National news from across India: politics, policy, states, and society, retold briefly with neutral commentary.
UP Special Task Force inspector Sunil Kumar has been awarded the Kirti Chakra posthumously, the second-highest peacetime gallantry award, for exceptional courage during an encounter with armed criminals in Shamli district in…
In Dehradun, a 75-year-old woman was knocked to the ground during a chain snatching in Vasant Vihar Phase-2 on August 15. CCTV footage shows an unidentified man on an unnumbered Activa stopping…
Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah, who has kept a low profile since stepping down as Karnataka chief minister two months ago, told reporters on Saturday that he is not silent but simply does…
The Ekanapuram gram sabha in Tamil Nadu passed a resolution on Saturday thanking Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay for scrapping the Rs 27,000-crore greenfield airport project at Parandur, Kanchipuram district. The village…
Twelve students from Government Higher Primary School at Kade Nandihalli in Shivamogga district took a helicopter ride over their village on Independence Day, The Hindu reports. The ride was arranged by the…
Chandigarh police used tear gas, water cannons and a drone to disperse protesters from the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha who tried to march to Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria's residence on Saturday, August…
One Mission Dogs and Eden organised 'The Paws Anthem 2.0' in Bhopal on Saturday, an Independence Day event for pet dogs and their owners. The celebration included flag hoisting, the national anthem,…
In a first for a tea plantation company, Harrisons Malayalam Limited (HML) used drone seeding to restore 15 acres of land previously covered by eucalyptus at Pattumallay Estate near Peerumade in Idukki.…
Local Telugu Desam Party leader Reddeppagari Srinivasa Reddy on Saturday flagged off a free bus service to Sri Lakshmi Palakondaraya Swamy temple, about 25 km from Kadapa, for the month of Sravanam.…
Three exhibitions in Mumbai, Gurugram, and New Delhi showcase rare photographs and archives documenting India's independence movement. Saffronart in Mumbai is auctioning the archive of Anand T Hingorani, a Dandi March participant,…
