On August 8, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gave India a simple but powerful call: 'Do or Die'. What followed was the Quit India Movement, one of the largest mass uprisings against British rule.
Scenes from the aftermath of a shooting at the Debsirin Nonthaburi school in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, August 7, 2026. Three students and three teachers have died in the shooting. The killer, a 14-year-old Class 9 student, is believed to have died by suicide.
Heavy monsoon rains have caused the Ganga at Rishikesh and the Alakhnanda-Mandakini rivers in Rudraprayag to swell dangerously.
Scientists discover tiny whirlpool-like swirls on the Sun that could explain solar activity, improve space weather research and solve a decades-old solar mystery.
Hiroshima Day is observed on August 6. On that day, the United States B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima on May 6, 1945 changing the course of history.
Several popular rum and whisky brands, including variants of Old Monk Rum and McDowell's No 1, have been prohibited from sale after laboratory tests found their samples did not conform to prescribed standards, primarily due to the addition of artificial flavouring substances.
At Umling La in Leh, Ladakh, the world's highest motorable road witnessed the unfurling of a 390 footlong Tiranga as part of Mission Tricolour.
Continuous heavy rainfall lashed Surat, leaving streets waterlogged and disrupting daily life.
Assam is currently battling severe flooding, with residents in Jorhat and Sivasagar facing widespread inundation, submerged homes, and damaged property as floodwaters continue to disrupt daily life.
After nearly 19 years, exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen returned to Kolkata, calling it a deeply emotional homecoming.
Bajrang Setu, India's first glass-floor cable suspension bridge, a new landmark in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. It is a modern replacement for the iconic Lakshman Jhula, which was shut down due to safety concerns.
The foot-worship ceremony of the Ganesh Galli Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal, one of Mumbai's oldest, most revered, and iconic public Ganesh mandals, was held with traditional rituals and prayers.
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Violent clashes erupted across Bihar during the statewide Bihar Bandh called by leftwing student organisations over the NEET paper leak. In Patna and Aurangabad, police lathi-charged youths, fired tear gas, and detained protesters after stonepelting incidents.
From Freedom Park in Bengaluru to Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, demonstrators waved flags, pulled barricades and chanted slogans demanding accountability for examination irregularities.
Youth protests demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over the NEET paper leak have intensified.
Relentless monsoon rains have submerged roads, homes and public spaces across various cities of Gujarat bringing normal life to a standstill.
The flood situation in Assam remained critical, with 41 people killed so far and over 6.50 lakh reeling under the deluge across 11 districts.
The southwest monsoon has intensified across India, bringing heavy to extremely heavy rainfall and prompting red alerts for several states, alongside concerns over landslides and urban flooding.
Panshul Bansal, who secured All India Rank 2 in the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, advised protesting students to 'Don't protest. Go, study,' stating he focused on improving his performance after the original exam was cancelled due to a paper leak.
