India Archive

A concerted effort to project the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as the original inheritor of the Indus Valley Civilisation is currently underway, alongside another similar and equally calculated attempt to portray the nation as reconnecting with its historical roots. The broader objective of this campaign is to recast Pakistan as a civilisational state. Ironically, these efforts are directed at a country that was founded in rejection of that very civilisational identity and rooted instead in the idea of religious superiority and distinct identity from the other people of the region, particularly Hindus and Sikhs.

The mist that blankets the Western Ghats during the monsoon season has long acted as a siren song for the urban classes of Maharashtra. Every July, as heavy rains breathe life into the parched valleys of Igatpuri, the winding roads leading to the Bhavali Dam become congested with tourists escaping the concrete grids of Mumbai, Thane, and Nashik. It is a landscape defined by dramatic waterfalls, deep ravines, and a transient sense of tranquility.

Serious complaints have been officially raised over the controversial renaming of a decades-old, established locality in Harij, situated within the Patan district. The residential area, which is geographically located in Ward No. 4, was traditionally and historically known as Jhapatpara. However, local residents now allege that the area has been systematically renamed to ‘Islampura’.

A deeply heartbreaking incident has come to light where an Indian woman suffering from breast cancer passed away, 57 listings later, awaiting a verdict on her request to lower the price of a highly expensive life-saving drug. This tragic event highlights a stark disparity in how urgency is defined within the legal system. The woman had approached the Kerala High Court in June 2022, requesting access to life-saving breast cancer medicines named Ribociclib and Abemaciclib, which cost around ₹1.5 lakh a month.

In the quiet corridors of the Mat Troi Hospital—the Sun Group International Hospital on Vietnam’s southern island of Phu Quoc—a somber, quiet exodus began on the morning of July 12, 2026. Escorted by Vietnamese medical personnel and consular staff, fifteen Indian tourists, their bodies physically recovered but mentally shattered, were quietly discharged.

In the high-walled interrogation wings of the Jaipur East Police headquarters, the atmosphere is heavy with the quiet tension of an investigation reaching its end. Behind heavy iron doors, investigators face a 23-year-old woman whose expression remains remarkably detached. Ayushi Sharma, a young woman from a middle-class Jaipur family, stands accused of orchestrating the murder of her widowed mother, Neeraj Sharma, to claim her government job and a multi-million rupee estate.

In a major legal update concerning the Northeast Delhi violence, the Delhi High Court has officially denied bail to Athar Khan. Khan stands accused as one of the central figures in the sweeping conspiracy case surrounding the February 2020 Delhi riots. While the refusal to grant bail marks a significant development in the judicial process, the detailed components recorded within the court's judgment carry far broader implications.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has officially filed a supplementary chargesheet against Hafiz (Hafeez) Muhammad Saeed, the Pakistan-based founder and chief of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror organization. The legal document, submitted on Monday, 6th July, also names its prominent proxy outfit, The Resistance Front (TRF), in connection with the deadly Pahalgam terror attack.