National news from across India: politics, policy, states, and society, retold briefly with neutral commentary.
A Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur carrying 159 passengers was forced to circle mid-air before landing at Kolkata airport after a laser beam disoriented the pilot. The flash came from the…
Hubballi-Dharwad Deputy Commissioner of Police Shruti N.S. on Sunday urged students to practise meditation daily to control their minds and avoid drug addiction. She said a large number of criminals are addicted…
Bengaluru police have arrested Jerry Antony, 63, for allegedly strangling his partner, Geetha, to death on Friday. The couple, both ragpickers, lived in an abandoned vehicle or near footpaths. Sources differ on…
The Central Bureau of Investigation, verifying 22 deaths of minors in Palakkad between 2010 and 2023, has found no evidence of foul play, sexual assault or physical abuse. Ten children died accidentally…
Sohrai and Khovar, ancient tribal mural traditions from Jharkhand's Hazaribagh region, are painted almost exclusively by women using earth colours. The art, traced by environmentalist Bulu Imam in 1991, links back to…
An 86-year-old man died in the early hours of Wednesday after being hit by a car during his evening walk inside the Uniworld City residential complex in New Town, Kolkata. Sribas Chandra…
Police in Telangana seized 27 kg of mephedrone worth Rs 54 crore in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district and arrested four persons on August 8. The contraband was being transported to Nagpur. Separately, the…
Congress general secretary K C Venugopal has said the party and other opposition groups will strongly resist the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. Speaking in Alappuzha on Sunday, he called…
Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar is travelling to Delhi on Sunday evening for meetings with Congress leaders KC Venugopal and others. The discussions are expected to cover portfolio allocation and the induction…
The Hindu's Frontline argues that India's constitutional state increasingly resembles Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde, with the government maintaining a ceremonial devotion to the Constitution while acting in ways that are impatient with…
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