National news from across India: politics, policy, states, and society, retold briefly with neutral commentary.
The US federal government has filed a civil lawsuit against Venkatachalam Mani, an Indian-origin landlord in Pennsylvania’s State College area. The complaint alleges that he sexually harassed a woman tenant and retaliated…
Rihanna and her partner A$AP Rocky attended Barbados’s annual Crop Over festival. She posted Instagram Stories showing herself dancing and twerking during the celebrations. The clips, including one filmed at what appeared…
Amitabh Bachchan said on his blog that he worked continuously for 24 hours for Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 18. The shift began at 7 am and ended at 7 am the next…
The Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir, co-chaired by former Home Secretary Gopal Pillai and Radha Kumar, has released its seventh annual report. It called for restoring full Statehood to…
The Delhi High Court has temporarily barred a Bihar-based real estate company from using the name Nintendo or “Nintendo India Private Limited”. Justice Jyoti Singh issued the interim order on July 29,…
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary met senior BJP leaders in Patna to review the party’s defeat in the Bankipur Assembly byelection. Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor defeated BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar…
The Bihar Cabinet approved running 16 medical colleges and hospitals under a public-private partnership model on August 5, 2026. It appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as transaction adviser and sanctioned ₹8.27 crore. Four institutions at…
The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) dissolved its panel of 22 state spokespersons on 4 August 2026 as part of an organisational restructuring. National spokespersons remain in their posts. Mahesh Tapase and…
The Tirupati Urban Development Authority and Tirupati Municipal Corporation have started a joint programme to reduce flood risks before the monsoon. The initiative follows heavy rain on the Tirumala hills in 2021,…
China’s ballistic missile arsenal has grown over two decades and is a key part of the People’s Liberation Army’s modernisation. US estimates cited by The Times of India put the force at…
