India

A group of students barged into the headmaster's office and began punching and kicking him, then chased him out of his office while continuing the assault. The incident lays bare a troubling breakdown in trust between the school administration and the students.

The death of the 75-year-old retired IAS officer, Rakesh Mehta, was discovered after his wife, herself a retired IAS officer, tried to reach him by phone from out of town and got no answer despite several attempts. Mehta left a handwritten note behind.

Durga Puja organisers in West Bengal will have to be cautious this year. The Suvendu Adhikari government has told Puja committees that idols, pandal designs and themes cannot depart from “Sanatan traditions”.

The ambulance could be pulled out of the huge pothole with the help of a tractor. The baby’s death due to a bad road in Uttar Pradesh prompted Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to claim corruption is rampant in the state.

Actor Sanjay Dutt’s statement about his poor Marathi came at a public event and caused an embarrassment for Maharashtra government, which wants all commercial vehicle drivers to learn Marathi or face fines.