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Gujarat police flogging video goes viral: Homeless murder accused tied with ropes, beaten during crime reconstruction

A homeless man accused of murdering a woman who was reportedly his partner in Gujarat was allegedly flogged in public by police during a crime-scene reconstruction in Bhavnagar on Saturday, media reports said.

Delhi hostel building collapse: PM Modi calls tragedy ‘distressing’ as death toll hits 3

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the collapse of a multi-storey PG hostel in Delhi's Satya Niketan area as "distressing" and expressed condolences to those who lost their lives in the tragedy.

Rajnath Singh to visit Sri Lanka: What’s on India’s agenda during key 3-day trip?

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from September 8 to 10, during which he will hold consultations with the country's leadership on a range of issues.

‘New labels to hide failures?’ Oppn takes aim at PM Modi over ‘Dimagi Naxal’, ‘Naraz Fufa’ remarks at SRCC

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his address at Delhi University's Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), accusing him of turning the event into a "political campaign" instead of engaging with the youth on issues concerning their future.

Delhi building collapse horror: 1 dead, 2 critical as rescue operation intensifies

At least one person was killed and two others remained in critical condition after a multi-storey building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on Sunday, triggering a major rescue operation amid fears that several people may be trapped under the debris.

Gujarat police flogging video goes viral: Homeless murder accused ties with ropes, beaten during crime reconstruction

A homeless man accused of murdering a woman who was reportedly his partner in Gujarat was allegedly flogged in public by police during a crime-scene reconstruction in Bhavnagar on Saturday, media reports said.

Delhi building collapse sparks panic: Several feared trapped, 2 rescued

Several people are feared trapped under debris after a building collapsed in southwest Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on Sunday, media reports said.

India’s big message after UN map vote: ‘J&K, Ladakh must be shown correctly’

India on Sunday said its Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh must be properly depicted in the UN-initiated proposed world map.

Punjab family cremates ‘missing’ son, then finds him alive in jail 20 days later

A family in Punjab’s Kapurthala went through an unimaginable emotional rollercoaster after cremating a body they believed belonged to their missing son—only to discover nearly three weeks later that he was alive and lodged in jail.

9 dead in Madhya Pradesh after suspected spurious liquor consumption

At least nine people have died in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district after allegedly consuming spurious liquor, triggering a probe into the suspected distribution of illegally produced alcohol in the area, according to India Today report.

‘Dimagi Naxal’ homeopathic pill made critics reveal true colours: PM Modi at top Delhi college

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday revived his recent “dimagi Naxal” remark to take a swipe at his critics, saying the phrase had worked like a “homeopathic pill” by prompting those he accused of the ideology to reveal their “true colours”.

Global landmarks, barely any Bengal: West Bengal tourism ad gets a thorough online roasting

A new tourism campaign meant to showcase West Bengal has sparked ridicule after viewers noticed that its promotional video featured the Eiffel Tower, Egyptian pyramids and Rio’s Christ the Redeemer—but offered little glimpse of Bengal itself.

Jharkhand Minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu dies of cardiac arrest at 56

Senior Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader and Jharkhand minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu died of cardiac arrest in Ranchi early Sunday, the party said. He was 56.

Dengue alert in Bengal: Health minister asks schools to ditch skirts, allow salwars and full-sleeves for students

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Health Minister Dr Sharadwat Mukherjee has urged schools across the state to allow students to wear clothing that covers their arms and legs as a precaution against mosquito bites during the peak dengue transmission period, media reports said.

Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj detained after viral assault clip; Chirag Paswan’s party files complaint for ‘falsely’ naming him

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) has filed a complaint against Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj for allegedly "falsely" taking the parliamentarian's name in connection with the assault of the father of a student activist during a protest led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in New Delhi, media reports said.

West Bengal CM's big warning: Teacher suspended over tilak row, govt employee punished for PM Modi post

Kolkata/IBNS: A teacher at an English-medium school in West Bengal has been suspended for allegedly forcing a student to remove a tilak, or sandalwood mark, before entering the classroom, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday.

