The stories India can’t stop talking about
Full stories, told properly: the week’s biggest Indian news every Saturday, India’s most talked-about crime cases from the first clue to the final verdict, and the history behind them.
India This Week: Chawri Bazar collapse, Supreme Court protest remarks and More
Chawri Bazar collapse, Supreme Court protest remarks, US midterm results and Karnataka ethanol petrol tests: the week’s biggest Indian news, in our own words.
All 10 stories- 1DisasterThree-storey building collapses in Delhi's Chawri Bazar, rescue under way
- 2CourtsSupreme Court says protest sites cannot be occupied indefinitely
- 3WorldDemocrats take control of Congress in US midterms, Indian parties react
- 4EconomyKarnataka says petrol samples showed ethanol above 30 per cent
- 5CrimeDelhi Police registers FIR over doctored Lavrov video shared by Prashant Bhushan
Earlier weeks: 25–31 October 2026
1Top storyJessica Lal Case: A Refused Drink, a Bullet, and the Headline That Shamed India Into Justice
At 2 am on 30 April 1999, a model working the bar at a packed Delhi party refused to serve a politician’s son. He shot her in front of dozens of people. Seven years later a court acquitted everyone, and India erupted. The full story, from Tamarind Court to Tihar and beyond.
Top 10 this week by reads
- Shraddha Walkar Case: The Warning Letter Nobody Acted On, and a Trial Still Waiting for a Verdict
- 26/11 Mumbai Attacks: Ten Gunmen, Sixty Hours, and the Masterminds India Still Can’t Reach
- Sheena Bora Case: The Daughter Introduced as a Sister, and the Mystery That Is Still on Trial
- Aarushi–Hemraj Murders: The Noida Case That Put the Police, the CBI and the Media on Trial
- Nithari Killings: The House of Horrors Case Where Nobody Was Convicted
- The Stoneman Murders: India’s Most Famous Unsolved Serial Killings
- Burari Kand: The Full Story of the 11 Deaths in One Delhi House
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What are the most famous crime cases in India?
Among the cases India has talked about most are the Jessica Lal case (1999), the Shraddha Walkar case (2022), the 26/11 Mumbai attacks (2008), the Sheena Bora case (2012), the Aarushi–Hemraj case (2008), the Nithari killings (2006), the Stoneman murders (1985) and the Burari Kand (2018). Each one is told in full in our Crime Files, from the first clue to the latest court ruling.
Which famous Indian crime cases are still unsolved?
In law, nobody stands convicted of the Aarushi–Hemraj murders (2008) or the Stoneman killings of the 1980s, and after the acquittals of 2023 and 2025 nobody stands convicted of the Nithari killings either.
Are these stories based on facts?
Yes. Every story is researched from news reports, court judgments and official records, which are linked at the end of each one. Theories are labelled as theories, next to what the evidence and the courts actually said.
When does TrendingPunjabi publish the week’s news?
Every Saturday at 12 noon India time, as one page covering the biggest stories of the week. A truly major event, such as a terror attack or a disaster, gets its own page straight away.