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A man allegedly shot his sister and a distant cousin on Saturday in Haridwar's Jhabreda area, police said. Aman Kashyap allegedly shot cousin Suraj alias Munna at home, then shot sister Roopa with a country-made pistol and fled. All three are aged between 20 and 25, police said.
The Indian Express
Indian Railways announced a special train between Mumbai CSMT and Bengaluru SMVT to meet festival passenger demand. Train numbers 01013 and 01014 will make 7 trips each way as a weekly special service. The journey takes about 23 hours and 30 minutes with 24 stops. Mumbai departur
The Hindu
The United Naga Council agreed to temporarily lift its Manipur highway economic blockade after talks with the Centre and State government in Guwahati on Saturday. UNC president Ng. Lorho said the pause begins at 6 p.m. on September 26 after the government said demands would be ad
The Hindu
The Keralam government appointed new heads to major cultural institutions after a leadership vacuum of more than four months. Poet Kalpetta Narayanan will chair the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, with writer M.P. Surendran as secretary. Singer G. Venugopal will chair the Kerala Sangeeth
The Hindu
The Election Commission of India announced Special Intensive Revision decisions on Saturday after a full-bench meeting. Unmapped electors and those flagged for logical discrepancy will not receive hearing notices. Booth Level Officers will visit their houses to collect documents
The Indian Express
At least 19 people have died in Nagaland's Mokokchung and Tuensang districts after consuming suspected spurious liquor, police said on Saturday. Eight deaths were reported in Mokokchung and 11 in Tuensang. Police formed an SIT led by Additional Superintendent of Police I Bunglang
The Hindu
Odisha Police secured a conviction within 17 days in a mobile theft case at Rengali Police Station. Four phones and two earbuds were reported stolen on September 9. Accused Sanatan Kishan, 26, was arrested; two phones and an earbud were recovered from his house. On September 25 t
The Hindu
A Meghalaya delegation identified graves of three Garo men from the British 69th Garo Labour Company at Pieta Military Cemetery in Malta. Officials announced the find on September 26, 2026. Until now, only Khew Marak's grave from June 15, 1918 was known there. Assembly Speaker Th
The Hindu
The Supreme Court restored Rs 8 lakh compensation for the parents of Maheshbhai, who died after falling from a Gujarat train in 2017. Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and A.S. Chandurkar set aside a Gujarat High Court order rejecting the award. The Bench said non-recovery of a railway ticke
Hindustan Times
University of Chicago Energy Policy Institute co-author Emily Grover-Kopec told PTI a report projecting about 15,800 extra heat deaths in India over six months used seasonal forecasts and temperature-mortality models. She cited European Centre data and 2022 Quarterly Journal of E
The Hindu
SPPU students paused a four-day mess fee sit-in on September 24 after Vice-Chancellor Suresh Gosavi pledged in writing to send the hike circular to the Management Council on September 26. SFI said he promised a written withdrawal decision by 4 p.m. that day. Students planned a 4
The Indian Express
Delhi may schedule Prime Minister Narendra Modi's December visit to the United States, Canada and Europe, sources told The Indian Express. Modi is expected at Miami's G20 summit on December 14-15, allowing possible talks with President Donald Trump. Canadian Prime Minister Mark C
The Hindu
Odisha issued draft Pedestrian Safety Rules, 2026, requiring pedestrian paths on new roads and upgraded existing ones. Continuous footpaths are proposed on both sides of urban arterial roads and along high-footfall corridors when site conditions allow. Vehicles may not block foot
Telegraph India
Congress workers protested against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday, September 25, 2026, demanding his resignation and arrest over SIR. Protests were held in Delhi, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Manipur, Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himach
Hindustan Times
An Air India pilot was removed from Zurich to Delhi flight AI151 on September 6 after ground staff reported smelling alcohol and tests showed blood alcohol above the permitted limit. Swiss FOCA said the flight could not operate as scheduled and further handling rests with India's
The Hindu
Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi and other party leaders were detained on Friday while trying to cross police barricades during a Guwahati protest seeking Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal. Police said the march from Rajiv Bhawan aimed to reach the Chief El
The Hindu
Four women wrestlers on Friday moved a Delhi sessions court challenging the August 3 acquittal of former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case. The appeal calls the magistrate order erroneous and unsustainable in law. Special Ju
