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The African Safari is a key component of the Gorewada project. Fadnavis reviewed the status of infrastructure and other works required to launch the safari and directed officials to identify the pending works and complete them in a time-bound manner

Citizens participated in a march from Abhinav Chowk to the historic Shaniwar Wada and staged demonstrations at Goodluck Chowk, raising slogans such as Abki Baar, Loudspeaker Hadhpaar (this time, loudspeakers must go)

The Modi-Mirziyoyev talks focused on expanding cooperation in trade, investment, infrastructure, critical minerals, mining, defence and security, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, information technology, digital public infrastructure, including UPI, and education

The NEET PG 2026 examination at iON Digital Zone Sitapura 2 in Jaipur has been rescheduled to September 5 after concerns over a power outage at the centre. Nearly 300 candidates allotted to the centre will appear for the exam on the revised date

A senior citizen was killed in Nagpur on Sunday morning after a speeding SUV allegedly hit him while he was out for a walk near Japanese Garden. The deceased was identified as Kailash Sondia, a resident of Awasthi Chowk. Police have launched an investigation

Pune Ganesh mandals have backed restrictions on DJs and plasma sound systems but demanded that similar noise limits apply to dhol-tasha groups. Representatives of 42 mandals also raised concerns over selective enforcement, police cases and immersion procession arrangements

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patils indefinite hunger strike entered its second day on Sunday, with him demanding Kunbi certificates for eligible Marathas. Jarange warned that the agitation could shift to Mumbai if the Maharashtra government fails to accept his demands by September 12

A gas leak from a GAIL pipeline near Takliwadi in Maharashtras Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district prompted authorities to divert traffic on a 24-km stretch of the Samruddhi Expressway. GAIL officials shut valves on both sides of the affected section to reduce pipeline pressure

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome from the Indian diaspora in Tashkent during his two-day Uzbekistan visit. Calling the diaspora a living bridge between the two nations, Modi also praised Indian-Uzbek cultural performances and met President Shavkat Mirziyoyev

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said India has a civilisational mission to help the world recognise unity amid diversity. Speaking at an event at Madison Square Garden in New York, he said Bharatiyas should convey the message through their conduct and practice rather than preaching

A Maharashtra FDA officer was allegedly forced to eat expired biscuits by an angry crowd in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after residents accused him of accepting a bribe from a shopkeeper. The confrontation followed a complaint over expired food products at a local paan shop

From a Polish mans bizarre 300-pizza prank to a 66-year-old skateboarder breaking her own record, the week brought a series of unusual stories. A baby named Bindi, AI-generated Cat in the Hat videos, Dolly Partons cottage and dancing robots also made headlines

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has attacked the BJP-RSS over a shuddhikaran ceremony allegedly held at the Haldwani venue two days after Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally there. Gandhi called the act a crime and demanded an FIR under the SC/ST Act

Interestingly, both Parton and Curry were multitalented, singer-actors.

Three bodies were recovered from the Gandak river in Uttar Pradesh after apparently drifting into India from flood-hit Nepal. Meanwhile, Nepal Army said 163 foreigners, including 113 Indians, have been evacuated as India sends relief material and a rescue team

Namdapha, located in Changlang district, is renowned for its rich flora and fauna and continues to yield significant wildlife records

Thus the monsoon produced a remarkable reversal: from wife to separated lover to unmarried girl.

Rescue operations entered their fourth day after catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border, with the combined death toll in Nepal and Tibet rising to 676 and nearly 3,000 people missing. More than 11,000 security personnel have been deployed, while 2,465 people have been evacuated

The left-handers were accurate and quick through the air and the debutant off-spinner looked an honest trier with little variety to trouble batters at this level. On a pitch that got slower as the match progressed, the fast bowlers struggled to get the ball up towards the batters shoulders

At least 37 people were killed after a Russian attack struck a warehouse in Myla village in Ukraines Bucha district near Kyiv, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. A care home and residential buildings were damaged, while more than 370 people were evacuated

According to the Pune Police, surveillance will help protect devotees and assist law enforcement agencies in maintaining law and order during the festival

