- India
CBI arrests two for extorting nearly Rs 90L from NEET UG aspirants
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested two persons for extorting money from NEET UG 2025 aspirants under the guise of manipulating exam scores. The two accused have been identified as Sandeep…
- India
Row over tulsi plant leads to communal violence near Kolkata, 40 arrested
Five officers of the West Bengal police were injured and 40 persons arrested in a communal violence that occurred on June 11 in the Rabindranagar region of South 24 Parganas district. The…
- Hyderabad
Locals flee with mangoes after truck overturns in Rangareddy
Hyderabad: Residents of Rangareddy rejoiced and fled with mangoes on Saturday morning, June 14, when a truck carrying the fruits overturned on the highway near Thimmapur village road in Kothur Mandal. The…
- Bangalore
Uber, Rapido must close bike taxi operations by June 16: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court on Friday, June 13, ordered all app-based cab aggregators companies (like Ola, Uber, Rapido, etc.) to stop two-wheeler service by June 16 across the state. A bench comprising…
- Middle East
Indian journalist detained along with scores of pro-Palestine protesters in Egypt
An Indian journalist was among the scores of pro-Palestinian activists detained and deported by Egyptian authorities on Friday, June 13, before a planned solidarity march towards the Gaza Strip to break the…
- News
KidZania’s Air India-themed ad stirs controversy after Ahmedabad tragedy
Hyderabad: A KidZania advert on the front page of the Mid-Day newspaper on June 12 raised the eyebrows of social media users for bearing an uncanny resemblance to the AI Flight 171…
- India
‘Going back happily’: Last video of British nationals on crashed Air India flight
A final goodbye message recorded by one of the British citizens onboard the ill-fated Air India flight that crashed near the Ahmedabad airport, soon after takeoff on Thursday afternoon, June 12, has…
- India
UP family ostracised, fined Rs 20 lakh for supporting intercaste marriage
A family in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district faced a social boycott and a Rs 20 lakh punitive fine after an intercaste marriage took place in their home. The incident took place in…
- India
Supreme Court rejects Goa-born Pakistani national’s plea to stay in India
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 11, declined to hear the plea of a Goa-born Pakistani national seeking citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), fearing religious persecution in Pakistan. A bench…
- India
Tension in Faridabad as locals resist demolition of mosque wall
Local Muslims were up against arms against the municipal corporation of Faridabad, Haryana, after the administration attempted to demolish a mosque under heavy police presence. The incident occurred on June 10. The…
- India
NEET aspirant alleges harassment over hijab at Kolkata exam centre
Hyderabad: A Muslim woman was allegedly not allowed to sit for her NEET UG entrance exam after officials demanded she take off her hijab as per National Testing Agency (NTA) policy. The…
- India
Hindutva mob assaults three minority labourers in Jharkhand
Three Muslim labourers were assaulted on June 6 by a mob of over 30 people affiliated with Hindutva groups solely for their religious identity, in Ranchi’s Namkum area of Jharkhand. In a…
- India
UP man strikes minor with brick exposing her skull after failed rape attempt
A 26-year-old man brutally assaulted a six-year-old girl with brick, exposing her skull, after his rape attempt failed. The incident occurred on Tuesday, June 10, at Kanpur’s Ghatampur town in Uttar Pradesh.…
- India
Man attacks Dalit woman sarpanch with axe in Rajasthan
A Dalit woman sarpanch and her husband were attacked with an axe in Kharesh village in Rajasthan’s Didwana district. The incident occurred on June 8. The Dalit couple were overseeing a road…
- India
Pune park closed after BJP MP alleges meat consumption by Muslims
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), on Sunday, June 8, shut the gates of the iconic Sarasbaug Garden with a notice restricting the consumption of food within the premises. Notably, Bakrid was celebrated…
