India Archive

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.

High drama gripped the Supreme Court on Monday during open court proceedings when a 71-year-old lawyer allegedly attempted to attack Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai.

On Saturday, 4th October, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a new national awareness campaign in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, named ‘Aapki Punji, Aapka Adhikar’ (Your Money, Your Right).

The district administration in Sambhal carried out a demolition drive today (2 October) in Rae Buzurg village, aiming to remove an illegal mosque and a marriage hall built on land that belonged to a pond and compost pits. Local police chief SP KK Bishnoi said that the Mosque Committee had been issued a 30-day deadline to take down the structure themselves.