National news from across India: politics, policy, states, and society, retold briefly with neutral commentary.
At the India Today Woman Summit, Aditi Gupta, co-founder of Menstrupedia, said one in four girls misses school during their periods, calling menstruation the 'last taboo'. She said access to menstrual education…
Professor Madhavi Menon, Director of the Centre for Studies in Gender and Sexuality at Ashoka University, said consent is desirable because it presents an image of being in control, during a panel…
A fresh landslide damaged a section of the Mussoorie-Dehradun road on Saturday, disrupting traffic and prompting authorities to ban the movement of heavy and large vehicles for 8-10 days. Light vehicles are…
A nine-foot-long python was discovered behind a house in Chandragutti village, Sorab taluk, Karnataka, on Saturday. The reptile was spotted by resident Adarsh near the home of Narayanappa, prompting an immediate call…
A 28-year-old Thane woman was cheated of Rs 6.09 lakh by a man she met on a matrimonial website, police said. The accused, 29-year-old Ajay Amol Patil, allegedly proposed marriage after gaining…
Mumbai Metro Line 7's Gundavali station has a new honorary executive: a ginger cat named Chief Feline Officer (CFO) by the Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Ltd (MMMOCL). The appointment, made in…
FIRs have been registered against Cockroach Janta Party members in two reported school-related incidents, according to the two sources. The Economic Times reports that CJP members and villagers filed cross-complaints after a…
Police have rejected claims that an iPhone dispute led to the deaths of three members of a family in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. DCP Ratnakar Navale said the 18-year-old, Kunal Chandgude, already owned…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met the newly appointed team of BJP national office-bearers at the party headquarters in Delhi, days after the party announced a 65-member team under president Nitin…
Joymoti, a 53-year-old female elephant rescued after devastating floods in Nagaland and Assam in July, has been airlifted to Vantara in Jamnagar for urgent and specialised veterinary treatment. She was swept away…
