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Bhopal DMS students protest proposed Kendriya Vidyalaya merger
Times of IndiaArchived
On 18 August 2026, students of Bhopal's Demonstration Multipurpose School rallied with Save DMS posters against a proposed merger with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. They submitted a memorandum to Regional Institute of Education principal Prof SK Gupta. About 300 to 400 students a
Envoy says Modi wants Rahman India visit memorable
Times of IndiaArchived
Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said on 18 August 2026 that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's proposed India visit to be memorable. Speaking in Dhaka to business leaders and a CII delegation, he quoted Modi as saying the two lea
Kharge challenges government over Vande Mataram law
The News MinuteArchived
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on 18 August 2026 that if singing the two-stanza Vande Mataram used by his party is an offence, the government should file a case against Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel. He spoke in Goa ahead of a Working Committe
Supreme Court to name panel on CJP Parliament march
Times of IndiaArchived
The Supreme Court said on 18 August 2026 it will form a committee led by a retired Supreme Court judge, with a former High Court chief justice and a senior police officer, to inquire into the 20 July CJP march toward Parliament. A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said the
CBI files chargesheet in Twisha Sharma death case
NDTVArchived
The CBI has filed a chargesheet against Samarth Singh and his mother, Giribala Singh, in the death of Twisha Sharma, found at her Bhopal home on 12 May 2026. The agency says both caused mental cruelty that left her no choice except to end her life. The couple married on 9 Decembe
Opposition calls Ram Temple SIT report an eyewash
The HinduArchived
Opposition leaders on 18 August 2026 called the SIT report on Ram Temple donation theft an eyewash. They said sources had cleared former trust general secretary Champat Rai. Congress and the Samajwadi Party asked for the full report to be made public and for a Supreme Court-monit
Defence ministry lists 405 items for phased import ban
Hindustan TimesArchived
On 18 August 2026, the Ministry of Defence notified its sixth positive indigenisation list, covering 405 components, spares and raw materials. Imports of those items will be phased out on indicative dates from December 2026 to December 2029. The list includes parts for the Su-30M
Goa asks Supreme Court to raise Tejpal sentence
ScrollArchived
The Goa government on 18 August 2026 moved the Supreme Court seeking life imprisonment for former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal in the 2013 rape case. It does not seek to reopen the Bombay High Court's 6 August conviction. That bench had set aside a 2021 acquittal and awarded 10 ye
Manipur valley strike seeks NRC before Census 2027
The HinduArchived
A 48-hour strike called by the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation closed markets, schools and public transport in Manipur's valley districts on 18 August 2026. Protesters want the National Register of Citizens updated before Census 2027. Hill districts including Churachandpu
Census 2027 form asks parents religion and birthplace
The HinduArchived
The Census 2027 population-enumeration schedule, live in Ladakh and snow-bound parts of three other States, asks for the religion, date of birth and village-level place of birth of both parents. The Hindu reported the fields on 18 August 2026. Respondents can also record if a par
Mundhe says FDA action on Pune shop was correct
NDTVArchived
On 18 August 2026, Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said the action against Gurunanak Dairy and Sweets in Pune was correct. The Bombay High Court on 17 August ordered the FDA to pay Rs 5 lakh within 30 days and allowed the shop to reopen. Mundhe said consumers were hos
BJP names poll in-charges for UP, Punjab, Gujarat
The HinduArchived
BJP president Nitin Nabin on 18 August 2026 appointed Vinod Tawde as in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, with national secretary Jagdish Ishwarbhai Patel as co-in-charge. Satish Poonia was named in-charge for Punjab and Tarun Chugh for Gujarat. The party said the appointments take effec
Foreign passenger dies after Surat railway questioning
Times of IndiaArchived
A foreign national died after collapsing while being questioned at a Railway Protection Force post in Surat on 17 August 2026. He had been taken off the Golden Temple Express after a quarrel. Police said the argument began over standing near a door, then he used a fire extinguish
CID arrests wife and brother of exam-case accused
The HinduArchived
Jharkhand CID on 18 August 2026 arrested Sushma Kumari and Akshay Tiwari, the wife and brother of Abhay Tiwari, a key accused in recruitment exam irregularities. They were questioned for several hours before arrest. Abhay, a block supply officer in Godda, was arrested on 22 July.
Vijay office shift draws tender questions from opposition
NDTVArchived
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay plans to move the Chief Minister's Office from Fort St George to Namakkal Kavignar Maaligai. A tender of about Rs 5.5 crore has been floated for the shift. BJP leader C R Kesavan cited reports that work began before the tender. Minister Aa
Readers write on exam protests and poll spending
The HinduArchived
Letters published on 19 August 2026 addressed two current files. Ravi Mathur of Noida wrote that the Jharkhand student agitation, coming after the Delhi CJP protests, showed examination leaks and delayed results were not confined to one state. Balasubramaniam Pavani of Secunderab
Trump cites Indian voter ID while pushing SAVE Act
Times of IndiaArchived
US President Donald Trump wrote that India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar had asked how the United States could hold elections without a valid photo identity document. Trump said India's last general election had 646 million voters, with less than 1 percent voting by
Pilots ask DGCA to test 25 percent of crew yearly
Telegraph IndiaArchived
The Federation of Indian Pilots on 18 August 2026 asked the DGCA to raise annual random drug testing of pilots from 10 percent to at least 25 percent, with repeat selection allowed. It also sought oral-fluid, or saliva, screening beside urine tests. President C S Randhawa said la
Supreme Court ready to quash student protest FIRs
The HinduArchived
The Supreme Court on 18 August 2026 said it would use Article 142 to quash FIRs against students who joined NEET-UG protests. Cases against people with serious criminal records would be decided separately. Chief Justice Surya Kant asked for a list of FIRs that name only students.
