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For India, the biggest benefit of the proposal is the possibility of developing a domestic ecosystem for fighter-engine technology. Aircraft engines are among the most technically demanding components of a modern fighter jet.

Delivering his 13th consecutive Independence Day speech, PM Modi called for a stronger, modern, and vibrant network of Civil Defence.

The Economist vilifies BJP as anti-Muslim for introducing the UCC in Uttarakhand and other states.

Pro-Kannada groups called a 12-hour bandh in Karnataka on 13th August against releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Police detained several protesters near the border, while essential services, schools, and public transport ensured life remained largely normal in Bengaluru.

The CAG report highlighted that capital expenditure in Delhi plummeted over the years, being reduced to less than half. The data shows that in 2021-22, 8,311 crore was spent on capital projects in Delhi, but by 2024-25, the amount registered a sharp fall to 3,695 crore.

Saurav Das linked Union Home Minister Amit Shahs recent visit to Pudduchery to the polices visit to his family home. He claimed that Shah met Pondicherry Home Minister and Lieutenant Governor and planned the intimidation tactic.

Dadabhai Naoroji wasnt just saying the British took Indias money. He was showing, with the actual records, how an entire monetary system could make a growing, trading economy poorer with every transaction, legally, quietly, and year after year.

The RBI is launching trials for polymer 10 and 20 notes to improve durability and security. While more expensive initially, these plastic banknotes last longer, reduce replacement costs, and will circulate alongside existing paper currency.

Akhilesh Yadav's attempt to bring Pandits under the SP's PDA umbrella marks a sharp political pivot, raising questions over whether it reflects a genuine ideological shift or a calculated bid to expand the party's Hindu vote base ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

Abaan Ahmed first came under the police scanner after the murder of Umesh Pal, the main witness in the 2005 murder case of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal.

Sonam Wangchuk said that his wife Geetanjali Angmo pursued Rahul Gandhi to break his fast. However, the Congress leader gave no positive response.

Marthanda Varma promoted a policy of strengthening his kingdom and expanding its borders. This angered the Dutch and led to the conflict.

SEBI's new Closing Auction Session has fundamentally changed how India's markets close, triggering sharp volatility, confusing traders and causing unusual divergences between the Sensex and Nifty.

Facebook, Googles Legal Shield Under Threat? What Is Safe Harbour And Why Is The World Debating Its Future?

The case against SDPI leader Mohammed Riyaz Farangipete stems from a speech he delivered on 23rd July 2015 at a PFI protest meet near the Belthangady Taluk Office.

Jawad Siddiqui suffers a major setback in the 415 crore PMLA case as Saket Court rejects both pleas, including his demand for unrelied documents. Read what court said.

Metas admission that it accepts payment to amplify specific content, while hiding behind 'technical glitches' to censor other posts, exposes a deliberate strategy of manipulating content and effecting social behavior.

Senior commanders received headlines, but constables, drivers, ASIs and Special Police Officers often survived only in FIRs and memorial pages, even as repeated assassinations, ambushes and family killings hardened the forces response irreversibly throughout Punjab.

Professor Annapurni Subramaniam has become the first Indian woman scientist to receive the prestigious COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal for her pioneering contributions to space research.

While Indian shipyards did construct some merchant tonnage under license regimes and subsidy schemes, the emphasis stayed on building capacity fot Navy and Coast Guard, not for the commercial global market. The long term result was that Indian commercial shipbuilding never developed the scale, supply-chain depth or export orientation that enabled East Asian yards to capture the worlds merchant fleet.

Riley Moore, however, has surpassed even the Indian left liberals in fear-mongering and victimhood propaganda. His claim that the FCRA Amendment Bill will empower the Indian government to arbitrarily take over churches is false. The authorities cannot take over or alter the religious character of places of worship.

After days of dodging the Jharkhand protests, CJP's Abhijeet Dipke announced a visit only after accusations of selective activism and hypocrisy became impossible to ignore, raising fresh questions about whether the group's protests are driven by principle or political convenience.

The Indian Express piece turns a simple act of offering refuge into an attack on Hindus, revealing how the mainstream media houses have been reframing Islamist violence as Hindu majoritarianism to protect its favored political narrative.

Targeting Hindu beliefs to spread discontent against the majority population has been a core part of Nivedita strategic rhetoric.

