National news from across India: politics, policy, states, and society, retold briefly with neutral commentary.
A 46-year-old farmer, Smruti Ranjan Swain, was found dead at his home in Kania village, Jagatsinghpur district, on Friday, after repeated rain damaged his paddy nursery, The New Indian Express reports. Villagers…
Eight men were arrested after allegedly stealing 20 tonnes of crude oil from an HPCL pipeline in Rajasthan’s Balotra district, the Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad said, according to PTI. The arrests followed…
Five Army personnel remain missing after a flash flood washed away two shelters at the Pasu Pani Army Camp in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley on Friday evening, officials said. Seven personnel were…
A toddler narrowly avoided being hit by a car in Noida’s Sector 69 after appearing in the middle of an unlit road, NDTV reports. Dashcam footage shared by Instagram handle @safecars_india shows…
A Bengaluru businessman has reported that 70 grams of gold jewellery and other items went missing from his checked-in bag during an Akasa Air flight to Mumbai on July 13. Nauman Siddiq,…
Arun Haryani, a tourist from Ahmedabad, marked Independence Day at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk with his body painted saffron, white and green while waving the national flag, the Free Press Journal reports. Haryani…
Vande Mataram was rendered at the Red Fort during Independence Day celebrations for the first time, with an Army band playing the tune as guests sang along. Prime Minister Narendra Modi then…
Sopore held a Tonga Tiranga rally on Friday as part of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign ahead of Independence Day. Additional Deputy Commissioner S.A. Raina and Additional Superintendent of Police Safaraz Bashir…
‘Inquilab’ means revolution, upheaval or fundamental change. The word comes from the Arabic inqilāb, whose older sense relates to turning or transformation. It entered Persian before becoming part of Urdu and South…
Some Hyderabad residents still carry the names of India’s freedom leaders, decades after such names were common in school registers. Telangana’s Tele-MANAS Centre head Jawaharlal Nehru says his freedom fighter father insisted…
