Supreme Court Requests Records From Election Commission Amid Dispute
The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to furnish records of its recent decisions in connection with an ongoing controversy. The move comes after petitions raised questions about the…
Climate Activist Continues Hunger Strike, Plans July 20 Parliament March
Climate activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike reached its 20th day on Friday. He stated he would remain alive until July 20 at any cost, despite doctors warning that his fast has entered a critical phase. Speaking to supporters at the protest site, Wangchuk, fasting since June 28, said his body is weakening...
India Launches First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Train for Clean Rail Travel
India entered a new phase of clean rail transport on Friday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the nation’s first domestically developed hydrogen fuel cell train. This makes India one of the few countries using hydrogen technology for railway operations. The train will run on the Jind-Sonipat section of Northern Railway as a pilot project...
Activist Marks 20th Day of Fast as Doctors Warn of Health Risks
A political party founder stated on Thursday that the climate activist appears critically weak after nearly three weeks without food. The activist began an open-ended fast at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on June 28, calling for the education minister to step down following repeated exam paper leaks, including in NEET. The party leader noted visible...
Bus Fire on Jammu-Srinagar Highway Forces Evacuation of Amarnath Pilgrims
A bus transporting 47 Amarnath pilgrims caught fire on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Karol in Ramban district. Officials reported that all passengers were quickly removed from the vehicle without injury. The group from Rajasthan was returning home after visiting the Amarnath shrine in the South Kashmir Himalayas when the incident occurred around 4:15 pm....
Delhi High Court Orders Daily Health Monitoring for Activist on Hunger Strike
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the central and Delhi governments to arrange daily clinical and general monitoring of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s health and to deliver prompt medical care if his condition worsens. A bench led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia issued the order while considering a public...
Centre Tells Court It Will Act on Medical Advice for Hunger Striker
The central government informed the Delhi High Court on Thursday that it would arrange any necessary medical help for activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on the 19th day of his open-ended fast at Jantar Mantar, following recommendations from doctors tracking his condition. The assurance came during a hearing on a petition that sought immediate medical...
Sonam Wangchuk Marks Day 19 of Hunger Strike at Jantar Mantar
Sonam Wangchuk stated he is not in good shape but not severely ill either as he began the 19th day of his indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar on Thursday. He is demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in the NEET exam. In a video message, the 59-year-old activist urged...
Education Minister and Activist Shift From Agreement to Dispute
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Ladakh educationist Sonam Wangchuk once appeared aligned on Indian education goals. In March 2023 they met to review the National Education Policy, shared public praise on social media and voiced optimism about systemic change through innovation and experiential learning. Nearly three years later their relationship has become marked by...
Yogi Adityanath Accuses Samajwadi Party of Hypocrisy on Faith Matters
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a strong criticism of the Samajwadi Party regarding its remarks on the theft of donations at the Ram temple. He accused the opposition of double standards and pointed to its past actions concerning religious matters. “They fired on Ram devotees, and today they are talking about faith,” Adityanath...
India News Updates: Custodial Death Probe Leads to Arrests in Tamil Nadu
The death of a 35-year-old remand prisoner at Nagercoil sub-jail in Tamil Nadu’s Kanniyakumari district has turned into a custodial death investigation. Three prison staff were arrested after a post-mortem reportedly showed multiple injuries. Sabari Varman, a differently abled shop owner detained on July 9 for alleged possession of banned gutka items, died after officials...
Ladakh Expands Districts and Tehsils to Strengthen Local Governance
Ladakh became a Union Territory without a legislature after separation from Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. The administration now plans to extend the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Act to seven newly formed districts through suitable legal measures. Seventeen additional tehsils have also been notified, raising the total to 32. Until 2019 the region had...
Omi Vaidya Expresses Concern Over Sonam Wangchuk’s Hunger Strike
Omi Vaidya, recognized for playing the competitive student Chatur Ramalingam in the 2009 film 3 Idiots, has raised alarm about education reformer Sonam Wangchuk’s condition during an ongoing hunger strike. Vaidya shared a video on social media to urge public attention to the protest. In the recording, Vaidya stated he does not want the real...
