India News Live Updates, 23 August 2026 | Tejaswi Yadav seeks

India News: Bihar Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav has approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), seeking an independent inquiry into the alleged custodial death of a 19-year-old youth in Madhubani. In his letter, Yadav stated Roshan Yadav, who had been in judicial custody since May 27, was found dead inside Madhubani’s Mandal Karagar on August 10.

While jail authorities maintained that he passed away Three FIRs have been filed against 28 named and around 900 unnamed people in connection with clashes between law enforcement personnel and students in Jharkhand’s Giridih and Hazaribag, an official stated on Sunday. The cases relate to incidents during student protests in the two districts.

Law enforcement personnel have booked the named individuals along with the unidentified persons in the FIRs.

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NSA Ajit Doval to visit China for 25th Special Representatives talks National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will visit Beijing on Monday for talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the India-China boundary issue.

The 25th round of Special Representatives talks is scheduled for Tuesday. The talks come ahead of the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, where Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to attend. Congress asks if Amit Shah is seeking two-thirds majority for delimitation The Congress on Sunday questioned the delay in formally ending the Monsoon Session of Parliament.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh requested whether Home Minister Amit Shah was seeking a two-thirds majority to pass a Constitutional amendment bill linked to delimitation in a special session. The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on August 13, but Parliament is yet to be prorogued.

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NDA puts joint polls for 22 states with Lok Sabha 2029 on the table The NDA is considering advancing the One Nation One Election timeline, with a plan emerging to hold joint polls for 22 states and union territories alongside the 2029 Lok Sabha election — well ahead of the 2034 timeline currently in the Bills passed The House panel chief says the decision ultimately rests with NDA chief ministers, making it as much a political as a constitutional question.

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Panama ship sinks off Odisha coast with 24 crew members on board A Panama-flagged ship has sunk off the coast of Odisha with 24 crew members on board, with rescue operations underway. Further details on the condition of the crew and the cause of the sinking are awaited.

Professor used endoscope camera to leak agriculture exam paper in Chhattisgarh A professor in Chhattisgarh was arrested for using an endoscope camera and a needle to photograph and leak an agriculture exam question paper, in a case that disclosed how technologically sophisticated exam fraud has become in India.

Six people have been arrested in connection with the leak. ED books J&K Deputy CM's brother in PMLA case The Enforcement Directorate has booked the brother of Jammu and Kashmir's Deputy Chief Minister in a money laundering case — a development that will add political pressure to the National Conference-led government and test its ability to hold together in an already complex post-Article 370 political environment.

Maharashtra drafts law to rein in coaching centres after NEET leak Maharashtra, which was at the centre of the NEET paper leak, is drafting legislation to regulate coaching centres — the first state-level attempt to formally bring the country's vast and largely unregulated coaching industry under a statutory framework in the aftermath of the scandal.

Rahul Gandhi in Pune: 'Boys can abuse but PM gets cultural shock if girls do it' Rahul Gandhi, addressing a rally in Pune, attacked Prime Minister Modi over his remarks about young women protesters during the CJP demonstrations, accusing the PM of applying a double standard — one for boys who "abuse" and another for girls who do the same.