifestyle store worker, was crossing the road
Delhi plan lists four NCR high-speed road corridors
NDTVArchived
Delhi Master Plan 2047, unveiled on 20 August 2026, lists four high-speed road corridors meant to link the capital with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. One extends Urban Extension Road-I from NH-1 toward the Loni-Baghpat Expressway for Sonipat, Narela and Bawana traffic. Another exten
Seafarers union releases Hormuz IRGC attack video
News18Archived
On 20 August 2026, the Forward Seamen's Union of India released video of a 22 April incident in the Strait of Hormuz. FSUI said a vessel with 22 crew, including 21 Indians, was surrounded by small boats of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The footage shows an RPG fired a
1984 riot survivors recall fire after Sajjan Kumar death
The HinduArchived
After former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar died on 20 August 2026 at Safdarjung Hospital, aged 80, survivors of the 1984 anti-Sikh violence described fire in Delhi streets. Harpal Singh, 60, who was 15 in Lajpat Nagar that November, said there was fire everywhere. Kumar had been broug
Tamil Nadu CM raises delimitation NEET and Cauvery with Shah
Times of IndiaArchived
On 20 August 2026 at the 31st Southern Zonal Council, Chief Minister Joseph Vijay told Home Minister Amit Shah that population-based delimitation could cut the South's share of Lok Sabha seats. He asked for a legislative assurance that states which stabilised population would not
Jana Sena MP son booked after Aston Martin kills woman
India TodayArchived
Madhapur police have named Lingamaneni Sanjush, 21, son of Jana Sena MP Lingamaneni Ramesh, after an Aston Martin struck and killed Bharati Mukhi, 26, near Inorbit Mall in Hyderabad on 16 August 2026. Mukhi, a Lifestyle store saleswoman, was crossing the road around 3 pm. The FIRBorder-state collectors to decide CAA citizenship applications
Times of IndiaArchived
On 19 August 2026 the Union Home Ministry notified the Citizenship Third Amendment Rules, naming district collectors in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal, Assam except tribal areas, Tripura except tribal areas, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as the competent authority for Cit
Supreme Court seeks solution to CBSE three-language rollout
New Indian ExpressArchived
On 20 August 2026, a Supreme Court Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said children should not come under pressure from the CBSE three-language policy. The court told Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati the policy was not wrong, b
Jharkhand court stays cancellation of JPSC appointments
Times of IndiaArchived
On 20 August 2026, the Jharkhand High Court stayed government notifications cancelling appointments made through the 11th and 13th Jharkhand Public Service Commission examinations and the recruitment of 56 food safety officers. Justice Deepak Roshan passed the interim order on pe
DDA says roads come first in new Delhi development zones
The HinduArchived
On 20 August 2026, Delhi Development Authority vice-chairperson N Saravana Kumar said road networks will be the first job in new areas under Master Plan for Delhi 2047, unveiled the same day. The zones include land-pooling pockets, low-density belts and high-density corridors alo
Rahul Gandhi invokes Swaraj at Rajiv Gandhi anniversary event
National HeraldArchived
On 20 August 2026 in New Delhi, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi spoke at Hara Bhara Swaraj, marking Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary. He told students their expression had come out and could not be stopped, and asked them to use that energy to change education, work and politic
Kejriwal links sugar price rise to ethanol blending policy
The StatesmanArchived
On 20 August 2026, Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal said sugar that sold at Rs 46 a kilogram 17 days earlier was now Rs 65. He linked the jump to diversion of sugarcane for ethanol under the Centre's blending programme. He said India may now import sugar after trying to s
Former judge Reddy to head CJP Parliament march inquiry
Times of IndiaArchived
On 20 August 2026 the Supreme Court made public an order constituting a five-member High-Powered Enquiry Committee led by former judge R Subhash Reddy to probe the 20 July Cockroach Janta Party march toward Parliament. Members are former judges Ravi S Jha and Shalinder Kaur, form
PM Modi asks secretaries to engage universities and youth
The HinduArchived
On 20 August 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the third high-level meeting with Secretaries to the Government of India at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg. The Prime Minister's Office said he called for greater engagement between departments, universities and young people so that new
Fadnavis calls Congress Vande Mataram limit appeasement
Times of IndiaArchived
On 20 August 2026 in Nagpur, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis criticised the Congress Working Committee decision to sing only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram at party programmes. He called the move appeasement and said it openly defied a law enacted by Parliame
Meghalaya High Court orders action after Shillong rally violence
NDTVArchived
On 20 August 2026, the Meghalaya High Court took suo motu cognisance of violence during a Khasi Students Union bike rally in Shillong a day earlier and directed prompt action. Justices HS Thangkhiew and W Diengdoh said government, police and public transport vehicles were damagedSubarnarekha surge inundates Balasore as relief continues
Times of IndiaArchived
On 20 August 2026, a fresh Subarnarekha surge inundated parts of Balasore, leaving thousands marooned even as other north Odisha rivers receded. Baliapal and Bhograi blocks were the worst hit. Special Relief Commissioner Rajesh Prabhakar Patil said statewide relief covered about
US ambassador Gor rafts Zanskar Indus stretch in Ladakh
Times of IndiaArchived
On 20 August 2026, US Ambassador Sergio Gor arrived in Leh on his maiden Ladakh visit and rafted from Tsogti to Sangam, where the Indus and Zanskar meet. He had met Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar the previous day. Officials said his team sought a meeti