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How 5 men impersonated deceased owners in 2.29 crore land fraud in Navi Mumbai

Published on Aug 02, 2026 01:27 pm IST
Police added that the arrests came after a five-month manhunt for the accused as they kept changing their phone numbers, identities and hideouts to evade the police.
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India envoy to US calls out Pak's ‘distraction policy’ over Indus Waters Treaty

India ambassador to US Vinay Kwatra
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 01:16 pm IST

Protests over paper leaks: SC to hear on Monday pleas relating to police action

Protests over paper leaks: SC to hear on Monday pleas relating to police action
Published on Aug 02, 2026 01:27 pm IST

‘Drugs used to hurt India’s interests': PM launches ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva Abhiyan’

The Prime Minister launched the campaign virtually.
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 01:32 pm IST

Jharkhand man climbs 100-feet mobile tower, alleges exam irregularities

A video of the incident surfaced on social media where the cops can be heard persuading Heeralal to come down.
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 01:23 pm IST

18 cr 'stolen' annually from Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple: Raj Thackeray

Raj Thackeray claimed that the temple's weekly earnings went from less than 50 lakh to 1.5 crore after the theft was caught.
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 12:22 pm IST

Tatkal ticket booking is now faster on IRCTC's new website

Indian Railways.
Published on Aug 02, 2026 11:19 am IST

Assam CM says rehab top priority as flood situation improves, toll rises to 82

Assam government unveils a time-bound flood rehabilitation plan as affected families return home and the death toll reaches 82. (ANI)
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 11:06 am IST

RTI activist seeks inquiry into how Dipke's father funded his US education

Abhijeet Dipke, a graduate from Boston University, returned to India on June 6 to kick off the protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party.
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 01:05 pm IST

UKSSSC paper leak: ED attaches assets, alleges accused pocketed 95 lakh

Security personnel stand guard outside the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in New Delhi.
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 01:27 pm IST

FIR against 3 Instagram accounts over 'derogatory' posts targeting Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. (HT file)
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 11:12 am IST

CPI(M) leaders criticise Kerala CM over attending events during rain disaster

CPI(M) leaders criticise Kerala CM over attending events during rain disaster
Published on Aug 02, 2026 10:34 am IST

Maharashtra’s anti-conversion law takes effect

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 10:45 am IST

Just Like That: What matrimonial ads tell us about India

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Matrimonial advertisements, even now, are often segregated not merely by caste but by sub-caste, community and sometimes even sub-gotra preferences.
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 10:04 am IST

6 dead after heavy rain lashes parts of Kerala, landslides triggered

Searches for missing people are underway, with personnel from the National Disaster Response Force, Fire and Rescue Services, police, the Coast Guard and local administration participating in the rescue operations, the CMO said.
Published on Aug 02, 2026 09:40 am IST

Dissent is fine, but should stay within constitutional limits: Author Amish on Gen Z protests

Dissent is fine, but should stay within constitutional limits: Author Amish on Gen Z protests
Published on Aug 02, 2026 09:16 am IST

Stone-pelting by CJP protesters happened even after Parliament march: Officials

Stone-pelting incidents continued even after the Parliament march violence, officials said.
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 12:00 pm IST

Injured worker succumbs, Kulgam terror attack toll 2

Ratre, a resident of Sakti district in Chhattisgarh, and Bhaina, who belonged to Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district of the state, had migrated to J&K this year in search of work.
Published on Aug 02, 2026 08:51 am IST

President clears anti-paper leak law

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Published on Aug 02, 2026 01:27 pm IST

Supreme Court's Justice Bhuyan backs more transparency in collegium’s operation

Justice Bhuyan cited three recent SC collegium statements that do not contain any reason for recommending elevations as opposed to the earlier trend when detailed reasons accompanied resolutions forwarded by the collegium.
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 08:23 am IST

Arrested JeM operative planned to target Suvendu, infiltrate NEET protest: STF

Bardhaman: West Bengal Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel escort suspected terrorist Hamid Mondal, also known as Hamim Mondal, with his face covered while producing him before a court.
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 01:24 pm IST

India-China cross-border trade resumes after 6 years

Officials said the border trade season will continue till the end of October this year.
Published on Aug 02, 2026 08:07 am IST

GST collections cross 2.11 lakh crore in July

Net GST collection in July 2026, after refunds, also saw a robust double-digit growth.
Published on Aug 02, 2026 08:01 am IST

Arvind Kejriwal set to march to PM’s residence against E20 petrol on August 4

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal with comedian Shyam Rangeela who "mimics Modi" during the "National Town Hall Against E20', at the Constitution Club in New Delhi, India, on Saturday, August 1, 2026.
Published on Aug 02, 2026 07:50 am IST

‘Audacity to speak of forgiveness’: Oppn hits back at PM over his ‘forgive’ msg

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration of the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre - Viveka Smaraka, in Mysuru on Saturday.
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 11:59 am IST

Former Bihar minister, husband to serve 7-year term in Arms Act case

The case surfaced after Verma, then a Janata Dal (United) MLA, was linked to the Muzaffarpur shelter home case in 2018.
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 07:37 am IST

Anybody who backs delimitation is betraying Tamil Nadu, says Rahul Gandhi

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 07:26 am IST

DMK moves SC, seeks immediate Cauvery water release by Karnataka

Members of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) women's wing holding empty pots raise slogans and stage a protest against the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) in Bengaluru, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.
Published on Aug 02, 2026 09:12 am IST

Illegal sale of unauthorised army-pattern combat clothes busted in Rajasthan

The action followed the seizure of similar counterfeit combat cloth in Bareilly in June this year, which the army traced to a manufacturer in Sriganganagar.
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 07:22 am IST

Day after 'forgive' remark, PM Modi praises youth for powering India's growth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the gathering during the inauguration of Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre, in Mysuru, Karnataka.
Published on Aug 02, 2026 07:57 am IST