At least nine people, including a girl, were killed after a van carrying 11 passengers was swept away while crossing a swollen drain amid heavy rains in Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday (August 10), police said. Two passengers managed to swim to safety after the incident, which occurred around 9 am near Sarangpur town when the van driver was attempting to make his way through the Padana bypass culvert, an official said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitated Indian athletes after their successful campaign at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The Indian contingent bagged 85 medals in total, which includes 21 gold, 27 silver, and 37 bronze medals. Now, even though the tally dipped from the historic 106-medal haul in Hangzhou three years prior, the 2026 haul was historic as well as it was India’s second-most successful continental run.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Thursday that Prayagraj’s Kasari-Masari area will now be developed as Krishnapuri. Taking a strong swipe at slain gangster Atiq Ahmed and his criminal legacy, the Chief Minister said the area would no longer be associated with a mafia’s identity and would instead emerge as a symbol of development. “Kasari-Masari will no longer be known by that name. We will develop it as Krishnapuri,” CM Yogi said. He added that the announcement was part of the development process underway in the region.
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