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Muslim forums press Congress on promises
Bengaluru’s Muslim organisations have accused Karnataka’s Congress government of practising “soft Hindutva”, warning that unfulfilled pledges on reservation, hijab, hate speech and political representation have deepened discontent among a core support base that backed the party in the 2023 Assembly election. A convention held at Town Hall in Bengaluru...
FIR deepens Bengal poll confrontation
Police have registered a First Information Report against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee over alleged provocative campaign speeches, intensifying West Bengal’s post-election confrontation after a bruising Assembly contest that ended the party’s long hold on power. The case was lodged at Bidhannagar North Cyber Crime Police Station after a...
Trump weighs Iran strike option
Washington is preparing for a pivotal decision by President Donald Trump on Iran as aides draw up military options that could revive air strikes if diplomacy fails to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and contain Tehran’s nuclear advances. The deliberations follow Trump’s return from a three-day visit to Beijing,...
Chabahar push tests sanctions diplomacy
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has urged New Delhi to stay invested in Chabahar Port, framing the project as a strategic anchor of India-Iran ties at a time when US sanctions have slowed work and raised fresh uncertainty around long-term financing. Speaking in New Delhi after attending the BRICS...
Bhojshala verdict sharpens temple dispute
Multiple reactions poured in after the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the Bhojshala–Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar to be a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi Saraswati, setting aside the 2003 administrative arrangement that had allowed Hindu worship on Tuesdays and Friday namaz by Muslims...
Dhar prayers deepen Bhojshala verdict faultline
Muslim worshippers offered Friday namaz at the Bhojshala–Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar hours before a decisive Madhya Pradesh High Court ruling altered the legal status of one of the state’s most sensitive religious disputes. The Indore bench declared the protected monument a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi Saraswati...
CJI remarks stir activist backlash
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s comparison of some unemployed youngsters to “cockroaches” during a Supreme Court hearing on May 15 has triggered sharp debate over judicial language, professional ethics and the place of media, social media and RTI activism in public accountability. The remarks were made by a...
Court scrutiny sharpens over Rahul asset claims
Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate to verify a complaint alleging that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi holds assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, setting July 20 as the next date for the agencies to apprise the court...
Fuel rise tests inflation defences
Petrol and diesel became costlier by ₹3 a litre on Friday, ending a near four-year freeze in retail fuel rates and raising concern that transport, food and household costs could harden across the economy.State-run oil marketing companies implemented the increase with immediate effect after weeks of pressure from elevated...
Fuel hike sharpens Congress attack
Petrol and diesel prices rose by ₹3 a litre across the country on Friday, setting off a sharp political attack from the Congress, which accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of burdening households immediately after Assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory. Congress linked the increase to the...
Bench shift deepens excise case tensions
Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma has transferred the excise policy matter involving Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and other Aam Aadmi Party leaders to another bench after initiating criminal contempt proceedings over allegedly defamatory and vilifying online content directed at the court. Justice Sharma clarified that she...
Air India trims global network under fuel strain
Air India will suspend or reduce services on 29 international routes between June and August 2026, as the West Asia conflict, airspace restrictions and record jet fuel prices force the carrier to reshape its overseas network during the summer travel season. The airline said the temporary schedule changes were...
CBI cases clear Bengal hurdle
Bengal’s new government has cleared prosecution sanction for the CBI in four corruption cases involving public officials, opening the way for chargesheets and trial proceedings that had remained stalled for years. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the approvals were signed on Wednesday after files pending under the previous administration...
Fuel price shield faces oil shock test
Petrol and diesel prices may have to rise if the Middle East crisis persists, Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra has warned, signalling that the government’s effort to shield consumers from higher crude costs could face limits if the disruption keeps energy markets under strain. Speaking at a high-level conference...
Sood secures another year at CBI
Central Bureau of Investigation Director Praveen Sood will remain in office until May 2027 after the Centre approved a second one-year extension, keeping the country’s premier investigation agency under the same leadership beyond the end of his current term on May 24, 2026. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet...
Hormuz reopening hinges on Tehran’s demands
Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping if Washington ends its naval blockade of Iranian ports, releases $15 billion in frozen funds and lifts sanctions that have restricted Tehran’s access to global markets for years. Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, said Tehran was...
Vendetta charge sharpens Khera case
Senior Congress leader Ripun Bora has accused Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of turning the police case against Pawan Khera into a personal vendetta, intensifying a political confrontation after the Congress national spokesperson appeared before the Crime Branch at Pan Bazar Police Station in Guwahati for questioning on...
Beijing raises solar trade fight
China has escalated its trade dispute with New Delhi by asking the World Trade Organisation to establish a panel to examine support measures for solar cells, solar modules and information technology products, deepening friction between Asia’s two largest economies over industrial policy and market access. The request follows consultations...
