New Delhi, August 21, 2026 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam to underline the importance of selfless service and dedication. Drawing an analogy from the continuous flow of rivers, the Prime Minister said that just as rivers sustain countless lives before merging into the ocean,...
New Delhi, August 21, 2026 | The Territorial Army, in collaboration with CyberPeace, has launched Terrier Cyber Quest 2026 (TCQ 3.0), a national-level hackathon aimed at building indigenous solutions for defence, cybersecurity and information-domain challenges. The third edition seeks to bring together talent from academia, industry, research institutions, government bodies...
New Delhi, August 21, 2026 | India will host the BRICS Youth Ministers’ Meeting and the BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on August 22 and 23, 2026, under India’s BRICS Chairship. Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya will chair both engagements, bringing together...
Islamabad, August 21, 2026 | Imprisoned former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shifted from Adiala jail to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad after midnight on Thursday for a medical examination. The move came hours after the federal government said it would comply with a Supreme Court directive to facilitate...
New Delhi, August 21, 2026 | The Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan, PM-AASHA, is the government’s flagship framework to ensure remunerative prices for farmers and reduce distress sales. With a budget allocation of ₹7,200 crore for 2026-27, the scheme combines procurement, price stabilization, deficiency payments and market intervention to...
New Delhi, August 21, 2026 | At least six Indian sailors were among a 10-member crew aboard the Cameroon-flagged cargo ship LUTUF that was hijacked off Somalia’s Puntland coast on Monday. According to a Somali official quoted by AP, the vessel was carrying weapons bound for a Turkish military training...
New Delhi, August 21, 2026 | The Congress Working Committee has decided that only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram will be sung at party programmes. Citing a 1937 resolution, the party said leaders including Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru supported limiting the public rendition. The decision comes amid...
Washington, August 20, 2026 | US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington will impose “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran and called on China to cooperate. The announcement came as President Donald Trump warned of economic consequences for any country supporting Tehran. China rejected the pressure, saying sanctions will...
Chengalpattu, August 21, 2026 | Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday urged the Centre to give a “clear legislative assurance” that southern states will not lose their share of Lok Sabha seats in delimitation because they controlled population growth. His remarks at the Southern Zonal Council meeting...
Ranchi, August 21, 2026 | The Jharkhand High Court has stayed the state government’s order cancelling the 11th and 13th Jharkhand Public Service Commission examinations and appointments, providing immediate relief to newly appointed officers. The interim order came while hearing petitions challenging the Hemant Soren government’s decision to scrap 44...
New Delhi, August 20, 2026 | Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary. In a post on X, the Prime Minister remembered his predecessor and acknowledged his contribution to the nation. PM Modi’s Tribute...
New Delhi, August 20, 2026 | Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Wednesday shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam on X, underscoring the value of enthusiasm and firm resolve during difficult times. The verse highlights that wise and resolute people do not abandon their spirit even when faced with adversity. The Subhashitam...
New Delhi, August 20, 2026 | India will host the 12th BRICS Communications Ministers Meeting on August 21, 2026 under its BRICS Chairship. Union Minister of Communications Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia will chair the meeting, which will bring together ministers and senior officials from BRICS nations to discuss ICT cooperation,...
New Delhi, August 20, 2026 | The Department of Consumer Affairs has opened online applications for eligible organisations to be recognised as Government Approved Test Centres under the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013. The window will remain open till 31 August 2026, 5:00 PM. With 51 GATCs...
New Delhi, August 20, 2026 | Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh and Japan’s Minister of Defense Mr. Shinjiro Koizumi held bilateral talks in New Delhi on Wednesday and signed a Memorandum of Arrangement on Maritime Security Cooperation. The agreement provides a framework to strengthen naval cooperation, information sharing, disaster response...
Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, August 20, 2026 | The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has crossed 5,000 confirmed cases, with 2,378 deaths recorded as of August 16, 2026, according to the Ministry of Health. Health officials and the World Health Organization warn the epidemic is spreading...
New Delhi, August 20, 2026 | Obesity directly reduces how well JAK inhibitors work in rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new individual patient data meta-analysis. Researchers found that as BMI increases, treatment response to drugs like tofacitinib, baricitinib and upadacitinib drops steadily, with class 3 obesity patients showing the largest...
New Delhi, August 20, 2026 | Flight attendants and pilots face the highest risk of dying from cancers linked to radiation exposure compared to workers in other occupations, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers analyzing data from more than 12 million US death certificates found...
New Delhi, August 20, 2026 | Adding the immunotherapy drug tislelizumab to standard pre-surgery radiotherapy and chemotherapy nearly doubled rates of major tumour regression in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, according to early results from a phase II trial in China. The Neo-STAR study also showed a trend toward...
New Delhi, August 20, 2026 | India recorded an estimated 1.56 million new cancer cases and 901,828 deaths in 2024, according to data cited in the World Health Organization’s Global Status Report on Cancer 2026. With 3.32 million people living within five years of diagnosis, experts say India has a...