Nitin Verma

India is grappling with an unusually early and prolonged summer in 2026, marked by soaring temperatures and intensifying heatwaves. This extreme heat is exacerbating water scarcity, creating a critical link between two pressing environmental challenges. The nation's health systems are bracing for increased heat-related illnesses as warm nights offer little respite.

The CIC on Friday ruled that a prisoner has the right to get clarification about his parole rights according to laws and guidelines even though giving such explanations by a public authority did not come under Right to Information Act.

Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) on Wednesday conducted a removal drive and demolished two multi-storeyed residential buildings in limits of Zone-3 that were in dilapidated condition.The driver started from Lodhi Mohalla area, where a 70-year-old structure was demolished by IMC.

The CPMT aspirants in the city found the physics section toughest among all the sections in the question paper. More than 23,000 candidates appeared in the entrance test for admission to government and approved medical, dental, homeopathic, ayurvedic and Unani colleges of Uttar Pradesh. Last year, 15,000 candidates from the city had appeared in CPMT.

InstaAstro raised ₹18.50 crores in a Pre Series A round led by Artha Venture Fund, with support from LogX Ventures, Singularity Ventures, IR Capital Partners, Blume Founders Fund, and industry luminary Aloke Bajpai, MD & CEO of Ixigo. Anirudh A Damani, Managing Partner at Artha Venture Fund, mentioned that InstaAstro is well-positioned in the astrology market.

A 2-year-old boy lost his life after he slipped from the second floor balcony of his house at Nandanvan while trying to watch his elder brother playing on the ground floor.

A criminal defamation complaint has been lodged against national bravery award recipient Nazia Khan in Agra district court for allegedly making defamatory remark against a local lawyer.

Members of the Yuva Adhivakta Sangh, an organization of young lawyers of Agra, met Manan Kumar Mishra, chairman, Bar Council of India, in Delhi on Thursday, seeking arrangement for alternative chambers before removal of ‘unauthorized’ chambers built by lawyers. A memorandum was submitted to press the demand for enhancing facilities for lawyers and arrangement of chambers in court premises.

A gang involved in more than 150 cases of snatching and robberies across east Delhi in the past two months has been busted from Kalyanpuri. Police said that the gang stole high-speed KTM bikes as a getaway vehicle to avoid pilice.

Three men were arrested for allegedly stealing a car parked outside a school in Sector 135 earlier this month. The accused — Nitin Verma, Ashish, and Shahrukh Saifi — also stole a Shih-Tzu dog they found inside the car.

Sunday turned a golden day in Gujarat for the water sports players of Madhya Pradesh in the 36th National Games. MP players won four gold medals and two silver and a bronze medal.

Three college students allegedly involved in murder of an old couple in Matiyana area of Shimla district on the night of January 26 were arrested today.

Incheon Asian Games medallist Manju Bala faces a five-year ban for doping violations, testing positive for steroids and SARMS. Several other athletes, including Mohan Saini, bodybuilders, a boxer, a canoeist, and a basketball player, have also received suspensions ranging from two to six years. A sprinter's four-year ban was also upheld.

The Delhi Consumer Commission has directed a city-based private hospital and one of its doctors to pay Rs five lakh to a man for causing the death of his wife due to medical negligence.

A property dealer was allegedly shot at following an argument with his neighbours in Sector 99 on Wednesday night.The shooting occurred when the victim, Bharesh Pratap, had just returned from work.

Police on Sunday arrested three persons for using fake bank documents to buy cars and sell them to gullible new customers.

A 35-year-old man created panic on Thursday by tweeting to PM Narendra Modi that he feared the Mumbai-Delhi flight he was travelling in had been hijacked.

Saadatganj police arrested a 15-year-old boy who along with two other youths were involved in the theft of cash and other valuables kept inside a temple situated at Katra Bigen Begh police outpost.

A man's death penalty for killing his foster parents and his pregnant wife in 2008, after they opposed his extramarital affair, was on Thursday commuted to life imprisonment by the Delhi high court.