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Why Congress Needs Overhaul In Punjab: Challenges Ahead Of 2027
- Jun 01, 2026 20:03 pm IST
- Reported by: Manoranjan Bharti
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
In the recently concluded local body elections in Punjab, AAP won 958 seats - a significant leap from the paltry 69 it held previously.The Congress, which had won 1,399 seats in the last election, saw its tally shrink to just 397.
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Delhi Records Coolest June Start In 3 Years With Below Normal Temperatures
- Jun 01, 2026 19:46 pm IST
- Press Trust India
The last time the city recorded a lower maximum temperature on June 1 was in 2023, when it stood at 32.7 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was 20.6 degrees Celsius.
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Accused Dies In Encounter After Assam Attack Leaves 1 Dead, Girl Critical
- Jun 01, 2026 19:38 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
The development comes days after 19-year-old Madhurjya Barman was killed and a 17-year-old girl was critically injured in an attack.
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Ex-House Help Kalita Majhi Takes Oath As Bengal Minister Of State
- Jun 01, 2026 18:56 pm IST
- Reported by: Rittick Mondal
- Edited by: Akash Majumder
Kalita Majhi was among 35 ministers inducted into Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's cabinet, expanding the Council of Ministers to 41.
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After Water Crisis, Delhi Plans 1,500 Rainwater Harvesting Projects Before Monsoon
- Jun 01, 2026 18:43 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
Weeks after water shortages hit parts of the capital, the Delhi government has launched a pre-monsoon rainwater harvesting drive that will see 500 new structures built and 1,000 non-functional systems revived across government buildings by June 30.
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UP Woman Gets Life Term For Throwing Acid On Husband, Causing Blindness
- Jun 01, 2026 18:15 pm IST
- Press Trust India
A fast-track court in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district on Monday sentenced a woman to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1.75 lakh for throwing acid on her sleeping husband, leaving him severely disfigured and permanently blind.
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Man's Severed Legs Found In Odisha Forest, Tiger Attack Suspected
- Jun 01, 2026 17:42 pm IST
- Press Trust India
Severed legs of a man were found inside Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Monday, with locals alleging that he was killed in a tiger attack, officials said.
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K Annamalai Likely To Quit BJP, Launch Own Party: Sources
- Jun 01, 2026 17:38 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
K Annamalai, IPS officer-turned-politician, was offered a Rajya Sabha seat, sources have told NDTV. The 41-year-old leader, NDTV has learnt, refused the offer.
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"Consent Is Key": Supreme Court On Voluntary Sex Work vs Trafficking
- Jun 01, 2026 17:24 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
The Supreme Court said that "consent" remains the central legal differentiator in determining whether a case involves trafficking or voluntary adult sex work.
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Probe Shows Forced Conversion Bid In TCS Nashik Case: Devendra Fadnavis
- Jun 01, 2026 17:13 pm IST
- Reported by: Abhishek Sureshkumar Awasthi
Devendra Fadnavis said that when religion is used as a motive to target women, it points to 'love jihad', and that there is a law to counter this.
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Bengal Cabinet Expansion: Meet 35 New Faces In Suvendu Adhikari's Government
- Jun 01, 2026 17:09 pm IST
- Reported by: Manogya Loiwal
The expansion includes 13 Cabinet Ministers, three Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and 19 Ministers of State.
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As Students "Flex" AI Use, Professors Worry They're "Outsourcing Thinking"
- Jun 01, 2026 17:01 pm IST
- Written by: Ramarko Sengupta
Students openly admit using ChatGPT for assignments, brainstorming and revisions. As AI becomes impossible to ignore, educators are rethinking homework, cheating and what it means to actually learn.
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Supreme Court Gets 5 New Judges, Total Strength Rises To 37
- Jun 01, 2026 16:54 pm IST
- Indo Asian Service News
Acting on the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium, the Centre on Monday cleared the elevation of four High Court Chief Justices and senior advocate V. Mohana as judges of the Supreme Court.
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Delhi's Jan-May Average AQI Lowest In 8 Years Barring 2020
- Jun 01, 2026 16:44 pm IST
- Press Trust India
Delhi recorded its cleanest air for the January-May period in eight years, excluding the Covid-affected year of 2020, with the average Air Quality Index (AQI) improving to 211 this year, according to data shared by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Monday.
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Man, 26, Rapes 80-Year-Old Woman in UP's Hathras, Arrested: Cops
- Jun 01, 2026 16:41 pm IST
- Press Trust India
An elderly woman was allegedly raped by her 28-year-old neighbour at her residence in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras on Monday, police said.
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Signature Scandal Explodes In Bengal, Trinamool Expels 2 MLAs
- Jun 01, 2026 16:30 pm IST
- Reported by: Rittick Mondal
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
Suvendu Adhikari today named two Trinamool MLAs who had complained over the forgery of their signatures in a letter endorsing Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay.
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5-Day Relief For Kerala Firm, Probe Against P Vijayan's Daughter To Continue
- Jun 01, 2026 15:54 pm IST
- Reported by: Aswin Nandakumar
The company has been under the probe agency's scanner over allegations that it made illegal payments to Exalogic Solutions, an IT company owned by Veena Thaikkandiyil.
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Bengaluru Traffic Officer Carries Differently-Abled Man To Safety Through Flooded Street
- Jun 01, 2026 15:31 pm IST
- Edited by: Srishti Singh Sisodia
In the comment section, one user suggested that the police officer deserves to be honoured for his act of kindness.
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Cops Raid Akali Dal's Bikram Majithia's Home Over Police Station 'Attack' Case
- Jun 01, 2026 15:24 pm IST
- Reported by: Gurpreet Singh Chhina
According to the police, Bikram Majithia was part of an unlawful gathering of people, which attempted to free the detainee Jobanpreet at Majitha police station on Sunday.
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Telangana CID Busts Interstate Illegal Dafabet Betting Racket, 11 Arrested
- Jun 01, 2026 15:06 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
CID's Special Investigation Team (SIT) traced the victim's funds through a complex web of 46 mule bank accounts operating across eight layers, exposing a sophisticated network spanning multiple states.