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“Hindus and Muslims are like my two eyes.” These are the words repeated on several occasions by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to project his secular stance and articulate his administration's governance approach. Addressing the Minorities Excellence Summit on 13th August, Chief Minister Reddy claimed that the Muslim minority community represents the primary beneficiary group under the state's welfare initiative that offers up to 200 units of domestic power without billing charges.

During the Rachnatmak Congress National Convention held in New Delhi today, a high-profile exchange involving senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sandeep Dikshit triggered substantial criticism over its tone and appropriateness. Speaking at the event, Gandhi was mocking PM Modi and India’s foreign policy in his usual baffoonish manner, taking aim at the diplomatic style of the current administration.

An escalating aviation safety crisis prompted Air India management to issue an emergency corporate directive enforcing immediate psychoactive substance screening for every pilot across its mainline operational roster and its low-cost subsidiary, Air India Express. The internal letter sent to all crew members acknowledged that while the airline maintained baseline compliance with regulations set by India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the severity of recent events required immediate, sweeping measures.

In the quiet hours before dawn on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, a specialized investigative team from West Bengal’s Khardah Police Station executed a covert raid on a modest hotel in Sambalpur, Odisha. Inside, officers located 80-year-old Nirmal Ghosh—a five-time former Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of the Legislative Assembly, former Chief Whip of the state assembly, and once an untouchable political boss in the North 24 Parganas district.

In the twilight hours before dawn on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, a convoy of over twenty motorcyclists navigated the winding pass of Markatola Ghat on National Highway 30, traveling south toward the tribal heartland of Bastar. Among them was 24-year-old Riddhi Divyesh Thakkar, a makeup artist and passionate long-distance motorcyclist from Western Mumbai. Riding her Bajaj Avenger, registration number MH 12 SP 0835, she was participating in a multi-leg expedition that had taken her over a thousand kilometers from home.

On August 12, 2026, a video snippet captured years earlier in a civil services coaching studio began spreading rapidly across social media platforms, sparking intense public commentary. In the recording, a young civil service aspirant sat before an interview panel, recounting a personal encounter with administrative graft. The candidate was Rahul Bansal, and the story he shared was designed to demonstrate his moral compass.

The official investigation into the serious allegations surrounding former Justice Yashwant Varma has reached a major milestone. A three-member inquiry committee set up to investigate the discovery of unaccounted cash at his official residence has found him guilty on all three ‘Articles of Charge’ framed against him.

Amid the ongoing standoff in Parliament concerning allegations of excessive police force against student demonstrators, Union Home Minister Amit Shah issued a direct challenge to the Opposition on Wednesday. He offered to sit through a prolonged parliamentary debate and address every query brought forward by Members of Parliament.

The Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh government has officially introduced a new Widow and Orphan Cess of 60 paise per litre on both petrol and high-speed diesel. This latest regulatory addition pushes fuel prices higher across the state. Taking effect from midnight on August 11th, the new cess was enacted following a formal notification issued by the State Taxes and Excise Department on Tuesday.