Naga peace activist Niketu Iralu dies at 91
Daily PioneerArchived
Naga peace activist Niketu Iralu died on 18 August 2026 at a New Delhi hospital after a cardiac arrest. He was 91. He lived in Sechu Zubza, Kohima, and is survived by his wife Christine. T R Zeliang called him a towering figure in Naga reconciliation. A funeral service was listed
MEA seeks reciprocal ties with Bangladesh after Hasina row
Telegraph IndiaArchived
On 18 August 2026, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India wants positive, constructive and forward-looking relations with Bangladesh based on mutuality of interests and reciprocity. He said New Delhi's position on Sheikh Hasina's 5 August press event needed no repetition. On
BJP replaces Malviya as social media convenor
The HinduArchived
BJP president Nitin Nabin replaced Amit Malviya with Deepak Mhaskey as social media convenor in the 17 August 2026 organisational list. Malviya had held the information-technology and social media brief since 2015. He wished Mhaskey well in a public post. Nabin said the wider res
Bengaluru police arrest wife and friend in double killing
NDTVArchived
Bengaluru police on 18 August 2026 arrested Harini and Vinay Kumar in the deaths of her husband Abhinandan, 35, and their four-year-old son at home in Chikkabanavara. Deputy commissioner D K Nagesh said they were killed after returning from a relative's house on Sunday night. Har
Court starts in-absentia process for six 26/11 accused
Times of IndiaArchived
Mumbai Police have begun the process to try six Pakistan-based accused in the 26/11 attacks in their absence, prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said. The six include Hafiz Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, Sajid Mir, Abu Alqama, Asim alias Abu Qahafa and Major Abdur Rehman Pasha. A special cou
CJI says he never accepted NALSAR convocation invite
BBCArchived
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said he never consented to be chief guest at the NALSAR University of Law convocation, so the question of attending did not arise. He spoke after meeting vice-chancellors of national law universities in Jodhpur. About 450 of NALSAR's 1,400 studen
Delhi ACB arrests Jain over jal board tenders
Times of IndiaArchived
Delhi's Anti-Corruption Branch on 18 August 2026 arrested former minister Satyendar Jain and five others over alleged irregularities in Delhi Jal Board sewage-plant tenders. Those held include former DJB chief executive Udit Prakash Rai. AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal said the arre
AIIMS board finds Twisha Sharma died by suicide
Times of IndiaArchived
An AIIMS board has told the CBI that Twisha Sharma died by suicide and that her body showed no injuries suggesting assault or struggle. She was found dead at her in-laws' home in Bhopal on 12 May. The board examined the case after her natal family alleged foul play. The 11-page o
Biren tells Shah Manipur wants NRC before census
India Today NEArchived
Former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh said on 18 August 2026 that home minister Amit Shah gave a positive response after he raised a demand to update the National Register of Citizens before census work in the state. Singh spoke at Imphal airport. He said people were not ag
Kharge says Congress will keep two-stanza song
Times of IndiaArchived
On 18 August 2026, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said his party would keep singing two stanzas of Vande Mataram after BJP leaders objected at Congress events. He said he had sung the version linked to Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel. BJP spokesperso
Tata Sons adjourns AGM after trusts miss quorum
The HinduArchived
Tata Sons adjourned its annual general meeting in Mumbai on 18 August 2026 after it failed to secure a quorum, the first such halt in the holding company's history. Chairman N Chandrasekaran attended in person at Bombay House. The two principal Tata Trusts could not jointly nomin
US states open Meta youth safety trial in Oakland
BBCArchived
On 18 August 2026, lawyers for California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey opened a federal trial in Oakland against Meta over Facebook and Instagram. They act for 29 US states that sued in 2023, alleging the apps were designed to addict young users and that child privacy laws
Jharkhand cancels JSSC-CGL exam after weeks of protest
Times of IndiaArchived
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said on 17 August that the Cabinet had cancelled the JSSC Combined Graduate Level examination and all recruitment tests run by TSR Data Processing Private Limited since 2014. The announcement followed weeks of student protests over alleged ir
Bengaluru police detain wife after father and son found dead
Deccan HeraldArchived
Bengaluru police detained 26-year-old Harini after her husband Abhinandan, 35, and their young son were found dead at their Chikkabanavara home on 17 August. She had called the helpline around 7 am. Officers found no forced entry. DCP N. Nagesh said she later told them she killed
Khera asks Trump to take India's election chief to America
NDTVArchived
Congress leader Pawan Khera on 18 August asked US President Donald Trump to take Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to America and said India would send electronic voting machines on the next flight. The post followed Trump's praise of India's polls. Khera signed off with
Supreme Court to form panel on NEET protest police force
The HinduArchived
