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Allahabad High Court Quashes Aakriti Chaudhary’s NSA Detention in Noida Protest Case

The Allahabad High Court has quashed the National Security Act (NSA) detention of 25-year-old Delhi University history graduate and activist Aakriti Chaudhary in connection with the April 2026 Noida workers’ protest. The court questioned the State’s account of her arrest, highlighted procedural lapses under the BNSS and described the detention as being based on a “concocted story”. The court also directed payment of ₹5 lakh compensation.

Teachers’ Day: Artistes on the teachers who influenced them

Ahead of Teachers’ Day, artistes talk about the teachers who have left an indelible mark on their artistic journey

Naidu claiming undue credit for Polavaram canal works, says APCC chief Sharmila

Nearly 90% of the canal works have been completed during the tenure of former Chief Minister Rajasekhara Reddy, she claims

Personalised passenger service at Bengaluru airport sees around 300-350 daily bookings

Care by BLR which offers tailored services for travellers like meet and assist, porter and luggage service, valet parking, luxury limousine, arrival lounge access and flower services, was launched at KIA in January 2026.

29,108 additional police posts to be created in the next five years: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay

10,000 police personnel, including 5,000 women police personnel, would be recruited this year, says Vijay

JKLF chief Yasin Malik denies involvement in Kashmiri Pandit murder case, seeks death penalty

He claimed that the charges read more like a fabricated story than a legitimate police investigation, arguing that the case was constructed decades later purely to frame him.

Amid intense pushback, Karnataka Cabinet decides to withdraw controversial Parks amendment Bill

The Bill will be opened for public discussion before being reintroduced again in the next legislature session.

The signal Congress sent by dismissing Konda Surekha from Telangana Cabinet

Purification ritual at Haldwani rally site was an act of ‘untouchability’: Kharge

“I have written to Leader of House, Rajya Sabha, J.P. Nadda and reminded him that even after 24 days there has been no action on the assurances given by the government in the Upper House,” Kharge said

The never-ending talk of shifting Tamil Nadu’s Assembly-Secretariat complex

In May 1983, MGR government issued an order to raise a structure for housing the Secretariat. But this was given up later. Nearly 20 years later, Jayalalithaa floated the idea of an Administrative City near Mamallapuram. When Karunanidhi returned to office in May 2006, he built the Assembly-Secretariat complex at the Omandurar Estate.

PM exhorts auto industry to chart ‘bold pathway towards Viksit Bharat’ by 2047

The rapid expansion of highways and other infrastructure is facilitating the movement of people and goods, while creating new opportunities for the automobile industry, the Prime MInister said

Abhinandan Varthaman’s second innings in the skies: From fighter pilot to commercial pilot

Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed an enemy jet during an aerial combat with Pakistan in 2019, is set for a new chapter in the skies as a commercial pilot.

Supreme Court notice to Centre on plea to deny perks to judges resigning to avoid removal procedure

The petition gains significance in the context of the recent resignation of Allahabad High Court judge, Justice Yashwant Varma, who was facing an inquiry and removal proceedings by the Parliament

Vizag Beach Road traffic restricted overnight till September 20 for Agniveer recruitment rally

Vehicle movement restricted between Park Hotel Junction and NTR Circle from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. till September 20

Sabarimala gold case: Ex-TDB chief P.S. Prasanth granted bail on medical grounds

Prasanth was shifted from jail to a hospital in August after suffering brain haemorrhage. Kollam court had earlier dismissed his bail petition, after which filed a fresh petition was filed citing need for advanced medical treatment

Nine children who fell ill after chloroquine drive in Andhra’s Polavaram test positive for malaria

They are among the 52 villagers who have taken ill after being administered ‘Chloroquine’ tablet at Gollaguppa village of Polavaram district; 32 discharged from Bhadrachalam Area Hospital; experts examining the factors that led to the death of a girl, says ITDA Project Officer

UDF nominees oppose Sanskrit varsity Syndicate decision to cancel incomplete exam tabulation registers

In a communication to Vice-Chancellor Ciza Thomas, UDF nominees point out that blanket cancellation of decision taken at July 17 Syndicate meet allowing officials, who were found to have not signed on tabulation registers prepared before issuance of final marks lists, is not practical

India-Bangladesh Ganga Water Treaty not in Bihar’s interests, says JD(U)’s Sanjay Jha

The two countries are yet to hold the last round of talks on the renewal of the treaty that will expire on December 31, 2026

Red hexagon on your snack pack: What FSSAI’s new proposed warning label means | Explained

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court on August 28, has proposed that the warning initially apply to products high in two or more of the three “nutrients of concern” — added sugar, added saturated fat and salt — as well as specified highly sweetened beverages

160 electric detonators found near Army camp in Secunderabad; unrelated to arms theft case, say police

The electric detonators were allegedly abandoned during a construction of venture beside the golf course

Rahul Gandhi will help Tamil Nadu CM Vijay become Prime Minister in 2029: TVK MLA

Kanimozhi Santhosh said, “It was Mr. Rahul Gandhi who made our leader [Mr. Vijay] sit in the Chief Minister’s chair. Similarly, in 2029, Mr. Rahul Gandhi would hold our leader’s hand and lead him to the Prime Minister’s chair.”

How Noida workers’ protest landed a DU student in jail under NSA

Akriti Chaudhary was jailed under the NSA after a workers’ protest turned violent. While the NSA order was quashed, she remained in custody due to separate criminal cases related to the April violence until she secured bail

When Periyar, Ambedkar, and Jinnah sailed together politically

Both Ambedkar and EVR had declared support to Jinnah’s call to Muslims to observe December 22, 1939, as a “Day of Deliverance” in the context of the exit of Congress regimes in the States