LIVE BLOG21 Aug 2026 | 08:46:39 AM ISTHong Kong court convicts two former Tiananmen vigil organisers in national security caseSynopsisTwo former leaders of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance, Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, were convicted of inciting subversion over the group's advocacy and decades-long commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. The case is among the latest against Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists under the national security law.A Hong Kong court has convicted former Tiananmen vigil organisers Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung of inciting subversion under the city's national security law. The alliance they once led was also found guilty. The annual vigil, held for three decades and drawing tens of thousands of people, was banned in 2020 shortly before Beijing imposed the security law following mass pro-democracy protests. The verdict marks another major blow to Hong Kong's once-vibrant pro-democracy movement. Show more Show less1 New UpdateNTA defends Rs 200 answer key challenge fee, says system is fair to all candidatesThe National Testing Agency defended its Rs 200-per-question fee for challenging answer keys, saying the charge is meant to discourage frivolous objections and is refunded when a challenge is upheld.​Himachal bans non-dairy ‘paneer’ amid adulteration concernsThe Himachal Pradesh government has prohibited the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of non-dairy "analogue paneer" being passed off as genuine paneer across the state.Mike Hussey open to England Ashes coaching role after Fleming approachFormer Australia batter Mike Hussey said he would consider helping England during next year's Ashes after new coach Stephen Fleming floated an "off-the-cuff" approach, though Hussey said he was unsure whether the offer was serious.Vande Mataram row: Jai Ram Thakur says Congress panel directions can't dictate AssemblyJai Ram Thakur said directions of the Congress Working Committee on singing Vande Mataram would have no bearing on the state Assembly, which he said must function according to law and constitutional conventions.​Trump reunites with former fixer Michael Cohen in friendly radio interviewUS President Donald Trump made a surprise public appearance Thursday on former fixer Michael Cohen's radio show, marking a striking reconciliation with the one-time aide who testified against him in court and before Congress.​Hong Kong court convicts two former Tiananmen vigil organisers in national security caseA court on Friday convicted two former organisers of the city's annual Tiananmen Square vigil of inciting subversion under a China-imposed national security law, in a case that has drawn international scrutiny over the erosion of civil liberties in the territory.Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan taken back to prison from hospital: TVPakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was taken back to prison from a hospital, a television channel reported on Friday, after he was shifted to the facility for medical treatment following a Supreme Court order.Progressive Democrat Aisha Wahab becomes first Afghan-American elected to US CongressProgressive Democrat Aisha Wahab has won a special election in California, becoming the first Afghan-American elected to the US Congress, after defeating fellow Democrat Melissa Hernandez for the seat vacated by Eric Swalwell.​Charter plane carrying 8 crashes in western Alaska, officials sayA charter plane carrying two pilots and six passengers crashed Thursday while approaching a remote radar site in western Alaska, with the status of those on board not immediately known, a federal official said.​Andhra MP Lingamaneni Ramesh's son booked after luxury car kills woman in HyderabadThe son of Andhra Pradesh Rajya Sabha MP Lingamaneni Ramesh has been booked after a luxury Aston Martin allegedly hit and killed a 26-year-old woman in Hyderabad's Madhapur area, police said.​