Hardnews Bureau

Fear on Video Call: Inside India’s Exploding ‘Digital Arrest’ Crime Industry

From fake police raids on phone screens to sextortion traps and shopping scams, cyber syndicates are looting crores through fear, humiliation and psychological warfare.

MBBS Dreams for Sale: NEET Aspirants Trapped in Admission Scam

Crime Branch busts organised racket; 18 students rescued, four – including a doctor – held

Fake Lifesaving Drugs Racket Busted in Delhi; Four Held, ₹6-Crore Stock Seized

Crime Branch uncovers illegal manufacturing unit in Mukherjee Nagar; counterfeit vaccines, insulin and cancer drugs supplied across NCR and Northeast.

Justice and Perception: When Courtroom Conduct Clouds Credibility

Kejriwal–Justice Sharma clash underscores how both legal strategy and judicial choices can shape public trust in institutional neutrality.

India Breaks the Backlog: For the First Time, Clears More POCSO Cases Than It Files

India disposed more POCSO cases than registered in 2025, with 87,754 disposed versus 80,320 filed, achieving a historic 109 percent disposal rate nationwide, according report.

India Sees Significant Drop in Child Marriages, Setting Global Example

Just Rights for Children collaborates with the Centre, governments, law enforcement, community workers, and village panchayats to eliminate child marriage nationwide by 2030

What does Germany’s rightward shift mean for Europe and Trumpian world?

Germany may have survived the extreme right wing political onslaught of AfD, but the world looks a dangerous place with rearmament of Europe

Argentine President Javier Milei wants to replicate India’s reforms

Argentinian President Milei’s reforms inspire Trump, Musk; Argentina seeks stronger trade ties with India.

When Salim was in the mood

A tribute to cricketer Salim Durani by friend Partha Chatterjee

When actors outsource their songs to buskers

This is an excerpt from a book authored by Ajay Mankotia titled, Bollywood Odyssey.