National news from across India: politics, policy, states, and society, retold briefly with neutral commentary.
A travel through Kashmir's mountains reveals a widespread loss of trust in the weather among shepherds, Gujjar and Bakarwal families, orchardists and villagers. In Awoora village near Pahalgam, a cloudburst on July…
The Ahmedabad Special Operations Group (SOG) seized 5,050 bottles of Codeine Phosphate-based cough syrup and registered a case under the NDPS Act. Officials said the syrup was allegedly being supplied to multiple…
A biker died after being allegedly hit by a speeding bus on the Aiginia flyover in Bhubaneswar on Monday. Eyewitnesses said the vehicle that fled the scene was an OSRTC bus.
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake, the strongest in Nashik in 40 years, damaged at least five houses and partially collapsed a temple wall in Nashik district late Saturday night. The National Centre for Seismology…
An ex-serviceman died and two others were injured in a hit-and-run in Hydershakote, Hyderabad, early Monday. Police said the car was travelling on the wrong side of the road and hit three…
Prashant Kishor's victory in the Bankipur Assembly by-election on August 3 has sparked talk of a new, start-up-style template in Indian politics, India Today reports. The strategist-turned-politician's Jan Suraaj Party, which drew…
The Dharavi police have booked a couple for allegedly selling their 13-month-old son for Rs 1.05 lakh and then faking his death. The complaint was filed by the woman’s brother, Sunny Singh,…
A section of students at NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad has urged the university to reconsider inviting Chief Justice of India Surya Kant as chief guest for their convocation. In representations…
An Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi experienced severe turbulence on August 4, dropping 300 feet and injuring several passengers. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has classified it as a…
Cheruvayal Raman, the Padma Shri-winning tribal farmer from Wayanad known as the 'guardian of native paddy,' has been chosen for the first Oommen Chandy Memorial Farmer Award. Agriculture Minister T. Siddique announced…
