National news from across India: politics, policy, states, and society, retold briefly with neutral commentary.
India's cumulative monsoon rainfall deficit stands at 11% as of August 9, down just one percentage point from a week earlier, despite good rains over Delhi, Haryana and east Rajasthan. The India…
The Delhi Directorate of Education has ordered all government schools to dedicate 30 minutes each school day to a reading period, without adjusting the existing timetable. Schools must also introduce a daily…
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 has ignited a fierce parliamentary debate. The government, backed by senior jurist Harish Salve, insists the law aims at transparency and national security, noting that…
Senior citizens in Hyderabad lost Rs 102.02 crore to cyber fraud in 403 cases registered between January 2025 and July 31, 2026, police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar said on Sunday. Trading scams accounted…
A seven-year-old boy died in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district after a mud house collapsed during torrential overnight rain. The area received six inches of rain in nine hours, causing the Narmada, Kharmer…
A trainer aircraft veered off the runway at Baramati Airfield in Pune district on Sunday during a training exercise, with both occupants escaping unharmed. The Cessna C172, operated by the Academy of…
A 45-year-old permanent worker of the BMC's Pest Control Department died on Saturday at BDD Chawl in Dadar East. Pandurang Todkar was inspecting a water tank for mosquito breeding when he slipped…
A special NDPS court in Mumbai granted one-month interim bail to a 24-year-old woman arrested at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport with 3.46 kg of alleged ganja. The court, presided by Special…
Dr Kanike Priyanka, a 25-year-old first-year PG dermatology student at GSL Medical College, died on Sunday in Hyderabad, three days after a hit-and-run outside Prasaditya Mall in Rajamahendravaram. She was on a…
Thousands of protesters blocked the Nashik-Pune highway on Sunday against a proposed change to the semi-high-speed railway route. MLC Satyajeet Tambe, who led the protest at Sinnar, was detained by police. Traffic…
