A decomposed woman’s body was recovered from a concealed box-like structure beneath the kitchen slab of a rented house in Puri, Odisha, after the property’s landlady alerted police over a strong foul smell. The woman’s son, who had been living with her, is currently missing and is being treated as the prime suspect in the...
India’s sugar market has witnessed an unexpected reversal in the 2025-26 season. At the beginning of the season, the country appeared to be heading towards a comfortable surplus, with production expected to rise and sufficient stocks projected to remain available for domestic consumption and exports. Instead, the market has moved into a period of sharply...
Three newborn babies died after a fire broke out in the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of the District Women’s Hospital in Amravati, Maharashtra, in the early hours of Monday. The tragedy occurred when the neonatal ward was housing critically ill and vulnerable infants, prompting an immediate rescue operation by doctors, nurses and other hospital...
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was released from Haryana’s Sunaria jail in Rohtak on Tuesday after being granted a 21-day furlough. The temporary release marks his 17th occasion outside prison since his conviction in 2017, bringing renewed attention to the repeated parole and furloughs granted to the controversial religious leader. Ram Rahim,...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the country’s senior security and intelligence leadership to adopt a tougher approach towards infiltration, terrorism and other threats to India’s internal security. The directive came during the National Security Strategies Conference in New Delhi, where senior officials reviewed a wide range of challenges, including illegal immigration, terrorism, cybercrime,...
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has intensified its investigation into alleged cyberattacks on Indian government websites during Operation Sindoor, carrying out searches at five locations across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Bihar and Delhi. The searches were conducted as part of an ongoing cyber-terrorism investigation concerning alleged attempts to launch sophisticated Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks against 54...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has announced that his government will abandon the proposed greenfield airport project at Parandur, bringing a major policy shift to Chennai’s long-pending plans for a second airport. The decision, announced in the state Assembly, has triggered a political confrontation, with the opposition DMK accusing the government of undermining...
A 15-year-old girl who had gone missing from Assam’s Kamrup district has been traced to Guwahati, where police allege that she was sexually assaulted at a homestay. Five people have been arrested in connection with the case, and investigators have initiated further legal and forensic proceedings. According to police officials, the teenager went missing on...
Fresh violence erupted in Manipur’s Senapati district after a gunfight broke out between security personnel and unidentified armed individuals, leaving a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer injured. The confrontation occurred in the Taphou area after two houses were allegedly set on fire, triggering renewed tensions between communities in the region. The incident has raised...
India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval is in Beijing for a high-level diplomatic engagement with China at a time when New Delhi and Beijing are attempting to stabilise relations while several sensitive issues remain unresolved. Doval’s two-day visit includes the 25th round of Special Representatives’ talks on the India-China boundary question with Chinese Foreign Minister...