Museum of Temporary Truths
Between July and August 2026, the BJP-led Assam government under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma conducted at least seven demolition drives displacing over 5,000 families, a majority of them Bengali-speaking Muslims, in a pattern Human Rights Watch documented as part of a broader crackdown involving forced evictions.
A portion of the B-Wing of Kohinoor Apartment in Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra, collapsed late on 30-31 July 2026 during repair work, ultimately killing 10 people; one person has been arrested and the builder remains absconding as police investigate possible negligence.
Youth-led protests at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi over alleged NEET-UG examination irregularities culminated in police using tear gas and batons on demonstrators, drawing criticism from human rights groups, and ultimately led to the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on 25 July 2026.
Bilaspur Police in Chhattisgarh arrested a doctor and 18 others, including government clerks, home guards, and a lawyer, for allegedly forging post-mortem reports to falsely claim snakebite death compensation, after the issue was raised in the state legislative assembly; the investigation remains ongoing with no convictions yet.
Punjab Police arrested Inspector Gurinderjit Singh Nagra, former SHO of Tanda police station, after he was named in a US FBI indictment and found to have extorted Rs 16 lakh from a US-based family by threatening to implicate their relatives in a murder case.
The Singapore High Court declined an application by BYJU'S founder Byju Raveendran to stay his six-month jail sentence for contempt of court, leaving the sentence in effect pending his ongoing appeal.
A Palakkad court found Chenthamara guilty in the Nenmara double murder case, with proceedings drawing attention to his past threatening remarks about killing again; he was later sentenced to death.
A suspected improvised explosive device struck an Assam Rifles convoy near Sukhovi in Nagaland's Chumoukedima district, killing Havildar Mohammad Iqbal and injuring four other personnel; no group has claimed responsibility.
A 30-year-old teacher, Priyanka, was allegedly shot dead by her husband, Delhi Police constable Manish Bhati, in east Delhi's Kalyanpuri area on her birthday; Bhati, who had been absconding, was found dead by suicide two days later.
A passenger sleeper bus collided with a truck and caught fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Dausa district on 1 July 2026, killing seven to eight people and injuring at least 15 others; the cause remains under investigation.
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, issued a nationwide advisory warning corporates and finance professionals about the "Boss Scam," a CEO impersonation fraud combining WhatsApp account hijacking with malware to induce fraudulent high-value bank transfers.
Allegations surfaced in June 2026 that donations and offerings to the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya were misappropriated by temple counting staff, prompting a state SIT probe, arrests of eight accused, an external audit of construction funds, and ongoing Supreme Court proceedings on calls for an independent investigation.
A 10-year-old girl was abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered near Sulur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, in May 2026; two men were arrested, and a chargesheet has been filed, with the case now proceeding to trial before a POCSO court.
Four members of a family, including two minors, died on 12 May 2026 when a house fire and a cooking gas cylinder explosion occurred in Kumhari town, Durg district, Chhattisgarh; authorities suspect a short circuit but the exact cause remains under investigation.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau/Economic Offences Wing arrested seven persons, including manpower firm executives, over alleged diversion of nearly Rs 115 crore in overtime payments meant for CSMCL liquor shop workers between 2019-20 and 2023-24.
An explosion involving two oxygen tanks at a gas refilling facility in Jalpally village, Hyderabad, injured several people and damaged nearby structures on 4 May 2026.
The Enforcement Directorate searched 19 premises in Chandigarh, Gurgaon and Mohali in connection with the alleged diversion of around ₹590-597 crore in Haryana government funds held at IDFC First Bank, with the investigation later expanding and resulting in arrests and asset attachments.
A leak of oleum from a storage tank at Bhageria Industries in the Boisar MIDC area of Palghar district, Maharashtra, led to the evacuation of more than 2,600 people, including around 1,600 students, on 2 March 2026.
A chartered Learjet 45 crashed while attempting to land at Baramati Airport in Maharashtra on 28 January 2026, killing Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others on board; the cause remains under investigation.
A Pakistani national was shot dead by Border Security Force troops while attempting to cross the International Border into Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir, late on 25 January 2026.
Security forces killed Jaish-e-Mohammad commander Usmaan, alias Abu Maviya, in a joint operation in the Billawar area of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.
A major fire broke out at an electricity department warehouse on Baliapur Road in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, destroying stored electrical equipment; a short circuit is suspected but the cause remains unconfirmed.
An explosion at the Real Ispat Sponge Iron Factory in Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, Chhattisgarh, killed six workers and injured five others; a preliminary probe found the management had bypassed safety procedures.
Suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists attacked security forces with grenades and gunfire during a search operation in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, injuring eight soldiers, one of whom later died.
A speeding car carrying pilgrims from Panvel to Akkalkot crashed into a roadside tree near Mohol on the Solapur-Pune National Highway, killing five occupants and injuring one.
Delhi Police led a 48-hour multi-state crackdown on organised crime networks from 9-11 January 2026, resulting in 854 arrests, including 280 identified gangsters, across Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
A Delhi court framed charges against 46 of 98 surviving accused, including former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and family members, in the alleged land-for-jobs scam involving railway appointments allegedly exchanged for land parcels between 2004 and 2009.
A private bus fell into a nearly 500-foot-deep gorge near Haripurdhar in Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh on 9 January 2026, killing 14 people and injuring around 52. An investigation into the cause was ordered by the state government.
Tenant Anil Vishwakarma allegedly murdered landlord Akshay by slashing, throwing off floor
Tenant slashed, threw landlord off second floor after repeated disputes conduct living