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AAP Leader Satyendar Jain Arrested In Corruption Case Linked To Delhi Jal Board
- Aug 18, 2026 22:06 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
Jain spent months in jail in a money laundering case before being released on bail in 2024.
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Satyendar Jain Arrest: Case Will Be Proven Fake, Says Arvind Kejriwal
- Aug 18, 2026 22:06 pm IST
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Jain, who spent 18 months in jail in connection with a money laundering case, was arrested this evening.The former water minister has been accused of being involved in the manipulation of a tender process at the Delhi Jal Board.
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'Tarun Tejpal Punishment Inadequate': Goa's 'Life Term' Plea In Supreme Court
- Aug 18, 2026 22:04 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Bhargava
- Edited by: Vaibhav Tiwari
Earlier this month, the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court overturned a trial court's 2021 acquittal order, convicting the former Tehelka journalist for raping his colleague inside an elevator in 2013 and sending him to jail for 10 years.
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Non-Bailable Warrant Issued Against Pakistan-Based Terrorist In Jammu
- Aug 18, 2026 22:03 pm IST
- Reported by: Pradeep Dutta
Abu Sumama is accused of directing Pakistani terrorists to carry out targeted killings of civilians and attacks on security forces in Kashmir.
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Belonging - A Journey Of Love: Sonia Gandhi's Memoir Out On November 10
- Aug 18, 2026 21:51 pm IST
- Reported by: Jainendra Kumar
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
Publisher Alfred A Knopf announced on Tuesday that Sonia Gandhi's memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', will be published on November 10.
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In Numbers: From Classrooms To Jobs, Jharkhand's Youth Struggle
- Aug 18, 2026 21:38 pm IST
- Reported by: Ankita Tiwari
Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who had been on hunger strike for 16 days, ended his fast after the government's decision.
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'Boss Scam', Handled Via China And Pakistan, Busted In Gujarat
- Aug 18, 2026 20:59 pm IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Vaktania
Police officials secured over 10,000 compromised devices and saved citizens from potential financial losses running into crores of rupees.
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Analysis: Sizable But Sidelined: Decoding Punjab's Migrant Demography
- Aug 18, 2026 20:46 pm IST
- Written by: Manjeet Sehgal
Government data shows that migrant labourers account for 12 to 15 per cent of Punjab's population; the majority (80 to 90 per cent) come from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
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Surat Girl, 5, Dies Of Food Poisoning. Family Blames Kaju-Paneer Takeout
- Aug 18, 2026 20:45 pm IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Vaktania
Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya has ordered the authorities to seal the restaurant that delivered the curry.
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Missing Ticket No Reason To Deny Compensation: Court Awards Rs 8 Lakh To Widow
- Aug 18, 2026 20:27 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
Holding that while the initial burden is on the claimant to establish bona fide travel, it said absence of a ticket does not automatically negate the claim.
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'Weak Evidence': Narendra Dabholkar Murder Convict's Life Term Suspended
- Aug 18, 2026 20:25 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
A bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale noted that eyewitnesses identified Andure after a gap of eight years and pointed to loose ends regarding the recovery of the weapon used in the crime.
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No Bar On Singing Tamil Anthem Before Vande Mataram: Madras High Court
- Aug 18, 2026 20:07 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
The clarification came during the hearing of a public interest litigation.
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'11-Year-Old's Pothole Death Not Government Fault': Pune MLA Loses Cool
- Aug 18, 2026 20:04 pm IST
- Reported by: Puja Bhardwaj, Abhishek Sureshkumar Awasthi
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
Following the crash, comments from Shankar Mandekar, the local NCP MLA, courted further controversy. Reacting to the boy's death, Mandekar absolved his administration of any blame.
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"Students Have Eyes Too": Rahul Gandhi On Union Minister's Protests Remark
- Aug 18, 2026 19:42 pm IST
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
Rahul Gandhi posted a video of Kiren Rijiju's comments and alleged that lathis studded with nails were used during the Jantar Mantar protests.
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El Nino Accelerates Rapidly, Could Become Strongest On Record, Experts Warn
- Aug 18, 2026 19:41 pm IST
- Reported by: Reet Kaur Sahni
Leading global climate agencies including the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) are now warning that the current El Nino cycle is on track to hit "strong" category thresholds.
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Gujarat Chief Minister Woos US Tech Giants In Silicon Valley Investment Push
- Aug 18, 2026 19:05 pm IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Vaktania
The Chief Minister urged global firms to look beyond traditional investment and view Gujarat as a long-term strategic partner.
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Foreigner Sprays Fire Extinguisher In Train, Dies During Railway Police Questioning
- Aug 18, 2026 19:03 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The incident occurred on the Golden Temple Express. The foreign national was travelling from Mumbai's Bandra Terminus to Delhi.
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Mumbai Police Initiate In Absentia Trial Against Hafiz Saeed, 5 Others For 26/11 Attacks
- Aug 18, 2026 18:45 pm IST
- Reported by: Sujata Kanhaiya Dwivedi
The Mumbai Police sent a formal letter to Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam requesting the initiation of trial proceedings under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
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'You Can End Marriage,' Jharkhand Candidate Tells Wife Amid Job Loss Fears
- Aug 18, 2026 18:44 pm IST
- Reported by: Somu Anand, Haribansh Sharma
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
The JSSC-CGL candidates, who had already taken up government jobs, have now begun a protest of their own.
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Army Chief Meets Nepal PM, Discusses Bilateral Military Ties
- Aug 18, 2026 18:03 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
During the meeting, the two sides discussed matters related to bilateral interest and strengthening bilateral military relations, according to sources at the Prime Minister's secretariat.