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The Gujarat High Court set aside a 2003 conviction in a 1996 suicide case, ruling that an isolated slap during a domestic dispute did not meet the legal threshold for cruelty or abetment.
More than 13,000 government-issued primary school textbooks were diverted and sold as scrap before police intervened, leading to arrests and departmental action in Bahraich.
A section of the recently built railway overbridge on NH-45 collapsed during maintenance work in Jabalpur, prompting traffic diversions and raising concerns over construction quality and infrastructure safety.
A 16-year-old boy remains hospitalised after two minor classmates allegedly stabbed him 27 times in a revenge attack captured on CCTV and later shared online.
A protest demanding the vice-chancellor’s resignation spiralled into midnight clashes at JNU, leaving multiple students injured as ABVP and Left groups blamed each other for initiating violence.
A Class 10 student in Etawah allegedly died by suicide after reportedly struggling with stress over her CBSE mathematics examination.
The Karnataka government is consulting experts and educators on restricting smartphone and social media access for minors below 16 to address growing concerns about addiction, mental health and academic decline.
A road blocked by a wedding procession allegedly escalated into a violent assault on an Indian Air Force personnel and his father, with police registering cases from both sides.
A Public Interest Litigation questions whether CBSE’s multi-set exam system compromised fairness for lakhs of students in 2026.
A first-year physiotherapy student from Peddapalli was found dead in her Siddipet college hostel, with police investigating the circumstances and campus wellbeing concerns emerging.
Bus carrying 40+ veered off Nepal’s Prithvi Highway, killing 18, injuring dozens.
Government data tabled in the Assembly shows that despite tracing over 2.35 lakh women since 2020, more than 68,000 remain unaccounted for, raising serious concerns about safety, trafficking risks and systemic gaps.
Four IDFC First Bank employees stand suspended after a ₹590 crore fraud was detected in Haryana government-linked accounts at the Chandigarh branch.
President Donald Trump increased global tariffs by 5% a day after a major court ruling challenged his trade authority, prompting mixed reactions across markets and governments.
Police broke open a locked home in Amanpur, Kasganj, where five family members were found dead, with the cause under investigation.
A youth from Bhopal was arrested and charged with rash driving after a viral video captured him performing a dangerous stunt on the roof of a moving car with no one in the driver's seat.
A minor argument over dinner reportedly escalated into fatal violence, raising concerns about alcohol abuse and domestic conflict in rural Maharashtra.
Youth Congress members detained after shirtless protest at India AI Summit sparks political row.
A 24-year-old neighbour lured a 3-year-old girl 4km from her Gurugram village home, raped and strangled her before burying the body in a pit, leading to his swift arrest after confession.
Bangladesh resumes full visa services for Indians, signalling a diplomatic reset and renewed people-to-people engagement after weeks of strained bilateral ties.
A Banda POCSO court sentenced a former UP engineer and his wife to death after finding them guilty of sexually abusing 33 minor boys and distributing recorded abuse through international dark-web networks.
Fresh intelligence inputs have prompted heightened security around Red Fort, Chandni Chowk and major temples amid fears of a possible Lashkar-e-Taiba IED attack.
A rare Supreme Court directive mandates judicial officers to oversee West Bengal’s Special Intensive Revision process, aiming to resolve disputes and restore public trust ahead of crucial 2026 assembly elections.
Even after the US Supreme Court limited his tariff powers, former President Donald Trump insists the interim trade arrangement keeps India paying 10 per cent duties while negotiations continue.