When is Janmashtami 2026? Know correct date, puja muhurat, parana time, puja vidhi and bhog items
Krishna Janmashtami will be observed on Friday, September 4, 2026, with devotees marking the birth of Lord Krishna through fasting, prayers and midnight worship. The festival falls on the Ashtami Tithi of Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada, and the celebrations traditionally centre around the moment Krishna is believed to have been born.
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UP govt’s big crackdown on negligent doctors; 26 sacked over duty lapses, action against 9 others | Check list
The Uttar Pradesh government has taken strict action against doctors accused of remaining absent from duty and failing to discharge their medical responsibilities at government hospitals across the state. The services of 26 doctors have been terminated following departmental proceedings, while action has also been ordered against nine other doctors for allegedly disobeying directions issued by senior officials and showing negligence in their medical duties. The action was taken on the directions of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Brajesh Pathak after the Health Department reviewed cases involving doctors who had remained absent for prolonged periods or were accused of negligence in their duties.
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ISRO GSLV-F17 mission successful: EOS-05 satellite launch marks major milestone for India
ISRO pulled off another win by sending the GSLV-F17 rocket up with the EOS-05 Earth observation satellite. It is just one more milestone showing how much India’s space programme has evolved.
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Economic, military and covert measures: Vance on tools in Trump’s ‘toolkit’ to deal with Iran
Amid reports that the United States (US) is mulling declaring Iran war over, Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday (local time) that President Donald Trump and his advisors have a variety of options available to deal with Tehran. However, the 42-year-old Republican leader did not elaborate about the options, pointing out that it would limit the Trump administration’s ability to make decisions.
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Discarded Pakistan player refuses to meet King Charles in protest of being dropped from squad
After an embarrassing 194-run defeat to England in the second Test at Lord’s, the Pakistan Cricket Board made wholesale changes. They dropped seven players, sacked head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umar Gul and replaced them with Mike Hesson and Ashley Noffke. The decision wasn’t well handled by one of the seven dropped players, as he later refused to attend a meeting with King Charles at Clarence House.
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Yash’s Toxic to release in English in India with a shorter cut, know when to watch it in theatres
Yash’s Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups hit theatres on August 26 amid strong buzz. Directed by Geetu Mohandas, the film stars Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Tara Sutaria and Huma Qureshi. It opened strongly with Rs 101.10 crore in India on Day 1, but saw a dip in its first-week earnings.
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OPINION | New CEO in Ram Mandir: Restore trust
A new team has taken over the management of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. The new Chief Executive Officer, Air Marshal (retd) Jeetendra Mishra, took over today at the temple complex. Jeetendra Mishra said that he served the nation for 43 years when he was in the Indian Air Force, and now he would be spending his life in the service of Lord Shri Ram. The Trust treasurer Govind Dev Giri has taken over as the general secretary, replacing Champat Rai. Delhi businessman and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) activist Mahesh Bhagchandka will be the new treasurer. The decision to appoint ‘Operation Sindoor’ fame Air Marshal (retd) Jeetendra Mishra is a sensible one.
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OP Rajbhar mocks Akhilesh Yadav’s PDA slogan, says ‘P for 2017, D for 2022, A for 2027 defeat’
Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Thursday took a swipe at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav’s signature election slogan, PDA (which originally stands for Pichhda, Dalit, Alpasankhyak or Backward, Dalit, and Minority). Making a mockery of the opposition’s electoral strategy ahead of the upcoming 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Rajbhar offered a sarcastic reinterpretation of the acronym to highlight the Samajwadi Party’s past electoral losses and predict a future one:
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Tejas Mk1A gets a major boost as HAL receives 3 more GE F404 engines, taking total deliveries to 10
India’s Tejas Mk1A fighter programme has received another boost with US aerospace major GE Aerospace delivering three more F404-IN20 engines to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The latest consignment, shipped in August 2026, takes the total number of engines delivered to HAL for the Tejas Mk1A fleet to 10. The development comes as HAL continues to receive engines under a contract for 99 F404-IN20 powerplants signed with GE Aerospace in 2021. The deal, valued at Rs 5,375 crore, covers the engine requirement for the Tejas Mk1A fleet.
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Big boost to India’s air power as IAF successfully tests indigenous Khagantak-243 glide bomb
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully carried out a drop test of the indigenously designed and developed Long Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) Khagantak-243, marking another significant milestone in India’s efforts to strengthen its domestic precision-strike capabilities. The weapon has been developed by Indian defence company JSR Dynamics. According to the details, the trial achieved its intended objectives, providing an important boost to the ongoing development and testing of India’s indigenous air-launched precision weapons.
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