Latest Updates, breaking news from Indian States

Andhra Pradesh

The Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC).

Andhra to procure 1,600 MW of coal-based thermal power

08 Aug 2026

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Andhra records 4.1 ft decline in groundwater level

08 Aug 2026

IGBC National Chairman C Shekar Reddy, MA&UD Principal Secretary S Suresh Kumar and APCRDA Chief V Vijay Rama Raju at the 2nd Andhra Summit

Andhra launches next phase of green urban campaign

08 Aug 2026

Andhra Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu

CM Naidu seeks strict action after drunk-driving hit-and-run injures two medicos

08 Aug 2026

HSL CMD Rear Admiral Chandrasekharan Raghuram (Retd.) and senior officials meet Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu

CM Naidu, HSL discuss new shipyards

08 Aug 2026

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Delhi

The body has been sent for post-mortem, police said, adding that the driver of WagonR sustained minor injuries and was given medical aid.

Woman dead as Mercedes, WagonR collide head-on in Delhi's Narela

5 hours ago

IT Minister Pankaj Singh

Indian government eyes drone policy to create over 1,000 jobs

4 hours ago

The victim has been identified as Ankit. The incident took place when he slipped near the drain and was swept away by the strong flow of water

18-year-old swept away in drain in southeast Delhi’s Sarita Vihar amid heavy rain

4 hours ago

The initiative aims to provide students practical guidance on higher and technical education, employment, entrepreneurship and start-ups, while helping them build confidence and a positive outlook through direct interaction with government officers.

IAS, IPS officers to mentor Class 12 students in UP

4 hours ago

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Gujarat

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Ahmedabad fire officer, intermediary held for alleged Rs 36,000 bribe over clearing fire NOCs

21 hours ago

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Gujarat food safety drive exposes persistent adulteration, shortage of food safety officers

07 Aug 2026

Rape accused who escaped Gujarat's Vadodara hospital custody recaptured after 11-hour manhunt

07 Aug 2026

The well, located on a farm near a highway, has attracted villagers, passersby and travellers eager to witness the rare sight.

Gujarat's Morbi puzzled by well that won't stop making waves despite no seismic activity

07 Aug 2026

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Karnataka

Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy will take part in the padayatra

Minister HD Kumaraswamy urges government to take over NICE project, asks motorists not to pay toll

5 hours ago

A view of Thippagondanahalli reservoir near Magadi Road.

Tippagondanahalli reservoir holds 2.2 tmcft of unused water amid Bengaluru’s needs

5 hours ago

V Anbukkumar, Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka.

SIR triggers rush for residence certificates amid fears of voter deletions in Karnataka

5 hours ago

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BJP-JDS to raise Bidadi township row, KPSC irregularities in session

5 hours ago

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Kerala

Kerala State Disaster Management Authority secretary Sekhar Kuriakose

INTERVIEW | ‘Hazard alerts not key issue, land use and construction are’: Sekhar Kuriakose

4 hours ago

Chief Minister V D Satheesan welcoming US ambassador to India Sergio Gor ahead of their discussion in Kochi on Saturday.

CM Satheesan meets US envoy, discusses education, wellness and tourism ties

4 hours ago

Revenue Minister A P Anilkumar.

Kerala government suspends Payyanur tahsildar over handling of rescue worker’s body

4 hours ago

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Kerala's FYUGP pilot batch hit by confusion, 17 students opt out of four-year course

4 hours ago

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Maharashtra

Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray.

Uddhav questions PM Modi’s assurance to rebel Sena MPs, says it pressures SC

18 hours ago

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

CM Fadnavis orders probe into alleged Rs 18-crore annual theft from Siddhivinayak donations

18 hours ago

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

With Shiv Sena symbol row before SC, Shinde meets PM Modi, Amit Shah

07 Aug 2026

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor.

BJP, Congress question Prashant Kishor over advisory role with BJP ally NCP

07 Aug 2026

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Odisha

CM Mohan Charan Majhi and minister Sampad Chandra Swain along with officials at the Haier manufacturing facility in Noida on Saturday

Mohan Charan Majhi ends Delhi outreach with Rs 66,392 crore investment pitch

5 hours ago

Farmers seek loan waiver, ex gratia, announce protests in Bargarh.

Farmers seek loan waiver, ex gratia, announce protests in Bargarh

5 hours ago

Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan speaking during an event on Saturday

Dharmendra Pradhan hits back at Naveen, says will never disgrace Odisha

5 hours ago

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OAM flags NGOs’ role in Odisha textbook preparation, seeks probe into 1,678 errors

5 hours ago

Tamil Nadu

Players getting free football coaching at Mutharasanallur football club.

