NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||06-08-2026 THURSDAY| VOL—IV/2026/AUGUST OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION. न गतं कर्तुं कश्चिद् धनवान् , परिश्रमेण तु भविष्यं लभ्यते। No one is rich enough to buy the past; but with effort, the future can be won. Hiroshima Day 2026 is set to be observed on 6 August 2026, and it marks the 81st anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima with an atom bomb in the Second World War. This day is set aside to pay tribute to one of the greatest tragedies ever experienced in history, to remember those who have lost their lives in this tragedy.   INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY). The Lok Sabha passed the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026.   It aims to modernise the legal framework to meet the requirements of the present banking system. The Bill also has a provision that an electronic or digital record of a banker’s book will be admissible, valid, and legally enforceable as evidence. A...

  NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||05-08-2026 WEDNESDAY| VOL—IV/2026/AUGUST OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION. न गतं कर्तुं कश्चिद् धनवान् , परिश्रमेण तु भविष्यं लभ्यते। No one is rich enough to buy the past; but with effort, the future can be won. INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY). The Lok Sabha passed the Appropriation (No – 3) Bill, 2026. It provides for the authorisation of the appropriation of money from the Consolidated Fund of India to meet amounts spent on certain services during the financial year ended on the 31st March 2023 in excess of the amounts granted for those services for that year. Union Ministry of Finance proposed amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, on 3 August 2026 to reintroduce Merchant Discount Rate on select digital payment modes. The proposal seeks to remove the zero MDR provision under Section 10A, which currently bars banks and payment system providers from levying charges on online transactio...

  NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||04-08-2026 TUESDAY| VOL—IV/2026/AUGUST OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION. “ बन्धुरात्मात्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः । अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्” ॥ ६ ॥ BHAGABAD GEETA—CHAPTER 6, VERSE-6 TRANSLATION (BY BLOGGER): "For those who have conquered the mind, it is their best & finest friend. But for those who have failed to do so, the mind remains the worst & most powerful enemy." INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY). The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026,referred to as the anti-conversion law of the state, is given the approval of President Smt. Droupadi Murmu. It was fighting the last constitutional requirement for the law to be enforced. The law will be valid only when the Maharashtra Government has released an official notification that indicates the commencement of the Act. Rajya Sabha passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill 2026. The ...

  NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||03-08-2026 MONDAY| VOL—IV/2026/AUGUST OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION. न गतं कर्तुं कश्चिद् धनवान् , परिश्रमेण तु भविष्यं लभ्यते। No one is rich enough to buy the past; but with effort, the future can be won. INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY). Delhi Government has notified a scheme to provide compensation to the next of kin or legal heirs of prisoners who die an unnatural death while in custody within the prisons of the National Capital Region. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has paid tributes to Pingali Venkayya on his birth anniversary yesterday. the Chief Minister described Pingali Venkayya as the architect of India’s National Flag, who strengthened the spirit of patriotism across the country through the Tricolor. One of the greatest proponent of ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat, founder of the India’s first pharmaceutical company Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals and renowned scientist, ed...