Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for August 21, 2026
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This photo gallery captures protests, closed shops, road blockades, gatherings and security arrangements as the statewide shutdown affects daily life across Punjab
The photo gallery captures the team’s arrival in Jaipur as part of the 'School Thik Karo' campaign where they were faced with protests and sloganeering from local villagers.
This photo gallery captures the destruction, emergency response operations, damaged infrastructure and residents surveying the impact as authorities assess the extent of the damage following the latest attacks
Palestinian children who lost limbs during the Israel-Hamas war that began on October 7, 2023, are learning to swim in Khan Younis, Gaza, through lessons organised by nonprofit group Heal Palestine
According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), the Ganga is rising by nearly 50 millimetres an hour in Varanasi. The river’s water level has climbed to 67.68 metres, still below the danger mark of 71.26 metres.
The Jharkhand government may have brought the civil services aspirants’ protests to an end, but without addressing the deeper flaws in the conduct of competitive examinations, the calm may not last long
England strengthened their grip on the first Test against Pakistan on Day 2, reaching 366-8 to take a commanding 195-run first-innings lead. Harry Brook came closest to a century, scoring 91 on his home ground of Headingley, while Joe Root (66), Jordan Cox (73) and Dan Lawrence (51) also struck half-centuries. Root and Cox added 150 runs for the fourth wicket before both fell in quick succession, while Brook was dismissed by left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who finished with 5-92 for his maiden five-wicket haul. Pakistan, who were bowled out for 171 on Day 1, endured another difficult day, with poor bowling and erratic fielding allowing England to take control.
Spanish police moved migrants who crossed from Morocco to temporary shelters after clearing them from a beach in the exclave of Ceuta.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand produced a stunning performance to upset Japan’s seventh-seeded pair Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi 21-16, 21-12 and storm into the quarter-finals of the Badminton World Championships 2026 in New Delhi on Thursday. The Indian duo initially found themselves under pressure in the opening game after the Japanese pair surged ahead 16-13. However, Treesa and Gayatri responded brilliantly, reworking their strategy and unleashing an eight-point burst to snatch the first game 21-16. They carried that momentum into the second, taking control with their aggressive attacking play and leaving the seventh seeds with little room to recover. The straight-games victory moved the Indian pair one win away from a guaranteed World Championships medal.
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