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Why our children are still not safe: Pune’s twin horrors expose a system that reacts, but rarely protects

Two brutal cases in Pune, including the rape-murder of a three-year-old boy and a toddler, have triggered outrage and arrests, but NCRB data shows deeper failures in prevention, monitoring, and justice.

Bargi dam boat tragedy toll rises to 13 as search ends in Narmada river

Bengal’s Falta seat to repoll on May 21 after EC flags ‘severe electoral offences’

India’s Great Nicobar plan triggers clash between strategic ambition and environmental concerns

UP man shoots 9-year-old dead for refusing to fetch water for liquor

Drunk relative opens fire at naming function in Kasganj as minor dies during treatment, accused arrested with weapon.

Delhi judge found dead in locked bathroom, suicide suspected

Family claims he expressed distress hours earlier, alleges domestic discord as probe continues.

9 killed in Delhi blaze as suspected AC blast engulfs Vivek Vihar flats

Fire tears through multi-storey home in early hours of May 3, probe underway as 10–15 residents rescued and blaze doused after hours-long operation.

Loud music kills 140 chickens in UP, operator arrested

Wedding procession turns fatal for poultry farm in Sultanpur; authorities issue notices to 15 DJ operators.

‘Can’t eat, sleep’: Boat pilot speaks after Jabalpur boat tragedy kills nine

The pilot of a tourist cruise at Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh says he is unable to cope with the aftermath of the incident that left nine people dead, as authorities continue their investigation.

Got a loud emergency alert on your phone today? Here’s what it is

The loud notification sent to mobile users across parts of India is part of a government-run disaster alert system that uses cell broadcast technology to deliver real-time emergency warnings.