Month: August 2026

Census 2027 questionnaire seeks parents’ religion, place of birth up to village level

August 18, 2026 admin

The questionnaire or the schedule for the population enumeration phase of Census 2027, which has gone live in Ladakh and snow-bound areas of three other States ahead of the rest of the country, seeks information on religion, date of birth and place of birth up to the village level of both the father and mother,…

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Pressers, meetings cancelled in Kolkata due to BJP pressure: CJP

August 18, 2026 admin

CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka, centre, addresses a press conference with party members outside Press Club Kolkata, West Bengal, on August 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The Cockroach Janata Party on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) claimed its press conferences and meetings across six locations in Kolkata had been cancelled after the West Bengal government warned…

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Decide on Sainik Farm’s fate in 2 months: Delhi High Court tells authorities

August 18, 2026 admin

The Bench directed officials from the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the Delhi government, the Delhi Development Authority and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to meet and deliberate on the issue in accordance with the court’s August 13, 2025, order. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (August…

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India reiterates support for negotiated two-state solution in Palestine: MEA Secretary Ranganathan

August 18, 2026 admin

MEA secretary Sripriya Ranganathan (right) called on H.E. Dr. Varsen Aghabekian Shahin (left), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Palestine. Photo: X/@IndEmbDoha India on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) reiterated its longstanding support for a “negotiated two-state solution” in Palestine and reaffirmed the country’s consistent support for the Palestinian people, Sripriya Ranganathan, a secretary at…

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Why is PM CARES Fund keeping large sums idle, asks RTI activist

August 18, 2026 admin

The PM CARES Fund received a total of ₹1,279.9 crore in FY 2024-25, but it spent only ₹87.85 lakh, according to audited financial statements. | Photo Credit: pmcares.gov.in The PM CARES (Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund received donations of ₹480 crore in 2024-25, down about 30% over the previous year,…

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Sustainable packaging may make food deliveries costlier by 10-30%: Zomato

August 18, 2026 admin

Zomato’s Plastic-Free Future Programme has recognised more than 10,000 restaurants across over 500 cities for using alternatives to plastic packaging for their main menu items. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Use of sustainable and biodegradable packaging materials may make food orders costlier by 10% to 30% for consumers, said Anjali Ravi Kumar,…

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Mumbai Anti-Narcotics Cell seizes 10.10 kg of charas from Bihar man

August 18, 2026 admin

The Mumbai Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) arrested a man from Bihar at Bandra Terminus on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) for allegedly carrying 10.10 kg of ‘charas’ (cannabis resin) with a market value of ₹10.01 crores, according to the police. The police said that the man, 31, was not well educated and was an auto driver from…

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Gold mine collapses in Central African Republic, killing at least 30 miners

August 18, 2026 admin

Artisanal mine collapses are common in the Central African Republic, where several thousand people work in small-scale extraction mining. Representational image. | Photo Credit: AP A gold mining site collapsed on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) in the western part of the Central African Republic, killing at least 30 miners and leaving others trapped, authorities and…

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Bengal hotel fire: Two owners held, death toll rises to nine

August 18, 2026 admin

According to the initial assessment of the Fire and Emergency Services Department, the blaze was caused by an electrical short circuit on the ground floor of Hotel Bideshini, located near the Tarapith police station. | Photo Credit: ANI A day after a fire broke out at a hotel in the temple town of Tarapith in…

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NCB busts drug trafficking network involving illegally overstaying foreign nationals

August 18, 2026 admin

NCB busts transnational drug trafficking network in Delhi-NCR. Photo: X/@narcoticsbureau. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), in coordination with the State police authorities, has disrupted a drug trafficking network involving foreign nationals illegally overstaying in India. Four Nigerian nationals have been arrested and drugs worth approximately ₹15 crore have been seized, it said on Tuesday (August…

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