Pune is the first city in Maharashtra to run out of registration numbers under the current alphanumeric format, officials said. The Pune RTO also has the highest number of registered vehicles among the state's RTOs

The students were travelling in the S2 and S3 coaches along with 10 teachers. Railway medical personnel attended to around 30 to 40 affected students during the train's halt at Khandwa

As I am about to begin my Uzbekistan visit, I am very happy to see the enthusiasm of my young friends from Uzbekistan, beautifully expressed in this video. What makes it even more special is the fact that they did it in Hindi and they did it so well! PM Modi wrote

India has stepped up its humanitarian assistance to Nepal as rescue and relief operations continue in the flood-affected areas. The third Indian flight carrying relief material reached Kathmandu on Friday, with the supplies handed over to Nepal's minister Mahabir Pun

Delhi transport bodies have demanded an immediate hike in auto and taxi fares after CNG prices rose by Rs 3.89 per kg, threatening a strike on September 9 if their demand is not met

The Bihar government rescued around 100 Maharashtra pilgrims stranded in Kathmandu following flash floods in Nepal and arranged their return to Maharashtra by train

Search, rescue and relief operations continued for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday, with emergency teams also evacuating thousands of people stranded in flood-affected areas

Himachal Pradesh Governor Kavinder Gupta expressed concern over the devastation caused by flash floods in the Nepal-Tibet region and warned of growing risks in the Himalayan region

Kharge also raised concerns about Indian nationals and persons of Indian origin who remain stranded or uncontactable in Nepal and called for intensified rescue and evacuation efforts to ensure their safe return

The Indian personnel are expected to assist in areas affected by the flash floods, where authorities are continuing large-scale search, rescue and relief operations amid extensive damage to infrastructure and difficult terrain

Twenty-one Tamil Nadu pilgrims stranded in Nepal following severe flash floods returned safely to Chennai on Friday as efforts continued to trace other missing Indians

The Dharashiv MP wrote to Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on August 22, raising concerns over the prolonged dry spell and its impact on crops, particularly soybean

Alliance partners BJP and Shinde Sena approach vote-winning very differently. CM Fadnavis got auto, taxi drivers a years relief on the Marathi issue that the transport ministry (Shinde Sena) flatly refused

He may not have had a chance to extricate himself from the space, and the trains may have started moving.

There has been no update on the whereabouts of 77 Isha Foundation pilgrims who went missing after a flash flood struck the China-Nepal border, a group coordinator said

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has arrived in the US for a six-day visit that includes the G20 Finance Ministers meeting and discussions with investors and business leaders

Researchers at Harvard and Stanford have engineered marine bacteria to accelerate olivine weathering, potentially enhancing the oceans ability to store atmospheric carbon

A real-time machine intelligence system assisted a neurosurgeon during live brain surgery at Londons National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uzbekistan on Saturday for talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, with trade, defence, energy, technology and education among the key areas of discussion

NTA has declared the UGC-NET June 2026 results for 84 subjects. Candidates can download their scorecards online, while English, Commerce and Sociology candidates await re-examination

According to the SEOC report, several callers informed the helpline that their relatives or acquaintances, many of whom were on the Kailash Mansarovar yatra, have been out of contact since the flood.

Kolkata Police have registered three FIRs against TMC leaders, including Abhishek Banerjee and Derek OBrien, after a scuffle at the party office, with 13 people arrested

A new study estimates that 145 million children in India are exposed to at least one additional month of heat stress every year due to climate change

At least 320 Indians remain missing after devastating floods near the Nepal-Tibet border, while around 400 others are stranded on the Chinese side, the MEA said

At least 40 people, mostly women, were injured after an HRTC bus carrying around 60 passengers hit a hillside near Katar village in Kullu

Donald Trump announced the agreement in a social media post, saying it had been negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez

Penguin Random House India has clarified that it is not the Indian publisher of Sonia Gandhis memoir Belonging, rejecting reports that it withdrew from publishing the book over proposed editorial changes

Maharashtra CM Fadnavis was speaking at the inauguration of the new administrative building of the Nashik sub-centre of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) at Shivnai in Dindori taluka

Reliance Group has rejected allegations made by Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra against its media entities, calling the remarks baseless