Maharashtra’s anti-conversion law: Key provisions and concerns
New Indian Expressby Sudhir Suryawanshi·1 Sept 2026
The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, regulates religious conversions in the state. The law covers conversions alleged to have been obtained through force, fraud, coercion...
India begins work on national action plan to protect small-scale fishers, build resilience
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·1 Sept 2026
PUDUCHERRY: India has entered the next crucial phase in developing a National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries (NPOA-SSF), aimed at creating a comprehensive framework to protect the...
Home Secretary Govind Mohan urges SSB to revive community engagement along Nepal, Bhutan borders
New Indian Expressby Mukesh Ranjan·1 Sept 2026
NEW DELHI: Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan on Tuesday called on the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) to revive its original community-oriented role along India’s borders with Nepal and Bhutan, saying...
SC questions Shiv Sena corporator over alleged assault of doctors in Maharashtra
New Indian Expressby Suchitra Kalyan Mohanty·1 Sept 2026
NEW DELHI: Observing that attacks on medical professionals inside hospitals cannot be taken lightly, the Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre over the...
China Masters: Unnati crashes out, Shi Yu Qi suffers yet another first-round loss
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·1 Sept 2026
India's Unnati Hooda went down against Kim Ga Eun of South Korea while 2025 world champion Shi Yu Qi suffered yet another first-round defeat in the China Masters in Shenzhen, on Tuesday.
Maharashtra government meetings to serve healthier snacks, meals under new Cabinet decision
New Indian Expressby Sudhir Suryawanshi·1 Sept 2026
MUMBAI: Government and semi-government meetings in Maharashtra will soon get a healthier menu, with the state Cabinet deciding to serve balanced, nutritious food items instead of relying largely on...
"True justice served": CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke hails SC order quashing FIRs linked to student protests
New Indian Expressby ANI·1 Sept 2026
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's judgment to quash all FIRs filed across the country against protesters during...
‘Hope is fading’: A week on from floods, Nepal searches for the missing and dead
New Indian Expressby SV Krishna Chaitanya·1 Sept 2026
NUWAKOT: The smell reaches the Nuwakot Army camp before the bodies do. A week after devastating flash floods tore through northern Nepal, decomposed bodies and dismembered remains continue to be...
Armed forces get first woman two-star officer from outside medical service
New Indian Expressby Javaria Rana·1 Sept 2026
NEW DELHI: Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Shakti Sharma on Tuesday assumed charge as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education), becoming the first woman officer from a non-medical branch of the Army...
Karnataka: Kalaburagi Congress workers protest against FIR on Rahul Gandhi over 'purification' row
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·1 Sept 2026
KALABURAGI: Congress workers on Tuesday staged a protest against the FIR registered against Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, after he claimed a "purification" ritual was allegedly conducted...
Nepali community in B'luru watches anxiously as fear grips their homeland
New Indian Expressby Sruthi Hemachandran·1 Sept 2026
As the world watched through surveillance and mobile footage with a claustrophobic sense of horror, a dramatic flash flood gulped down everything in its path, sending people running for their lives...
RGNUL faculty launch non-cooperation campaign against VC, cite alleged mental harassment
New Indian Expressby Harpreet Bajwa·1 Sept 2026
CHANDIGARH: The standoff between faculty members and the Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Patiala, has intensified, with the faculty informing the VC that they...
Karnataka to re-verify Gruhalakshmi beneficiaries after Rs 177 crore paid to deceased recipients
New Indian Expressby Vincent D’ Souza·1 Sept 2026
MANGALURU: In a major exercise to plug leakages in its flagship Gruhalakshmi scheme, the Karnataka government will soon launch a door-to-door re-verification of beneficiaries across the state after...
Death toll rises to 13 in UP's Kaushambi firecracker unit blast; owner arrested after encounter
New Indian Expressby Namita Bajpai·1 Sept 2026
LUCKNOW: The death toll in the explosion at an illegal firecracker factory on the Prayagraj-Kaushambi border rose to 13 on Tuesday after two more injured victims succumbed to their injuries, even...
BJP leader Vijayendra leads 10-day ‘Ballari Chalo' padayatra against Congress government
New Indian Expressby Naushad Bijapur·1 Sept 2026
RAICHUR/BELAGAVI: The BJP sounded a fresh political battle cry against the ruling Congress in the state, launching its 170-km-long ‘Ballari Chalo’ padayatra from Lingasugur with an unprecedented...
Domestic car sales accelerate 36% in August, helped by low base
New Indian Expressby Arshad Khan·1 Sept 2026
Aided by a low base and sustained momentum in demand, domestic passenger vehicle (PV) volume is estimated to have grown by around 36% year-on-year in August 2026, reaching about 450,000 units.
Transfer deadline day for Europe''s top soccer leagues with Balogun expected to among the movers
New Indian Expressby ENS & Agencies·1 Sept 2026
As deadline for transfers end on Tuesday, all eyes will be on some of the top-flight leagues in Europe and their potential transfer wishes.
Punjab to intensify anti-stubble burning campaign as 18.81 MT paddy straw expected this year
New Indian Expressby Harpreet Bajwa·1 Sept 2026
CHANDIGARH: With paddy sown across around 30 lakh hectares in Punjab this year, the state is expected to generate about 18.81 million tonnes of paddy straw.
Delhi HC rejects plea alleging exclusion of homeless from voter list due to SIR
New Indian Expressby PTI·1 Sept 2026
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL claiming risk of disenfranchisement of the homeless due to the Election Commission's house-to-house enumeration methodology for the Special...
The mahila factor: Why women could become UP’s most fought-over vote bank in 2027
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·1 Sept 2026
LUCKNOW: In Uttar Pradesh’s 2027 electoral battle, the biggest political contest may not be only over caste blocs or traditional vote banks. Increasingly, it is also about “M” — Mahila.
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