Milk prices in Maharashtra hiked by Rs 2/litre for both cow and buffalo milk. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)Milk prices in Maharashtra will rise by Rs 2 per litre for both cow and buffalo milk from August 11, 2026, after the Milk Producers and Processors Welfare Association decided on the hike. The revision will affect consumers across the state at a time when food inflation has already been a pressure point in household budgets.If you are just joining us, this is The Indian Express Realtime breaking news blog – where we bring you the latest news updates of the day in real time. Scan the top headlines of the day here, or keep scrolling to see the latest updates stream in.Jharkhand protest: Second round of talks fails, hunger strike continuesA second round of talks between Jharkhand’s government and the protesting job aspirants in Ranchi has ended without a breakthrough, leaving the deadlock intact and the hunger strike continuing. The Indian Express spoke to those on the fast — from a woman at her first-ever protest to a man who has spent years in court — to understand what has driven this wave of quiet, determined desperation in Jharkhand’s young.Story continues below this adUPI free for citizens, merchants may face nominal chargeThe government has clarified that UPI will remain free for citizens even as it considers a nominal fee for merchants — a position that emerged after the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 passed the Lok Sabha and triggered a debate about whether the government was opening the door to charging for transactions that have become embedded in daily life for hundreds of millions of Indians.H-1B workers set to lose their 60-day grace periodIndian H-1B workers in the US face a significant new vulnerability as the Trump administration moves to eliminate the 60-day grace period that currently allows visa holders to stay in the country and seek new employment after losing a job. The change would mean workers who are let go would have to leave the United States almost immediately, a prospect that has alarmed India’s large tech diaspora.RSS chief nudges BJP into course correction after Gen Z protests and 2024 setbackMohan Bhagwat has been nudging the BJP toward a course correction in the aftermath of both the 2024 election setback and the Gen Z protests — a pattern of interventions from the RSS chief that insiders read as a signal that the party’s current approach to governance and communication needs to change before the next cycle of state elections.Teen girl dies waiting for treatment as mudslide blocks Rajouri roadA 17-year-old girl died waiting for medical treatment after a mudslide blocked the road to Rajouri, sparking an inquiry into emergency access infrastructure in the region — the kind of death that falls between weather event and governance failure, and that no official category fully accounts for.Dharmendra Pradhan breaks silence: ‘Some people misled Gen Z protesters’In his first public remarks since resigning as Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan said “some people misled” the Gen Z protesters who had been demanding his removal over the NEET paper leak — a characterisation that is likely to reopen the political argument over who bears responsibility for the crisis that consumed his tenure.Live UpdatesAug 9, 2026 09:27 AM ISTMild earthquake, tremors in Maharashtra's Nashik; cracks reported in housesA mild earthquake followed by tremors hit Maharashtra's Nashik, causing cracks in houses in some areas of the district, officials said. There was no report of any loss of life.An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude struck Nashik at 10 pm on Saturday, followed by a tremor of 3.3 magnitude at 5.33 am on Sunday, as per the National Centre for Seismology. The seismic activity was recorded at a depth of 5 km in the Bhanwad area.Aug 9, 2026 09:26 AM ISTJammu and Kashmir Police searches over 20 locations in Sopore in Jamaat-e-Islami UAPA probeThe Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday searched multiple locations in the Sopore area of Baramulla district as part of an investigation into a terror case, officials said. The searches, part of an investigation into a UAPA case registered by Sopore police, were conducted in more than 20 residential houses linked to individuals associated with the banned Jamaat-e-Islami, PTI reported.© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd