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He Delivered Bihar, Now BJP Bets On Vinod Tawde For Uttar Pradesh Hat-Trick
- Aug 18, 2026 16:44 pm IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
Prior to Uttar Pradesh, Tawde proved his mettle in Bihar as the state in-charge for the BJP. He played a crucial and decisive role as an organisational strategist.
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405 Items Worth Rs 3,000-Crore In Defence Ministry's 'Made In India' Push
- Aug 18, 2026 16:36 pm IST
- Reported by: Rishabh Madhavendra Pratap
The list includes 389 items used by the defence public sector undertakings and 16 items for the Indian Coast Guard.
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Top Cop In Bihar's Siwan Removed After AK-47 Used During July Student Protests
- Aug 18, 2026 16:27 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
While the constable who fired the AK-47 has already been suspended, officers who were in charge of Siwan when the incident occurred have not yet been given fresh postings.
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Opinion | Mumbai's 'Marathi' Test For Cabbies, And The Art Of Fixing The Wrong Problems
- Aug 18, 2026 16:10 pm IST
- Shashi Tharoor
All these years, India's financial capital has worked just fine without a Marathi mandate for its taxiwallahs. Whose problem is the new language rule actually solving now?
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"Book Mahatma Gandhi Too": Congress Chief On Complaint Over Vande Mataram Row
- Aug 18, 2026 15:39 pm IST
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
A complaint was filed against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over an alleged attempt to disrupt the singing of Vande Mataram at Congress headquarters
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Top 10 Innovators Honoured At Vande Bharatam Grand Finale
- Aug 18, 2026 15:22 pm IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Vaktania
These finalists were selected from an inaugural cohort of more than 50 innovators chosen from across the country.
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Rs 1.2-Crore Testicle Myth: How A Reel Led To A Teen's Murder In Bhopal
- Aug 18, 2026 15:21 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Police teams circulated photographs of the victim on social media, approached residents and conducted door-to-door inquiries in an attempt to establish his identity.
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Himachal Plans To Reduce IAS, IFS, IPS Officers To Curb Bureaucratic Costs
- Aug 18, 2026 15:08 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
A formal proposal to reduce the number of All India Services officers will be sent to the central government soon, according to officials.
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"Thinks Can Justify Such Vulgarity": DMK On Vijay-Trisha Salute At Independence Day Event
- Aug 18, 2026 15:06 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin, Vijayagopal Muralidharan
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
In a sharply critical editorial in the DMK's official mouthpiece, Murasoli, the party has questioned the two - Vijay and Trisha - exchanging salutes and the seating arrangement for the actor during the official programme.
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Supreme Court To Form Panel With CBI Ex-Boss Over 'Brutality' During CJP Protests
- Aug 18, 2026 14:58 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
The panel would also examine complaints and allegations made by female protesters who were reportedly targeted during the protest march in Delhi and other areas.
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'Meta Said It Has Acted On Child Sexual Content': Government Sources
- Aug 18, 2026 14:54 pm IST
- Reported by: Deeksha Bhardwaj
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has been under fire over paid content linked to child sexual abuse material on Instagram.
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Card Game Turns Deadly, 3 Killed After Falling Into Well During Raid Scare In Gujarat
- Aug 18, 2026 14:47 pm IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Vaktania
Following the incident, family members of the victims gathered in large numbers at the government hospital. The families alleged that a police raid had taken place and said the deaths occurred during the operation.
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'I Am Kidnapped': UP Teen's 'Crocodile Tears' To Extort Rs 5 Lakh From Family
- Aug 18, 2026 14:33 pm IST
- Reported by: Puja Bhardwaj
Om Prakash had come to Pune some time ago but did not have a permanent job. Police said he was struggling financially and had repeatedly sought money from his family.
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Out Of The Spotlight: Inside Amit Malviya's Exit As BJP IT Cell Chief
- Aug 18, 2026 14:33 pm IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
There is much speculation regarding the reasons behind Amit Malviya's removal from BJP chief Nitin Nabin's national organisational team.
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Vizhinjam Port Begins Export-Import Ops, Opens New Gateway To Global Trade
- Aug 18, 2026 14:10 pm IST
- Indo Asian News Service
Just before addressing the august gathering, Chief Minister VD Satheesan, standing at the gate of the port, waved two containers into the port for the first time.
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"One-Sided Picture": Delhi Police To Supreme Court On Jantar Mantar 'Crackdown'
- Aug 18, 2026 13:53 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Bhargava
- Edited by: Pushkar Tiwari
The Delhi Police said more than 240 personnel were injured during the Cockroach Janta Party's 'Chalo Sansad' march on July 20.
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Cop Trapped During Protest Fired AK-47, No One Hurt, Bihar Tells Supreme Court
- Aug 18, 2026 13:50 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Bhargava
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
The Bihar government has, however, conceded that the weapon should not have been used in a law-and-order situation. The constable has been suspended
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Nitin Nabin Appoints BJP In-Charges For Poll-Bound UP, Punjab, Gujarat
- Aug 18, 2026 13:48 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
BJP appoints Vinod Tawde, Nitin Nabin and Tarun Chugh as state in-charges ahead of assembly polls.
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"Less Painful" Lethal Injection For Death Penalty? Supreme Court Says No
- Aug 18, 2026 13:15 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Bhargava
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
The court said its ruling is the not the final word and if the Centre wishes it can constitute a committee of experts to review alternative methods