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Satellite image of Cyclone Murasu, a large swirling white cloud mass over the dark blue Bay of Bengal, with the Indian coast at left.

Cyclone Murasu forms, may hit Andhra near Nellore by 3 Nov: IMD

1 Nov2 min read8 sources

An orange and grey Vande Bharat Sleeper train standing on tracks under overhead electric wires at a railway yard.

Bengaluru–Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper flagged off: timings, stops

1 Nov2 min read4 sources

Satellite view of a large swirling white cyclone cloud mass over the dark blue sea of the Bay of Bengal.

Cyclone Murasu explained: When it may hit Andhra Pradesh, and what the name means

Explained31 Oct2 min read6 sources

The orange and grey front of a Vande Bharat Sleeper Express train on railway tracks, with buildings and trees behind it.

Varanasi–Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper explained: Timings, fares, stops

Explained31 Oct2 min read4 sources

A red Delhi Fire Service fire truck with a ladder on its roof parked on a paved road under trees.

Mangolpuri fire: Four dead in Delhi shoe factory, homicide case filed

31 Oct2 min read4 sources

The Supreme Court of India building in New Delhi, with its central dome, behind a lawn, trees and a statue.

Supreme Court: A consensual relationship that turns sour is not rape

30 Oct2 min read4 sources

A red, white and blue single-engine helicopter flying low above a line of pine trees under a cloudy sky.

Joshimath helicopter crash: All six on board killed, AAIB to probe

30 Oct2 min read4 sources

An orange and white helicopter flying low over a green mountain slope with snow-streaked peaks behind.

Helicopter with six on board crashes near Joshimath after leaving Badrinath

30 Oct2 min read5 sources

Scooters and a bicycle parked on a wet pavement in heavy rain at night in Connaught Place, New Delhi.

Explained: Why Delhi had its wettest October day in four years

Explained30 Oct2 min read5 sources

A sandstone Reserve Bank of India office building in Mumbai with cars parked along the street in front.

Explained: Will banks have to repay digital arrest scam victims? What the Supreme Court has proposed

Explained29 Oct2 min read4 sources

Brown floodwater surrounding a half-submerged single-storey building and trees in Odisha.

Cyclone Arnab aftermath: Coast Guard airlifts stranded people as floods cut off 70 villages in Odisha’s Ganjam

29 Oct2 min read5 sources

The domed central wing of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi, with trees in the foreground.

‘What is wrong with these victims?’ CJI Surya Kant asks why educated people still fall for digital arrest scams

29 Oct2 min read4 sources

A light switch panel and a socket labelled for laptops and cell phones below a window inside an Indian Railways AC coach.

Explained: Why you can’t charge your phone on a train between 11 pm and 5 am

Explained29 Oct2 min read4 sources

An elderly woman in an orange head covering and glasses sits on a bed holding a traditional hand fan during a power cut in the heat.

Explained: What the Lancet Countdown 2026 report says about heat and health in India

Explained28 Oct2 min read4 sources

Jio Platforms lists at ₹1,358, 21% above its IPO price, after India’s biggest-ever IPO

28 Oct2 min read5 sources

Yellow-and-black autorickshaws driving along a street in Chennai, with a white Ambassador car and shopfronts behind them.

Explained: Tamil Nadu’s new auto fares, from the ₹50 minimum to night and waiting charges

Explained28 Oct2 min read3 sources

Satellite image of Cyclone Arnab, a tight white spiral of cloud with a clear eye, over the Bay of Bengal next to India’s east coast.

Cyclone Arnab crosses the Andhra coast near Narsapur and weakens; deaths reported as trees and power lines come down

28 Oct3 min read6 sources

An old brown-and-grey ₹1,000 banknote issued by the Reserve Bank of India, with the Lion Capital emblem on the right and ‘One Thousand Rupees’ in English and Hindi.

Explained: Is a new ₹1,000 note coming? What PIB’s fact check says, and which notes are legal tender

Explained27 Oct2 min read4 sources

Satellite image of Cyclone Arnab, a large swirl of white cloud with a small eye at its centre, over the Bay of Bengal beside the green-brown Indian coast.

Cyclone Arnab to cross Andhra coast near Yanam between 2 am and 4 am, earlier than forecast; Kakinada port hoists No. 10 signal

27 Oct2 min read5 sources

The tall white-and-red High Court of Kerala building in Ernakulam behind a coconut palm and green trees under a blue sky.

Explained: Can a pregnancy be ended after 24 weeks in India? What the law says, after the Kerala High Court’s order

Explained27 Oct3 min read5 sources