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Supreme Court Sets Up Panel To Probe Cop Action, Violence During NEET Protests
- Aug 20, 2026 16:50 pm IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
The Supreme Court on Thursday constituted a five-member High-Powered Expert Committee (HPEC) to examine allegations of excessive and disproportionate use of force by the police, paramilitary forces, and other security personnel against peaceful protesters assembled at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and other states against the NEET paper leak. The...
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Jharkhand Government's Order Cancelling JPSC, JSSC Exams Stayed By High Court
- Aug 20, 2026 16:35 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The Jharkhand government decided to cancel the 22 recruitment examinations based on findings of CID and SIT investigations into alleged irregularities in various competitive examinations.
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"Will Become Doctor In Next Life": 19-Year-Old NEET Aspirant Dies By Suicide
- Aug 20, 2026 16:32 pm IST
- Reported by: Puja Bhardwaj
The student was found dead at his home in Khandala, located in the Vaijapur taluka of Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.
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"PM Modi, Amit Shah Are Finished": Rahul Gandhi's Big Attack At Congress Meet
- Aug 20, 2026 16:28 pm IST
- Reported by: Tejshree Purandare
Rahul Gandhi told the meeting that the youth are the Congress's strength and power, and the party must work to protect their interests.
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SBI Employee Shoots Wife Outside ICICI Bank In Lucknow, Kills Sister, Then Self
- Aug 20, 2026 16:27 pm IST
- Reported by: Ranveer Singh
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
Manas Vajpayee, before killing himself, had put a WhatsApp status announcing that he had killed his wife and sister.
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Delhi Police Busts Rs 9-Crore Anti-Cancer Drug Racket, 17 Arrested
- Aug 20, 2026 16:18 pm IST
- Reported by: Anushka Kumari
Police suspect that the racket was dealing not only in counterfeit medicines but also in anti-cancer drugs allegedly diverted from hospitals and government institutions.
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"Killed My Wife Who Cheated": Man's WhatsApp Status On Double Murder-Suicide
- Aug 20, 2026 16:11 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
The man, identified as Manas Vajpayee, worked with State Bank of India
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NEET, Delimitation, Cauvery: Vijay's Wishlist At South Meet With Amit Shah
- Aug 20, 2026 16:01 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin, Vijayagopal Muralidharan
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council in Tamil Nadu's Mahabalipuram.
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Rajnath Singh's 'Mahasagar Vision' Mention In Talks With Japan Counterpart
- Aug 20, 2026 15:53 pm IST
- Asian News International
Rajnath Singh welcomed Japanese Defence Minister Koizumi alongside his visiting delegation to India.
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Top US Diplomat Arrives In Ladakh, 1st Such Visit Since Galwan Clashes
- Aug 20, 2026 15:12 pm IST
- Reported by: Nazir Masoodi
Sergio Gor's Ladakh visit is being closely watched since the US had strongly backed India after the Galwan clashes in June 2020, in which 20 Indian Army soldiers were killed.
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Opinion | India's UPI Crore Has Created A Difficult, Rs 20,000-Crore Question
- Aug 20, 2026 15:09 pm IST
- Subimal Bhattacharjee
UPI's whole miracle was the Rs 30 payment it charged nothing for. But how long can it stay free?
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Ex-Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, Convicted In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case, Dies
- Aug 20, 2026 14:58 pm IST
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
Sajjan Kumar, who was serving life imprisonment in Tihar jail, was rushed to Safdarjung Hospital, where the doctors declared him brought dead.
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"Papa Smiling, Looking Down Proudly At His Beautiful Sonia": Rahul Gandhi
- Aug 20, 2026 14:55 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Rahul Gandhi shared his mother Sonia Gandhi's upcoming memoir, titled "Belonging: A Journey of Love", expressing pride that her life's journey would finally be shared with the public.
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US Body Seeks Sanctions On RSS Ahead Of Mohan Bhagwat's New York Visit
- Aug 20, 2026 14:33 pm IST
- Press Trust Of India
USCIRF Commissioner Gene Mills said RSS leaders, even when affiliated with the Indian government, should not be honoured with high-level meetings or diplomatic courtesies.
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How Delhi Businessman's Wife Foiled 'Special-26'-Style Fake CBI Raid At Home
- Aug 20, 2026 14:27 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
- Edited by: Ejaz Ul Haq Bhat
The businessman's wife, who was present at home at the time, refused to open the gate and asked the men to verify their identities and produce a valid search warrant.
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Who Was Sajjan Kumar, Ex-Congress MP And 1984 Riots Convict
- Aug 20, 2026 14:08 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
Sajjan Kumar, a three-time Congress MP, was convicted of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that broke out after Indira Gandhi's assassination.
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Mumbai Woman Pays Help Rs 3 Lakh To Kill Daughter-In-Law Over Violence Case
- Aug 20, 2026 13:58 pm IST
- Reported by: Puja Bhardwaj
The accused mother-in-law had initially fabricated a story that her daughter-in-law was drunk and died after an accidental fall in the bathroom.
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Rs 1 Lakh For Video With A Lakh Views: Bihar's New Initiative For Influencers
- Aug 20, 2026 13:39 pm IST
- Reported by: Prabhakar Kumar
The new policy was approved during a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday.
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Tribal Tangle: BJP Bets On 1st-time MP To Tackle A South Rajasthan Challenge
- Aug 20, 2026 13:10 pm IST
- Reported by: Harsha Kumari Singh
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
Manna Lal Rawat joined politics in 2024, won Udaipur Lok Sabha seat. But more significant has been his sudden catapult as president of the BJP's ST Morcha.
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"Extreme Appeasement": Amit Shah Blasts Congress Over Full Vande Mataram Snub
- Aug 20, 2026 13:04 pm IST
- Edited by: Mohd Asim
Shah said that the Congress' decision was not merely symbolic but a repetition of a historical error that had contributed to the partition of India.