Noted YouTuber Maridhas was arrested in Madurai on Monday, June 8, 2026, in connection with a case registered by the Chennai Cyber Crime Wing over alleged “derogatory and obscene” remarks made on social media about a woman Minister in Tamil Nadu.

A political storm brewed in West Bengal as 20 Trinamool MPs reportedly prepared to break away and support the NDA, while 24 Indian sailors were rescued after a US strike on a sanctioned tanker near Oman. The US judiciary handed Indian tech workers a boost by striking down a proposed $100,000 H-1B visa fee and a fresh analysis revealed that NFHS-6 dropped dozens of key health indicators, reigniting concerns about data transparency.

Pebbly is trying to make current affairs easier for children to understand. Founded by Mumbai-based entrepreneur Riya Sumariya Katarmal, the platform uses short videos and young presenters to explain major news stories in simple, age-appropriate language while encouraging children to engage with the world around them, writes Meena R. Prashant.

Video footage from the recent Audio Awards which highlighted inappropriate touching on the dancefloor has resulted in the termination of the radio executive involved.

Tess Bennett is leaving the AFR for a lifestyle change.

Senior journalist Anjana Om Kashyap and TV Today Network have moved the Delhi High Court seeking Rs 2 crore in damages against exam coaching teacher Faisal Khan, better known as Khan Sir, over remarks he made about her coverage of him. Meanwhile, a 30-year-old defamation case in TN involving actor Sukanya and SUN News has also reached a conclusion.

India's exam crisis continued with NEET paper setters being placed under lockdown ahead of the re-test, while a leaked video showed the CRPF chief directing personnel in Manipur to neutralise armed miscreants amid concerns over thousands of looted weapons. Domestic LPG prices rose again as the government cited mounting oil-company losses and India renewed efforts to attract global capital through bond-index inclusion while economists warned the China-plus-one opportunity may not stay open for long.

Artificial intelligence has rapidly moved from an experimental tool to a regular part of daily operations in many Indian PR agencies.

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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY SPECIAL: A decade after setting out on an overland journey across 35 countries, former journalist Vishnudas Chapke's recalls that his most enduring legacy isn't the miles he travelled, but the trees he planted as thank-you notes to the strangers who helped him along the way, writes Meena R. Prashant

A sweeping Indian Express investigation found that only 18 convictions emerged from 45 major exam paper leaks over two decades despite 1,658 arrests, highlighting systemic impunity. West Asia tensions triggered shortages of key chemotherapy drugs across India, while a ceiling collapse inside GTB Hospital raised fresh questions about public infrastructure. Elsewhere, Parliament's PAC criticised flaws in the government's skilling programme, scrutiny intensified over the Great Nicobar port project, and investigators continued to uncover accountability failures behind the Delhi hotel fire that killed 21 people.

At the Odisha Union of Journalists (OUJ) state conference and the annual function of the Bhadrak District Journalists’ Union (BUJ), OUJ State President Prasanna Kumar Mohanty reiterated the long‑pending demands of journalists, including legal protection, pension benefits, and the reconstitution of the Press Accreditation Committee.

The Cyber Police Station in Bihar’s Siwan district has issued an emergency notice to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), seeking the removal of several posts related to the alleged mob lynching of 25‑year‑old Shahzad Ali, a Muslim youth.