August  

A minivan carrying 22 people plunged into a 30-foot well after suffering a tyre burst on Sunday (August 19). Eight people were killed and the survivors were rushed to a hospital

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to insert the spacecraft into a lunar orbit on August 20. Following this, there will be further four orbit manoeuvres to make the spacecraft enter into its final orbit passing over the lunar poles at a distance of about 100 km from the moon's surface.

Veteran BJP leader LK Advani on Monday (August 19) visited AIIMS to enquire about Arun Jaitley's health condition

Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa will expand his Cabinet on Tuesday (August 20). Yediyurappa, who took oath as chief minister on July 26 and proved majority in the floor test of the Assembly on July 29, is yet to induct a minister into his Cabinet.

Jammu and Kashmir authorities made 10 more telephone exchanges operational in the Kashmir Valley, but again snapped services of one of the 17 centres restored on Saturday (August 17)

While the reports suggested that Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath's Cabinet would be reshuffled on Monday (August 19), the senior BJP leader Swatantra Dev Singh resigned from the Cabinet

August 19 is World Photography Day. It celebrates the importance of photographs

Close to 200 schools reopen after a lockdown that lasted 15 days. Phone lines were also opened but some had to be shut down due to the spread of misinformation

August 18 marks the One Day International debut of star Indian cricketer Virat Kohli. We take a look at the traits that make him special. 
 

Asserting that dialogue with Pakistan is not possible till it stops “aiding and abetting terrorism”, Union defence minister Rajnath Singh said on August 18 that if talks are held with Pakistan they will be only on Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
 

Chief minister BS Yediyurappa will finally form his Cabinet on Tuesday (August 20). With regard to funds for flood relief, he said the first instalment would be released in the next two to three days.

IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman is the main accused in the case relating to the death of a Kerala journalist, KM Basheer who died in an accident on August 3 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
 

Netflix announced the project on August 16, which marked the 42nd anniversary of the music icon's death.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday (August 17) held a meeting with the members of business community in Washington DC to explore investment opportunities for US companies in his state