The Hindu
The Supreme Court on September 25 sought Goa Police's response on Tarun Tejpal's appeal against his conviction and 10-year sentence. Justices M. M. Sundresh and P. B. Varale also issued notice on a Goa plea seeking a longer sentence. The Bombay High Court on August 6 convicted hi
The Hindu
A major landslide late on September 24 damaged several houses in Rimbi village in Sikkim's Gyalshing district, officials said on September 25. Continuous heavy rainfall triggered the slide. Several houses, including government accommodations, were extensively damaged. Officials r
The Hindu
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on September 25 urged Opposition parties to stop contesting elections if they believe polls are rigged. In a post on X, he said continued participation legitimises such elections. He compared it to a fixed cricket match that can look c
The Hindu
A 12-hour shutdown over poor school infrastructure paralysed Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday. The All Nyishi Students' Union stopped vehicles though emergency services were exempted. Authorities declared the strike illegal under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Sura
The Indian Express
Goa's Chief Electoral Officer said many of the 97 people left off the February 2026 final electoral roll have since been enrolled. Booth-level officers completed Form 6 through house-to-house visits. The Indian Express reported the Goa CEO wrote eight times in February asking the
The Indian Express
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said Jamui assault suspects would have evaded arrest had they not uploaded attack reels. Police made six arrests in Jamui and four in Samastipur after videos surfaced. Officers registered FIRs against roughly 120 accounts for sharing a minor
The Indian Express
Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir remain on hold. Officials said the government has not decided OBC reservation required under the Panchayati Raj Act. Panchayat terms ended on January 9, 2024, and District Development Councils ended on February 24, 2026. The State Election
The Hindu
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on September 24 demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign immediately. Gandhi alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah backed vote theft and will face investigation. He said the 2024 Lok Sabha and Vidha
The Indian Express
The United Forum of Bank Unions called a three-day strike from September 28 seeking five-day banking and an end to the PLI scheme. The Finance Ministry said the dates coincide with half-yearly closing on September 30. Public sector and regional rural banks will operate on Sunday,
The Hindu
The Supreme Court on September 24 sought updated data on pending commercial cases and commercial court infrastructure nationwide. Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana are hearing a plea by the Indian Commercial and Arbitration Bar Association. Notic
The Hindu
Two Uttar Pradesh Police and two CRPF personnel were arrested over the alleged gang rape of a Haryana woman at an Amroha farmhouse. SP Lakhan Singh Yadav said the woman, aged around 24, alleged assault after travelling with CRPF Inspector Mohit from Sonipat on September 21. She c
The Indian Express
The Cockroach Janta Party on Thursday demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign within 48 hours over Special Intensive Revision exclusions. Convenors said more than 13 crore names were dropped from draft rolls across 30 states and union territories. They threatene
The Indian Express
Nataraja Soorya Krishnamoorthy, founder of the Soorya Stage and Film Society, died in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. He joined ISRO in 1972 and left in 1999 for arts. The 48th Soorya festival was to start a 111-day run on October 1. Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan called hi
The Hindu
Congress leader and Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Deepika Pandey Singh's daughter Trisha Singh and three others died early on September 24. Their car hit a parked truck on the Ranchi-Jamshedpur National Highway near Domuhani Marine Drive. Sonari police took the four to Mah
The Hindu
Kerala's government is preparing a revised compensation package for human-wildlife conflict victims, Agriculture Ministry sources said. A State-level conclave is set for September 29 at Thiruvambady in Kozhikode district. Death compensation may rise from Rs 14 lakh to up to Rs 21
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu Environment Minister V.K. Rajeev told The Hindu Sustainability Summit 2026 in Chennai that sustainability needs measurable outcomes and practical action on the ground. Coverage of the speech cited a proposed Rs 3,000 crore annual climate budget and a 50 percent solar-a
The Indian Express
Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan defended a privately arranged helicopter to Nilambur on Monday after flash floods killed six people in Malappuram. The CPI(M) and BJP demand sponsors be named for his chopper travel. Satheesan said he leads disaster management and will not iden
