National news from across India: politics, policy, states, and society, retold briefly with neutral commentary.
Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan has reportedly crossed the Rs 300 crore worldwide gross mark after 14 days in theatres. According to the report, the film earned an India gross of Rs 213.81 crore…
Recent options data showed increased activity in three major Indian IT stocks. Wipro saw a sharp build-up in call open interest at the 200 strike. TCS options interest was concentrated around the…
The government completed an offer for sale of Life Insurance Corporation of India shares, selling 82.22 crore equity shares. This represented a 6.5% stake in LIC. The offer had a floor price…
A leaked roadmap suggests Xiaomi may begin HyperOS 4 beta testing in China through a series of planned milestones. These reportedly include registration dates, a launch event and the first beta release,…
The World Health Organization’s director-general visited Congo on Wednesday and urged national and local authorities to strengthen the response to Ebola. The appeal focused on improving public health measures to contain and…
Updated 5 August 2026 at 12:45 IST In the Fastiv district, rescuers extinguished a vehicle fire at the premises of an enterprise, while in the Bucha district, operations were underway to contain a warehouse fire in the village of Chayky. Another fire at a logistics facility in Sofiivska Borshchahivka was also brought under control. Russian
Updated 5 August 2026 at 12:32 IST According to the FIR, the complainant, Sattan Babu, a retired Army personnel, told police that his son, Prashant, had left home on August 3 for the first day of his new job at a private company in Gurugram, where he was employed in the marketing of medical products.
The Kanpur-Lucknow Expressway, opened on 13 July at a reported cost of about Rs 4,200 crore, developed sinking and surface slippage within weeks. Distress was first reported on 26 July near kilometre…
A 33-year-old chartered accountant from Siddipet died by suicide in a hotel in Telangana, police said. Hotel staff alerted officers after he failed to respond to repeated knocks. Police entered the room…
Anti-reservation protests and online mobilisation have grown in several cities, including Nagpur, Lucknow, Jaipur and Visakhapatnam. The Reservation Hatao Andolan’s Instagram page has about 5.9 million followers and held a rally in…
