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Digital Overhaul of Waqf Records Excludes Unregistered Properties
Unregistered waqf properties, including those classified under the ‘waqf by user’ category, will be excluded from the forthcoming Central Waqf Portal. This digital platform, designed to enhance transparency and governance of waqf assets, will implement a stringent three-tier verification system comprising ‘maker’, ‘checker’, and ‘approver’ roles to ensure data...
States Clash Over HAL’s Future Amidst Defence Manufacturing Expansion
Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has proposed relocating Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft and Light Combat Aircraft production facilities from Karnataka to Andhra Pradesh. He has offered 10,000 acres at the Lepakshi-Madakasira hub, approximately an hour from Bengaluru airport, to establish a new greenfield facility....
Kharge Accuses Modi Govt of ‘Undeclared Emergency’
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has sharply criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration, alleging that the country has endured an “undeclared emergency” throughout the government’s eleven-year tenure. Kharge contends that democratic institutions have been systematically weakened, and opposition voices suppressed, under the guise of governance. In a pointed statement, Kharge...
BJP MP Draws Fire for Comments on Pahalgam Terror Victims
The statements by a BJP Rajya Sabha MP regarding the victims of a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam district have sparked widespread outrage and raised serious questions about the sensitivities of elected representatives. Ram Chander Jangra, a member of the upper house of Parliament, suggested that the...
Spike in COVID-19 Fatalities Raises Alarm in Karnataka
A surge in COVID-19 cases across Karnataka has culminated in the death of an 84-year-old man in Bengaluru, marking the state’s first confirmed fatality from the virus this year. The patient, who had pre-existing health conditions, succumbed to the infection while under treatment, prompting health authorities to intensify surveillance...
Sharif’s Tehran Appeal Rebuffed as India Stands Firm on Kashmir
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s call for dialogue with India, made during his visit to Tehran, has been unequivocally rejected by New Delhi, which maintains that discussions can only pertain to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir . Sharif, addressing a joint press conference with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, expressed Pakistan’s readiness to...
India Reaffirms Readiness to Resume Operation Sindoor if Provoked
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has informed a parliamentary panel that India is prepared to reinstate Operation Sindoor should Pakistan breach the current ceasefire or engage in terrorist activities. Addressing the Consultative Committee on External Affairs, Jaishankar emphasized that the cessation of hostilities was a direct result of bilateral...
Mohammad Yunus Warns of Plot to Reinstate Indian Influence
Mohammad Yunus, a prominent chief adviser, has attributed Bangladesh’s ongoing crisis to a deliberate effort aimed at restoring Indian dominance in the country, a claim conveyed by Mahmudur Rahman Manna, president of Nagorik Oikya. Following a high-profile meeting on Sunday that included multiple political factions, Manna shared Yunus’s assertion...
Pakistan Faces Backlash Over Morphed Military Image
Pakistan’s attempt to showcase a triumph in its so-called military operation, Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos, has sparked widespread criticism after it emerged that the image presented as evidence was falsely attributed. At a high-profile dinner hosted by the newly appointed Field Marshal and Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, an...
Bangladesh Ends $21 Million Shipbuilding Deal with Kolkata Firm
Bangladesh has terminated a $21 million contract awarded to Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd , a defence ministry-owned shipbuilding company based in Kolkata, for the construction of an Advanced Ocean-Going Tug. The cancellation follows India’s decision to withdraw the transshipment facility previously extended to Bangladesh, a move that...
Congress G-23 Emerges as Party’s Key Defenders Amidst INDIA Bloc Rift
The internal dynamics within the Congress party have shifted as the G-23 leaders assert themselves amid growing tensions within the INDIA bloc over the handling of Operation Sindoor. As the party faces mounting criticism for its stance, which some argue risks alienating allies and emboldening Pakistan, the five prominent...
New Strains Surface Over Indus Waters Treaty
Tensions surrounding the Indus Waters Treaty are mounting, with the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab rivers poised to become new focal points in the long-standing dispute between India and Pakistan. The treaty, signed in 1960 by then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan’s President Ayub Khan, has faced persistent...
Non-bailable warrant against Rahul Gandhi in 2018 case
A special MP-MLA court in Chaibasa, Jharkhand, has issued a non-bailable warrant against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, directing him to appear in person on 26 June in connection with a defamation case stemming from remarks made in 2018 about then Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah. The court dismissed...
Nasreen Demands Imprisonment for Yunus Amid Mounting Political Turmoil
Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has intensified her criticism of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, calling for his imprisonment and accusing him of serious misconduct during his tenure as the country’s interim leader. Nasreen, known for her outspoken views, expressed her condemnation on social media, stating, “I’ve heard...
India’s Strategic Airstrikes Prompted Pakistan’s Urgent Ceasefire Plea
On the night of 10 May 2025, the Indian Air Force executed a series of precision airstrikes deep within Pakistani territory, targeting key military installations. These operations, part of what has been identified as Operation Sindoor, marked a significant escalation in the ongoing tensions between the two nations. The...
NB.1.8.1 Variant Raises Global Concerns Amid Renewed COVID-19 Surge
A new SARS-CoV-2 variant, NB.1.8.1, is drawing heightened scrutiny from health authorities worldwide due to its rapid spread and potential to evade immune defences, even as it has yet to cause a significant spike in severe cases. Detected through genomic surveillance in the United States, NB.1.8.1 has been identified...
Supreme Court Penalises Advocate for ‘Publicity-Driven’ PIL
The Supreme Court has imposed a ₹7,000 fine on an advocate who filed a public interest litigation alleging a breach of protocol during Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai’s visit to Maharashtra. The bench, led by CJI Gavai himself, dismissed the plea, labelling it an attempt at “cheap...
ED Officer Seeks Pre-Arrest Bail
A senior Enforcement Directorate official has approached the Kerala High Court for anticipatory bail after being named as the primary accused in a corruption case involving an alleged ₹2 crore bribe demand from a Kollam-based cashew businessman. Shekhar Kumar, 37, currently serving as Assistant Director at the ED’s Kochi...