Viral Video Shows Urban Company Worker Denied Washroom, Sparks Gig Worker Rights Debate
A video posted on social media has triggered broad discussion after an Urban Company technician alleged that a female colleague was refused use of a client’s bathroom following three hours of work at the residence. The post stated the customer instead directed her to the security guard’s facility and later assigned a one-star rating. The...
Punjab Congress Leadership Dispute Between Channi and Warring Explained
With under a year remaining before the 2027 Punjab Assembly polls, the Congress faces renewed internal conflict over state leadership. Backers of former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi have publicly called for him to take over as Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president from Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, highlighting divisions inside the state unit. The current...
Defence and Highways Ministers Open Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath jointly opened the 63-kilometre Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway on Monday. The new route is expected to reduce travel time between the cities from more than two hours to about 40 minutes. Singh noted that the long-standing request for a direct highway...
Jammu court grants police ten days custody for three publishers over disputed books
A Jammu court has permitted the counter-intelligence unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police to question three publishers in custody for ten days. The arrests relate to the production and supply of two books that allegedly praise separatists and militants. The detained individuals include Inderpaul Singh of Oberoi Book Service in Jammu and Amardeep Singh along...
Jammu and Kashmir Authorities Bar Access to 1931 Martyrs Graveyard
Authorities on Monday barricaded a Srinagar graveyard holding the remains of 22 civilians killed in the 1931 uprising against the Dogra monarchy and reportedly blocked leaders of Jammu and Kashmir parties from entering. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stated that the steps contradicted official assertions of normal conditions in the region. Senior National Conference leader and...
Delhi Violence: 10-Year-Old Boy in ICU After Attack in Mayur Vihar
A 10-year-old boy was taken to the Intensive Care Unit after a group reportedly entered a housing society in east Delhi’s Mayur Vihar Phase-3 on Sunday evening, injuring about 10 to 15 residents. Locals said the clash started when some people objected to the alleged harassment of a young woman. Witnesses stated that roughly 10...
Search for Four Missing Minors Feared Drowned in Yamuna Continues into Second Day
Rescue personnel from the National Disaster Response Force are carrying out operations in the Yamuna River after four minors were reported missing following a bathing incident near Hiranki village in Delhi’s Alipur area on Sunday evening. Authorities stated that five children had entered the water when strong currents pulled four away. One survivor raised the...
PDP Leader Claims House Detention with Mother Ahead of Kashmir Martyrs Day
People’s Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti stated that she and her mother, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, were placed under house detention before July 13, observed in Kashmir as Martyrs’ Day. In a video message, she said, “As you see, we have been put under house arrest.” She identified a sub-inspector named Mohammad Rafi at...
Former CEC Quraishi Recalls 2012 Exchange with Manmohan Singh Over Election Body Concerns
Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi has described in his forthcoming book a 2012 conversation with then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Singh reportedly expressed deep distress, saying he would consider suicide if Quraishi believed he had allowed ministers to undermine the Election Commission. The account refers to the Uttar Pradesh assembly election period, when Law...
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A More Divided World: Can Diplomacy Still Find Common Ground?
International politics is becoming increasingly complicated as countries face geopolitical competition, economic uncertainty, security concerns and disagreements over trade and technology. Major powers are pursuing their own strategic interests while…
India’s Changing Global Role: Why Strategic Independence Matters More Than Ever
India’s growing influence in global affairs raises an important question: how should the country balance relationships with major powers while protecting its own strategic interests? India increasingly works with the…
India’s research retraction surge sparks call for reform
In the expansion of India’s scientific footprint lies an uncomfortable truth: the country now ranks third globally for life science research papers retracted from the record, according to a comprehensive…
Indian Science and Technology landscape: a leap for a better future
India produces a large quantity of scientific research, ranking 4th globally in terms of total research publications in 2020 according to Elsevier SciVal and having the 9th largest number of…
