India Archive

An eight-year-old Hindu student was forced to leave his primary school in London after repeatedly facing discrimination for following a basic religious practice. The child applied a Tilak Chandlo, a sacred mark worn on the forehead by many Hindus, and this became the reason for actions that raised serious questions about religious freedom, inclusion, and the safety of children in UK schools.

In a significant judicial intervention that underscores the delicate balance between freedom of expression and the protection of religious sentiments, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has delivered a landmark verdict. On Tuesday, January 20, the Court quashed the First Information Report (FIR) filed against Amit Malviya, the head of the BJP’s IT Cell. The case, which dates back to 2023, was rooted in a political storm ignited by remarks made by Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin regarding Sanatan Dharma.

The tranquil veneer of Bengaluru’s residential neighborhoods has been pierced by a startling revelation that links the Silicon Valley of India to a trans-border terror conspiracy. A fresh media report from Kannada Prabha has reignited concerns over serious security lapses in Karnataka after it emerged that a woman linked to an alleged ISIS module, arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in July 2025, had established connections in Bengaluru and reportedly lived there for a period while remaining under the radar of local authorities.

The fatality of 27-year-old software engineer Yuvraj Mehta on January 17, 2026, in Greater Noida’s Sector 150 is not merely a traffic accident; it is a composite failure of urban planning, corporate accountability, and emergency response infrastructure. This report provides an exhaustive reconstruction of the event, dissecting the structural negligence that transformed a roadside excavation into a lethal hazard.

A significant political and administrative crisis has erupted in Karnataka following the wide circulation of a controversial video purportedly involving Ramachandra Rao. Rao is a senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer holding the prestigious rank of Director General of Police (DGP) and is also known as the father of Ranya Rao, who is currently an accused in a gold smuggling case.

On January 20, the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly witnessed a dramatic disruption of protocol, marking yet another chapter in the deepening institutional conflict within the state. Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi declined to deliver the customary Governor’s address on the opening day of the session, eventually walking out of the assembly entirely.

In the complex landscape of Indian social politics, the conversation surrounding caste has no boundaries. It is a harsh reality that the struggles of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes are often juxtaposed against a narrative that vilifies upper castes (Savarna). Those who push this specific narrative of victimhood often go to great lengths to spread their viewpoints, depicting almost every facet of society as a tool of oppression designed by upper castes to maintain their dominance.

In the quiet district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, a recent police intervention has ignited a fierce debate that extends far beyond the immediate detention of 12 individuals. The police detained these men for ‘offering prayers’ in a private, vacant house in Mohammadganj village without obtaining the necessary administrative permission. While this might appear on the surface to be a minor administrative breach, authorities revealed that the detained persons were allegedly utilizing the property not merely for occasional prayer, but as a makeshift mosque and madarsa.

A tragic sequence of events fueled by a viral social media video has led to the death of a 42-year-old man in Kerala’s Kozhikode district. Deepak U, a textile company employee and resident of the Govindapuram area, was found dead in his home on Sunday morning, reportedly by suicide. The incident has sparked a fiery debate across the state regarding social media trials, as the man had been accused of sexual harassment by a female passenger on a crowded KSRTC bus just days prior.

In a development that has triggered a massive political firestorm across Madhya Pradesh and beyond, the Congress party finds itself at the center of a severe controversy following deeply disturbing remarks made by its MLA, Phool Singh Baraiya, regarding rape, caste, and religious scriptures. The situation has been further inflamed by the intervention of veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, who has staunchly defended his colleague, asserting that the legislator was merely quoting an academic text rather than expressing his own views.