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Yogi govt draws up Gen Z outreach plan. Young IAS, IPS & IFS officers to visit one school each month

Prashant Srivastava - August 10, 2026

District magistrates, it is learnt, will prepare a monthly calendar and ensure active participation by young officers. By the fifth of every month, govt will receive a report on it.

Jharkhand govt says it has agreed to ‘98% demands’ but not CBI probe; students to continue protest

Apoorva Mandhani - August 9, 2026

How Delhi court’s acquittal of Brij Bhushan rested on ‘politically-motivated conspiracy’ angle

Ruchi Bhattar - August 9, 2026

Mann, Badals & Warring-Channi on target as AI-generated videos reshape Punjab political campaign

Chitleen K Sethi - August 9, 2026

AAIB steps in, confirmation awaited on whether Captain of Phuket-Delhi AI flight failed dope test

Esha Mishra - August 9, 2026

Pakistan Army’s media wing has a song on Mecca defence pact. Be afraid of god, journalist says

Debdutta Chakraborty - August 9, 2026

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The Maoists are gone, but India should still be wary of a new red insurgency

Praveen Swami - August 9, 2026

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Harsh Tiwari - August 9, 2026

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One night at Big Banana—uncle vs queers, Kajra Re and azaadi

Prasanna Bachchhav - August 9, 2026

Karnataka is holding the downstream states to ransom: Jayalalithaa

J Jayalalithaa - August 9, 2026

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Himanshi Aggarwal - August 8, 2026

The other protest in Jharkhand—Jamshedpur FC fans want Tata Steel to save football club

Saptak Datta - August 9, 2026

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Yogi govt draws up Gen Z outreach plan. Young IAS, IPS & IFS officers to visit one school each month

Prashant Srivastava - August 10, 2026

District magistrates, it is learnt, will prepare a monthly calendar and ensure active participation by young officers. By the fifth of every month, govt will receive a report on it.

Mann, Badals & Warring-Channi on target as AI-generated videos reshape Punjab political campaign

Chitleen K Sethi - August 9, 2026

Inside Modi-Sukhbir Badal meet: Eye on 2027 Punjab polls, an Akali bid to revive an old alliance

Chitleen K Sethi - August 7, 2026

As UP Guv Anandiben flags lapses at university in Yogi’s Gorakhpur, Akhilesh takes swipe at BJP

Prashant Srivastava - August 7, 2026

Congress scrambles to make space for a woman in DKS’ all-male Karnataka cabinet as backlash builds

Sharan Poovanna - August 7, 2026

Kangana’s climbdown day after Bhagwat’s endorsement—‘gutter generation’ to India’s ‘biggest strength’

Neelam Pandey - August 7, 2026

Congress targets JNU V-C, alleges appointments she made violate UGC norms. PM anti-education, says Khera

Esha Mishra - August 7, 2026

Pakistan Army’s media wing has a song on Mecca defence pact. Be afraid of god, journalist says

Debdutta Chakraborty - August 9, 2026

The seven-minute-long song celebrates the relationship between the three countries, calling them brothers. It incorporates Arabic, Urdu, and Turkish languages.

The long shadow of NEET paper leak: Parents haunted by guilt, children’s suicide notes

Manisha Mondal - August 7, 2026

Ladakh’s sea buckthorn gold rush. Entrepreneurs are minting crores from ‘Sanjeevani booti’

Manisha Mondal - August 6, 2026

Late marriages, too few babies—how Sikkim is fighting a fertility crisis with IVF

Sakshi Mehra - August 5, 2026

Ladakh designers are turning Himalayan heritage into high fashion. Bollywood is now noticing

Manisha Mondal - August 4, 2026

One night at Big Banana—uncle vs queers, Kajra Re and azaadi

Prasanna Bachchhav - August 9, 2026

Why the Toyota Hilux is the ultimate remedy for boring SUVs

Kushan Mitra - August 9, 2026

How Delhi court’s acquittal of Brij Bhushan rested on ‘politically-motivated conspiracy’ angle

Ruchi Bhattar - August 9, 2026

AAIB steps in, confirmation awaited on whether Captain of Phuket-Delhi AI flight failed dope test

Esha Mishra - August 9, 2026

The result is not final, with a confirmatory report awaited. The Phuket-Delhi flight carried 137 passengers and crew members, some of whom were injured in 4 August incident.

Jharkhand govt says it has agreed to ‘98% demands’ but not CBI probe; students to continue protest

Apoorva Mandhani - August 9, 2026

Drivers’ Haridwar to Sansad Kanwar Yatra halted at Sonipat. Ganga water offering to Parliament unlikely

Sushil Manav - August 9, 2026

Expired meat, sauces, veggies with fungus. When FDA raided Bengaluru’s five-stars, food services firms

Sharan Poovanna - August 8, 2026

Entry logs, CCTV footage, WhatsApp chats—How CBI pieced together NEET-UG 2026 paper leak jigsaw

Mayank Kumar - August 8, 2026

‘Honey-trapped by Pakistani handler’: How 4-month Delhi Police op led to arrest of IAF wing commander

Alisha Dutta - August 8, 2026

CBI seeks general consent from 14 states to probe cybercrime, year after panel flagged delays

Samridhi Tewari - August 8, 2026

Karnataka is holding the downstream states to ransom: Jayalalithaa

J Jayalalithaa - August 9, 2026

In September 2012, Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa addressed the 7th meeting of the Cauvery River Authority in Delhi, accusing Karnataka of denying Tamil Nadu its lawful share of water while urging the Centre to intervene.

Economy

$92 mn to $609 mn: Andhra FDI inflows surged after Jagan-era slowdown, TDP credits policy reset

Deepika Amirapu - August 9, 2026

House panel urges faster domestic gas production as LNG import dependence nearly doubled in 10 yrs

Udit Bubna - August 7, 2026

India’s biggest stock reform in years endures rocky first week

Savio Shetty - August 7, 2026

Beyond the gold coin: What Vijay govt’s maiden Tamil Nadu budget really spends on

Bidisha Bhattacharya - August 5, 2026

AI City, laptops, hostels, branded cycles: Vijay’s first budget gives old schemes a Gen Z makeover

Shweta Tripathi - August 5, 2026

Governance

CBI seeks general consent from 14 states to probe cybercrime, year after panel flagged delays

Samridhi Tewari - August 8, 2026

Amendments to MSME Bill clear Parliament. How new rules aim to fix delayed payments, ease business

Khadija Khan - August 8, 2026

Private hospitals profiting from medical tourism should subsidise poor Indians, Parliamentary panel says

Sneha Richhariya - August 7, 2026

Gurugram viral waterlogging prompts govt U-turn? Civic chief Pradeep Dahiya transferred back in 24 hrs

Sushil Manav - August 7, 2026

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The Maoists are gone, but India should still be wary of a new red insurgency

+TFP Praveen Swami - August 9, 2026

Science

India hits half its 10-year quantum communications target in just 3 years

Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh said that India’s National Quantum Mission has positioned the country among a select group of nations investing in quantum technologies.

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Bollywood heroes are returning to old playgrounds—Akshay back in comedy, Hashmi in horror

Harsh Tiwari - August 9, 2026

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