Bengaluru horror: Woman stripped, assaulted and filmed over unpaid loan interest; 4 arrested

Bengaluru/IBNS: Four people, including two women, have been arrested for allegedly stripping and assaulting a woman over her failure to pay loan interest, media reports said.

Tragedy on Kerala Highway: 8 Tamil Nadu students killed after car crashes into parked lorry

At least eight students from Tamil Nadu died after the car in which they were travelling crashed into a parked lorry on a highway in Kerala’s Thrissur district, media reports said.

Teachers’ Day: President Murmu urges teachers to embrace technology, foster independent thinking

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday extended her greetings to teachers across the country on the eve of Teachers' Day, lauding their role in nurturing talent, shaping character and preparing students to contribute to the nation's future.

Amid Indus Treaty row, India builds first rock check dam in Ladakh

Amid heightened tensions with Pakistan over the Indus Waters Treaty, India has built its first rock check dam across the Indus River at Upshi in Ladakh's Leh district, raising the water level by nearly 10 feet and opening up new irrigation possibilities for farming communities in the strategically important border region.

Air India sacks Phuket-Delhi pilot who tested positive for psychoactive substance

Air India has terminated the employment of the pilot-in-command of a Phuket-Delhi flight after he tested positive for a psychoactive substance following an incident in which the aircraft experienced a sudden altitude upset over Odisha, leaving 24 passengers injured.

Influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj detained in UP over 'assault' on protester's father at Jantar Mantar

Activist Swatantra Bhardwaj, accused of assaulting the father of a student protester during a demonstration at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, has been detained in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, police sources said.

Modi at top of Trump’s G20 meeting list, India-US trade deal ‘very close’: Sergio Gor

US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be at the top of US President Donald Trump’s list of leaders he wants to meet during the G20 Summit in Florida in December.

Delhi airport flooded, roads waterlogged as heavy rain lashes parts of NCR

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi-NCR witnessed another spell of heavy rain and thunderstorms on Friday, with intense showers causing waterlogging in several areas, including Indira Gandhi International Airport.

‘I have good dress and good food now’: Tamil Nadu woman, who alleged torture in Kuwait, rescued by Indian Embassy

The distress call of a Tamil Nadu woman stranded in Kuwait has led to her rescue by the Indian Embassy, with Vanitha now expressing gratitude after receiving assistance.

‘They torture me here’: Tamil Nadu woman in Kuwait pleads for rescue, says salary withheld for 2 months

A distressing video of a Tamil Nadu woman working as a domestic help in Kuwait has prompted authorities in Kallakurichi to intervene after she alleged that she was being tortured and had not received her salary for two months.

The woman who never burned a bra: Gloria Steinem's long war for equality ends at 92

She never burned a bra. That much needs saying at the outset, because for half a century the myth clung to her name harder than most of her actual words ever did. The story goes back to a 1968 protest outside the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, where demonstrators tossed girdles, curlers and copies of Cosmopolitan into a "freedom trash can." No fire was lit; a police permit had denied one. Gloria Steinem, who died Sept. 2, 2026, at her home in New York City, at 92, was not...

Yasin Malik’s double shock from jail: Announces divorce, refuses to defend himself in Sarla Bhat case

New Delhi/IBNS: Separatist leader and jailed chief of the banned Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Yasin Malik, has said he will not defend himself in the Sarla Bhat murder case, while maintaining that his decision does not amount to an admission of guilt, media reports said.

PM Modi congratulates ‘friend’ Giorgia Meloni on becoming Italy’s longest-serving postwar PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated his “friend” Giorgia Meloni after the Italian leader became the country’s longest-serving prime minister in the post-World War II era.

Sonia Gandhi’s memoir finds new publisher as HarperCollins steps in amid Penguin row

HarperCollins India will publish Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, amid an ongoing controversy over Penguin Random House India’s decision not to release the book.

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