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Air India flight door fails to open at Raipur airport; passengers stranded for an hour

"There was no communication for a while. People were anxious, especially after recent aviation incidents," said one passenger, referring to the recent plane crash in Ahmedabad that has heightened public sensitivity around air safety.

Aug 11, 2025

Landslide blocks Uttarkashi-Gangnani road near Netala, traffic disrupted for hours

According to officials, debris and mud from the hill collapsed onto the road, blocking the stretch entirely. Heavy machinery, including JCBs, has been deployed to remove the debris and restore traffic flow.

Aug 11, 2025

Karnataka Assembly Monsoon Session begins today; Oppn ready to target Cong govt

Before attending the sessions in the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council, the BJP and JD(S) have decided to stage a protest in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the premises of the Vidhana Soudha. The protest will highlight the government's failure to prevent the stampede tragedy, which claimed 11 lives on June 4 during the RCB victory celebrations and other issues.

Aug 11, 2025

Two J&K Police officers killed in Srinagar road accident

"During the night intervening August 10 and 11, a speeding vehicle bearing registration number JK21H-1919 hit a road divider on the bypass road near Nowgam area after it went out of the driver's control. Three sub-inspectors of the Jammu and Kashmir Police sustained injuries in this road accident. The injured were shifted to the hospital, where the doctors declared two of the three injured officers dead on arrival," said officials.

Aug 11, 2025

Independence Day special: India's Digital Transformation - Leap Towards Independence

The government's decision to waive the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on RuPay debit cards and BHIM-UPI transactions in December 2019 further accelerated this growth, although discussions are ongoing about reintroducing MDR to sustain the platform's expansion.

Aug 11, 2025

Kargil, Leh leaders join forces in hunger strike for statehood; Sonam Wangchuk participates

On the second day of a three-day hunger strike in Kargil, prominent Buddhist leaders and activist Sonam Wangchuk joined hands with the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) and Leh Apex Body (LAB), presenting a rare united front for Ladakh's constitutional and political rights.

Aug 11, 2025

PM flags off Vande Bharat to connect Golden Temple with Vaishno Devi Shrine

Fourth Vande Bharat gift to J&K set to boost pilgrimage tourism and regional connectivity; LG Manoj Sinha, Union Minister Jitendra Singh hail unprecedented infrastructure growth.

Aug 11, 2025

PM Modi praises Bengaluru's role in Operation Sindoor; made PAK kneel before India

Operation Sindoor involved strategic military maneuvers deep into Pakistani territory to dismantle terrorist camps. "The Indian Armed Forces successfully carried out Operation Sindoor by entering deep into Pakistan's territory and destroying terrorist camps," Modi stated.

Aug 10, 2025

ChatGPT's dietary advice lands man in hospital; experienced paranoia, hallucinations

The man first went to the emergency room believing his neighbour was poisoning him. Although some of his vitals were normal, he showed paranoia, refused water despite being thirsty, and experienced hallucinations.

Aug 10, 2025

"Bihar Deputy CM has dual voter registrations": Tejashwi levels serious allegation amid SIR row

Tejashwi Yadav, addressing the media in Patna, claimed that Bihar Deputy CM is registered as a voter in two different assembly constituencies across two districts. According to Yadav, Sinha's name appears in the draft voter list of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2025 from both Patna and Lakhisarai districts.

Aug 10, 2025

Kharge hosting dinner for INDIA bloc MPs amid electoral fraud row

The INDIA bloc, a coalition of opposition parties, has been vocal in its criticism of the electoral roll revision in Bihar. They allege it is part of a broader strategy by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission to manipulate election outcomes.

Aug 10, 2025

Uttarkashi cloudburst: BRO, Army constructs Bailey bridge in Dharali to restore vital link

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and Army engineers are carrying out the construction of the bridge, while clearance work is being carried out on heavily damaged stretches between Gangotri and Uttarkashi.

Aug 10, 2025

J&K's mega crackdown on rotten meat: 27 quintals of expired frozen chicken, fish seized in Jammu

The Food Safety and Legal Metrology Departments intensified their statewide crackdown on substandard food products, seizing over 27 quintals of rotten fish and chicken in Jammu city and more than two quintals of unfit mutton in Baramulla.

Aug 10, 2025

PM Modi to inaugurate 184 new multi-storey flats for MPs in Delhi

As part of the programme, the Prime Minister will plant a Sindoor sapling within the residential complex and interact with 'sramajeevis' involved in the project's development. He will also address the gathering during the event.

Aug 10, 2025

Trump tariffs a 'slow burn' for Wall Street, likely to hit US economy hard

"While Wall Street pours champagne over record-high stock indexes, the US economy is quietly swallowing a bitter pill: tariffs. The same markets that panicked in April are now shrugging at the reality of a new trade regime - one that could be far costlier than investors seem willing to admit," the article highlighted.

Aug 10, 2025