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A nine-time MP, former Union minister and key Congress figure, Scindia remained a prominent national political voice until his death in 2001 New Delhi, September 30, 2026. Twenty-five years after the death of former Union minister and Congress leader Madhavrao Scindia, his political career continues to be remembered for its unusual trajectory, electoral record and the possibilities that remained unrealised after his death in an air crash.Scindia died on September 30, 2001, at the age of 56, when the aircraft carrying him crashed in Uttar Pradesh. At the time, he was among Congress’s prominent national leaders and had served as a close adviser to party president Sonia Gandhi. His death brought an abrupt end to a political career that had already spanned three decades. From royal background ...

New Delhi: The dispute between India and Pakistan over the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has once again reached the international diplomatic arena, with Islamabad seeking intervention from the United Nations Security Council.Pakistan has urged the UN Security Council to press India to implement the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty and comply with the findings of the Court of Arbitration constituted under the treaty. The move comes after the Court of Arbitration issued an award on 31 August 2026 concerning the status of the treaty following India’s decision to place it in abeyance. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) confirmed that the award and an interim-measures order had been issued in the case brought by Pakistan. Ishaq Dar writes to the United Nations Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and For...

New Delhi: Reliance Communications, once a major name in India’s telecom market, has long since stopped providing regular mobile services. Yet the company still appears in India’s telecom subscriber statistics.According to telecom subscription data for August 2026, Reliance Communications had 32 wireless mobile connections still recorded as active across the country. The figure was 119 in July, meaning 87 connections were removed or became inactive during the month. The numbers raise an obvious question: If Reliance Communications no longer operates a consumer mobile network, who or what is using these remaining connections? 📢 Join SD News Agency and Get Every News Update on Your Mobile!Stay updated with the latest and important news from India and around the world, including politics, soc...

Pratapgarh: The proposed seat-sharing arrangement between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections has become a subject of political discussion, with SP Rajya Sabha MP SP Singh Patel questioning the Congress’s reported demand for around 150 constituencies.According to the remarks attributed to Patel, asking for 150 seats would amount to seeking nearly half of the 403-member Uttar Pradesh Assembly. He argued that seat allocation should take into account the candidates, organisation and electoral presence of each alliance partner. ‘150 seats is a very large demand’ Speaking about the reported Congress claim, Patel said that seeking 150 constituencies was not justified in his view. He suggested that the Congress should consider a significant...

Ajmer: An incident involving an Israeli woman who was allegedly subjected to obscene remarks by a group of men in Ajmer in 2022 has resurfaced after a video of the episode went viral on social media. Rajasthan Police have now taken action against four men allegedly involved in the incident.According to Ajmer Superintendent of Police Harshvardhan Agrawal, the incident took place on October 9, 2022. The woman was reportedly recording a video when the men approached her and allegedly made inappropriate and offensive comments. Police Trace and Detain Four Accused Although the incident occurred nearly four years ago, the circulation of the video recently brought it to the attention of the police. Following an inquiry, four alleged offenders were identified and taken into custody. 📢 Join SD News...

Mumbai: The upcoming film ‘Ramayana’, starring Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram and Sai Pallavi as Sita, has drawn attention not only for its scale but also for the way the epic characters are being presented on screen.Actor Mukesh Khanna, known for playing Bhishma Pitamah in the television series Mahabharat, has now voiced his reservations about the action sequences shown in the film’s promotional material. Khanna questioned the depiction of Lord Ram in some of the action-heavy scenes and argued that the character’s traditional image of dignity and restraint should remain central to the portrayal. 📢 Join SD News Agency and Get Every News Update on Your Mobile!Stay updated with the latest and important news from India and around the world, including politics, society, business, state and local ne...

India captain reaches 200 off just 117 balls against West Indies, becomes only the second Indian to score multiple ODI double centuries Guwahati, September 30, 2026. India captain Shubman Gill produced a remarkable batting display against the West Indies in Guwahati, becoming only the second Indian batter after Rohit Sharma to register more than one double century in ODI cricket.Gill completed his second ODI double hundred in just 117 balls, setting a new record for the fastest double century in men’s ODI cricket. He had previously scored 208 against New Zealand in 2023. Rohit Sharma remains the only other Indian with multiple ODI double centuries, having achieved the feat three times. 📢 Join SD News Agency and Get Every News Update on Your Mobile!Stay updated with the latest and important...

Cabinet clears Green Energy Corridor Phase-III with 135 GW renewable evacuation capacity and 50 GWh battery storage New Delhi, September 30, 2026. The Union Cabinet has approved a massive ₹1,86,405-crore Green Energy Corridor Phase-III programme, aimed at strengthening India’s intra-state power transmission infrastructure and enabling the evacuation of up to 135 GW of renewable energy across states and Union Territories.The initiative, referred to as PM DHARA — Developing Harmonised and Accelerated Renewable Energy Access in the supplied report, is designed to address one of the key challenges facing India’s rapidly expanding renewable-energy sector: moving electricity generated from solar and wind-rich regions to the wider grid. The official Cabinet release identifies the initiative as Gr...

Bike riders interact with villagers, participate in cleanliness drive and visit health centre; community programmes held at Shipra, Dakachya and Lasudia Parmar Indore, September 30, 2026. The ‘Seva Sankalp Yatra’, a public outreach motorcycle journey travelling from Varanasi to Vadnagar in Gujarat, reached the Shipra riverbank in Indore district on Wednesday as part of a campaign marking what organisers described as 25 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governance journey.The riders were welcomed at the Shipra ghat in the Sanwer Assembly constituency in the presence of Madhya Pradesh Water Resources Minister Tulsiram Silawat, Indore MP Shankar Lalwani and Shravan Chawda. Local representatives, including Mandal president Ravi Vajpayee and sarpanch Trishita Vajpayee, along with a large ...

Milk collection reaches 2.92 lakh kg per day through 1,677 producer societies across nine districts; expert farmers’ panel proposed to address producers’ concerns Indore, September 30, 2026. The Indore Cooperative Milk Union recorded an annual turnover of ₹717.48 crore and a net profit of ₹14.48 crore during the financial year 2025-26, while collecting an average of 2.92 lakh kg of milk per day through 1,677 milk producer cooperative societies across nine districts.The figures were presented at the 43rd Annual General Meeting of the Indore Cooperative Milk Union, chaired by Indore Divisional Commissioner Bhaskar Lakshakar, at the Devi Ahilya University auditorium on Wednesday. Addressing the meeting, Lakshakar said the cooperative dairy network had continued to expand its procurement opera...