India News Live updates, 29 August 2026 | Abhijeet Dipke claims expired food packets found at Maharashtra school

Abhijeet Dipke also flagged issues, including a defective water filter and a lack of water supply in the school bathroom.

abhijeet dipke, school thik karo, maharashtra,CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke showed packets of spices to the media at the school and claimed they had expired in February. (Screenshots from video shared by Abhijeet Dipke on X)

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday visited a government-run school at Aundha in his home district of Hingoli as part of the “School Thik Karo” campaign and claimed to have found expired packets intended for student food.

District Congress Committee (DCC) member Chenthi Anil was arrested by Sreekaryam Police for allegedly blocking Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan’s convoy in Thiruvananthapuram. The incident took place on Friday evening when Satheesan was travelling for a programme organised as part of the celebrations marking the birth anniversary of social reformer Sree Narayana Guru.

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Kolkata Police have filed a suo motu case against former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly violating Calcutta High Court directions during a foundation day programme on Cathedral Road on August 28. Police said the organisers failed to keep one flank open and also violated the court-specified timing.

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Aug 29, 2026 09:44 PM IST
'Fed up' with frequent family disputes, Delhi man kills schizophrenic son; two held

Frustrated over frequent quarrels in the family, an elderly man allegedly murdered his 38-year-old schizophrenic son with the help of an associate, with police arresting both accused, officials said on Saturday.

Father Talukdar Ansari (64) and Md Wasim alias Akram (49) allegedly lured Gul Hasan to an abandoned container on the pretext of taking him to a doctor, where they hit him on the head with a concrete block and later strangulated him with a rope made out of cloth, police said.

According to police, Hasan had been suffering from schizophrenia and, due to his condition, frequently got into fights with his parents and other relatives. Fed up with the repeated altercations, Ansari allegedly decided to kill his son.

Gul Hasan's body was found inside an abandoned container around 500 metres from the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in southeast Delhi's Kalindi Kunj. Information about the body was received around 7.15 pm on August 23, following which police teams reached the spot.

According to police, an injury was visible on the victim's head and a concrete block bearing blood stains was found nearby. PTI

Aug 29, 2026 09:28 PM IST
Two arrested for murder, mobile phone theft in Ranchi

Police have arrested two persons for allegedly killing a 32-year-old man and injuring a truck driver in separate incidents while trying to loot mobile phones in Jharkhand's Ranchi district, officials said on Saturday.

The body of the victim, identified as Upendra Kumar Mishra, was recovered on August 26 near Aughad Baba Ashram within Kotwali police station area, they said.

Mishra was a resident of Kumhar Toli within Sukhdeonagar police station limits in Ranchi.

"We arrested two persons in connection with the murder and the attack on the truck driver. During interrogation, they confessed to killing Mishra and attacking the truck driver. Police recovered four mobile phones they had looted," Ranchi City SP Paras Rana said. PTI

Aug 29, 2026 09:13 PM IST
Days after CJP joined stir, Bombay HC cancels test to recruit clerks

Days after Abhijeet Dipke, founder and national coordinator of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), joined the protests against glitches in the August 16 online typing test for the recruitment of over 1,300 clerks in the Bombay High Court, the HC administration on Saturday cancelled it "to uphold the highest standards of fairness." The HC said that the schedule for the fresh typing test will be announced in due course on its website.

Aug 29, 2026 08:54 PM IST
Mumbai techie awaits news of wife missing after Nepal border tragedy

Manmath Kulkarni, a 60-year-old IT entrepreneur based in Mumbai’s Goregaon East is anxiously awaiting news of his wife, who has been missing since Thursday morning after a group of trekkers — including several former colleagues from Oracle’s early days in India — went incommunicado near the Nepal-China border. The group of techie families were part of the larger group led by Dr Milind P Chitley, veteran mountaineer who is also reported missing in Nepal’s flash floods.

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Aug 29, 2026 08:10 PM IST
Bar Council that doesn’t earn members’ respect not good sign for legal profession: Supreme Court judge

Supreme Court judge Justice B V Nagarathna on Saturday said a Bar Council that does not earn the respect of its members is “not a good sign for the legal profession” and called on Bar Councils to examine their role in upholding professional ethics.

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Aug 29, 2026 07:23 PM IST
287 Indians still missing after Nepal flash floods, 120 others crossed over to Nepal from China: MEA

More than 72 hours after flash floods hit Nepal, 287 Indian nationals remained missing along with 128 others of Indian origin holding other nationalities, as per latest figures provided by the Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday evening. The ministry further said 88 Indian nationals were rescued on Saturday during the day.

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Aug 29, 2026 07:18 PM IST
Road to Sikkim's Lachen reopened after four months

A vital road in North Sikkim was reopened on Saturday after remaining cut off for four months, restoring a crucial link to the tourist destination of Lachen in Mangan district.

