Pezeshkian to Visit Delhi for BRICS Summit

NEW DELHI, India — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to travel to New Delhi for the upcoming BRICS Summit in September, according to Iranian sources cited in the supplied report. The visit comes as India prepares to host the 18th BRICS Summit under its 2026 chairship, with the grouping’s discussions expected to take place against the backdrop of continuing tensions in West Asia.

Jharkhand Students Refuse to End Stir, Plan Tiranga Yatra on August 15

RANCHI, India — The protest by Jharkhand students and job aspirants over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations entered its 20th day on Thursday, August 13, with demonstrators refusing to withdraw the agitation and announcing a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ on August 15. The protesters are demanding a CBI investigation into alleged examination irregularities and cancellation of the JSSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination.

India Expands Mediation Network as 1,394 Centres Go Operational

NEW DELHI, India — The government is expanding mediation and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to provide a less adversarial route for settling disputes and reduce the burden on courts, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

ED Raids Karnataka Locations in Rs 2,110.97-Crore Money Probe

NEW DELHI, India — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches at multiple locations in Karnataka as part of a money laundering investigation involving alleged mobilisation of Rs 2,110.97 crore from the public. The agency said on Tuesday that it seized financial records and digital evidence linked to alleged fund diversion, movement of money and investments in immovable properties.

JSSC Junior Engineer Paper Leak: SIT Makes Key Arrest in Mumbai

RANCHI, India — The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2022 Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) Junior Engineer paper leak has arrested Arun Kumar, the alleged absconding director of the examination-conducting agency Bynsis Technology Pvt Ltd, from Mumbai. Police said Kumar was arrested and sent to judicial custody on August 10.

Woman’s Body Taken Home in Garbage Vehicle After Hospital Fails to Provide Hearse

CHHATARPUR, Madhya Pradesh — A woman’s body was allegedly transported from a government hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district in a municipal garbage-collection tractor-trolley after her family was unable to arrange a hearse. The incident at Bada Malhera Civil Hospital has raised questions over the lack of dedicated facilities for transporting deceased persons, with the district administration ordering an inquiry into the matter.