Dozens held in voter-roll protests
Police detained dozens of youth protesters in New Delhi on the second straight day of demonstrations demanding the chief election commissioner's resignation over alleged voter-roll irregularities.
‘I could not let all those people die’
An Indian pilot attacked by his co-pilot aboard a flight from the UAE to Israel said that he "could not let all those people die", in his first public remarks after he helped stop the plane from crashing.
Voter row fuels protests
Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced renewed pressure as the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and a separate coalition of student and activist groups stage fresh protests, demanding the resignation of the elections commission chief over a controversial voter roll revision.
Who let the dogs out? Fat canine contest goes viral
IT was a good day for the good dogs in the capital as voters chose which of the city's chubbiest canines deserves to be crowned its fattest.
Food giants warn red labels could confuse consumers
Authorities should reconsider the red colour of its proposed food warning labels as it can confuse consumers who associate the colour with non-vegetarian ingredient markings, food companies in the countries have told the Supreme Court.
More flash floods likely
Heavy rain and storms have triggered floods and landslides that killed 56 people in the country, while in Nepal, 14 have died and another 11 are missing, with authorities there warning that more flash floods are possible.
Mumbai’s state hit by drought
Drought has hit three-quarters of the richest state of Maharashtra, the government said, after prolonged low rainfall in the region home to the megacity of Mumbai.
Curtain falls on single-screen cinemas
The demolition has begun at Bengaluru's Urvashi Cinema, once a 1,200-seat movie palace where generations of filmgoers cheered and whistled, another casualty of the vanishing single-screen era.
Election commission orders review of software
The Election Commission ordered a review of its voter-roll software after a newspaper reported that its chief had been questioned by his deputies over changes to voter lists that excluded millions of voters.
Nicotine pouches under fire
THE government has ordered states to crack down on the sale of nicotine pouches, which it considers a major health risk, saying globally popular brands are being widely sold illegally in the country, a letter from the health ministry shows.
