India Archive

New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has lately taken to visiting Hindu temples — but these visits are shadowed by his prior record of harsh statements toward Hindus.

In a development that has raised alarm within India’s security circles, at least 75 Indian Army personnel stationed in Jammu and Kashmir and Mathura were contacted by operatives of Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

In yet another case of judicial overreach dressed as social concern, the Supreme Court on October 8 decided to play curriculum advisor, declaring that sex education should be included in schools from a younger age, not restricted to Classes IX to XII. The bench solemnly observed, “we are of the opinion that sex education should be provided to the children from a younger age and not class IX onwards.”

A 75-year-old owner of a pharmaceutical firm, G Ranganathan, was arrested in the early hours of Thursday (9th October) from his apartment in Kodambakkam, Chennai. He is now held in connection with the deaths of several children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, who reportedly died after consuming a contaminated cough syrup produced by his company.

It is often said that India’s outrage economy has a short memory and an even shorter attention span. But when a shoe was flung toward CJI B.R. Gavai, presumably over his remarks in a plea concerning the restoration of Lord Vishnu’s idol, it was enough to set the social media circus ablaze.

The political temperature in Bihar is rising fast as election season begins. Both dominant alliances — the Mahagathbandhan and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) — are already mobilizing their resources for an intense contest. Into this crowded field steps Prashant Kishor, once India’s most sought-after election strategist, now attempting to build a third political front through his new outfit, Jan Suraaj.

The Raebareli Police have provided a detailed clarification about the shocking murder of a man named Hariom Valmiki in Uttar Pradesh.

An attempt was made to hurl a shoe at the Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai, during court proceedings in the Supreme Court on Monday (6th October). According to news reports, the incident occurred when a bench led by CJI Gavai was hearing cases that were being mentioned before it.

On 6th October 2025, an unusual scene unfolded inside the Supreme Court of India. Rakesh Kishore, a 71-year-old lawyer, attempted to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India, B.R. Gavai, while the court was in session.

Seventy-one-year-old Supreme Court advocate Rakesh Kishore, who was prevented from hurling a shoe at Chief Justice Gavai inside the Supreme Court yesterday, has openly defended his act as a reaction to statements that deeply hurt him. He says he does not regret his action.