"After four months of disruption, Minister for Social Welfare Department and area MLA, Lachen-Mangan, Samdup Lepcha, today reopened the vital road near Taramchu Bridge, bringing much-needed relief to the people of Lachen," District Information Officer (DIO), Mangan, said in an official statement.

Lepcha inaugurated the reconstructed stretch and formally opened it for public use following a brief religious ritual at the site, it said.

The Taramchu stretch is a lifeline for Lachen, where difficult terrain and recurring natural calamities often disrupt connectivity with the rest of the district, according to the official statement. PTI

Aug 29, 2026 06:35 PM IST
Shashi Tharoor appreciates India's efforts to search missing persons in Nepal

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, in a letter to Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, appreciated India’s efforts to search for and rescue missing persons, especially Indians, following the tragic events in Nepal, while making specific suggestions for further urgent action.

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Aug 29, 2026 06:29 PM IST
BJP accuses Congress of lying over 'shuddhikaran' at Haldwani rally venue

The BJP on Saturday accused Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge of lying, after Rahul Gandhi hit out at the BJP-RSS over a purification ceremony allegedly carried out at the venue of a rally addressed by Kharge in Uttarakhand's Haldwani earlier this month, asserting that the Modi government has given the utmost respect to Dalits.

The remarks came after Gandhi slammed the BJP-RSS on Saturday, calling the incident a "crime", and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi order the registration of an FIR in the matter.

Addressing a press conference here, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha said the incident showed the BJP-RSS mindset that they do not want Dalits to progress, live with dignity and be successful. PTI

Aug 29, 2026 06:07 PM IST
Abhijeet Dipke claims expired food packets found at govt-run school in Maharashtra's Hingoli district

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday visited a government-run school at Aundha in his home district of Hingoli as part of the "School Thik Karo" campaign and claimed to have found expired packets intended for student food.

He also flagged issues, including a defective water filter and a lack of water supply in the school bathroom.

The student activist showed packets of spices to the media at the school and claimed they had expired in February.

"The students are given food from packets that expired back in February. Now September is about to start. Will they (staff) feed the children of ministers from the same packets of food? Her children come from poor families, so you will feed them expired food?'' he said. PTI

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Aug 29, 2026 05:53 PM IST
IndiGo to launch direct Gaya-Bangkok flight: Check timings, frequency and booking details

IndiGo is set to launch a direct flight between Gaya and Bangkok, improving air connectivity between Bihar and Thailand. It will start on October 26, 2026.

IndiGo currently operates more than 140 weekly flights between India and Thailand. It connects Bangkok with Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Bhubaneswar. The airline also operates direct flights to Phuket from Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata, and to Krabi from Delhi.

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Aug 29, 2026 05:30 PM IST
Govt working to provide complete healthcare to all: Andhra CM Naidu

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that his government was working towards providing complete health protection to everybody in the state.

Addressing a press conference at Gannelli village here, Naidu noted that people living in hilly regions should not travel long distances for healthcare, adding that Sanjeevani, a health record digitisation programme, is a step in this direction.

"We are transforming the system in the state to ensure that everybody gets complete health protection," he said.

According to the CM, Sanjeevani programme will be a gamechanger in the state as well as the country. PTI

Aug 29, 2026 05:23 PM IST
Punjab minister launches 10-day cleanliness drive from Nangal

Punjab Local Government Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Saturday launched a 10-day cleanliness drive from Nangal to eliminate garbage-vulnerable points (GVPs).

Bains participated in the cleanliness campaign along with 'Safai Sewaks' and local councillors.

The campaign, which will end on September 7, aims at making Punjab a cleaner state through collective public participation, Bains said.

Speaking on the occasion, the minister said that the drive would bolster Punjab's efforts to eliminate open garbage dumping sites.

"Punjab is the sacred land of our gurus and saints and a land of immense spiritual power. It is our collective responsibility to keep it clean and beautiful," the Aam Aadmi Party leader said. PTI

Aug 29, 2026 05:00 PM IST
Elderly man allegedly hacked to death by son in Kerala

A 75-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death by his son at Thoyakkavu here on Saturday, police said.

The deceased was identified as Kumaran, a native of Thoyakkavu under the Pavaratty police station limits. He was a fisherman.

According to police, Kumaran had returned home in the afternoon after fishing when his son Prajeesh allegedly attacked him with a sharp weapon.

Hearing the commotion, neighbours rushed to the house and shifted Kumaran to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Police reached the house after being alerted and took Prajeesh into custody. PTI

Aug 29, 2026 04:47 PM IST
On mines and minerals bill, Patnaik reaches across the aisle to BJP MPs

Calling the passage of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) law in Parliament a “black day” for Odisha, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik on Saturday urged Odisha BJP MPs to seek reversal of the amendments.

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Aug 29, 2026 04:06 PM IST
BJP govt's 'positive outlook' replaced TMC dispensation's 'negativity': Suvendu

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday asserted that his government's "positive outlook" has replaced the previous Trinamool Congress dispensation's "negativity".

