The Latest Breaking News from India

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

Rahul Gandhi: INDIA bloc must unravel 3 illusions about PM Modi to succeed in elections; illusions of corruption-free govt, improved India's standing in world, champion of OBCs. Must expose PM's lip service to OBCs, colluding with China, betraying people of Ladakh.

Mumbai summit of Opposition INDIA bloc resolves to start seat-sharing talks immediately”; but sources said the meeting also witnessed differences over caste census

KOLKATA: Divya Deshmukh is growing from strength to strength. Overnight joint leader, the 17-year-old Women’s Grandmaster, established her position on the top as the sole leader in the women’s rapid section of Tata Steel Chess India tournament by winning all the three round matches at the Bhasha Bhawan in the…

India vs Pakistan in Asia Cup: Fans eagerly await full game at Pallekele Stadium. Fans hope for full game as India and Pakistan face off in Asia Cup; Shreyas Iyer and Bumrah to prove fitness and form.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has seized digital devices during searches in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu in connection with an alleged conspiracy by Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Tehrik-e-Taliban to recruit and radicalise impressionable youths in India, said the agency on Friday.

Since the start of the new school year in April, secondary school children in India have been learning things differently. The government has extensively revised textbooks. This reform has stirred controversy, with a number of historians and scientists accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of trying to rewrite history and…

Study finds HPAI H5N1 and H5N8 viruses cause infections in humans & poultry, resulting in severe economic losses & potential zoonotic risk. 284 H5N1 and 57 H5N8 outbreaks reported in India since 2006, with peak in Jan. Wild birds, owl, peafowl, crows, migratory birds tested positive. Seasonality of outbreaks helps…

NEW DELHI: Pakistan captain Babar Azam shed light on his off-field relationship with India's cricketing stalwart Virat Kohli in the lead-up to the thrilling clash between Pakistan and India in Pallekele on Saturday.