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A Delhi court on Saturday adjourned its order on a revision plea challenging a September 11, 2025 verdict of a magistrate, refusing to probe the allegation that Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's name was included in the electoral roll three years before acquiring Indian citizenship in 1983. Special Judge Vishal Gogne adjourned the pronouncement to September 21. Earlier, Sonia Gandhi's counsel had submitted a reply, saying that the complaint was politically motivated and filed for an extraneous reas

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday dubbed a bill recently passed in Parliament to prevent unfair means in exams as without any use, alleging exams are being cancelled daily in states, including Maharashtra. Speaking at an event here on the recently concluded monsoon session of Parliament, Chidambaram hit out at the BJP for claiming to have passed several bills though they merely passed useless bills without any debate. In the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Ministers, the Leader of the Opposition, t

Ministers in Keralam on Friday backed Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi amid a controversy over the publication of her memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', in India. The reactions came after Penguin Random House India said it was not the publisher of Sonia Gandhi's memoir. Earlier this month, American publisher Alfred A Knopf, an imprint of Penguin Random House, announced that the book would be released on November 10. The statement came after a report in The Indian Expres

India's industrial output growth at 6.7% in July, shows govt data

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PwC's latest outlook sees India's media and entertainment market expanding rapidly, with digital advertising, gaming, streaming and connectivity among key growth areas

In terms of economic impact, India's net additional cost across all fossil fuels was estimated at $14.4 billion, equivalent to 0.38 per cent of its GDP, or about 1.4 days of national income

King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen in order to marry his school sweetheart, has died. He was 89. The palace announced his death Friday morning. Harald was Europe's oldest monarch. The popular king modernised the royal house but refused to follow in the footsteps of other aging monarchs who have abdicated in recent times. His son now automatically becomes King Haakon VI

The flood tore through areas including Rasuwa district near the Chinese border, levelling entire towns, damaging hydropower projects and killing close to 500 people

The gloves can deliver painful electric shocks on direct contact and are intended for arrests, detainee transport and civil disturbances

Xtranet Technologies Ltd, Exxaro Tiles Ltd, Sunshine Pictures Ltd and InfoBeans Technologies Ltd are among the other gainers in the BSE's 'B' group today, 28 August 2026.

Just Dial Ltd, Tejas Networks Ltd, Ather Energy Ltd and Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd are among the other gainers in the BSE's 'A' group today, 28 August 2026.

The US merchandise-trade deficit widened in July from $101.40 billion to $118.80 billion, the largest since early last year, as imports surged.

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The new protections will first apply in participating US states and territories, subject to judicial approval. Meta has not announced these measures as a global rollout

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PCB has complained to Sky Sports over Michael Atherton's interview with Imran Khan's sons during the Lord's Test, and reportedly considered keeping Pakistan players off the field in protest

Anthropic has opened a research preview of its Model Hardware Standard, allowing AI agents such as Claude to control scientific equipment, automate experiments and manage workflows across labs

A fire broke out at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex in Russia's Far East earlier this week, killing 15, the plant's management said Thursday. Video shared on social media showed crowds of workers fleeing for safety when the fire began at the complex on Tuesday. All of those killed were employees at the plant, the Amur Gas Chemical Complex wrote in a statement. It said that one Russian citizen and 14 foreigners were among the dead, but did not provide further details. It previously announced on Wed

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates Friday: The GIFT Nifty signalled a slightly lower open for the benchmark Nifty50. Asian markets were trading on a mixed note

In a public callout to TikTok and YouTube that included a plan to publish open letters in newspapers, Meta said it's seeking to set a 'new industry standard'

Shah's derivative strategies point to downside risk, with the Nifty bear put spread offering a maximum profit of 10,270, while the Bandhan Bank spread offers 10,620 profit.

The Election Commission (EC) has initiated renewed efforts to reach out to Gen Alpha and Z ahead of the 2029 Lok Sabha polls to make them aware voters who are well-acquainted with the electoral process and can lead future campaigns to educate people. As part of its revamped campaign, the poll authority will target schoolchildren from classes 9 to 12, colleges and universities across the 4,123 assembly constituencies of India. According to EC officials, there are a total of 14.78 crore people in

The Congress on Wednesday said Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' reported letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity's bias in favour of private power companies was full of hypocrisy and that he should also question decisions that have benefited the Adani group. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Maharashtra chief minister has apparently protested to the prime minister that the Appellate Tribunal for

The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued notices to 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs and sought their replies within seven days on petitions filed by TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee seeking their disqualification under the anti-defection law, sources said. The notices, dated August 25, forwarded a copy of Banerjee's petition dated June 18 filed against the MPs, who joined the NCPI, under Rule 6 of the Members of Lok Sabha (Disqualification on Ground of Defection) Rules, 1985. The Secretariat has asked t

Kharge said that the BJP wants to dodge accountability for its misdeeds through distracting stunts and nonsensical talk but the Congress and the public would continue to raise questions over inflation

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday called for a protest march in Delhi on September 5, accusing the Centre of failing to honour the promises made on July 25 to convince the outfit to withdraw its 36-day agitation against examination irregularities. The march, to be held on Teachers' Day, will begin at India Gate and proceed towards the Delhi Police Headquarters, the CJP announced in a statement. It said the march would be led by families of students who died by suicide following the cance

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that she would not take political 'sanyas' (retirement) and won't stop till she forced the BJP into obscurity. In a Facebook Live, she also said people of the state had understood the true face of the BJP within four months of the change in the government. Banerjee alleged that the Census exercise was another backdoor attempt to enforce the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and that it was implemented without consulting political part

