National news from across India: politics, policy, states, and society, retold briefly with neutral commentary.
Incessant rain from a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal severely disrupted normal life in Kolkata and adjoining areas on Monday, August 17, 2026. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported Haldia…
A stampede-like situation broke out at the Nagchandreshwar Temple within the Mahakaleshwar Temple complex in Ujjain on Monday, August 17, after rumours of an electric current near a power distribution point triggered…
Hyderabad police arrested Chakali Rajitha (38) and her minor son for the murder of Athikam Vijaya, whose burnt body was found in Ramakkapeta on August 8. The mother-son duo allegedly strangled Vijaya,…
Students and faculty of IIT Kanpur carried holy Ganga water from Sarsaiya Ghat to Anandeshwar Mahadev Temple in Parmat on Sunday, performing Jalabhishek as part of Shravan festivities. Participants walked with kanwars…
An Agniveer recruit was detained in Meerut on August 16 for allegedly misbehaving with and assaulting police personnel while under the influence of alcohol. The incident occurred in the Kankarkheda police station…
Thousands of people protested in the Rafiabad area of Baramulla district on Saturday against the alleged fake encounter killing of three youths in Kupwara district. The police used rubber bullets, teargas, and…
The body of a 12-year-old boy who went missing from Karunagappally on Saturday was found under the Kothumukku bridge on Monday morning, New Indian Express reports. The boy has been identified as…
A 17-year-old boy was murdered in Bhopal, with police investigating claims that he was killed after being promised Rs 2 crore for sending a body part abroad. The victim, a pen and…
Cyber fraudster 'Reel Star' Rohan Jadhav has been arrested in connection with a Rs 10.74 crore digital arrest scam that targeted a senior citizen. The fraud began in January this year when…
At least seven devotees were killed and over a dozen injured in a stampede at the Ashokdham Temple in Lakhisarai, Bihar, early on Monday morning. The incident occurred between 6.30 and 6.45…