Weekends away from adulthood: How a father-son duo is keeping football alive for Tiruchy’s youth

7 hours ago

G Sripriya conducts session for school students, urging them to study and aspire to dream bigger

When every child gets a fair chance: How a TN woman is changing the lives of underprivileged children

7 hours ago

Barren lands to green zones: The Coimbatore volunteers bringing life back to neglected spaces

6 hours ago

M R Vijayabhaskar and C Vijayabaskar were appointed as district organisers

TVK appoints ex-AIADMK ministers as dist organisers

6 hours ago

Telangana

BRS leader K Chandrasekhar Rao

KCR announces Rs 2.25 crore on behalf of BRS for Sudarshan Reddy’s family

7 hours ago

BRs working president KT Rama Rao .

Telangana's water rights in peril, BRS won’t keep mum: KT Rama Rao

7 hours ago

Lok Sabha MP Mallu Ravi.

BJP’s Bengal strategy will not work in Telangana: Mallu Ravi

6 hours ago

BJP state president N Ramchander Rao

Family Register Certificate being used for ‘backdoor’ voting, alleges N Ramchander Rao

6 hours ago

Uttar Pradesh

BSP supremo Mayawati reviews

Mayawati opposes ‘creamy layer’ concept for SCs, STs, criticises RSS

3 hours ago

Rahul Gandhi addressing the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme at KP Ground in Prayagraj.

'Reels are the addiction of the 21st century’: Rahul Gandhi slams job crisis

15 hours ago

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi interacts with students on stage during the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' program, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026.

‘Data is yours, pain is yours, but wealth is theirs’: Rahul targets BJP-RSS at 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event

18 hours ago

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UP universities to step up anti-drug measures with campus checks, daily pledge

19 hours ago

West Bengal

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Personal Assistant (PA) Sumit Roy arrives to appear before the CID for questioning in connection with a government land fraud case, at Bhabani Bhawan in Kolkata, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026.

Abhishek Banerjee's aide appears before CID for second consecutive day in Salboni land fraud case

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TMC councillor’s husband dies in police custody in Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district

20 hours ago

According to NCPI sources, the two MPs also raised issues related to problems arising from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Murshidabad.

Two NCPI MPs meet Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari amid speculation over political equations

22 hours ago

Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee

Abhishek Banerjee moves Supreme Court against HC order denying foreign travel for eye treatment

07 Aug 2026

Assam

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses a press meet at Lok Sewa Bhawan, Dispur, in Guwahati on Friday, July 24, 2026.

Assam needs national solution to floods: CM Himanta

20 hours ago

Assam flood

Assam flood situation remains critical as fresh rains threaten more inundation

05 Aug 2026

Security personnel stand outside the 34 Battalion camp after a CRPF officer shot his two colleagues dead and injured another before killing himself, at Katimari in Nagaon district, Assam, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.

CRPF officer shoots two colleagues dead before killing himself at Assam camp in Nagaon district

04 Aug 2026

A little girl holds her younger sister, who stands on debris and thick mud, where devastating floods destroyed homes and livelihoods at Nepali Khuti in Sivasagar, Assam.

Assam releases first tranche of Rs 15,000 interim relief to flood-hit families

03 Aug 2026

Bihar

Rahul, Tejashwi

AK-47 firing row: Tejashwi urges Rahul, Akhilesh to visit Bihar, meet injured students

16 hours ago

Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge, and floor leaders of the INDIA alliance during a meeting, in New Delhi.

Rahul proposes INDIA bloc visit to injured Bihar student protesters

06 Aug 2026

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Bihar President Mangani Lal Mandal

RJD dissolves all committees after Bankipur Assembly by-poll debacle

06 Aug 2026

Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav

Tejashwi Yadav slams NDA, says Bihar law and order has 'completely collapsed'

06 Aug 2026

Madhya Pradesh

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MP panchayat member held for allegedly routing cyber fraud money to fund poll ambitions

2 hours ago

CJI Surya Kant

Laws alone cannot ensure justice, system must make citizens feel heard: CJI Surya Kant

14 hours ago

The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday restored legal protection for forest personnel using firearms in the discharge of official duty.

After SC order, MP grants legal protection to forest officials using firearms on duty

07 Aug 2026

cyber crime

Ex-serviceman, engineer held in Rs 21.05 crore crypto investment scam

07 Aug 2026

Rajasthan

Both major parties are expected to assess the findings while deciding candidate selection and regional representation for the upcoming local body elections.

Rajasthan OBC survey finds 11 castes dominate political representation, Congress alleges bid to divide communities

06 Aug 2026

Congress leader Ashok Gehlot with students in Jaipur on Wednesday | Express

Hearing-impaired students in Jaipur school protest over safety lapses, seek action against staff

06 Aug 2026

Aravalli region

SC-appointed committee on Aravallis to visit Rajasthan on August 7; State govt yet to appoint nodal officer

04 Aug 2026

Shubham Rewad began his sit-in protest outside the Rajasthan University gate on July 23.

Rajasthan University student's hunger strike enters 13th day, health worsens

04 Aug 2026

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