India

Neeraj Bawana gang member arrested after gunfight with Delhi Police

04 Aug 2026 | 6:50 PM

New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) A 36-year-old alleged member of the Neeraj Bawana-Naveen Bali gang was arrested after an exchange of fire with Delhi Police in Outer North district, police said on Tuesday.

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India slams PoJK polls as 'complete farce', cites crackdown, killings

04 Aug 2026 | 6:15 PM

Nikhil Vyas
New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) India on Tuesday strongly slammed Pakistan over its recently conducted so-called elections in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, calling the electoral exercise a "complete farce" and adding that the real situation is one of public protests and wanton killings by Pakistani forces in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).

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CAQM widens dust pollution enforcement, brings Karnal, Rohtak, Meerut, Bhiwadi under its ambit

04 Aug 2026 | 6:13 PM

New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has expanded the area covered under its dust pollution enforcement framework, said officials from the pollution watchdog on Tuesday. More cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) can now take legal action against construction sites that violate air pollution norms.

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Kejriwal stopped on way to PM's residence during protest against E20 Petrol, stages road sit-in

04 Aug 2026 | 6:13 PM

New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday was stopped by Delhi Police while leading a march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence to submit more than 2.33 lakh public petitions demanding the withdrawal of E20-blended petrol.

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Delhi CM ropes in MPs, MLAs, councillors to boost TB elimination drive

04 Aug 2026 | 6:05 PM

New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said tuberculosis can be eliminated only through active public participation and called on MPs, MLAs and councillors to lead awareness efforts in their constituencies, as the Delhi government stepped up its TB elimination campaign through a sensitisation workshop for elected representatives.

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India unveils conservation plan for clouded leopard, identifies 14 priority landscapes in Northeast

04 Aug 2026 | 5:40 PM

New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) India has launched a Clouded Leopard Conservation Action Plan (CAP), outlining measures to protect the elusive wild cat through habitat restoration, scientific monitoring, and community-based conservation across Northeast India, officials from the Environment Ministry said on Tuesday.

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A day after BJP's Bankipur verdict, former Bihar CM Nitish Kumar pays 'courtesy call' on PM Modi

04 Aug 2026 | 5:36 PM

Vibha Sharma
New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) A day after the BJP lost its long-held bastion Bankipur to Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, former Bihar chief minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.

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India makes extradition 'national priority', brings back 274 fugitives since 2019: MHA

04 Aug 2026 | 5:13 PM

New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today said India has brought back 274 fugitive criminals from 36 countries between 2019 and July 2026, describing the achievement as the outcome of an integrated, intelligence-led and technology-driven strategy under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the guidance of union Home Minister Amit Shah.

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