The Supreme Court on 18 August said it will form a committee of retired judges, a former DGP and former CBI director to examine police force during Delhi's NEET protests. Chief Justice Surya Kant sat with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana. The panel will also look at violencVijay's office to move to Namakkal Kavignar Maaligai
The HinduArchived
Tamil Nadu Public Works Minister Aadhav Arjuna told the Assembly on 18 August that Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay is shifting his office to Namakkal Kavignar Maaligai. He said the move is to house secretaries, visiting foreign dignitaries and officials. He told DMK MLA E.V. Velu
Pune boy dies after motorcycle skids on broken road
ThePrintArchived
An 11-year-old boy died on 17 August after the motorcycle he rode with his father and sister skidded on a broken stretch in Pune's Mhalunge area. He came under a truck and died around 7 pm near Durga Cafe. Locals held civic authorities responsible for the road. Police registered
Bihar shifts Siwan SP after July protest rifle firing
Times of IndiaArchived
The Bihar government on 18 August transferred 17 IPS officers, including Siwan Superintendent of Police Puran Kumar Jha. Jha was in charge on 25 July when constable Abhishek Kumar was filmed firing an AK-47 during a student protest. Jha was placed on the waiting list. Bharat Soni
Doval says PM ordered pursuit of Pahalgam attackers
Times of IndiaArchived
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him to go after those responsible for the Pahalgam attack wherever they were. Doval spoke in Discovery's docuseries Declassified: Operation Sindoor. He said they met at the airport after Modi cut short a
Supreme Court keeps hanging as the execution method
The HinduArchived
The Supreme Court on 18 August dismissed a petition seeking to end hanging and replace it with methods such as lethal injection. Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the 2017 plea by advocate Rishi Malhotra. The petition challenged Section 354(5) of the old Criminal Proce
What public organisation chart should list UP poll roles?
Times of IndiaArchived
The national reshuffle named 13 vice-presidents, eight general secretaries and 16 secretaries, with many first-time appointees. Tawde retained the general secretary post and gained the Uttar Pradesh organisational charge. Further state in-charge names are to follow. What publishe
Court can try six 26/11 accused in their absence
FirstpostArchived
Mumbai Police and prosecutors have begun trial-in-absentia steps against six Pakistani accused in the 26 November 2008 attacks, including Hafiz Saeed and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi. Special Judge S.R. Navander issued proclamations requiring them to appear by 18 August. Commissioner De
Dipke asks leaders to send children to village schools
ThePrintArchived
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke said on 18 August that ministers, MLAs and MPs should send their children to village schools for one day. Speaking during a Hingoli protest, he said rural students walk several kilometres for class. He asked whether ministers would sen
Biren tells Shah Manipur wants NRC before census
The HinduArchived
Former Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh said on 18 August he met Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi the previous day. He told Shah that people want a National Register of Citizens before any census in the State. He also raised economic blockades that have cut supplies and rais
Odisha evacuates over three lakh as northern rivers rise
The HinduArchived
Depression-induced rain worsened floods in northern Odisha on 18 August as several rivers rose. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said 9.40 lakh people were affected and 3.30 lakh had been evacuated after he visited marooned villages in Jajpur and Bhadrak. He then held a high-lev
Opposition asks Centre to disband NTA after NET errors
Telegraph IndiaArchived
Opposition parties on 17 August asked the Centre to disband the National Testing Agency after it ordered a retest of three UGC-NET papers. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation was a first step, not the last. CPI general secretary D. Raja sought decen
PM links youth power to Viksit Bharat at Red Fort
Indian ExpressArchived
On 15 August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 80th Independence Day from the Red Fort and linked yuva shakti to Viksit Bharat. He announced AI skill training for 1 crore youth in one year and free online coaching for competitive examinations. He asked the young to help
CID raids JSSC office amid 24-day student protest
The HinduArchived
The Jharkhand CID on 17 August searched the Staff Selection Commission office in Ranchi over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. CID ADG Manoj Kaushik said the raids were part of that probe. Job aspirants have protested for 24 days under the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manc
Jharkhand students end hunger strike after exam cancellations
Telegraph IndiaArchived
Student leaders Devendra Nath Mahto, Umme Habiba and Rahul Kranti ended hunger strikes on 17 August after Chief Minister Hemant Soren cancelled the JSSC-CGL exam and all tests run by TSR Data Processing Private Limited. Mahto broke a 16-day fast at Ranchi's Sadar Hospital with mi
Congress tells Trump to take the CEC and EVMs
Times of IndiaArchived
Congress MP Pawan Khera on 18 August asked President Trump to take Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to America and keep him there. He offered to send EVMs on the next flight. The post followed Trump citing India's photo ID rules while urging the SAVE America Act. Khera e