India

Front exterior of the Main Administrative Building on the IIT Bombay campus in Powai, Mumbai.

September 21, 2026

IIT Bombay Student Death: FIR Registered as Crime Branch Probes Caste-Abuse Allegations

Mumbai Police have registered a first information report and transferred the investigation to the Crime Branch following the death of Sahil Wakode, a second-year BTech student at the Indian Institute of Technology

Ziro Festival crowd in an open field with bamboo structures and hills in the background

Environment·India·Sustainability

Ziro Festival 2026: Pack Light, Respect Indigenous Land, and Travel Zero-Waste

Ziro Festival 2026 runs from September 24 to 27 in Arunachal Pradesh, and visitors should prepare for more than music. The official festival material frames Ziro around community, culture, sustainability, waste reduction, composting, and care for the land. That makes

September 19, 2026

6-Month-Old Critical After Dog Mauling in Sonipat — CCTV Shows Attack, No Police Case Filed Yet

India·News

A 6-month-old baby is critical at PGI Rohtak after a dog mauling in Sonipat's Sikka Colony on September 14. CCTV footage is circulating. The

EPFO Wage Ceiling Jumps to ₹25,000 After 12 Years: 51 Lakh Workers Get Mandatory PF Coverage

Business·India·Policy

India's EPFO wage ceiling rises from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 — the first change in 12 years. An estimated 51 lakh workers now get mandatory

Concrete riverfront retention walls and engineered flood channels running alongside the Sabarmati River in central Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

India·News

Ahmedabad Records 47.6mm Rain and IMD Thunderstorm Warning — But State Says No School Holiday

Ahmedabad got 47.6mm of rain and an IMD thunderstorm alert on September 18. Gujarat's state government has not announced a school holiday — check locally.

Karmactive Staff

September 18, 2026

Group of Indian students seated at wooden study desks inside an academic classroom setting.

India·News

NTA Exam Calendar 2026–27: JEE Main January 22, UGC NET December 14 — All 14 Dates Are Tentative

NTA's 2026–27 exam calendar has JEE Main from January 22 and UGC NET from December 14 — but all 14 dates are officially tentative. Check before you book.

Sunita Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Front three-quarter angle of an aerodynamic white and blue Vande Bharat electric multiple unit traveling along overhead-electrified railway tracks.

India·Transportation

Delhi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Sleeper: Hindi Media Reports Pre-Diwali Launch but Railways Yet to Confirm

Hindi outlets report a Delhi–Varanasi Vande Bharat Sleeper before Diwali. Indian Railways hasn't confirmed it. Here's what the official record actually says.

Sunita Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Amboli waterfall cascading down rocky terrain in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district

India·Nature

Snake falls on man at Amboli Waterfall—the cobra identification in the viral video has not been confirmed

Video from Amboli Waterfall in Maharashtra, India shows a snake falling from above onto a man carrying a child. The footage circulated widely on September 16 and 17, 2026. No injuries were

Govind Tekale

September 18, 2026

Rows of students seated at desks in an examination hall

India·Latest·News

NTA exam calendar 2027: JEE Main starts January 22 as testing agency sets next year’s schedule

The National Testing Agency has released its exam schedule for 2026–27, giving students a first look at proposed dates for JEE Main, UGC NET, CUET PG and a range of other national

Sunita Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Indian women speaking in a community setting

India·Latest·Policy

West Bengal Annapurna Yojana: Who qualifies for the ₹3,000 monthly support and what the scheme says

West Bengal’s Annapurna Yojana scheme provides ₹3,000 per month to eligible women in the state. The September payment is going out to beneficiaries, and the state’s application portal remains open for those

Sunita Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Fuel nozzle inserted into a car during refilling at a petrol station

Business·India·Policy

Karnataka checks 805 petrol pumps and finds 768 measurement lapses in fuel-dispensing audit

Inspections of petrol stations across Karnataka have found measurement problems at a large proportion of the pumps tested, according to media reports citing state government enforcement action. The findings raise a practical

Sunita Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Dark monsoon clouds over an Indian city road before rainfall

Environment·India

Madhya Pradesh weather update: IMD Bhopal shows no subdivision warning on September 17

If you are in Madhya Pradesh or planning to travel there this week, the latest IMD Bhopal subdivision warning page should be checked before relying on earlier media alerts. On the official

Rahul Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Naval warship sailing on open sea under daylight

India·Policy·World

PNS Hunain collision with Indian warship raises tensions as India and Pakistan give competing accounts

A Pakistani naval vessel has collided with an Indian warship in the North Arabian Sea. Both governments have issued competing accounts and lodged diplomatic protests. The cause of the collision has not

Sunita Somvanshi

September 17, 2026

Kamuthi Solar Power Project in Tamil Nadu, one of India's largest operational solar installations.

Business·Energy·India

Vikram Solar secures 1 gigawatt domestic solar cell supply agreement

Vikram Solar has secured a supply agreement for 1 gigawatt of domestically manufactured, ALMM-compliant solar cells from Avaada Electro. The deal, announced in September 2026, specifies deliveries beginning in September 2026. For

Sunita Somvanshi

September 17, 2026

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