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20 heatstroke deaths, 4,853 cases since March; Maharashtra tops deaths, Telangana logs most cases

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Twenty people have died due to heatstroke while 4,853 cases have been reported across the country since March 1 this year, with Maharashtra recording the highest number of fatalit... Read More


Indian economy to hit USD 5-trillion mark in FY29 as per IMF: FM

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Indian economy is set to cross USD 5-trillion mark in FY29 as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government has adopted a broad-based growth strategy to achieve the... Read More


Protester dies after Karni Sena rally in Jaipur; outfit blames 'police action'

Jaipur, Aug. 4 -- A protester died in Jaipur after a Karni Sena rally against the UGC Regulations 2026, with the outfit on Tuesday claiming that the police action during the demonstration led to his d... Read More


"So-called election in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir completely farce": MEA

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- India on Tuesday said the "so-called" local body elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is a "complete farce" and such hollow exercises cannot hide the "reality" in the regi... Read More


Police unearth online child adoption fraud, apprehend 2 from UP

India, Aug. 4 -- The Delhi Police has busted a cyber fraud racket that allegedly duped people on the pretext of arranging child adoptions and arrested two men from Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, an officer... Read More


City witnesses warmest August night-time temp in three years

India, Aug. 4 -- Delhi witnessed the warmest August night-time temperatures in three years on Monday, with the minimum temperature at the city's base station in Safdarjung settling at 28.4 deg Celsius... Read More


FM Sitharaman tables tax amendment bill in Parliament, paves way for MDR in UPI taxations

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Union government has tabled the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Parliament, initiating a major policy reset for India's digital payments and corporate t... Read More


NDMC readies for Tiranga Yatra, plans to procure over 30,000 national flags

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is planning to organise a Tiranga Yatra through Connaught Place with around 5,000 students from its Atal Adarsh and Navyug schools as part o... Read More


Bihar ex-CM Nitish Kumar meets PM Modi day after Bankipur by-election result

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- JD-U supremo and former chief minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a day after the BJP lost Patna's Bankipur assembly seat in a by-election.... Read More


Air India Phuket-Delhi flight suddenly loses 300 ft altitude in mid-air turbulence; at least 15 injured

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- An Air India flight from Phuket to the national capital faced mid-air turbulence and the aircraft suddenly lost 300 feet in altitude on Tuesday morning, leaving at least 15 people... Read More