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The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Election Commission’s decision to fix 2002 as the base year for Sikkim’s electoral roll revision. The bench dismissed a PIL seeking 1993 as the base year. The court said, "The goal post cannot be shifted in the middle of the exercise." Case closed.
Every August 15, India debates the meaning of freedom. While some celebrate national pride, others highlight poverty and inequality. Fieldwork in southern Odisha showed how many Dalits and Adivasis moved past hunger through state rations. As one teacher said, "For someone who has known hunger, that is a concrete freedom."
Mamata Banerjee spoke to a Cockroach Janta Party volunteer on Monday after his father died following an alleged attack in West Bengal. The victim, Janab Mafik, died on Saturday night. A TMC delegation also visited the family to express solidarity. Police arrested eight people on Sunday regarding this violent incident.
Delhi Police started an enquiry into a complaint against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over the Vande Mataram row. The complaint, filed on August 16, alleged the leaders disrupted the National Song at AICC headquarters. Advocates claimed the duo showed disrespect, but police said the allegations are not yet established.
The Rajasthan government restricted entry into government schools on Sunday evening after the Cockroach Janta Party announced inspection plans. Outsiders now need principal permission to enter campuses or film activities. The department said this move protects student privacy and welfare, as many schools face protests over teacher and facility shortages.
Incessant rains caused by a deep depression hit Kolkata and nearby areas on August 17, 2026. Waterlogging and traffic snarls disrupted life for many commuters during office hours. Haldia recorded 134 mm of rainfall. The IMD said the depression will move towards Jharkhand by August 18, bringing more heavy rain.
Tamil Nadu Law Minister R Nirmalkumar said on August 17, 2026, that a group clash led to the killing of student Amudhan in Coimbatore. He denied that drug use played any role in the incident. The government arrested 17 people and offered compensation along with a job to his family.
Congress MP Imran Masood said he will never sing the National Song amid a row with the BJP. Masood insisted he has the constitutional right to practise his religion. "I have never sung it before, and I will not sing it in the future either," he said while standing.
Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove escaped a convoy attack in Mastung district on August 14. Six people got injured during the incident. Reports said ministers paid extortion money to the BLA. Meanwhile, the army started using Afghan lashkars to fight pro-independence groups, showing how state authority has fell.
Rahul Gandhi demanded accountability after the NTA announced it will re-conduct the UGC-NET for English, commerce, and sociology. Gandhi said, "NTA makes the mistake, but the student serves the sentence." The exams, originally held between 22 and 30 June, were cancelled due to faulty papers and repeated old questions.
The Rajasthan government on Sunday (Aug 17) banned outsiders from entering state schools. This order followed the Cockroach Janta Party’s plan to audit school facilities. The government said the move protects student safety. Meanwhile, Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dostara said, "The BJP government has found a way to cover up its failure."
Israel's Likud party launched a Tel Aviv billboard framing New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani alongside Iranian, Turkish, and Hezbollah leaders as regional rivals who want Benjamin Netanyahu to lose October's election. The ad says, "They want Netanyahu to lose, don't let them win," urging voters to support the Prime Minister instead.