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A car explosion near Red Fort Metro Station in Delhi on Monday evening sparked panic and set nearby vehicles on fire. Police and fire officials rushed to the spot as seven fire engines battled the blaze. Investigation is underway.

A controversy erupted after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that singing Vande Mataram would be mandatory in all schools. Maulana Haleem Ullah Kasmi urged Muslims to withdraw their children from schools, calling the move an attack on religious freedom

Veteran actor Dharmendra, 89, remains hospitalised at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. While an industry insider said his condition is serious, family representatives clarified he is stable and not on a ventilator. The actor continues to recover under medical observation

Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Monday highlighted the dangers of artificial intelligence after a morphed video showed a fake courtroom incident. The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea seeking guidelines to regulate AI use in the judiciary

A Kolkata-based book supplier has been arrested for allegedly defrauding ISKCON of Rs 2 crore by submitting fake invoices. The accused, Debraj Bhattacharya, who had been absconding for years, was caught from the Girish Park area on Saturday night

A 70-year-old hawker from Nadia district died allegedly due to anxiety triggered by the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal. His family claimed he stopped eating after learning that his name was missing from the old voters’ list

The Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out coordinated raids across Anantnag, Sopore, Kulgam, and Handwara to target locals allegedly assisting Pakistan-based terror operatives. Several suspects were detained and booked under preventive laws as part of efforts to dismantle support networks

The Supreme Court has ordered the relocation of stray dogs from schools, hospitals, railway stations, and highways, mandating sterilisation, vaccination, and safety measures. Authorities must ensure anti-rabies vaccine availability, quarterly inspections, and compliance affidavits to protect citizens’ right to life

Two weeks after 19 people were killed in a horrific bus fire near Kurnool, police have arrested Vemuri Vinod Kumar, owner of V Kaveri Travels. He was booked under BNS provisions for negligence and remanded to judicial custody

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached Rs 11.14 crore in assets of former cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan for promoting illegal offshore betting platform 1xBet. The probe uncovered a Rs 1,000 crore laundering trail involving thousands of accounts

Karnataka High Court’s Dharwad bench dismissed the state government’s appeal against the stay on its order restricting RSS activities in public spaces. The division bench directed the government to approach the single-judge bench, marking another setback for the Congress-led administration

India will scale down direct Russian crude imports from late November as US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil take effect. Reliance, MRPL, and HPCL-Mittal have halted purchases, triggering a sharp decline in December arrivals, with gradual recovery expected via intermediaries

Actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) announced it will contest the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections independently. Vijay is the party’s Chief Ministerial candidate, with 12 resolutions addressing voter rights, law-and-order, farmer issues, and fisherfolk concerns

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said the India-New Zealand free trade agreement will boost trade, investments, and jobs. Both countries aim to collaborate in sectors like defence, education, tourism, and aerospace, reflecting closer ties and shared focus on inclusive, sustainable development

Microsoft will allow Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions to be processed locally in 15 countries by 2026, including India. The move enhances data security, sovereignty, and compliance for governments and regulated industries, following recent legal and operational updates in India

NASA and ISRO will declare their joint NISAR satellite operational on Friday, ISRO chief V Narayanan announced. Launched in July, the dual-band radar mission can scan the entire Earth every 12 days. Narayanan also revealed timelines for Gaganyaan and India’s planned space station

In Maharashtra’s Latur district, a 70-year-old farmer and his 20-year-old son were killed over a land dispute in Rudhda village. Police arrested two men from the same village after the victims were found dead near a water tank on Tuesday morning

Senior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to ensure sugarcane farmers get Rs 3,500 per tonne. With protests raging in north Karnataka, Bommai proposed Rs 3,300 from factories and Rs 200 from the government, warning delay would hurt thousands of farmers.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged that the NDA is attempting to form the government in Bihar through “vote chori”, claiming 65 lakh people’s names — including many women — were deleted from the electoral rolls via the SIR exercise. She challenged voters to oust the ruling bloc and pledged jobs, land and medical cover under an INDIA-bloc government

Security forces destroyed a Maoist arms manufacturing facility in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, seizing 17 firearms and several weapon-making tools. The operation is part of intensified efforts to dismantle Naxal infrastructure and promote peace under the government’s rehabilitation policy