Anurag Roushan

The third edition of the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign is being celebrated from August 9 to 15 to mark the 78th Independence Day. The campaign was started under the banner of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' in 2022.

The petition contended that Dr BR Ambedkar had rejected the incorporation of these words as the Constitution cannot thrust upon the citizens certain political ideologies by taking away their right to choose.

The body of the postgraduate trainee, who was allegedly raped and murdered inside a seminar hall of the RG Kar Hospital, was found on August 9. A civic volunteer was arrested a day later in connection with the case.

The rise in direct tax collections is seen as a positive indicator for the government's fiscal health and its ability to fund various developmental and welfare programmes.

The outage has sparked widespread frustration and concern, particularly given the reliance on Google's services for both personal and professional use. Reports of the outage spread rapidly across the internet, as frustrated users encountered "error" messages on their screens.

AAP MP Sandeep Pathak stated that senior party leader Manish Sisodia will be meeting the people of Delhi through a padayatra on August 14. Sisodia is currently out on bail in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus has condemned attacks on the minority communities in the violence-hit nation, terming them as "heinous", and urged the youth to protect all Hindu, Christian, and Buddhist families from harm.

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections are speculated to be held in October-November to elect the 288 members. The tenure of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on November 26.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), under the Union Ministry of Education, announced the India Rankings 2023 of higher education institutions in the national capital on August 12.

The ATR-72 plane operated by airline Voepass Linhas Areas was en route from Cascavel to Guarulhos, in Sao Paulo. Video shared on social media showed what appeared to be the plane plunging down into a cluster of trees.

Delhi University offers a diverse range of programmes across its affiliated colleges, making it one of the most sought-after institutions in the country. The CSAS is a crucial component of DU’s admission process.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif became a cynosure of criticism on social media after he posted an old image of him giving a cheque to Arshad Nadeem, who clinched an individual Olympic gold medal in Javelin throw.

The former deputy chief minister of Delhi was arrested by the CBI on February 26, 2023 for the purported irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy 2021-22.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, passed in 2019, provides a pathway to Indian citizenship for religious minorities who faced persecution in the three neighbouring countries namely, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Manu Bhaker will return to Paris on August 10 as she is one of the flag bearers of the Indian contingent during the closing ceremony of the games. She put her best foot forward in Paris and broke numerous accolades to claim two bronze medals in the Summer Games.

Following the incident, the police were immediately alerted and rushed to the location. They also registered a First Information Report (FIR) and initiated an investigation into the case.

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill also aims at renaming the Waqf Act, 1995, as the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995.

This improvement in air quality is a rare occurrence for Delhi, which typically battles high levels of pollutants, especially during the winter months when vehicular emissions, industrial activities, and construction dust combine with unfavourable weather conditions to deteriorate the air quality.

The Yatra is being organized as a call for accountability and justice for victims of various incidents across the state. Its broader aim is to raise awareness about issues such as corruption, bootlegging, and the increasing prevalence of 'fake' officers in Gujarat.

Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus was appointed as the head of the interim government, a day after Sheikh Hasina left the country on August 5. No representatives of Sheikh Hasina’s party were present during Yunus' oath ceremony.