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IndiaMaharashtra hospital fire: CM orders probe, announces ₹5 lakh aid for victim's kin | Highlights
As many as 36 other newborns were rescued after the incident
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IndiaSeveral hospitalised after chlorine gas leak at water treatment plant in Maharashtra
Police later evacuated residents within a 200‑metre radius to safe locations and sealed off the affected area.
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IndiaTamil Nadu govt abandons Parandur airport project amid farmers’ protest
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay announced the decision in the state assembly
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IndiaThree newborns killed in fire at NICU in Maharashtra hospital
Doctors, nurses and other staff on duty immediately launched an evacuation operation and managed to rescue several infants from the ward.
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IndiaIndia minister seeks sedition charges against those opposing reservation
Some people were demanding the abolition of reservation, he said, asserting that reservation cannot be abolished as it is a constitutional right.
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IndiaMonsoon session: Parliament yet to be prorogued, fuelling speculation over delimitation bill
The delay comes amid reports that the government may seek to pass a Constitutional amendment linked to women’s reservation and Lok Sabha seat allocation.
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IndiaNo new strain of H1N1 in India, no cause for panic: ICMR
The situation continues to be closely monitored through regular surveillance, and necessary public health measures are being undertaken, ICMR sources said.
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IndiaTwo Srinagar Central Jail inmates escape; search launched
The escaped individuals, Farman Khan and Mukhtar Ahmed Gujar were arrested under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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IndiaLiquor transport 'scam': Ex-Andhra minister K Nageswara Rao arrested by ED
The probe pertains to an allegation that the accused persons caused loss to the tune of ₹195.33 crore to the exchequer through financial irregularities in the transport of liquor in the state.
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IndiaPunjab SIR: Ex-Indian ambassador Navdeep Suri flags difficulties in establishing identity
The ex-envoy quipped that if he faced trouble establishing his Indian identity after representing the nation in three foreign countries, then what will the fate of a common citizen be.
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IndiaKeralam government to examine demand for separate Muvattupuzha district: CM Satheesan
The Chief Minister said the proposal would be considered through the Delimitation Commission as the Muvattupuzha MLA renewed the long-standing demand.
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IndiaAnti-reservation protests: Several detained at Delhi's Connaught Place
The demonstration is part of a mobilisation, 'Reservation Hatao Andolan', that has largely taken place through social media.
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IndiaOnam: Keralam’s week-long celebrations to begin on August 24
Chief minister VD Satheesan will inaugurate the celebrations at 5.30 p.m. on August 24 at the the Nishagandhi Auditorium in Thiruvananthapuram.
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IndiaNSA Ajit Doval to visit Beijing for India-China Special Representatives talks
Ajit Doval and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will hold the 25th round of India-China boundary talks on Tuesday under the Special Representatives mechanism.
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IndiaBRICS 2026: Sports ministers adopt joint declaration in Andhra Pradesh meeting
The declaration reaffirmed the commitment of the member states to ‘strengthen cooperation in sport through dialogue, mutual respect and inclusiveness’.
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IndiaDelhi tribunal awards ₹56.87 lakhs to man left permanently disabled in road accident
The 26-year-old security guard suffered permanent disability in 2022 after his motorcycle hit the door of a bus that was negligently opened by its driver.
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IndiaJharkhand protests: Three FIRs filed against 39 named, 900 unnamed people
The FIRs have been filed in connection with clashes that broke out between police and protesting job aspirants in Jharkhand’s Giridih and Hazaribag.
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IndiaPalakkad railway division bifurcation: Keralam MPs to hold hunger strike on Onam
The recent Railway Board decision to shift Mangaluru from the Palakkad division to the Mysuru division has triggered widespread protests in Keralam.
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IndiaOdisha coast crash: Two survivors rescued; search operations underway
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal condemned the crash and affirmed that the rescue operations has been intensified.
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IndiaNational Green Tribunal seeks government's response challenging amended Ganga protection rules
Applicant claims the amended rules have removed key construction curbs and altered the definition of the river’s active floodplain.