Owaisi Rejects Allahabad High Court Verdict On School Hijab, Says Courts Cannot Define Islamic Essentials
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·26 Aug 2026
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday (25 August) took issue with the Allahabad High Court for turning down a minor student's plea to wear a hijab along with her prescribed school uniform in...
‘Unacceptable’: PM Modi Slams Secretaries Over Quality Lapses In Public Projects: Report
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·26 Aug 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has raised doubts over the effectiveness of quality checks in government construction and infrastructure work, The Times of India reported.
India Plans To Add 100 Merchant Ships Over Five Years To Cut Annual $75 Billion Freight Payments To Foreign Carriers
Swarajyaby Swarajya Staff·26 Aug 2026
India unveiled plans to add 100 vessels to its merchant fleet over the next five years in a bid to reduce its annual freight payments of approximately $75 billion to foreign shipping lines.
Adani Arm Bags Rs 4,700 Crore Satara Transmission Line To Carry Karnataka Green Power To Maharashtra
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·26 Aug 2026
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) has secured a transmission project entailing a capital outlay of about Rs 4,700 crore that will carry renewable power generated in Karnataka to key demand centres...
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway’s Final Delhi Link Opens For Trial Runs
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·26 Aug 2026
The final gap in Delhi's approach to the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway has been bridged, with the National Highways Authority of India throwing open a 9-km segment between the DND Flyway and Jaitpur for...
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: Pier Work Underway Across Over 100 Km In Maharashtra Section, 74 Km Ready For Viaduct Girders
Swarajyaby Swarajya Staff·26 Aug 2026
The construction work on the Maharashtra section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor has advanced across Thane and Palghar, with pier construction underway over more than 100 km of the...
Fresh Threats To Kashmiri Pandit Employees Spark Security Concerns, Group Seeks Action
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·26 Aug 2026
The Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti has said fresh threats against Pandit employees in Kashmir cannot be dismissed as digital noise, and that only the medium of intimidation has changed, Hindustan...
‘India Is Not A Dharamshala For Illegal Immigrants’: Shah Vows To Make Country Infiltrator-Free, Says Only Citizens Have Right To Live Here
Swarajyaby Swarajya Staff·26 Aug 2026
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday (25 August) unveiled an ambitious security blueprint for India's centenary year of independence, declaring that strong internal security forms the...
India's Mega Infrastructure Push: PM Modi Reviews Six Key Projects Worth Over Rs 30,000 Crore During PRAGATI Meeting
Swarajyaby Swarajya Staff·26 Aug 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday (25 August) chaired the 53rd meeting of PRAGATI, the ICT-enabled platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI), at Seva Teerth.
Delhi Metro Begins Work On Shivaji Stadium Station For 9.9-Km Central Vista Corridor
Swarajyaby Arjun Brij·25 Aug 2026
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has started construction at Shivaji Stadium for a new underground station that will form part of the Magenta Line extension and improve connectivity across...
West Bengal Has 4,133 Schools With Not A Single Student Enrolled, Centre's Report Reveals
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·25 Aug 2026
West Bengal has 4,133 schools where not a single student is enrolled, yet 19,502 teachers remain attached to them, according to the Union government's Unified District Information System for...
Xi Jinping Set For First India Trip In Seven Years With 400 Officials For BRICS Summit: Report
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·25 Aug 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected in New Delhi next month for the BRICS summit, bringing along a delegation more than twice the size of the one that travelled with him during his 2019 visit...
Allahabad High Court Turns Down Prayagraj Muslim Student's Plea To Wear Hijab With Uniform
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·25 Aug 2026
The Allahabad High Court has rejected a petition by a minor student of Tagore Public School, Attarsuiya, Prayagraj, who sought permission to wear a headscarf along with her prescribed school...
India Scraps Four-Year Wheat Export Ban To Boost Farmers' Incomes As Domestic Prices Fall
Swarajyaby Arjun Brij·25 Aug 2026
India has lifted its four-year ban on wheat exports to boost farmers' incomes as domestic prices remain depressed.
Inside The 'Protest Blueprint' That Cockroaches Did Not Read
Swarajyaby Swarajya Staff·25 Aug 2026
The Missing Part On 24 August the national working committee of India's Cockroach Janta Party met and concluded that it had been cheated.
Supreme Court Seeks Response From 20 TMC MPs In Anti-Defection Case
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·25 Aug 2026
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (25 August) issued notice to the 20 Lok Sabha members who walked out of the Trinamool Congress, merged with the little-known NCPI and moved into the NDA fold, NDTV...
Maharashtra Plans Solar-Powered Passenger Boats For Mumbai, Alibaug And Sindhudurg Routes
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·25 Aug 2026
Maharashtra is looking at putting solar-powered passenger boats into service on its busiest sea routes, with Fisheries and Ports Minister Nitesh Rane asking officials to push the technology as a...
Simultaneous Polls Can Begin In 2029 Only If States Agree, Says JPC Chief
Swarajyaby Arun Dhital·25 Aug 2026
Holding Lok Sabha and state assembly elections together in 2029 will hinge on constitutional amendments clearing Parliament and on state governments coming on board, said PP Chaudhary, who heads...
Kolkata’s 15-Year-Stalled Baranagar–Barrackpore Metro Project Cleared After KMC Resolves Pipeline Deadlock
Swarajyaby Arjun Brij·25 Aug 2026
Kolkata’s long-delayed Baranagar–Barrackpore Metro project has received a fresh boost after the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) issued a no-objection certificate, clearing a major hurdle that...
Indian Navy And Coast Guard Continue Third Day Of Search Operations For 22 Missing Crew Members Of Sunken Bulk Carrier
Swarajyaby Swarajya News Staff·24 Aug 2026
The Indian Coast Guard and Navy continued a coordinated search operation for the third consecutive day today for 22 missing seafarers after the Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Ocean Winner sank in...
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