Population count for Census 2027 begins today; 40 questions include caste query for first time since Independence | India News  Hindustan TimesNo private data sought, ID details to be provided only if available: J&K, Ladakh Census chief  The HinduPersonal data safety concern over census as experts question collection of Aadhaar, mobile numbers  Telegraph IndiaCensus 2027: Self-enumeration to begin on Monday in Ladakh, snowbound areas of J-K  ThePrintAnbumani Wants Official Caste Lists In Census To Avoid Confusion, Writes To MPs  Deccan Chronicle  Read More

6 Killed, Many Injured In Stampede At Temple In Bihar’s Lakhisarai  NDTV7 killed, several injured in stampede-like incident at Bihar’s Lakhisarai temple  The Times of IndiaSeven dead in stampede in Bihar’s Ashok Dham temple  The HinduLakhisarai Ashok Dham Temple stampede: 7 devotees killed, over a dozen injured  Moneycontrol.comLIVE! 7 killed in stampede at Bihar’s Ashokdham Temple  Rediff  Read More

5,000 special guests witness I-Day celebrations at Red Fort: ‘A dream come true’ | Latest News Delhi  Hindustan Times​United and free: on the Prime Minister’s Independence Day speech  The HinduPM announces AI skilling of 1 crore youth in one year  PM IndiaHow PM Modi has changed focus of Independence Day speeches  The Times of IndiaVande Mataram resonates at Red Fort as India marks 80th Independence Day  Telegraph India  Read More

JPSC-JSSC aspirants burn effigies of Soren, Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi over exam row, threaten CM house siege  The New Indian ExpressAfter Jharkhand protesters burn Soren, Rahul effigies, State Government calls for fourth round of talks  The Hindu’They are as good as dead’: Jharkhand protester shaves head for CM Soren, Rahul Gandhi’s ‘last rites’  The Times of IndiaJharkhand’s govt recruitment is stuck in a loop—aspirants pay with years of their lives  ThePrintJharkhand Government Invites Student Protesters For Fresh Talks On Monday  NDTV  Read More

NTA to re-conduct UGC-NET exams for English, Sociology, and Commerce after complaints  The HinduNTA slips again, cancels English, commerce & sociology NET papers, orders re-exam  Telegraph IndiaNTA admits errors, orders fresh NET for 3 subjects  The Times of India’Putzer for Ritzer, Parsow for Parsons’: What are the typos, errors that forced NTA to cancel 3 UGC-NET papers?  Hindustan TimesNTA releases UGC-NET answer keys for 84 subjects  ThePrint  Read More

Vande Mataram row: Amit Shah attacks Sonia Gandhi, Congress hits back, cases filed | India News  Hindustan TimesThe Hindu Morning Digest: August 17, 2026  The HinduBankim Chandra’s kin Sumitro Chatterjee writes to Sonia Gandhi, seeks apology  The Times of India”If Any Indian Feels…”: Kiren Rijiju Clarifies PM’s “Dimangi Naxal” Remark  NDTVCongress hits back at Amit Shah over Vande Mataram row, says apology demand masks failures  Telegraph India  Read More

After NALSAR, Another Top Law College Opposes Invite To Chief Justice  NDTVBCI chairman apologises to law students amid enrolment ban controversy  The Hindu‘Weak leadership’: Three lawyers’ collectives demand resignation of Bar Council Chairman  The Indian ExpressFrom Legal Regulation to Student Discipline: Has the BCI Crossed the Line?  TheWire.inNALSAR row: When the Bar Council chairman acts like a ruling-party MP  The Times of India  Read More

CISF personnel caught secretly taking woman’s photos on Delhi metro, suspended | India News  Hindustan TimesCISF officer suspended after woman alleges photo misconduct on Delhi Metro  The Times of IndiaCISF official confronted in Delhi Metro for photographing woman; suspended  The HinduChaos In Delhi Metro After Paramilitary Official Allegedly Takes Woman’s Pic  NDTVDelhi Metro passengers grab CISF jawan’s collar after woman says he took her pics  India Today  Read More

Day after PM Modi warns of ‘new enemy’, Rijiju offers 4-point definition of ‘dimagi naxal’  theprint.inKiren Rijiju Shares ‘Dimagi Naxals’ List. ‘Proud To Be One’, Says P Chidambaram  NDTVLetters to The Editor — August 17, 2026  The HinduChidambaram’s ‘proud to be a dimagi naxal’ dig gets Kiren Rijiju’s 3-point list  India TodayBJP terms Chidambaram’s ‘proud to be dimagi Naxal’ remark ‘utterly irresponsible’  Deccan Herald  Read More

NTA to reconduct UGC-NET for English, Sociology, Commerce papers as audit finds factual, translation errors  The Indian ExpressNTA admits errors, orders fresh NET for 3 subjects  The Times of IndiaNTA to re-conduct UGC-NET exams for English, Sociology, and Commerce after complaints  The Hindu’Putzer for Ritzer, Parsow for Parsons’: What are the typos, errors that forced NTA to cancel 3 UGC-NET papers?  Hindustan TimesNTA releases UGC-NET answer keys for 84 subjects  theprint.in  Read More