‘One last fight left in me’: Smit Machchhar details cockpit attack, fight to open door

Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, who survived a violent assault by his Omani co-pilot inside a Flydubai cockpit and averted a catastrophic crash on September 30, revealed harrowing details of the incident during…

India News Live Updates, 4 October 2026: SIT probe in Ram Mandir donation row expanded, says Vishwa Hindu Parishad President

The sal and the beetle: Why Madhya Pradesh is cutting 1.4 lakh trees to save the forest

Story continues below. Subscribe to see fewer ads. Each beetle is worth Rs 2. So far, this season, 19,25,118 of them have been collected, generating a bill of Rs 38.5 lakh for…

It rained the day after he died. For a farmer family in Yavatmal, it was too late, again

Story continues below. Subscribe to see fewer ads. Nima’s nephew Harish Choudhary says reasons for all three deaths, by hanging, were the same – recurring crop losses, inadequate rainfall and difficulties in…

Rahul Gandhi launches ‘Satyagraha’ digital platform

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi launched the ‘Satyagraha’ digital platform on Saturday, describing it as an initiative to consolidate issue-based protests unfolding across the country. “Across the country,…

VHP claims 254 Hindus killed in attacks this year, calls for fast-track trials, surveillance

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday called for fast-track trials in cases of alleged religiously motivated attacks on Hindus, tighter regulation of madrasas and installation of high-resolution surveillance cameras at mosques…

Tariffs, sanctions becoming policy instruments, sometimes weaponised: P K Mishra

The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, P K Mishra, on Saturday said tariffs, export controls and other restrictions are increasingly being used not only for conventional commercial objectives but also for…

India can be called a developed economy if development is inclusive: V-P C P Radhakrishnan

VICE-PRESIDENT C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday underlined the importance of consensus and inclusivity, saying India could call itself a developed economy only if its development was inclusive. Speaking at the inauguration of…

Maharashtra Government Defends Appointment of Seven MLCs, Claims No Legal Impediment: Bombay High Court Told

The Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that there is no legal impediment in appointing seven new Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs), despite pending litigation concerning the withdrawal…

Stamp Duty on Affidavits and Agreements Set to Increase in Maharashtra

In a significant move aimed at boosting state revenue, the Maharashtra government has enacted an ordinance to amend the Maharashtra Stamp Act of 1958. This new regulation proposes a substantial increase in…