National news from across India: politics, policy, states, and society, retold briefly with neutral commentary.
India Today reported that security agencies have intensified the hunt for Mohammad Lateef Bhat, a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba commander, over a string of recent targeted killings in Jammu and Kashmir. A reward of…
The Cockroach Janta Party, the group that rose to prominence during protests over alleged examination paper leaks, will announce its roadmap for a nationwide expansion on Thursday. Spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said the…
From 15 August, India Today reported, the Delhi-Meerut Expressway's Delhi stretch between Akshardham and Sarai Kale Khan becomes the site of a National Highways Authority of India pilot testing speed limits that…
Samajwadi Party MPs Priya Saroj and Pushpendra Saroj asked the Lok Sabha whether journalists, staff or media bodies had raised any complaints about interference with Prasar Bharati's independence, its hiring decisions or…
Odisha Police said 42 Bangladeshi nationals allegedly living in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack without authorisation have been deported, India Today reported. Officials said 48 people were identified across the two police districts, with…
The New Indian Express, in an editorial, assessed the debut budget of the Vijay-led TVK government in Tamil Nadu, presented amid rising state debt and revenue pressure. The budget centres on women,…
India Today reported that the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, disposing of a petition from 85-year-old Indra Pati and a second petitioner, held that police and administrative authorities in Uttar…
The New Indian Express, in an editorial, examined Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's new 19-member cabinet, which has no women. Legislative Council member Gayathri Shanthegowda's name had been floated but was…
A New Indian Express Quick Take, in the paper's editorial section, picked up a study of LinkedIn profile edits. The piece said researchers from fields such as organisational psychology and labour history…
Women's enrolment in higher education has risen 42.2% since 2014-15, according to the All India Survey on Higher Education for 2023-24, Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, chairman of IIM Calcutta's board of governors and…
