IMD forecasts extremely heavy rain in 5 Odisha districts till Aug 31
ThePrintby PTI·29 Aug 2026
Bhubaneswar, Aug 29 (PTI) The IMD on Saturday forecast extremely heavy rainfall in five districts of north and coastal Odisha till August 31 in the wake of a low-pressure area formed over the Bay...
Delhi has eight 'troublesome' drains; master plan suggests remedial measures
ThePrintby PTI·29 Aug 2026
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) Delhi authorities have identified eight ‘troublesome’ drains for the first time, which are particularly difficult to clean due to encroachments, sewage discharge, and waste...
Akhilesh cautions people against 'another SIR' ahead of 2027 UP polls
ThePrintby PTI·29 Aug 2026
Lucknow, Aug 29 (PTI) Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav cautioned the people of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday against a possible Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls...
Operation Sindoor marked significant shift in India's approach towards Pak: ex-Army chief Naravane
ThePrintby PTI·29 Aug 2026
Vadodara, Aug 29 (PTI) Operation Sindoor marked a “very significant shift” in India’s approach towards Pakistan as the strikes targeted not only terrorist hideouts near the border but also their...
TN Dalit girl death: HM booked for abetment after alleged humiliation
ThePrintby PTI·29 Aug 2026
Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Aug 29 (PTI) A government school teacher in Usilampatti in this district has been booked for abetment after a Dalit girl seeking admission in the institution died by suicide...
DUSU polls: Student groups reach out to freshers, seek manifesto suggestions
ThePrintby PTI·29 Aug 2026
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) Student organisations have stepped up campaigning across Delhi University colleges ahead of the DU Students’ Union elections, with candidates reaching out to freshers and...
BJP to go ahead with foot march despite Minister Nagendra's resignation
ThePrintby PTI·29 Aug 2026
Bengaluru, Aug 29 (PTI) The BJP will go ahead with its scheduled 10-day foot march from Raichur to Ballari beginning September 1, former minister B Sriramulu said on Saturday.
'We can’t lose hope': Gujarat families anxiously await word from loved ones stranded in Nepal
ThePrintby PTI·29 Aug 2026
Ahmedabad, Aug 29 (PTI) For families of pilgrims, including NRIs with a Gujarat link who were on the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage when the flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet region, the anxious...
Mobile phones, cash seized from prison cell of mastermind of American Center attack in Kolkata
ThePrintby PTI·29 Aug 2026
Kolkata, Aug 29 (PTI) Three mobile phones, Wi-Fi equipment and Rs 31,000 in cash were seized from the cell of Aftab Ahmed Ansari, the mastermind of the 2002 American Center attack in Kolkata...
Nepal flash floods: Four pilgrims from Vidarbha return safely to Nagpur after anxious journey
ThePrintby PTI·29 Aug 2026
Nagpur, Aug 29 (PTI) After days of uncertainty and anxiety following the flash floods in Nepal, four pilgrims from Vidarbha, including three women, finally returned safely to Nagpur on Saturday...
BJP slams Cong over Nagendra resignation, questions its 'Dalit' justice argument
ThePrintby PTI·29 Aug 2026
Bengaluru, Aug 29 (PTI) Senior BJP leader R Ashoka on Saturday accused the Congress government in Karnataka of using the issue of “Dalit identity” to defend B Nagendra, who has since resigned, and...
Amaravati to get India’s first dedicated university for quantum tech, AI and other deep-tech fields
ThePrintby Deepika Amirapu·29 Aug 2026
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh is set to become the focal point for India’s next-generation deep tech ecosystem, with the state granting its approval for India’s first dedicated Quantum and Artificial...
Shehzad Bhatti’s network: How social media, hawala & a shadow army shape Pakistan gangster’s India ops
ThePrintby Samridhi Tewari·29 Aug 2026
New Delhi: Behind Pakistani gangster Shehzad Bhatti’s carefully curated image on social media and his active ground network are his key, trusted aides who remain in the shadows.
Cong leader arrested for allegedly blocking CM Satheesan's convoy in Thiruvananthapuram
ThePrintby PTI·29 Aug 2026
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 29 (PTI) A Congress leader was arrested for allegedly blocking Chief Minister V D Satheesan’s convoy while he was on his way to attend a function at Chenthi here, police...
‘Even Ravana didn’t deceive sisters like BJP’: Akhilesh jabs UP govt over free bus travel promise
ThePrintby PTI·28 Aug 2026
Lucknow, Aug 28 (PTI) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that even Ravana did not deceive his sisters the way BJP has, as he alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government failed to...
BJP country's biggest crisis, hatred its only agenda: Akhilesh
ThePrintby PTI·28 Aug 2026
Etawah (UP), Aug 28 (PTI) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday described the BJP as the “biggest crisis” facing the country and alleged that the ruling party had no agenda other than...
Nepal floods: 404 tourists from Maharashtra stranded but safe; no contact yet with 60 others
ThePrintby PTI·28 Aug 2026
Mumbai, Aug 28 (PTI) As many as 404 people from Maharashtra are stranded but confirmed safe in various parts of Nepal following the devastating flash floods while 60 tourists are still untraceable...
Thane court calls CBI arrest of IRS officer, 2 others in Rs 1.5-crore bribery case 'not legal'
ThePrintby PTI·28 Aug 2026
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) A Thane court on Friday held that the CBI arrests of a senior IRS officer posted in Maharashtra’s Raigad district and two others in an alleged Rs 1.5-crore bribery case were...
Lucknow Lawyer among two end lives; unidentified body found in drain
ThePrintby PTI·28 Aug 2026
Lucknow, Aug 28 (PTI) An unidentified man’s body was recovered from a drain while two bodies, including that of a lawyer, were found in suspected suicide incidents here on Friday, police said.
AAP govt's welfare initiatives are troubling opponents, says Bhagwant Mann
ThePrintby PTI·28 Aug 2026
Chandigarh, Aug 28 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday hit out at the opposition parties alleging that they were opposing the welfare and development initiatives of the Aam Aadmi...
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