A large-scale demolition and anti-encroachment drive started on Tuesday morning at Garib Nagar near Bandra East railway station in Mumbai. This occurred days after the Bombay High Court allowed Western Railway to clear alleged illegal structures on railway land. Mumbai Railway Demolishes Slum Encroachments in Bandra The operation is expected to last until May 23.

In one of the more surreal scenes, activists took part in a cleanliness drive in Kalindi Kunj wearing makeshift cockroach antennae and carrying signs that read, “I am a cockroach.” The word “cockroach” also started trending widely on X last week. There is even a Cockroach Janta Party, complete with a vision statement and manifesto,

Medicine supply may face disruption in several parts of the country on May 20. The All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) announced a nationwide strike against online pharmacies and instant medicine delivery platforms. India Pharmacies to Shut Nationwide The organization claims to represent nearly 12.4 lakh chemists, pharmacists, and drug distributors across India. They

A newlywed woman died under suspicious circumstances at her home in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, just a year after getting married. Her family claims that she was a victim of dowry harassment and murder. Her in-laws, however, insist she took her own life.  The deceased, Palak Rajak, contacted her father around 20 minutes before her death.