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Himachal Pradesh Adds 60 Paise/Litre Widow

The levy will fund welfare measures for widows and orphans, but the law allows it to rise to 5 per litre.

13 Aug 2026 6:48 pm
Assam Proposes Reducing Kaziranga Eco-Sensitive Zone From 10 Km To 1 Km, CM Cites SC Guidelines

Assams proposed Kaziranga ESZ reduction pits development needs against wildlife movement and conservation concerns.

13 Aug 2026 6:38 pm
Air India Orders Dope Tests For All Pilots After Phuket-Delhi Captain Tests Positive For Marijuana

Air India has expanded drug screening to all pilots after a Phuket-Delhi flight captain tested positive for marijuana.

13 Aug 2026 6:22 pm
Meta Says It Has Removed Over 756,000 Suspected Teen Accounts In Australia Amid Social Media Ban

Meta's mass removals come as Australia intensifies scrutiny over whether its landmark under-16 social media ban works.

13 Aug 2026 5:55 pm
Uttarakhand To Launch Scheme Offering Free Online Coaching For UPSC, SSC, Banking Exams

The Uttarakhand government is set to launch the Chief Minister Yuva Bhavishya Nirman Yojana-2026, offering free online coaching for competitive exams to empower students in remote and financially disadvantaged areas.

13 Aug 2026 5:51 pm
The Lake Man of India

Anand Malligavad, known as the Lake Man of India, left his corporate career to restore dry, polluted waterbodies across India using ancient, low-cost eco-engineering without concrete.

13 Aug 2026 5:47 pm
From Adversity To Commonwealth Glory: Para-Athlete Ramesh Rao Scripts History With Wheelchair Fencing Gold

Odishas Ramesh Rao overcomes years of challenges to claim Commonwealth wheelchair fencing gold for India.

13 Aug 2026 5:42 pm
Strait Of Hormuz Alternatives: Why The World Still Cannot Replace The Vital Oil Route

The world has alternative oil routes, but another chokepoint, limited capacity and security risks are complicating the escape.

13 Aug 2026 5:34 pm
Former Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal Attacked At Nanded Gurdwara, Maharashtra CM Orders Probe

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal suffered a hand injury after a kirpan attack at a Nanded gurdwara, while a security official was hurt while intervening.

13 Aug 2026 5:18 pm
Ex-TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh Arrested Over

Fresh FIR alleges hurried cremation without family consent, while CBI continues probing the original RG Kar crime.

13 Aug 2026 4:38 pm
Centre Approves Field Trial Of 2 Billion Polymer Notes In

The Centre has approved RBIs proposal to test two billion polymer 10 and 20 notes, while paper currency continues alongside them.

13 Aug 2026 4:08 pm
Inflation Crosses RBI

Indias inflation rose again in July, but the numbers reveal a more complicated picture than the headline suggests for households and policymakers.

13 Aug 2026 3:51 pm
Saudi Arabia is Rerouting Its Oil As Hormuz and Red Sea Routes Turn Risky

Saudi Arabia is changing its oil routes as security threats turn traditional energy corridors into increasingly difficult pathways.

13 Aug 2026 2:36 pm
8,000 Tonnes Of Waste, Urine Bottles: Haridwar Faces Massive Cleanup After Kanwar Yatra

Record 4.8 crore footfall leaves Haridwar facing 8,000 tonnes of waste and mounting sanitation concerns.

13 Aug 2026 1:26 pm
Cauvery Protest: Vatal Nagaraj Held Ahead Of Rally As Bengaluru Remains Largely Unaffected By Bandh

Kannada groups back Cauvery protests but differ over bandh, leaving Bengaluru largely functional despite statewide shutdown call.

13 Aug 2026 12:40 pm
Paytm CEO, CFO Face SEBI Notice Over 2023 Small-Loan Disclosure

A 2023 Paytm announcement sent shares plunging. Nearly three years later, SEBI is examining how and when that information reached investors.

13 Aug 2026 12:01 pm
Delhi HC Pulls Up Meta Over Rights Manager Access Amid Fraudulent Copyright Strike Claims

Delhi HC seeks Metas access criteria after creator alleges scammers misused copyright tools against original content.

13 Aug 2026 11:28 am
Pro-Kannada Activists Detained While Trying To Block Buses During Karnataka Bandh Over Cauvery Row

Pro-Kannada activists were detained in Mysuru as Karnataka observed a bandh against the 12,000-cusec Cauvery water release order.

13 Aug 2026 11:22 am
Air India AI2379: 300-Foot Drop, Pilot Tests Positive for Marijuana; What Has Happened So Far

Two positive drug tests and a 300-foot altitude loss put Air India safety under scrutiny.

13 Aug 2026 11:11 am