KHATIMA NEWS
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A boat carrying 21 workers overturned in Bhagalpur, leaving one person missing after rescue teams pulled 20 to safety. Rising rivers and overflowing dams have disrupted parts of Uttar Pradesh, while Madhya Pradesh has placed 21 districts under an orange alert for the next 2 days. Several other states remain under rain or thunderstorm warnings.
India
Flash floods sweeping through central Nepal after originating in Tibet have killed at least 160 people and left more than 750 missing, including 133 Indian nationals. A 32-member Kolkata group on the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra is among those untraceable, while India has sent humanitarian, HADR and medical assistance.
India
Jewellery brand Zeeva has withdrawn a Raksha Bandhan advertisement featuring Kriti Sanon after criticism of her outfit and a scene showing her tying a rakhi to her pet dog. The controversy drew responses from Kangana Ranaut, Sanon and Rahul Gandhi, who backed the actor and criticised the policing of women’s clothing.
India
The government has arranged special onion trains from Lasalgaon, Nashik, to major cities, with supplies intended for sale at 35 rupees per kilogram through NCCF, NAFED and Kendriya Bhandar outlets. The move follows a sharp rise in retail and wholesale onion prices, although the first train’s departure was delayed.
India
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the transfer of technology for all conventional missile systems developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation to eligible Indian defence companies. The move is intended to expand domestic manufacturing, strengthen supply chains, create opportunities for smaller businesses and help the armed forces receive required missile systems more efficiently.
India
The Shatrujeet Brigade conducted a specialised exercise focused on advanced helicopter-based combat capabilities. The drill demonstrated rapid soldier deployment techniques and coordination with Indian Air Force assets, with the Mi-17 V5 serving as a key highlight. The exercise also featured an underslung airlift of LSV and RTTS.
India
The Ministry of Finance highlighted UPI’s decade-long shift from a payment option to an everyday habit for millions of Indians. The platform is now associated with routine transactions ranging from morning chai and groceries to splitting a dinner bill and paying local vendors, often through a simple scan.
India
Gurugram faced widespread waterlogging on 24 August, leaving roads, vehicles and school buses stuck for hours. Rainfall reached 75 millimetres in the Gurugram tehsil between morning and evening, while residents and commentators questioned why the city’s rapid growth has not been matched by drainage capacity and coordinated urban planning.
India
Sonam Wangchuk has joined a candle march in Leh and said protests over Ladakh’s constitutional demands will intensify after a symbolic start. He is seeking justice and accountability for the violence of 24 September 2025, while questions remain over the delayed report of a judicial inquiry commission formed to examine the deaths and police action.
India
The Trump administration has launched what it calls Operation Economic Isolation, adding people, companies and vessels to its sanctions list while widening the sectors exposed to secondary penalties. Indian exporters warn that shipments of rice, tea and medicines to Iran could suffer, with much of that trade moving through Dubai.
India
Sahil Lochab, injured during the CJP Parliament march in Delhi on 20 July, says two pellet fragments remain in his eye after two surgeries and doctors have given him one month to await possible improvement. He also described repeated attempts to register an FIR before Rahul Gandhi’s intervention on 21 August.
India
Union minister Prahlad Joshi said India has no shortage of sugar despite retail prices reaching ₹65 a kilogram or more in some places. He attributed the increase to Red Rot disease and El Niño conditions, while the government said it was monitoring prices and considering temporary raw sugar imports ahead of the festival season.
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