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SG mentions injuries to police personnel before the Bench; lawyer raises women molestation during protests Advocate Rizwain Ahmed argues that the students must first express remorse. However, the CJI disagrees, saying that the future of the students and the expectations of their parents must be taken into consideration, and the confidence of the students must…
Japan underlined on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) that security cooperation with the United States and South Korea was “critical” for the region’s stability, after U.S. President Donald Trump alarmed allies by scaling back military drills with Seoul while hailing his ties with Pyongyang. Mr. Trump abruptly announced on Sunday that he had ordered the Pentagon…
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The story so far: Bangladesh on Sunday (August 16, 2026) urged India to create a “propitious environment” for enabling Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to India by extraditing deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Ms. Hasina, who has been based in India since fleeing Dhaka on August 5, 2024, addressed a press conference at the Foreign…
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Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma speaks during the 22nd JRD Tata Memorial Lecture organised by ASSOCHAM, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Paytm Founder and Chief Executive Vijay Shekhar Sharma will not gain financially from the proposed sale of a 4.98% stake in One97 Communications Ltd (Paytm) undertaken by investment vehicle,…
Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on August 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ship crossings via the Strait of Hormuz were still in single digits on Monday (August 17, 2026), despite rising slightly from the weekend, according to preliminary shipping data on Tuesday (August 18, 2026), amid a stalemate…
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Pedestrians struggled to navigate near KBR National Park after authorities removed footpaths and introduced one-way arrangement around the park in Hyderabad on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL The peak hour traffic turned into a nightmare for motorist trying to navigate through the KBR Park’s out roads in Hyderabad on Tuesday (August…
Former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pointing out a cartoon with then deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi at an exhibition on the occasion of ‘No Liquor Day’, in Patna, November 26, 2012. | Photo Credit: Ranjeet Kumar Recently, a report titled ‘Macro Perspective of Bihar’s Development Achievements, Unfinished Agenda, and the Way Forward’ presented…
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Bangladesh does not want its friendly ties with India to deteriorate over the long-pending Teesta water-sharing agreement, a senior Minister has said, urging New Delhi to take into account Dhaka’s interests while pursuing its own. “The neighbouring country is a friendly country. They have to think that while they have their interests, we also have…
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File image. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) asked the Centre to respond to a plea for “standard questionnaire and special investigation procedure” to ensure time-bound investigation and speedy trial of paper leak cases. A Bench headed by Justice P.S. Narasimha issued notice to the Union and State governments…
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. File | Photo Credit: AP Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit South Korea from August 19 to 20, 2026, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (August 18, 2026), marking his first official trip to the country in five years. Also read | Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to…
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