News Dabba for 07 April 2026: Five stories for a balanced news diet

Indie Journal brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Assam Police searching Pawan Khera's house, Manipur unrest, to Kharg Island attack.

Assam Police searches Pawan Khera’s Delhi home after complaint by CM Himanta’s wife, Indian Express

An Assam Police team on Tuesday reached Congress leader Pawan Khera’s Delhi residence, Indian Express reports. A Delhi Police team is assisting them. The report says that the development comes two days after Khera, at a press conference, claimed that Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan holds three passports. Khera also shared images of documents that purportedly showed properties in her name in the UAE and a company registered in Wyoming, United States, which he said were not disclosed in Sarma’s affidavit. Read the full report here.

The Hindu on Manipur unrest

The Hindu reports that two children were killed and their mother was injured in a bomb attack in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Tuesday, triggering protests by locals. The incident occurred at around 1 a.m. when a bomb was hurled by suspected militants at a house in Moirang Tronglaobi area, killing a 5-year-old boy and a six-month-old girl, a senior officer said. In the wake of the killing of two children, a mob stormed a security forces camp in the Bishnupur district, injuring at least four people in the ensuing gunfire. The report says that the shooting occurred after the protesters attacked the central force camp, located about 200 metres from Tronglaobi, and vandalised it. Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh described the attack as a “barbaric act” and assured the people that those responsible for the crime would be identified and dealt with firmly under the law. Read the full report here.

Taiwanese opposition leader to meet China’s Xi in a test of diplomatic skill: Al Jazeera

As Taiwanese opposition leader Cheng Li-wun meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing later this week, Al Jazeera reports that the Taiwanese public will be watching closely to see how the two leaders discuss Taiwan’s disputed political status, in a make-or-break moment for Cheng’s political career. The report says that the recently elected chairperson of the Kuomintang (KMT) travelled to Shanghai on Tuesday, accompanied by a delegation of party members. Cheng told a media briefing before her six-day trip that she aims to show that Taiwan and China “are not destined for war, nor do they need to remain on the brink of military conflict”. Read the full report here.

NDTV: Why Centre wants court to declare adultery decriminalisation verdict 'Not Good Law'

The Centre has urged the Supreme Court to declare its landmark ruling decriminalising adultery in the Joseph Shine v. Union of India as “not good law”, raising fundamental questions about how courts interpret morality and exercise judicial review under the Constitution. NDTV reports that in written submissions filed in the ongoing Sabarimala case proceedings, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that while the Centre does not contest the striking down of Section 497 of the IPC as violative of Article 14, it strongly disagrees with the reasoning adopted in the 2018 judgment. Section 497 of the IPC made adultery a penal crime for a man who engaged in a sexual relationship with a married woman, the report says. Read the full report here.

Trump says 'a whole civilisation will die tonight', BBC reports

US President Donald Trump warned "a whole civilisation will die tonight" unless Iran reaches a deal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, BBC reports. But he added that "something revolutionarily wonderful can happen" before his deadline on Tuesday for Iran to reopen the key shipping channel. The US has carried out new strikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran's key oil export terminal, the BBC's US partner CBS reports. Read the full report here.