Adhikari was speaking to reporters after offering obeisance at the Tarapith temple here in Birbhum district.

"The previous government's answer to every issue was no… and our government's mantra is yes. This government's positive outlook has replaced TMC dispensation's negativity," the chief minister said. PTI

Aug 29, 2026 03:55 PM IST
Bar needs to introspect on its role: SC judge Nagarathna flags rising costs, delays in legal system

Supreme Court judge B V Nagarathna on Saturday lamented that the legal system is bogged down by pendency, delays and rising costs, and asked the bar to change its mindset, rethink its role and speak in a singular voice to sustain the justice dispensation system.

Justice Nagarathna, who was speaking at the 13th convocation of National Law University at Delhi, stressed that when a bar council does not earn the respect of its members, it is not a good sign for the legal profession.

Bar councils must introspect on their role and importance in upholding professional ethics, morality and professional competence and it is time for members of the bar to introspect on their duties in seeking justice for the distressed litigant and for sustaining democracy in the country, she said. PTI

Aug 29, 2026 03:42 PM IST
Drunk man held for raping 63-year-old mother in UP's Hathras

A 25-year-old unmarried man was arrested for allegedly raping his 63-year-old mother in an inebriated condition in a village under the Sikandra Rao Kotwali area here, police said on Saturday.

A case was registered on the complaint of the accused's elder brother, who alleged the incident took place around 9 pm on Thursday when their mother was sleeping at home.

According to the complaint, the accused, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, entered the house, overpowered his mother and raped her before fleeing the spot.

Sikandra Rao Circle Officer Amit Pathak said a case has been registered based on the elder brother's complaint and the accused has been arrested.

The woman was sent to the district hospital for medical examination, the officer said.

Police said the matter was being investigated and further legal action would be taken based on the findings. PTI

Aug 29, 2026 03:08 PM IST
Couple killed after being hit by train Pratapgarh

A married couple was killed after being hit by a train while allegedly crossing a railway track on a motorcycle near Bhupiamau railway station here, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place on Friday evening in the Kotwali Dehat police station area, they said.

Circle Officer (City) Ashutosh Mishra said the deceased were identified as Ram Krishna Yadav, 45, and his wife Indravati Devi, 40, residents of Raniganj Ajgara village under Leelapur police station.

The couple was crossing the railway track on a motorcycle when they were struck by the train, Mishra said.

Police recovered the bodies and sent them for postmortem examination, he added. PTI

Aug 29, 2026 02:46 PM IST
Mobile phones, cash seized from prison cell of mastermind of American Center attack in Kolkata

Three mobile phones, Wi-Fi equipment and Rs 31,000 in cash were seized from the cell of Aftab Ahmed Ansari, the mastermind of the 2002 American Center attack in Kolkata serving jail term, officials said on Saturday.

The seizure at the Presidency Correctional Home here prompted the jail authorities to lodge a complaint with the Hastings Police Station, which has registered a case and begun an investigation, they said.

Ansari, convicted in the American Center attack case and serving a life term, is lodged in cell number 14 at the correctional home.

Five people, including police constables, died and 20 others were injured when two motorbike-borne gunmen opened fire on the American Center security staff on January 22, 2002. PTI

Aug 29, 2026 01:20 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi accuses BJP, RSS of ‘untouchability’ over Kharge ‘purification’ ritual

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked the BJP and RSS, accusing them of practising 'untouchability' despite it having become outlawed. Gandhi spoke about a recent incident related to Congress chief Malikarjun Kharge, in which a purification ritual was allegedly performed after he addressed a gathering at Ramlila ground in Haldwani.

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Aug 29, 2026 01:08 PM IST
Fire breaks out at Navodaya Hospital in Bareilly

A fire broke out on the fourth floor of Navodaya Hospital in Bareilly. However, it was brought under control with the help of the local police and fire brigade. All patients have been safely relocated. No loss of life has been reported.

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Aug 29, 2026 01:01 PM IST
Mehbooba Mufti seeks Crime Branch probe into Kishtwar rape-murder

PDP chief and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday urged J&K LG Manoj Sinha to hand over the case of the rape and murder of a schoolgirl in Kishtwar to the Crime Branch, calling for a fair, transparent and time-bound investigation. She said the delay was deepening the grieving family’s anguish and eroding public faith in the justice system.

Aug 29, 2026 01:00 PM IST
Three-storey building collapses at Prayagraj temple

A three-storey building collapsed at the Swaminarayan temple premises in Prayagraj’s George Town area on Saturday, officials said. No casualties were reported in the incident.

Aug 29, 2026 10:07 AM IST
PM Modi leaves for Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz Republic

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left New Delhi on Saturday for a two-nation visit to Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic, where he will attend the SCO Summit in Bishkek. Modi said he would advance India’s vision for a region anchored in security, connectivity and opportunity, and work with SCO members towards a region free from terrorism, separatism and extremism.

(PTI)

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