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Amit Shah slammed Congress over its decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram, accusing it of appeasement. Mallikarjun Kharge hit back, questioning BJP-RSS’ freedom struggle role.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed his deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra amid a major anti-corruption probe involving senior officials from his office. Mudra, a lawyer and former deputy justice minister, was linked by investigators to an alleged money-laundering network

India’s caution over technology transfers to Pakistan draws on a well-documented history of nuclear proliferation. According to US intelligence assessments, Pakistan supplied uranium enrichment technology to North Korea.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly planning to return to Britain with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, according to British media reports. The couple could reportedly move back to the UK this month for an extended stay, more than six years after stepping back from royal duties and relocating to the United States. Reports suggest Archie and Lilibet could attend school in Britain from September. However, neither Harry and Meghan’s spokesperson nor Buckingham Palace has officially commented on the reports. The family is reportedly not expected to move into a royal residence and would remain non-working members of the Royal Family, in line with the arrangement made after their departure from royal duties in 2020.

Former Miss South Africa finalist and former Miss Universe Nigeria Chidimma Adetshina is facing a deportation battle in South Africa, with her case now postponed until February 2027. Adetshina has maintained that she was born in South Africa and says she has been unfairly targeted. She argues that she applied for citizenship through legal channels and has challenged the decision by South African authorities. South Africa’s Home Affairs authorities dispute her legal status. Her identity documents were stripped in 2024 after authorities alleged that her mother had committed identity fraud to obtain South African nationality. Adetshina was subsequently declared an undesirable or prohibited person. She was arrested in June 2026 after allegedly re-entering South Africa illegally and was later released with a warning. The latest court proceedings took place in Cape Town, where anti-immigration protesters gathered demanding that she leave the country. The court has ordered her to remain at her current address and report regularly to an immigration officer while the legal challenge continues.

A star moving at more than 25,000 km per second around Sagittarius A*, our supermassive black hole, is turning into a special probe to study the galactic centre. S301 was once a binary, but the black hole likely threw away its companion.

A US study links daily sugar-sweetened beverage and high fructose intake to a 2.45-fold higher risk of stomach cancer, though it shows an association rather than direct causation.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is chairing the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council, bringing together leaders from the five southern states to discuss interstate disputes, Centre-state relations and regional cooperation. Ahead of the meeting, Amit Shah met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay in Chennai. The meeting comes amid several contentious issues between southern states, including the Cauvery water-sharing dispute and the proposed Mekedatu dam project involving Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Southern Zonal Council includes Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, along with the Union Territories of Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

Educational institutions across Manipur will remain closed from August 20 to 23 amid a growing law-and-order situation linked to protests over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Census 2027. The Manipur government has ordered the closure of schools, colleges, higher educational institutions and universities as protests led by the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation continue across several districts. The protesters are demanding that the census be conducted only after implementation of the NRC. Meitei groups argue that the NRC is necessary to identify undocumented migrants who they believe entered Manipur after 1951. The protests have affected markets, public transport and government functioning, while census preparations have also faced disruption. The government has cancelled appointments for certain census training personnel and is considering discussions with lawmakers in New Delhi over the demand to defer the census. The development comes ahead of Census 2027, with the first phase in Manipur scheduled to begin on September 1 following the self-enumeration process.

Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, convicted for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, died at 80 after being brought from Tihar Jail to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital. He was serving a life sentence for the killing of five people in Palam Colony during the 1984 riots.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly packing up for Britain, bringing their children back years after stepping down as senior royals in 2020. With the Sussexes dominating headlines once again, here is a look back at their journey.

China has revived its warnings about Japan's nuclear potential, citing Tokyo's large plutonium stockpile and advanced fuel-recycling capabilities. Beijing says the combination could give Japan the ability to rapidly move towards nuclear weapons if its policy were ever to change.

India’s badminton campaign at the World Championships in New Delhi has produced contrasting results, with PV Sindhu advancing to the round of 16 while Lakshya Sen suffered a shock second-round exit. Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, India’s only badminton world champion after winning the 2019 title, defeated Canada’s Michelle Li 21-16, 21-17 in 34 minutes. Sindhu, a ninth seed and five-time World Championships medallist, will now face a tough challenge against third seed Wang Zhiyi of China. In men’s singles, Ayush Shetty continued his impressive run with a comfortable victory over Sri Lanka’s Viran Kumara, keeping India’s hopes alive in the draw. However, home favourite Lakshya Sen suffered a major upset in the round of 32. The 2021 World Championships bronze medallist was defeated by 18-year-old American Alex Lanier in a dramatic three-game contest. With Lakshya out, Ayush Shetty is now India’s only remaining men’s singles player at the tournament.

The S-400 Triumf is engineered for continuous 24-hour combat duty. Utilizing autonomous 5I57A diesel generators and liquid cooling systems, it maintains round-the-clock readiness while automated kill chains operate seamlessly in the dead of night.

Popular TV anchor, VJ and actress Mini Mathur has revealed that she lost out on hosting Indian Idol 5 because she was pregnant. Mini revealed that the makers were not keen to take her onboard due to her pregnancy.

A major political confrontation is unfolding between the BJP and Congress over Vande Mataram, with the national song becoming the latest flashpoint in India’s political debate. BJP president Nitin Nabin has sharply criticised the Congress Working Committee’s decision to continue singing only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram at party events. Nabin accused the Congress of compromising national sentiment and called the party a “new Muslim League.” The Congress has defended its position by citing a 1937 Congress Working Committee resolution, arguing that leaders of the freedom movement, including Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore, supported limiting public renditions to the first two stanzas. The controversy intensified following an Independence Day event at the Congress headquarters, where a video involving Sonia Gandhi sparked competing claims from the BJP and Congress over the full rendition of the national song.

CareCloud has confirmed that hackers stole medical and personal data of more than 3.7 million patients in a March breach, making it the fifth-largest US healthcare data theft of 2026.

US states, including California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey, accused Meta of formulating the platforms to grab the attention of young users, fueling anxiety, depression and even suicide, as well as misleading consumers about their safety

Evergrande founder Xu Jiayin has been sentenced to life in prison after a Chinese court found him guilty of large-scale financial fraud, bribery and embezzlement. The property tycoon was also stripped of his personal assets, while Evergrande was fined 15.82 billion yuan.