Author Archives: THEHINDU

Crime and policing briefing: Veterinary doc dies by suicide after being cheated of ₹1.40cr in UP: Police

A 52-year-old veterinary doctor allegedly died by suicide in his apartment in Gorakhpur’s Rajendra Nagar [...]

What the latest development means: Bangladesh turns to India for help as power crisis forces 8pm shutdown

Bangladesh is facing one of its worst power crisis in years as a severe shortage [...]

What the latest development means: Centre agrees in principle to rail travel concessions for acid attack

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has agreed in principle to [...]

Public safety and disasters briefing: Seven workers killed, 14 injured after landslide, water seepage

Dehradun: Seven workers were killed and 14 others injured after a landslide and heavy water [...]

What the latest development means: Meghalaya HC panel seeks urgent action plan to curb illegal coal mining

The Meghalaya high court-appointed justice BP Katakey committee has urged the state government to urgently [...]

Admissions and study briefing: BCI halts enrolment of NALSAR 2026 graduates amid row over CJI Surya Kant

In a dramatic turn of events, the Bar Council of India (BCI) on Thursday evening [...]

Elections and campaigns briefing: ‘What if all legal cockroaches came together?’: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has brought back the slogan that launched his [...]

Crime and policing briefing: Engaged couple, working in same bank, found dead hours apart in two different

A young couple who worked for the same bank were found dead in Kerala and [...]

Governance and accountability briefing: Sonam Wangchuk’s pitch for India’s ‘2nd Independence movement’

Scientist and activist Sonam Wangchuk has called for “India’s second Independence movement” to bring about [...]

Exams and results briefing: Nagaland’s NSF asks students to skip I-Day events over Vande Mataram row

An influential students’ organisation in Nagaland has asked educational institutions not to send students to [...]