Daily Republic News
- India
- August 16, 2026
‘No Evidence, Only Fake Propaganda’: JNU VC Rejects Recruitment Corruption Charges, Calls Herself Target of ‘Vicious Campaign’
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice-Chancellor Santishree D. Pandit has strongly dismissed allegations of corruption in faculty recruitments, describing them as part of a “fake malicious campaign” driven by “false, distorted, selective, or unsubstantiated narratives.”Spea Read More
- India
- August 16, 2026
‘Brazen Repetition of Historical Mistake’: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay Descendant Writes To Sonia Gandhi Over Vande Mataram
Kolkata: BJP MLA and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s descendant, Sumitro Chatterjee, has written to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi expressing his anguish over the Vande Mataram recitation controversy.In his letter on Saturday, Sumitro Chatterjee described the attempted interruption Read More
- India
- August 16, 2026
DRI Uncovers Rs 2,500 Crore Customs Duty Fraud in Areca Nut Imports, 9 Arrested
New Delhi: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), in a month-long intelligence-led operation, has dismantled a major network involved in importing South-East Asian areca nuts into India by falsely declaring them as Bangladeshi origin and fraudulently availing concessional Read More
- India
- August 16, 2026
‘Didn’t Call Opposition Leaders Dimagi Naxals’: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on PM Modi’s Red Fort Remark
New Delhi: Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Sunday hit out at opposition parties over their criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Maoist mentality” remarks, asserting that the Prime Minister did not refer to opposition leaders as people with a Naxal Read More
- India
- August 16, 2026
‘Dimagi Naxals’ More Dangerous Than Those in Forests: BJP
Lucknow: Former UP DGP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brijlal on Sunday issued a sharp warning against what he termed “Dimagi Naxals” (Intellectual Naxals), stating that they pose a significantly greater threat to the nation than insurgents operating in forest areas.The MP c Read More
- India
- August 16, 2026
BIG BREAKING: BJP To Announce Team 2029 Tomorrow; Major Organisational Reshuffle Expected
A major organizational reshuffle within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is imminent, with a completely revamped team expected to be announced as early as tomorrow. Following the takeover of the new party president, Nitin Nabin, this strategic overhaul aims to balance seasoned ex Read More
- India
- August 16, 2026
Colaba Tragedy: Indian Navy Sailor, Family of 3 Found Dead in Navy Nagar Residence
Mumbai: In a tragic incident on Independence Day, an Indian Navy sailor, along with his wife and their two young children, was found dead inside their residential quarters at Navy Nagar in Colaba, Mumbai, on Saturday.Local police and naval security forces were alerted after the f Read More
- India
- August 16, 2026
‘They Came to Meet Me’: PM Modi Shares Heartwarming Pre-Independence Day Moment with ‘Friends’
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a candid, personal moment on social media, posting photographs of his morning routine of feeding his animal friends at his 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence before departing for the 80th Independence Day celebrations.Sharing the pictures Read More
- India
- August 16, 2026
Air India Express Passenger’s Gun Goes Off During Varanasi Airport Security Check, Two Injured
Varanasi: Two security screeners were injured after a passenger travelling on an Air India Express flight to Mumbai accidentally discharged a round from a firearm during a weapons check at Varanasi airport on Sunday morning.The incident took place at around 9:30 am when the passe Read More
- India
- August 16, 2026
22-Year-Old Makeup Artist Spiked and Raped by Instagram Friend in Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar Hotel; Accused Absconding
New Delhi: A 22-year-old makeup artist was allegedly spiked and sexually assaulted inside a hotel room in North West Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar, police said. The victim, who was rushed to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital in critical condition, accused a man she had befriended on Read More
