India Archive

On Sunday night, 25th January, a disturbing incident unfolded in the heart of Kolkata when Republic Bangla journalist Kishalay Mukherjee was brutally attacked while returning home. The journalist later took to Facebook to share his ordeal, describing in detail how a group of unidentified attackers targeted him with weapons. The incident has sparked widespread concern, especially as Mukherjee is known for being openly critical of the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government.

Communal tension spread across Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh after a Hindu woman was allegedly kidnapped from the Konch police station area on 19 January. What began as a missing person case soon escalated into a sensitive law-and-order issue, as allegations surfaced against a politically connected individual. The accused was identified as Rizwan Mansuri, also known as Chotu Tiger, who was at the time serving as the Jalaun district chief of the Mulayam Singh Youth Brigade, the youth wing of the Samajwadi Party.

A controversy has surfaced from Bilari town in the Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh after a video began circulating online showing a Hindu schoolgirl allegedly being forced to wear a burqa by her Muslim classmates while returning from a tuition class.

In January 2026, the district of Mirzapur in Eastern Uttar Pradesh—a region historically celebrated for its carpet industry and the sacred Vindhyachal shrine—became the epicenter of a harrowing criminal investigation that exposed the dark underbelly of the city's burgeoning fitness culture. What began as individual complaints from two women spiraled into a massive police crackdown on a sophisticated syndicate accused of operating a "Love Jihad" racket through a network of popular gyms.

ALWAR/JAIPUR — On January 23, 2026, the Hindu festival of Basant Panchami heralded the arrival of spring, a day traditionally associated with the color yellow, the goddess Saraswati, and the blooming of new life. In a secluded hotel in Alwar, far from the prying eyes of the media, a wedding ceremony took place that offered a jarring counter-narrative to the day's purity.

Police have informed the Kunnamangalam court that Simjitha Musthafa, a resident of Vadakara, recorded seven videos of Govindapuram native U Deepak while travelling on a private bus. According to the police, these recordings later became a key factor in the chain of events that led to Deepak’s death. The investigation has found that the videos were taken during a routine bus journey and were later circulated widely, setting off serious consequences.

The annual Hindu festival of Saraswati Puja witnessed repeated disruptions across several parts of West Bengal, a state governed by the Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress. These incidents, reported from different districts, point to a troubling pattern where religious celebrations were interrupted due to political infighting, threats, and administrative restrictions.

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday took a sharp swipe at the Congress as reports of internal disagreement within the party continued to surface. The attack came after a senior Congress leader made remarks that were widely seen as indirectly calling party MP Shashi Tharoor “irrelevant,” adding fresh fuel to an already simmering situation. Seizing the moment, the BJP portrayed the Congress as a party caught in constant internal conflict rather than focused on public issues.

PUNE: A tragic incident shook a residential community in Pune after a five-year-old boy lost his life when a car hit him inside a housing society in Loni Kalbhor on Monday evening. The accident, which took place within what is meant to be a safe residential space, has left residents deeply disturbed and angry.

In a disturbing case that reads like the script of a dark crime thriller, a woman in Lucknow orchestrated a chilling and meticulous conspiracy to send her husband to prison, not once, but twice. Driven by a desire to remove him from her life and unite with her lover, Amaan, she weaponized the law against her own spouse.