India, in focus.
The Incentive Scheme for Promotion of Domestic PNG Connections, launched on 18 August 2026, incentivises city gas distributors to convert unbilled connections and expand piped gas coverage.
Amit Shah said decolonisation means presenting historical truth from an Indian perspective, and urged wider access to the Asiatic Society's manuscript collections.
The IMD expects fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with thunderstorms across most of India until 19 September, even as the seasonal monsoon deficit remains at 15%.
India will host the World Circular Economy Forum 2026 in Gandhinagar from September 15 to 18, with over 2,000 participants from 65+ countries.
A 27-year-old man from Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh, has become self-employed after receiving subsidised treatment, counselling and rehabilitation support under NAPDDR.
Rahul Gandhi said 80% of Indians eat non-vegetarian food, a day after an all-vegetarian menu was served at the BRICS Summit gala dinner.
Kapil Sibal has proposed disqualifying legislators who switch parties mid-term from contesting elections for five to ten years, and reworking the anti-defection law.
Indian Railways loaded 137.9 million tonnes of freight in August 2026, up 5.4% year-on-year, while 14 Amrit Bharat services were regularised and five new cargo terminals commissioned.
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has expanded care services for senior citizens, sanctioning 142 new homes and distributing 23.93 lakh assistive devices.
PM Narendra Modi met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Delhi during the 18th BRICS Summit, where leaders discussed cooperation and Global South priorities.
Nine suspected spurious liquor deaths in Tuensang prompt a statewide red alert and renewed scrutiny of Nagaland's 35-year-old prohibition law.
A four-storey building in East Delhi's Gandhi Nagar tilted dangerously, prompting evacuation and a safety inspection by civic and emergency teams.
The Kerala Water Authority will build a 50-lakh-litre tank at Thammanam, costing about ₹31 crore, to address Kochi's drinking water shortage after a tank collapse.
PM Modi briefly halted his BRICS speech to check on Xi Jinping, who later skipped the gala dinner. The two leaders held talks on bilateral ties and border peace.
Indian Railways carried 67.27 crore passengers in August 2026, up from 64.43 crore a year earlier, with suburban travel rising 9% and freight growing 5.4%.
Telangana is exploring mandatory six-month robotic surgery training for PG medical students and will approach the NMC for approval, the Health Minister said.
A 50-year-old Palwal man was killed when a speeding Thar SUV hit his motorcycle near Sikri Flyover in Faridabad. The driver fled, and his family alleges police inaction.
A 25-year-old woman suffered severe injuries after her hair was caught in the bearing of a spinning ferris wheel at a fair in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district.
CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby says a deliberate false narrative against the Left contributed to the party's reverses in Keralam, and admits lapses in countering it.
Opposition parties criticised PM Modi's 'dimagi Naxals' remark and his women's reservation pitch, calling them attempts to stigmatise dissent and deflect from non-implementation of the 2023 quota law.