India Archive

On Thursday, 17th September 2025, the Supreme Court of India passed a significant order in a highly sensitive case. A bench comprising Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chauhan decided to suspend the jail sentence of Christian pastor Father Edwin Pigarez, who had earlier been convicted for the heinous crime of repeatedly raping a minor girl.

Mumbai, September 17: A shocking incident has surfaced online through an audio recording that has left many disturbed. In this viral audio, a woman who is said to be a bank employee can be heard misbehaving with a member of the Indian Armed Forces during a phone call.

Final checks on the AK-47 rifles. Final checks on the stacks of ammunition magazines and grenades stuffed into olive-green knapsacks. The four men shoved fistfuls of almonds into their mouths, chewing quickly in the darkness and swallowing. Small, light, and packed with energy, mountain almonds were as essential to them as their weapons. The high-protein bites would have to sustain them for at least the next eight hours.

A gruesome crime has shaken Punjab after the brutal murder of Rupinder Kaur Pandher, a 71-year-old United States citizen of Indian origin. Rupinder had travelled from Seattle to Ludhiana, driven by the hope of marriage, but her journey ended in betrayal and death.

In a crowded subway car in Saint Petersburg, someone captured a photograph of a man who, at first glance, seemed completely ordinary. His hair was unkempt, his clothes simple, and his shoes worn down from years of use.

On 18th September, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi once again came out swinging against the Election Commission of India. At a press conference, he accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of shielding “vote chors” (vote thieves).

In yet another episode that has fueled charges of judicial hostility towards Hindu beliefs, former Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman courted fresh controversy with his remarks at the KM Bashir Memorial Lecture, organized by the Press Club of Thiruvananthapuram on September 1. Instead of answering a simple question about faith with dignity, he mocked Hindu sacredness by equating it with ridicule.

Assam Police, on Monday (15th September), arrested the Assam Civil Services (ACS) official Nupur Bora in Guwahati for possessing disproportionate wealth. Bora’s arrest came after a team from the Assam Chief Minister’s Special Vigilance Cell raided her Guwahati residence and found cash worth ₹92 lakh and jewellery valued at nearly ₹1 crore. An additional ₹10 lakh was seized by the authorities from her rented house in Barpeta.

In a recent development, the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) has made a surprising offer. In a statement dated 15th August 2025, the Maoists, through their central committee spokesperson Abhay, say they are ready to give up arms. They want the Central government to announce a one-month ceasefire and to pause all current anti-Naxal operations.

On September 16, 2025, the Supreme Court of India delivered a judgment that shocked many Hindus. The court dismissed a petition seeking restoration of a seven-foot mutilated idol of Lord Vishnu at the Javari temple in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh. This idol, part of the UNESCO-protected Khajuraho group of monuments, was desecrated centuries ago during the Mughal invasions and has remained dishonoured since.