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Centre warns X over Grok content misuse
Government authorities on Friday issued a formal notice to the Elon Musk-led social media platform X, directing it to immediately remove vulgar, obscene and unlawful material circulating on the platform, with specific emphasis on content generated by its artificial intelligence application Grok. The notice warned that failure to comply...
BJP dismisses Thackeray cousins’ political threat
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has publicly downplayed any electoral risk from Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray, asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party is positioned for a clear and decisive victory in Maharashtra. Speaking in an interview with an online channel, Fadnavis said the Thackeray surname no longer carried the...
Kogilu demolition row escalates into interstate political flashpoint
Police verification drives, deportation claims and sharp exchanges between Karnataka and West Bengal leaders have turned the Kogilu demolition in north Bengaluru into a politically charged national issue, moving it far beyond the scope of a local civic action and placing migration, urban governance and electoral rhetoric at the...
Protests spread beyond Tehran as crackdown hardens
At least seven people have been reported killed across Iran after clashes erupted between demonstrators and security forces in several provincial cities, as protests over the faltering economy and soaring living costs spread beyond the capital. The fatalities signal a tougher response by the Islamic Republic’s leadership as street...
BJP moves to rein in municipal rebels
A widening chorus of dissent within the Bharatiya Janata Party has prompted the ruling party in Maharashtra to activate an unusual parallel mechanism, deploying senior leaders to persuade defiant local figures to withdraw their nomination papers ahead of municipal corporation elections across the state. The intervention reflects growing unease...
BMC election race jolted by mass nomination rejections
Scrutiny of nomination papers for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has reshaped the political contest in the country’s financial capital, with election officials confirming that a significant number of candidates from major parties have been disqualified for procedural lapses. The development has altered campaign calculations across Mumbai, raising questions about...
Revanth Reddy remarks on irrigation ignite political storm
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has triggered a fierce political backlash after accusing the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi administration of inflicting “greater injustice” on the state through irrigation decisions and declaring that it would not be wrong even if former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and his nephew T...
Bhagwat urges unity beyond caste and language
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat called for social harmony across the country on Wednesday, asking citizens to move beyond divisions rooted in language, caste and wealth, while emphasising the equal dignity of all languages and the importance of using one’s mother tongue at home. Addressing a gathering during...
BJP condemns Patole’s Lord Ram comparison
Political tensions sharpened after Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson CR Kesavan accused Maharashtra Congress MLA Nana Patole of delivering what he termed a “grievous insult” to Hindu sentiments by drawing a comparison between Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Lord Ram. The remarks, made during...
Bengal BJP distances itself from MLA over Quran remarks
Police cases have been registered against BJP legislator Asim Sarkar after remarks attributed to him about the Quran circulated widely on social media, triggering condemnation across West Bengal and prompting the state unit of his party to publicly dissociate itself from the comments. Sarkar, who represents the Haringhata assembly...
Congress leaders accuse RSS chief of divisive agenda
Senior Congress figures Rashid Alvi and V Hanumantha Rao on Thursday mounted a coordinated attack on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, accusing him and the Bharatiya Janata Party of advancing a divisive political programme that undermines secular values, promotes the imposition of Hindi, and seeks to dilute the...
Political sparring intensifies after mythological barb
A fresh round of political confrontation unfolded after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee likened Union Home Minister Amit Shah to the Mahabharata characters Duryodhana and Dushasana, triggering a sharp rebuttal from Bharatiya Janata Party leader Roopa Ganguly, who said the remarks diminished the Chief Minister’s own standing rather...
Deadly blast rocks Alpine resort bar
Several people were killed and others injured after an explosion tore through a bar in the upmarket Alpine ski resort of Crans-Montana, prompting a large-scale emergency response and a criminal investigation by authorities in the Swiss canton of Valais. Police confirmed that the blast occurred in the resort town,...
Modi raises concern over attacks on Bengali speakers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury at his official residence in Delhi on Tuesday, with the discussion turning to allegations of attacks and harassment faced by Bengali-speaking people in several BJP-ruled states. The issue, flagged by Chowdhury during the meeting, has gained political salience amid...
Congress–RJD tensions surface after Kadwa leader’s remarks
Veteran Congress leader and former legislator from Kadwa in Katihar district, Shakeel Ahmad Khan, has triggered unease within the opposition alliance in Bihar by arguing that the Congress should pursue an independent political course in the state, contending that its partnership with the Rashtriya Janata Dal failed to deliver...
Shah targets Bengal over illegal migration claims
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the West Bengal government of permitting illegal immigration from Bangladesh for political gain, asserting that the state’s demographic profile has been “dangerously altered” over the years and warning that public anxiety over border management and security was intensifying. Addressing a press...
Shivakumar denies appeasement claims on encroachment action
Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday dismissed opposition allegations that the government was favouring minorities in its approach to clearing encroachments, insisting that no land or benefits would be handed over to illegal occupants and warning that officials who enabled unlawful settlements would face strict consequences. Speaking to...
Banerjee alleges AI-driven voter deletions
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of deploying artificial intelligence to erase 54 lakh names from electoral rolls, a charge that injects a volatile digital dimension into the state’s electoral contest and raises questions about safeguards in voter registration systems. Addressing party...
