India Archive

It’s almost impossible to wrap your head around what’s happening in our society today. India, a country once celebrated for its tight-knit families, feels like it’s drifting into unknown territory. Picture this: generations living under one roof, grandparents sharing stories with wide-eyed kids, and homes buzzing with the warmth of togetherness. That was the Bharat of old—a place where women were held in high esteem, seen as the heart of the family, almost like living goddesses. There’s a beautiful old saying in Sanskrit that captures this perfectly: "यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्यन्ते रमन्ते तत्र देवताः", which translates to "Where women are honored, there the deities reside." In plain words, it means that when women are treated with respect and care, it’s as if the divine itself settles down to bless that home, that village, that land. It’s a belief that painted a picture of harmony, where goodness thrived because people valued each other.

A big problem came up in Uttar Pradesh when the police caught a man doing something very wrong. The man’s name is Ravindra Kumar, and he worked at an ordnance factory in Firozabad. The cops found out he was helping Pakistan’s spy group, called the Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI. What’s surprising is how he got tricked into this mess. “The handler's contact, the cops said, had been saved in Ravindra Kumar's phone under the name 'Chandan Store Keeper 2',” the police told everyone. It’s a weird name to save someone’s number under, right? But that’s how this secret game started.

A terrible incident has come to light in Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, where a mother said her only son took his own life, but the truth turned out to be much darker. The police found out that 15-year-old Abhyuday Jain didn’t die by suicide—“he died due to strangulation”—showing someone killed him on purpose. The postmortem report left no doubt about this being a murder.

Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh – Tension gripped the streets of Burhanpur late Tuesday night after a 17-year-old boy posted an Instagram message that many Muslims in the city found offensive to their religion. The incident came on the same day that violence broke out in Nagpur, Maharashtra, where a crowd reacted angrily to rumors of a Quran being burned during a protest calling for the removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb in Sambhajinagar. In Burhanpur, hundreds of people took to the roads, upset over the social media post, but police stepped in quickly to stop the situation from turning violent.

A shocking case has shaken the city of Meerut, leaving everyone stunned. In this disturbing incident, a wife teamed up with her lover to murder her husband. After the brutal killing, they hid the husband’s body inside a large drum and sealed the iron lid with cement to cover up their crime. The police have now arrested the accused wife and her lover, putting an end to their sinister plan.

The Trade Marks Registry in India dropped a bombshell on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, when it pulled back its earlier approval for the trademark ‘CHUTIYARAM’ under Class 30 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999. This wasn’t just a small tweak—it was a complete reversal, and it happened fast. Just two weeks ago, the Registry had given the green light to this unusual name, meant for a company selling namkeen and biscuits. But now, they’re saying it was all a big mistake, and people are talking about what went wrong.

On March 18, the Supreme Court once again extended interim protection from arrest to former IAS probationary officer Puja Khedkar, despite the serious fraud allegations against her. This decision, which follows a similar reprieve granted in January, raises concerns about the judiciary’s approach toward individuals accused of manipulating the system for personal gain. While shielding Khedkar, the court turned its scrutiny toward the Delhi Police, questioning why the investigation into her fraudulent OBC and PwD certificates remained incomplete, even when she had assured cooperation in her affidavit.

The sun shone bright on March 17, 2025, as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA T Raja Singh stood before a buzzing crowd in Maharashtra, his voice cutting through the warm air like a call to action. This wasn’t just another day for him—it was a moment to share a dream that’s been burning in his chest: turning India into a “Hindu Rashtra,” a land where Hindu values light the way. But his eyes were also fixed on something else—a relic of the past he can’t stand to see any longer. He demanded that the tomb of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, sitting quietly in Khuldabad, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, be wiped clean off Maharashtra’s soil, gone for good.

A shocking incident unfolded in Punjab’s Patiala, where an Army officer and his son found themselves in a violent clash with police over something as simple as a parking spot. This wasn’t just a minor disagreement—it turned ugly fast, and the whole thing was caught on camera, leaving people stunned and angry about what happened.