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Kharge says BJP members struggled with Bengali words and accuses the party of politicising an issue it did not raise while previously in power
Nation

‘Couldn’t even pronounce it’: Priyank Kharge mocks BJP over full Vande Mataram recital

BJP legislators continued with the remaining stanzas after the official rendition ended following the first two, triggering protests during the special session
Yogi Adityanath targets opposition over casteism, nepotism at BJP workers' conference | File Image
Uttar Pradesh

Yogi Adityanath urges BJP workers to strengthen booth-level organisation in Meerut

Yogi Adityanath warns BJP workers against caste, regional and linguistic divisions
BJP says Rajasthan civic poll results reflect public support for government development works | Representational image
Rajasthan

Rajasthan BJP chief claims party's win in over 200 of 273 urban local bodies

Madan Rathore says BJP won over 200 civic posts in Rajasthan urban local body polls
YSRCP alleges irregularities in Mega DSC sports quota recruitment, seeks CBI probe | X handle / YSR Congress Party
Andhra Pradesh

YSRCP protest over Andhra Pradesh sports quota recruitment turns tense in Vijayawada

Sports quota recruitment row escalates as YSRCP stages protest in Vijayawada
The Rs 586-crore deal will provide indigenous APUs for T-72 and T-90 tanks, supporting key systems and the Army's mechanised formations | Representational image
Nation

Defence Ministry seals Rs 586-crore deal for indigenous tank power units

T-72 and T-90 tanks will get indigenous auxiliary power units under a Rs 586-crore contract signed by the Defence Ministry
Fuel pumps had also been directed to keep CCTV cameras operational and preserve number-plate footage for at least 30 days
Punjab

No HSRP, no fuel in Amritsar: Police bar petrol, diesel, CNG sale to vehicles without valid plates

Police had barred fuel stations from serving vehicles without properly affixed HSRPs at both front and rear until November 20
The Centre had also planned to train up to 1.7 lakh women for village-level water quality testing and surveillance
Nation

Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 to need over 13 lakh workers, Centre asks states to step up skilling

States and UTs had been asked to identify manpower gaps and choose a training model by October 15 for maintaining rural water systems
Pollution indicators improve during the monsoon, but high BOD levels and polluted drains underline continuing sewage pressure on the river
Nation

Yamuna pollution eases in August as faecal coliform falls sharply, BOD remains a concern

DPCC data shows substantial improvement in faecal coliform levels across monitoring locations, though five readings remain above the permissible limit
Teenager travelling for essential food items shot dead by unknown armed men in Manipur | Representational image
Manipur

15-year-old boy shot dead in Manipur’s Tamenglong amid Naga-Kuki tensions

Fresh violence in Manipur as 15-year-old Naga boy is shot dead in Tamenglong
Man allegedly abducted after filing SC/ST complaint against SP MP; four arrested in UP | Instagram / Laxmikant Pappu Nishad
Uttar Pradesh

UP: Abducted at SP Lok Sabha member's house, man rescued within hours, 4 nabbed

Man rescued after alleged abduction from SP MP Laxmikant's residence; four arrested
BJP president Nitin Nabin accused Congress and SP of pursuing a 'divide and rule' policy and urged workers to counter the opposition ahead of the 2027 UP polls | File image/PTI
Nation

BJP won't allow 'divide and rule' policy of Congress, SP in Uttar Pradesh: Nitin Nabin

BJP chief Nitin Nabin accused the Congress and SP of trying to divide Uttar Pradesh and criticised Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme
Police arrested three suspects and formed an SIT after a video of the alleged assault and harassment of two teenagers in Jamui surfaced online | Representational image/X/@JamuiPolice
Bihar

Jamui teen assault case: 3 Bihar men arrested after video of assault on teens goes viral

A viral video has triggered a probe in Bihar's Jamui after two teenagers were allegedly intercepted and assaulted while returning from an outing
Gujarat's Somnath Temple placed on alert after bomb threat email targeting multiple locations | File Image
Gujarat

Bomb threat email sparks checks at Somnath Temple, BJP offices; turns out to be hoax

Somnath Temple, BJP offices searched after bomb threat email; no suspicious items found

Special Reports

India’s Academic Freedom Index score has fallen sharply in recent years as the report raises concerns over research, teaching and institutional autonomy
Special Reports

Academic freedom in India ‘severely restricted’, global report flags growing curbs

The report points to greater government influence over universities, restrictions on campus expression and actions against faculty and students
India retained its 131st rank among 145 countries, while its overall gender parity score rose to 64.5 per cent in the WEF’s 2026 index | Representational image
Special Reports

Gender gap in India: Score rises, ranking stays unchanged at 131

Iceland topped the 2026 Global Gender Gap Index, while India remained 131st despite a slight improvement in its overall parity score
The dark shades of a manual scavenger: India still sends people where machines should go
Special Reports

The dark shades of a manual scavenger: India still sends people where machines should go

A country that has sent spacecraft to the Moon and aspires to soon become a $5-trillion economy still sends human beings into sewers. What does that say about the India that we have built?
Even when MDR is formally charged to the merchant, businesses could attempt to recover the additional expense through product prices or other charges
Special Reports

Explainer: ₹5 UPI charge introduced for select payments above ₹2,000; 'free for consumers'

Small payments remain protected while framework opens door for merchant fees on higher-value UPI transactions
Black carbon from the plains is accelerating glacier melt, while limited monitoring of the region’s thousands of glaciers is raising concern | Representational image
Special Reports

Himalayan glaciers melting 65 per cent faster, black carbon driving one-third of loss

A new study warns that the Hindu Kush Himalayas could lose up to 80 per cent of their current glacier volume by 2100
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