GUJARAT LIQUOR INCIDENT | DELHI SWINE FLU | RESERVATION PROTEST - AUGUST 24, 2026

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In today’s news roundup, the death toll in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar spurious liquor tragedy has risen to 13. At least 67 people reportedly consumed the toxic liquor, while forensic testing found a dangerously high concentration of methanol in the sample.

Delhi is also witnessing a sharp rise in influenza cases. The capital has reported 2,602 influenza cases in 2026, including 1,777 confirmed H1N1 or swine flu cases, prompting health authorities to strengthen surveillance and advise basic precautions.

We also cover ongoing Jharkhand recruitment protests, where three FIRs have been registered against 28 named and more than 900 unidentified people following clashes linked to JPSC-JSSC protests.

Other major updates include India targeting a fully operational Bharatiya Antariksh Station by 2035, India and Mexico moving closer to a preferential trade agreement, reservation protests at Delhi’s Connaught Place, easing but unresolved Assam-Meghalaya transport tensions, and the BRICS Sports Ministers adopting a joint declaration under India’s 2026 chairship.

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