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The rape and murder of a three-year-old girl in Bara triggered protests across Nepal. The child went missing on August 16, and her body was found three days later. Nine people got arrested, but many people questioned the police response. Critics also slammed Prime Minister Balen Shah for his absence.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 August. They asked him to revise the caste census questionnaire to ensure accurate data. The leaders said the current open-ended format could produce unusable results and urged the government to consult experts before starting again.
The NIA chargesheet reveals that TRF claimed responsibility for the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam attack before trying to blame India. The group used social media to admit to the killings of 26 people. Later, they started a digital campaign to deny involvement, but investigators found a trail leading to Pakistan.
BJP spokesperson Ajay Alok said Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed upper-caste concerns by introducing the 10% Economically Weaker Sections quota in 2019. "You received a 10% reservation under the Economically Weaker Sections quota because Modi ji cares about every section of society," he said. Activists hit back, sparking a fresh row.
Delhi Police is strengthening intelligence ahead of a peaceful protest march called by the Cockroach Janta Party in the national capital on September 5. Commissioner Anurag Kumar directed his team to collect verified information about protest leaders and participants. This move aims to ensure better law and order management.
Police on Tuesday detained students in Patna as they marched from Gandhi Maidan toward Raj Bhavan. The protesters broke barricades while demanding the cancellation of the 70th BPSC examination. Officers used water cannons to disperse the crowd near the chief minister’s residence. Many students got hurt during this intense protest.
A petition filed in the Supreme Court challenges restrictions on journalists entering government schools in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Advocate Narendra Mishra filed the plea, which argues that these rules block public scrutiny of school infrastructure. The court said it would list the matter for a hearing in the future.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to travel to India next month for the BRICS summit in New Delhi. This visit would mark his first trip to the country in seven years. The summit is scheduled for September 12-13, though Beijing has not yet officially confirmed his attendance for now.
Allies in the BJP-led NDA and the INDIA bloc started staking out positions for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Smaller NDA partners want more seats, while Congress leaders told Rahul Gandhi on August 7 that they need a larger share from the Samajwadi Party to rebuild their own organization.
Security forces apprehended eight suspected terrorist associates across Pulwama and Shopian in South Kashmir during joint operations on August 25. Officials said they recovered arms, ammunition, and hand grenades from the suspects. Police registered cases against them as search operations continued in the area to track down other potential threats.
India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday regarding the border issue and bilateral ties. They discussed ways to strengthen peace in border areas. These talks serve as a main channel for negotiations between China and India on the boundary question.
The Centre moved the Supreme Court regarding the March 11 judgment on the creamy layer. The government said, “a mechanical or unqualified application of the ratio of the said judgement, with retrospective effect, to the already-concluded selection process of CSE-2025, would result in a peculiar and acute anomaly amounting to discrimination.”