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The death toll from the tragic building collapse in Delhi's Mustafabad area on Saturday morning has climbed to 11, with the landlord, 60-year-old Tehsin, also confirmed dead. The incident, which occurred around 2:39 am, saw a four-storey residential building reduced to rubble, prompting a massive rescue operation involving the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Delhi Fire Services, and local police.

In light of increasing reports of Indian students facing abrupt visa revocations in the United States, Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas has written to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, urging immediate diplomatic intervention. Brittas has called for the matter to be raised with the US government at the “highest appropriate levels” to seek justice for affected students.

As many as 262 people have lost their lives in Himachal Pradesh due to natural calamities and road accidents since the beginning of the year, Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi revealed on Saturday.

A man accused of sexually assaulting an air hostess while she was on ventilator support in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram was arrested on Thursday after a meticulous investigation lasting several days.

A tense confrontation between the Gujarati and Marathi-speaking communities broke out at a housing society in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area on Thursday over the alleged consumption of non-vegetarian food. The dispute escalated when members of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) joined the fray, accusing Gujarati residents of disrespecting their Marathi-speaking neighbors over food preferences.

In a crackdown on the illegal e-cigarette trade, the Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly running a business dealing in banned Chinese-made e-cigarettes. The accused, identified as Gurucharan, operated a pan shop in Ashok Vihar, targeting young people, especially Gen-Z and first-time smokers.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday raised serious concerns about the lack of an FIR in the ongoing case involving the discovery of large sums of cash from the residence of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma. The cash was allegedly found in March, after fire officials were called to the judge’s house during Holi celebrations to address a blaze. Dhankhar criticized the pace of the investigation, highlighting that if the case involved an ordinary citizen, the investigation would have proceeded swiftly.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged Governor CV Ananda Bose to postpone his planned visit to Murshidabad, a district in the state recently rocked by communal clashes. The violence, which erupted following the introduction of the newly enacted Waqf Amendment Act, led to the deaths of three people and left several others injured.

In a significant shift in trade relations, India on Thursday announced the end of an arrangement allowing the trans-shipment of Bangladeshi export cargo to third countries through Indian ports and airports. This decision comes as a response to a series of trade measures by Bangladesh, including the suspension of yarn imports from India and the closure of three land ports along the India-Bangladesh border.

After a nine-month closure due to a roof collapse, Terminal-1 (T1) of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport reopened for passengers on Tuesday. The terminal, which had been shut down after a part of its canopy collapsed during heavy rains in June 2024, is now fully operational, according to airport authorities.

Comedian Vir Das has voiced his frustration with Air India over an incident involving his injured wife, claiming that despite pre-booking wheelchair assistance, she was not provided with the service on a recent flight. In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Mr. Das expressed his disappointment with the airline, accusing them of providing inadequate support during their journey.

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday extended its interim order granting protection from arrest to Puja Khedkar, a former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) trainee, who is accused in a fraudulent case related to the 2022 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination. Khedkar is allegedly involved in forging documents to gain eligibility for the UPSC exam by claiming reservations meant for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.

In a major blow to cross-border drug trafficking, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) seized 300 kg of methamphetamine, estimated to be worth ₹1,800 crore, during a joint operation near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast.

In a bizarre case of administrative oversight, a police sub-inspector in Firozabad has been suspended after he mistakenly named a judge as the accused in a theft case warrant. The incident has sparked a judicial inquiry and raised concerns over procedural lapses within the police department.