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In a significant development, the Centre has appointed Justice Vibhu Bakhru as the Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. This decision comes shortly after the elevation of the incumbent Chief Justice Manmohan to the Supreme Court of India.

A Goa-based civil engineer, Siddharth Singh Gautam, has stirred a heated debate on social media with his viral posts on X (formerly Twitter), where he criticized India’s high taxes, pollution, and political accountability. Announcing his decision to permanently relocate to Singapore by 2025, Gautam’s remarks about leaving India have garnered mixed reactions online.

In a devastating accident in Kerala’s Alappuzha district, five first-year MBBS students from Vandanam Medical College lost their lives, and two others were critically injured when their car collided with a Kerala State Road Transportation Corporation (KSRTC) passenger bus. The incident occurred on Monday evening around 9 PM.

In a groundbreaking investigation, the Andaman and Nicobar Police have announced their intention to seek information from Elon Musk's satellite internet company, Starlink, as part of a massive drug trafficking probe. The inquiry comes after authorities intercepted a Myanmar boat carrying over 6,000 kilograms (13,000 pounds) of methamphetamine, valued at an estimated ₹360 billion ($4.25 billion) in retail markets.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged with the country’s police and intelligence leadership during the second day of the closed-door annual security conference in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The discussions focused on strengthening India’s internal security and addressing a wide range of national security challenges.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has raised concerns over India's declining population growth rate, stating that society will perish if the rate falls below 2.1. Speaking at the ‘Kathale Kul (Clan) Sammelan’ in Nagpur, Bhagwat emphasized the integral role of families, or "kutumb," in sustaining society. He referred to Loksankhya Shastra, a science of population, which indicates that a population growth rate below 2.1 would lead to societal decline.

In a tragic accident in Maharashtra, at least 10 people were killed and several others injured when a state transport bus overturned on the Gondia-Arjuni road. The incident occurred in Bindravana Tola village, Gondia district, during the early hours of Saturday. The bus, which was traveling from Bhandara to Gondia, reportedly lost control, causing it to flip over on the side of the road.

The historic Udaipur City Palace reopened its gates on Thursday evening, bringing an end to a four-day closure that had caused major disruptions in the city. The closure was the result of a dispute over the coronation rituals within Udaipur's former royal family.

A massive fire broke out in the vehicle parking area of the Varanasi Cantt Railway Station early on Saturday, damaging at least 200 vehicles, mostly two-wheelers. The blaze, which reportedly started due to a short circuit, engulfed the parking lot, causing massive damage to the vehicles, including bicycles and motorcycles.

Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are bracing for Cyclone Fengal, which is expected to make landfall between Karaikal and Mamallapuram near Puducherry this afternoon. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast wind speeds of 70-80 km/h, with gusts reaching up to 90 km/h, along with heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in several districts.

The Delhi Police have filed a First Information Report (FIR) and launched an intense investigation into the low-intensity explosion that occurred near a cinema hall in Rohini on Thursday, leaving one person injured. The explosion, which occurred almost 40 days after a similar incident near a CRPF school in the same locality, has raised concerns of chemical waste dumping in the area.

Mumbai experienced its coldest November day in eight years on Friday, with the Santacruz observatory recording a minimum temperature of 16.5 degrees Celsius. This marks the lowest temperature for the month of November since 2016, when the same station recorded 16.3°C on November 11.

An explosion was reported in the Prashant Vihar area of northwest Delhi on Thursday morning, causing panic among locals. The incident occurred at 11:48 AM near the PVR multiplex, with the blast being heard near a park's boundary wall. The explosion led to the dispatch of emergency teams, including the police, fire engines, and a bomb detection unit, along with a dog squad to the site.

In a shocking incident on Thursday, an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team conducting a raid in connection with a cyber fraud case was attacked in...