The Hindu
S. Jaishankar told Marco Rubio in New York on Wednesday that India has concerns over the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act signed last week. The law authorises up to 100 percent tariffs on major Russian oil buyers. Jaishankar posted on X about Gulf and Ukraine talks. India says Rus
The Indian Express
The Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh High Court allowed an 11-year-old to terminate a pregnancy at 24 weeks and 2 days on September 22. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal said she cannot be compelled to carry a pregnancy from assault. A September 11 medical board found her fit despite risks. Go
The Indian Express
Two Jammu and Kashmir policemen were found dead inside a car in Sanasar, Ramban district, on Tuesday night under unclear circumstances. Officials named Head Constable Farid Ahmed and Selection Grade Constable Muhammad Yaqbool, both posted at Ramban District Police Lines. They wer
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A Delhi-bound IndiGo Boeing 787-9 operating flight 6E4 returned to London Heathrow after a technical issue early on Wednesday. Data on Flightradar24.com showed the aircraft was airborne for around an hour before turning back to the airport. A source said it landed safely. Specifi
The Indian Express
Viral videos of alleged torture on women in Telangana prompted the state Human Rights Commission to issue notices. In Bhadradri Kothagudem, a woman was made to stand on nails in July, the chairperson noted Tuesday. In Secunderabad, police arrested home guard K Anand on September
The Hindu
President Droupadi Murmu on September 22 urged film artists not to endorse products harmful to health. At the 72nd National Film Awards in Ekta Nagar, she said a true star spreads light, not darkness. She called for women on regional juries and social security for film workers. A
The Indian Express
A University of Chicago Climate Impact Lab report projects about 15,800 additional heat deaths in India from September 2026 to February 2027. Researchers tie the rise to Super El Niño warming that lifts global land temperatures 1.2°C above normal. The same six-month window covers
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Bengaluru founder Karthik SG said on X his firm will not hire men from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar or Madhya Pradesh. He linked the rule to a fired employee from one of those states after alleged abuse of female staff. A1 Sports World has 32 employees, including 14 women. Cri
The Hindu
Lady Shri Ram College suspended classes from noon on September 22 after police shot accused Asif about 50 metres from its back gate. Police said Asif fired three rounds; one hit a head constable's jacket. Officers fired twice, wounding his right leg. Classes were also suspended S
The Hindu
KR Puram police have filed a 2,085-page chargesheet in a Bengaluru triple murder case against tech professional S. Shwetha, 24, and her live-in partner Kenneth, 26. Somasundar, 55, Muthulakshmi, 48, and Supriya, 20, were allegedly killed on June 22, 2026, at Sai Green Apartment i
The Indian Express
Madhya Pradesh's Cabinet gave in-principle approval Tuesday for Rs 962.50 crore to build Chief Minister Sports Complexes in 140 Assembly constituencies over five years. MSME minister Chetanya Kashyap said each site will include a helipad for air ambulances. The 2026-27 state budg
The Indian Express
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said Tuesday he will lead a 20-km padayatra in Leh on September 23. It starts from a stupa built for those killed last year. The march was shortened from a Kargil start due to changing weather. Four people died in the September 24, 2025, Leh violen
The Hindu
A Delhi court on Tuesday granted activist Sharjeel Imam interim bail from October 4 to October 10 in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai allowed the week-long release so he can attend his cousin's wedding. Imam faces UAPA charge
The Hindu
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said Election Commission notices to over 33 lakh Delhi voters in the special intensive revision appear machine-generated. Justice Joymalya Bagchi told the Commission the notices look mechanically issued and need refinement. Lawyers said 91 percent of
The Indian Express
Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic backed India's permanent UN Security Council seat after their first V4-plus-India ministers meeting. Slovakia's Juraj Blanar said all four agreed India belongs at the table as a permanent member. Talks sat beside the 81st UN Genera
The Hindu
Kerala's Priyadarshini free travel scheme for women and transgender persons on KSRTC buses completed 100 days on Tuesday. Official figures put average free journeys at 12.93 lakh a day. Women had taken 12.62 crore free journeys, creating about Rs 267 crore in KSRTC liability. Pri