When is Ganesh Chaturthi? in 2025? Auspicious sthapana date, puja vidhi, rituals and visarjan details

Ganesh Chaturthi commemorates the birth of Lord Ganesha, a 10-day festival that begins on the Chaturthi of Shukla Paksha in Bhadrapada month.
Bus carrying Vaishno devi pilgrims fall into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba, here’s what we know so far

At least 1 dead and several injured after a bus carrying pilgrims to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi falls off the Jammu-Pathankot highway into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on August 21.
BIG Relief to Bengaluru Commuters: Uber, Rapido resume services after 2-month ban

The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to decide on creating a comprehensive bike taxi policy, prompting the development of new guidelines for the industry within a month’s time.
Amid political buzz, Ajit Pawar makes BIG statement on MNS chief Raj Thackeray and CM Devendra Fadnavis’ meeting: ‘There is no need to…’

MNS president Raj Thackeray and CM Devendra Fadnavis’ meeting came after the first joint contest by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in the BEST Employees’ Co-operative Credit Society elections ended in a humiliating defeat.
Good News: Patna-Purnia Expressway becomes Bihar’s pride as 9th National Expressway, check routes, travel time and other details

The project includes 21 major bridges, 140 minor bridges, 11 railway overbridges, 21 interchanges and 322 underpasses.
Online gaming bill passed in Rajya Sabha, THESE Indian apps likely to be affected

Parliament has passed ‘The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025’ on the last day of the Monsoon Session today.
Boat capsizes in Maharashtra’s Raigad, rescue operation underway

The fishing vessel, believed to be from Gujarat, was caught in the rough waters.
Centre makes BIG announcement, over 12000 trains to be operated during Diwali, Chhath in this state; check details

The move comes so that passengers do not face any kind of inconvenience during these two big festivals.
IPS Safin Hasan, India’s youngest IPS officer, gets new role of…; transferred to…

The Gujarat government recently transferred 85 IPS, including IPS Safin Hasan, and 31 State Police Service (SPS) officers, including SPs of 25 out of the 33 districts.
Amid Trump’s tariffs, Jaishankar encourages Russian companies to engage ‘more intensively’ with India

Noting India’s rapidly growing economy and initiatives like ‘Make in India’ that have opened up new windows for foreign businesses, Jaishankar said that these dimensions represent an invitation for Russian companies to engage more.