National news from across India: politics, policy, states, and society, retold briefly with neutral commentary.
Ex-serviceman Sarin Kumar Nair from Kozhikode owns a rare complete set of Independent India's first postage stamps, the 1947 'Jai Hind' series, Mathrubhumi English reports. The set of three stamps, the National…
NDTV reports that the Varanasi Police have arrested six people in connection with the murder of occultist Anish Upadhyay. The victim was reportedly called to perform rituals after the family faced financial…
A 22-year-old man died and another was injured when a fire broke out at a furniture shop in Shahberi, Greater Noida, early Friday, Hindustan Times reports. The fire started around 2.30am due…
On Thursday, a 28-year-old man died of electric shock while charging his e-rickshaw at a station in west Delhi's Punjabi Bagh area, Hindustan Times reports. The man, identified as Yograj Gautam, was…
Delhi's heat index shot up to 46.1°C on Saturday as humidity surged, even as the city has logged 227.2mm of rain so far in August, the Times of India and Hindustan Times…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted citizens on Saturday and paid tribute to freedom fighters on India’s Independence Day. In a post on X, he said their courage and sacrifice ended colonial rule…
Women in Rameswaram are diving up to six feet deep without professional gear to harvest seaweed, Deccan Herald reports. They stay in the water for four to five hours at a time,…
Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu, called the 'Edison of India', built the country's first electric motor in 1930 despite leaving school after Class 3. Born in 1893 in Tamil Nadu, he saved Rs 300…
Dharwad Deputy Commissioner Snehal R. inaugurated a defence exhibition on Friday, urging students to consider careers in the armed forces, police and other services. Speaking at the event jointly organised by the…
LiveLaw Academy has launched a 21-week live course on the Constitution of India, taught by Supreme Court advocate Avani Bansal. The course runs from 5 September 2026 to 6 February 2027, with…
