At least 10 people injured by pellets on July 20, shows RTI response

According to RTI responses by two hospitals to All India Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale, at least 10 people were injured by pellets during the march to Parliament on July 20. Lady Hardinge Medical College in the national capital said in its Right to Information (RTI) response that nine people were injured by pellets. Hospital sources confirmed the authenticity of the response. Safdarjung Hospital said in its response that one person was injured by pellets.

Colombia earthquake: at least 111 people killed; President declares emergency

Colombia on Monday (August 10, 2026) declared a state of emergency following a powerful earthquake that caused at least 111 deaths and flattened dozens of buildings, trapping more victims underneath. The 7.4-magnitude quake struck western Colombia at 7:34 a.m. (1234 GMT) and triggered a frantic search for survivors in several cities.

Jharkhand student protest: BJP calls for bandh over police crackdown against protesting aspirants

The Jharkhand BJP, on Monday (August 10, 2026), announced a ‘Jharkhand bandh’ (statewide shutdown) on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) in protest against the lathi-charge on students by the Hemant government. BJP State President Aditya Sahu made this announcement during a joint press conference held at the State party office alongside the Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi.

Activists question Tamil Nadu Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar’s participation in ‘pro-life’ rally

Activists have criticised Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar for participating in the ‘March for Life’, a ‘pro-life’ rally held at Stella Maris College in Chennai on Saturday (August 8, 2026) and Sunday (August 9, 2026). The event, which advocates the “protection of human life from conception to natural death”, saw Mr. Prabhakar participate in a campaign that activists have criticised for promoting a fundamentalist position on abortion and reproductive rights. Activists questioned the participation of a constitutional office-holder in such a programme and raised concern over the message this could send on women’s reproductive autonomy and access to safe and legal abortion.

11 new entry points added for foreigners to enter India: Home Ministry

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has expanded the number of international ports through which foreign nationals holding e-visas can enter the country, adding 11 new entry points, including nine land ports and two airports. The move is aimed at facilitating travel and boosting the attractiveness of the electronic visa regime. The MHA said the newly notified entry points comprise the airports at Bhopal and Tirupati, and the land ports of Agartala, Darranga, Gede, Ghojadanga, Haridaspur, Jaigaon, Dawki, Moreh and Attari (Road).

Panel reaches Jammu to study demographic changes near border

Four members of the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC) arrived in Jammu on Monday (August 10, 2026) as part of their first-ever field visit to study demography changes in border areas, as mandated by the Union Home Ministry. The committee is led by former Supreme Court judge Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar (retd.), who is not part of the visit.

Exclusive | Not turbulence: Air India A320 suffered rare flight-control event before 300-foot altitude drop

The “momentary loss in altitude” of the Air India Phuket-Delhi flight on August 4, 2026 – which injured 17 people onboard – was preceded by a cascade of failures involving the aircraft’s hydraulic and flight-control systems, said multiple sources familiar with the matter contradicting the airline’s initial attribution of the incident to turbulence. Flight AI 2379, an Airbus A320neo, experienced technical failures at cruising altitude nearly two-and-a-half hours after takeoff. An Airbus team is expected to arrive on Tuesday to assist with an Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) probe, while France’s aviation safety investigation authority, the Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety, will also join the investigation. The AAIB has classified the episode as a serious incident.

UPI will remain free for consumers, Nirmala Sitharaman tells Rajya Sabha

Amid the Opposition walkout, the Rajya Sabha passed the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill and returned the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill on Monday (August 10, 2026). Countering the Opposition’s charge that the Taxation Bill proposed further burden on small traders and consumers by imposing a tax on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said they would remain free for consumers. She added that once the Bill was passed, the National Payments Corporation of India could finalise the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR), which would be applied to to certain categories of merchant transactions. The Upper House had witnessed disruptions and adjournments in the morning too.

Delhi High Court seeks The Caravan’s stand in defamation case by Nitin Gadkari’s son

The Delhi High Court asked The Caravan magazine to respond to a defamation case filed by Nikhil Gadkari, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s son, over articles linking him and his company to the sale of beef or bovine meat products. Justice Subramonium Prasad issued a notice to the magazine and its editor-in-chief on Mr. Nikhil Gadkari’s plea seeking interim relief in the matter, and listed it for hearing on August 31.

Hundreds of Syrian Kurds head back to border town after years of displacement

A first group of Syrian Kurds were headed for the northeastern border town of Ras al-Ain on Monday (August 10, 2026) following years of displacement, months after an integration deal between the Kurds and Damascus. The January agreement on merging Kurdish forces and civil institutions into the state included the return of displaced Kurds but residents of Ras al-Ain had still been waiting, prompting appeals to authorities for assistance.

Imran Khan’s supporters to protest across Pakistan if he is not allowed to meet party colleagues

Supporters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan would stage protests across the country if the jailed leader is not allowed to meet his party colleagues this week, a senior leader of Mr. Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, said on Monday (August 10, 2026). Sohail Afridi, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province governed by Mr. Khan’s party, said in a press conference that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and key ministers in his cabinet will be held responsible if anything happens to 73-year-old Mr. Khan in prison.

Marginal increase in unemployment rate April-June quarter: PLFS

The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above rose to 5.4% in the April-June 2026 quarter, up 0.4 percentage points from the previous quarter, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Monday (August 10, 2026). The rural unemployment rate was 4.8% (4.3% in January-March) while the urban rate edged up to 6.7% from 6.6%. Among rural males, the unemployment rate was 4.8%, and for rural females, it was 4.7%. Among urban females, the unemployment rate was 8.7%, compared to 6.1% among males.

UEFA, Concacaf, AFC keep pressure on Gianni Infantino to resign

Disappointed with FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s performance as a “custodian of the game,” three powerful confederations called on him to resign from his position on Monday. UEFA (Europe), Concacaf (North America, Central America and the Caribbean) and the AFC (Asia) joined together to release an open letter signed by the president and general secretary of each organisation.

Published - August 11, 2026 06:23 am IST