SGPC, SAD, AAP, BJP, Congress and Panthic groups have adopted competing positions, using remission demands, Sikh sentiment, security concerns and protest politics to strengthen their influence across Punjabs increasingly fragmented political landscape ahead of elections.

In response to the social media outrage, the NHAI published an X post on 3rd August 2026 and claimed that the viral visuals of the rumble strips on NH-25 in Rajasthan do not depict the actual condition. It shared a comparison picture, captioned: As shown on social media vs actual image of the section.

Meerut Police stated that the video going viral on social media with the claim that Kanwariyas assaulted police personnel and tore their uniforms is completely false

Udhayanidhi Stalin's arrest over his remarks against actor Trisha has reignited scrutiny of the DMK leader's long record of inflammatory statements, including his infamous 2023 call for the eradication of Sanatana Dharma.

The Bankipura by-election saw Muslim voters and several other communities rally behind Prashant Kishor over the RJD, signalling a major political realignment driven by the desire to defeat the BJP.

DMK leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin made a double-meaning remark against actress Trisha Krishnan while criticising CM C. Joseph Vijay.

DMK leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin made a double-meaning remark against actress Trisha Krishnan while criticising CM C. Joseph Vijay.

Shipbuilding is not a single skill or industry. It is a vast, interlocking ecosystem of technologies, industries, and human expertise that has repeatedly determined which nations rise to become global powers.

After blaming igged polls and invisible powers for Jan Suraaj's humiliating Assembly defeat, Prashant Kishor's Bankipur victory suggests elections are won through issues, organisation and groundwork, not post-result excuses

Success of Skyroot in placing Vikram-1 rocket into orbit on its maiden flight shows how policy liberalisation and institutional support have transformed Indias private space ecosystem.

While Abhinav Pandey did talk about the Jharkhand student protest, there was a marked change in intensity. There were no campaigns seeking resignation or pressure on the Hemant Soren government to remove its Education Minister. The overall coverage and the 'call for accountability' was borderline non-existent.

In a fresh demonstration of the Hindu hatred Pakistan harbours, Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, DG ISPR, invoked a Quranic verse to delegitimise the Afghan Talibans Islamic credentials over the India-Afghan shared DNA remark by a Taliban minister, and growing friendship between Kafir India and Islamic Afghanistan.

The videos release has raised tough questions: Why did CJP organizers display such negligence despite repeated warnings from law enforcement?

On August 3, 2026, a Delhi court acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, along with former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, in the sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers.

India concluded its campaign in the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland, with many stellar performances and an impressive tally of medals. India's performance in various games, including athletics, boxing, para sports, and judo, bore testimony to India's slow but steady growth in various sports.

RP Singh and Jaiveer Shergill raised the families plight in April after elderly couples were denied boarding, while the embassy maintained round-the-clock contact and helped facilitate onward travel through regional evacuation routes back to India.

From serving in Britain's elite Special Boat Service to redefining the limits of high-altitude climbing with his record-breaking Project Possible expedition, Nirmal 'Nimsdai' Purja became one of the most influential mountaineers of his generation before his life was cut short in a tragic Broad Peak avalanche.

The case decision relates to an unauthorised pledge of ZEEL's immovable assets located in Hyderabad to secure loans for promoter-linked entities.

The removal of the Hindu Kingdom status stripped away a protective shield for the country's majority culture. When communist ideology dismantled thetraditional guardrail, it gave away to the Muslim street veto.

Farooq Abdullah's remarks linking terror attacks to the demand for J&K statehood overlook nearly four decades of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism that flourished under Article 370, from the ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Hindus to major attacks like Uri and Pulwama, raising questions over whether constitutional decisions should ever be influenced by violence.

According to French media reports, investigators believe Chuet made at least two undeclared trips to China in September 2018 and August 2019 while he was still serving in the French Navy.

On 31st July, Independent MP Pappu Yadav cosplayed a greedy Brahmin priest andstaged a nukkad Natak-style skit in the Parliament complex, enacting the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation theft.

Constitution insulates the Court from being leaned on by whoever holds power or public pressure at a given moment, a government, an opposition party, or a movement outside the electoral system altogether.

Nepali Prime Minister Balen Shah appealed to people to maintain unity and social harmony and show restraint.

What Aishe Ghosh has been doing in her criminal trial is a classic leftist tactic for delaying court proceedings.

The Indian [currency] rupee is not overvalued and could even be considered undervalued in both nominal and real effective exchange rate terms, the RBI Governor said.