Bodies of the three deceased were taken for autopsy. (Express Photo)Three men drowned while swimming in Thane creek in the Retibunder area on Sunday afternoon, civic officials said. The deceased were identified as Alam Syed (42), Rizwan Syed (42) and Sahil Polandas (30), all residents of Thakurpada in Mumbra. The trio apparently misjudged the depth of the water and drowned near the Ganesh Visarjan Ghat along the Mumbai-Nashik Highway, officials said. Their bodies were recovered by 4.20 pm, around an hour after the emergency alert was received.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome from Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the Kuksaroy Presidential Palace in Tashkent. The two leaders held talks on strengthening bilateral ties. Modi said India and Uzbekistan will elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership and establish a Coordination Council at the level of foreign ministers to provide direction to all aspects of the ties. He also said the two countries will make a long-term arrangement for the supply of uranium. Modi is on an official visit to Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic from August 29 to September 1.
Bhagwat says Bharat’s ‘destiny’ is to show unity can coexist with diversity
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, addressing around 5,000 people at New York’s Madison Square Garden, said Bharat’s mission was to demonstrate that unity could coexist with diversity. Invoking Swami Vivekananda, he said the country must show this “not by preaching, but by practice”, adding that diversity must be “celebrated, respected and accepted” while preserving a sense of oneness.
Youth Congress workers staged a protest outside the BJP office in Bengaluru's Malleshwaram on Sunday.
#watch | Bengaluru, Karnataka: Youth Congress workers launch a massive protest demonstration outside the BJP office in Malleshwaram. pic.twitter.com/VrvLubR5YS
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Kerala Health Minister K Muraleedharan on Sunday said the government will not backtrack on its decision to introduce 24x7 specialist services at district and general hospitals.
Muraleedharan said around 140 doctors have already been appointed and the government would provide the additional doctors and staff required to implement the scheme.
His remarks came after the Kerala Government Medical Officers' Association (KGMOA) raised concerns over staffing. The association has said redeploying existing doctors could affect the public healthcare system and pointed to around 800 vacant doctor posts in the Health Department.
The KGMOA has called for new specialist posts and recruitment of postgraduate-qualified doctors before the scheme is implemented.
A 40-year-old man was gored to death by a gaur in Kozhikode while helping forest officials drive away a herd, and a relative died of a heart attack following his death. Residents have refused to cremate either body until the government assures action against the wild gaurs and have sought Rs 25 lakh compensation for the victim's family.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India and Uzbekistan are going to elevate bilateral ties to a strategic partnership, during talks with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
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PM Modi says India and Uzbekistan will make a long-term arrangement for the supply of uranium, during talks with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
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PM Modi says India and Uzbekistan will establish a Coordination Council at the level of foreign ministers to provide direction to all aspects of bilateral ties. Modi is on an official visit to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyz Republic from August 29 to September 1.
In a post on X on Sunday, congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure an FIR is filed against those who carried out a 'shuddhikaran' ceremony at the Haldwani venue after Mallikarjun Kharge's rally, alleging the act violated the Constitution and SC/ST Act.
https://platform.x.com/widgets.jsकांग्रेस अध्यक्ष श्री मल्लिकार्जुन खरगे जी ने हल्द्वानी में रैली को संबोधित किया, उसके बाद BJP-RSS के लोगों ने उनके मंच का “शुद्धिकरण” किया। “शुद्धिकरण” न सिर्फ़ एक बेहद निंदनीय और शर्मनाक सोच का प्रतीक है बल्कि हमारे संविधान व SC/ST Act का घोर उल्लंघन और कानूनी अपराध है। 20 दिन… pic.twitter.com/kTIxrV79Bu
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) August 30, 2026
A 74-year-old man was killed after a speeding SUV hit him on Japanese Garden Road in Nagpur's Civil Lines area early Sunday. Police detained the SUV driver and two passengers and are probing whether the occupants were drunk or racing.
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A Delhi court convicted Surender Yadav under IPC Sections 304B and 498A, finding a proximate link between dowry demands, cruelty and his wife's suicide.
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The NEET-PG 2026 examination was disrupted at a centre in Jaipur’s Sitapura area on Sunday due to a technical issue, police said.
ACP Lalit Sharma said a server malfunction affected candidates differently, with some computers opening normally while others did not, disrupting the examination.
Police said they were in discussions with the aggrieved candidates, while talks were also underway with the organising agency at a higher level to find a solution.
https://platform.x.com/widgets.jsVIDEO | Jaipur, Rajasthan: NEET-PG exam 2026 disrupted at Sitapura centre due to a technical issue.
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ACP Lalit Sharma says, "We received information that the server was not working properly, due to which the exam could not continue normally. Some candidates' computers opened… pic.twitter.com/VeXVZm1GdU
A fire broke out on the ground floor of a four-storey building in Delhi’s Old Seelampur area on Sunday morning, with a tenant residing on an upper floor rescued safely, officials said.
The building, under the jurisdiction of Gandhi Nagar Police Station in Shahdara district, housed a clothing warehouse on the ground floor.
The Delhi Fire Services received a call about the blaze at around 8.21 am, following which six fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
Fire Officer Anoop Singh, who was supervising the operation, said the building was being used for commercial storage.
“Everyone was rescued, and the area has been cleared,” Singh said, adding that the warehouse contained clothes.
Fire officials said the blaze has been brought under control and cooling operations are underway. No injuries or casualties have been reported so far.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
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A 21-year-old policeman was injured after a suspect allegedly stabbed him with a syringe while he was on patrol duty at Mananchira Square, police said on Sunday. The injured constable, Adarsh K of Kozhikode Town police station, had approached a group of six people following reports of a clash. Two suspects fled, while one of the remaining four allegedly restrained Adarsh and stabbed him before fleeing. Police have taken two suspects into custody and are investigating whether they were involved in drug abuse or peddling.
One militant was killed and six others injured in a gunfight between cadres of the Zeliangrong United Front-Kamson (ZUF-K) and Zeliangrong United Front-Jenchui (ZUF-J) in Manipur’s Noney district, officials said on Sunday. The deceased was identified as 37-year-old Jangailing Gonmei. Five of the injured were admitted to JNIMS in Imphal and were stated to be stable, while another was admitted to a private hospital.
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Four men were arrested, and two minors were taken into custody for allegedly pelting stones at a local train near Ahimanpur railway station in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday.
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A fire broke out at a timber and plywood factory near Rajdhani Metro Station in west Delhi early Sunday, prompting the Delhi Fire Service to deploy 25 fire units. No casualties have been reported.
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A gas leak from a GAIL pipeline near Maharashtra’s Samruddhi Expressway in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district prompted authorities to divert traffic on a 24-km stretch of the highway. The leak was reported near Takliwadi in Gangapur taluka around 5 pm on Saturday. GAIL experts shut valves on both sides of the affected section to gradually reduce pressure and deployed firefighting equipment as a precaution. Traffic between Hadas Pimpalgaon and Maliwada was diverted via the Dhule-Solapur highway.
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