India Archive

In a major development regarding the high-profile financial scandal at the famous hill shrine, the Kerala High Court on June 29 granted explicit permission to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to register a brand-new criminal case against two prominent leaders of the state's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF).

The morning of Monday, June 29, 2026, broke cold and damp over Muddenahalli, a quiet hamlet nestled against the steep, basalt slopes of Nandi Hills in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur district. For decades, this region has served as a scenic sanctuary for weekend travelers fleeing the dense, choking traffic of nearby Bengaluru. But on this particular morning, the tranquil atmosphere of the Nandi Skandgiri Heritage Homestay was punctured by the arrival of emergency vehicles.

On June 27th (Saturday), Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on a three-day visit to the Republic of Seychelles at the invitation of President Dr. Patrick Herminie. He also attended the 50th Independence Day, popularly known as National Day, celebrations as the Guest of Honour on June 29th and was awarded the honorary title of "Guardian of the Blue Horizon" by the archipelagic island nation.

The highly complex religious conversion case in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district has taken a dramatic and unexpected new turn. Ayush Malik, a young man who had previously converted to Islam and officially renamed himself Mohammad Ali after being brainwashed by a female Muslim gym trainer named Chandni Qureshi, has now formally returned to Hinduism.

On the sun-drenched marble courtyard of Gurdwara Singh Shaheedan in Sohana, Mohali, the triumphant cries of “Jo Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal” suddenly dissolved into a chaotic scramble of unsheathed steel and shouting men. It was Sunday, June 28, 2026. Hundreds of Nihang Sikhs had gathered to offer ardas (prayers) and celebrate what senior clergy termed a victory for their collective dignity: the release of four young pilgrims arrested after a high-altitude highway brawl in Uttarakhand.

The ongoing investigation into the tragic death of 26-year-old Pune real estate businessman Ketan Agarwal has taken a darker turn. Law enforcement authorities have uncovered what they describe as a deeply calculated, premeditated conspiracy.

In the immediate aftermath of the foiled South Mumbai mass poisoning plot, the ideological and legal battle lines around the accused, 39-year-old Faiyaz Nisar Hussain Premji, hardened significantly. In Pune, the trustees of the Khoja Shia Isna Ashari (KSI) Jamat held an emergency meeting to address the severe damage done to the community's reputation. The Jamat issued a public decree formally debarring Premji.

At 6:30 am on Thursday, June 25, 2026, the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway was already thick with the heavy, high-speed transit of interstate commuters. Sarthak Mattoo, a 33-year-old event management professional, was riding his black Pulsar motorcycle along the highway. He was commuting from his home in DLF Phase 4, Gurugram, to an event assignment in Noida. He wore a premium, high-quality helmet bought for him by his father, who had extracted a solemn promise that he would never ride without it.

The road winding through the dense areca plantations of Siddapur taluk in Karnataka’s Western Ghats is often cloaked in thick fog. This quiet, emerald landscape, known for its heavy monsoons and ancient temples, has become the backdrop of a profound institutional tragedy. The death of Gokul Krishna Gouda, a fifteen-year-old tenth-standard student at the Indira Gandhi Residential School in Kansur, has unmasked a troubling reality of systemic failure, bureaucratic self-preservation, and a mother's refusal to let her son's voice be silenced.

A local civil society organization in Arunachal Pradesh has raised serious concerns regarding border security, claiming that Chinese forces have stepped into Indian territories along the border to build extensive infrastructure on local land. The Nah Welfare Society (NWS), a community-based organization rooted in the Taksing region, formally alleged that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has crossed into Indian territory within the Taksing circle, which is located in the Upper Subansiri district.