Posters calling Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi he real life Batman were put up near the Congress' Indira Bhawan headquarters and in parts of central Delhi by a party functionary. The posters had Gandhi's picture alongside the picture of Batman. It had the captions 'The Silent Guardian' and 'A Watchful Protector' written on them. The other caption on the poster was 'LoP Rahul Gandhi - The Real Life Batman'. The posters, courtesy Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress chief Akshay Lakra, were put up nea

Ten days after both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die, the Monsoon session is yet to end formally, giving rise to speculation that the government wants to pass a key legislation without convening a new session. Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die (for an indefinite period) on August 13. Usually, the session is prorogued (formally ended) within the next three to four days. However, the prorogation notification for the Monsoon session had not been issued as of

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the newly-appointed office-bearers of the BJP's national executive on Saturday and said such deliberations are all about fresh ideas and perspectives aimed at strengthening the party. The new team under BJP president Nitin Nabin was announced on August 17 and this was the first time that all its members had a meeting with the party chief and the prime minister. Those who attended the meeting also included some office-bearers of the outgoing national e

The principal opposition DMK unveiled a structural overhaul in its organisation on Saturday fixing strict age caps and limiting term for party posts following its electoral setback in the April 2026 Assembly election. The party's executive committee, which met at Anna Arivalayam - the DMK state headquarters - with its president M K Stalin in the chair, passed crucial resolutions to radically restructure the organisation setup. Under the new blueprint, the DMK will expand its organisational distr

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said his party would not break alliances, asserting that the fight is against the BJP as he accused the ruling party of pursuing policies benefiting big business groups. Addressing reporters at the party headquarters here, Yadav said, The Samajwadi Party never breaks alliances. When the Samajwadi Party agrees to move forward with others, it stands by them, and we have always honoured our commitments. He said the party's objective is to form a gove

Sales at the 25 biggest luxury labels in China dropped more than 10% in July, according to three research firms surveyed by Bloomberg that track industry data

President Lee Jae Myung has made Arctic shipping a priority for South Korea, a shipping powerhouse

International passengers flying out of India can use e-boarding passes at immigration counters from September 1, while physical boarding passes will remain accepted but will no longer be stamped

India and Mauritius have deepened their energy partnership with a five-year agreement under which Indian Oil Corporation will supply the island nation's entire import requirement of petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel, strengthening New Delhi's role as a key energy-security partner in the Indian Ocean. The agreement was exchanged during Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri's official visit to Mauritius on August 20-21, alongside a government-to-government memorandum of understanding (MoU)

The South Asian neighbours have been in talks for weeks regarding Rahman's first trip to New Delhi since taking office in February

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 22: NICMAR University, Pune, is organising the 10th International Conference on Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Project Management (ICCRIP 2026) on August 21-22, 2026, at its campus in Baner, Pune. Its flagship international conference aims to bring together senior industry leaders, academicians, practitioners, researchers and experts to deliberate on the key issues shaping the future of India's built environment.

NATCO Pharma said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has issued a Form 483 with four observations post an inspection to the company's manufacturing plant at Visakhapatnam.

The Centre has approved a proposal of the Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU) at Fursatganj in Amethi to expand its aerospace activities on an additional 500 acres, and directed the Uttar Pradesh government to make the land available for it, a top official has said. The Centre has approved our proposal and sent it to the Uttar Pradesh government for making 500 acres of land available to us, RGNAU Vice Chancellor B N Singh told reporters on Friday. Singh said a centre of excellence

FIFA banned three Argentina players on Friday, including a 10-match suspension for midfielder Leandro Paredes, for striking Spain opponents after losing the World Cup final. The ban for Paredes - who grabbed Spain's Eric Garcia by the throat and pushed Gavi to the ground - ranks with the FIFA sanctions for Uruguay forward Luis Suarez in 2014 as among the most severe in World Cup history. Argentina defender Nahuel Molina was handed a seven-game ban while Thiago Almada was given a one-game suspens

Manipal Health Enterprises reported a 7.48% decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 231.65 crore in Q1 FY27 from Rs 250.37 crore in Q1 FY26, despite strong growth in revenue and operating performance.

The US tariffs kicked in Saturday on hundreds of items the US buys from Canada, such as plywood, liquor, electrical equipment and hockey gear, totaling around $20 billion

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner withdrew from the U.S. Open on Friday, unable to recover from a right knee injury that has sidelined him since winning the Wimbledon title. Sinner beat Alexander Zverev last month for his second straight title at the All England Club, but then pulled out of the hard-court tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati that serve as a warmup for the U.S. Open. The 25-year-old Italian wrote Friday that he won't be ready when the main draw begins on Aug. 30. Even though I have been

England wrapped up an innings win over Pakistan inside three days in the first test on Friday, delivering a strong start to the post-Bazball era under returning captain Joe Root. Dismissed for 409 around 40 minutes into day three, England took a 238-run advantage into the second innings and skittled Pakistan for 135 in 37.3 overs before tea. England won by an innings and 103 runs for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The second test starts on Thursday at Lord's. Brilliant performance, Root s

The two-time Olympic medallist finished nine centimetres behind Rumesh Pathirage and moved into the top-six qualification zone for the season-ending Final

Indian women's hockey team lost to reigning Olympic and world champions Netherlands 0-2 in their second round match of the FIH World Cup here on Friday. Yibbi Jansen (2nd minute) and Frederique Matla (38th) were the goal scorers for the hosts. Both the goals were from penalty corners. The loss meant that India will have to beat Australia in their last second round match on Sunday to have any chance of qualifying for the semifinals. Australia also played out a 1-1 draw against China in an earlier