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Munir Dismisses India’s “Axis” Charge as Political Posturing
Pakistan’s Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has forcefully rejected claims by India’s military leadership that China—and even Turkey—supported Pakistan during the intense May conflict. Speaking at the National Defence University in Islamabad on 7 July, Munir characterised these allegations as a “shoddy attempt at camp politics,” asserting Pakistan’s military victory...
Fresh Contenders Emerge for BJP National Leadership
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has entered the fray for the BJP national president’s post, joining two other prominent women leaders as the party’s deliberations point towards a historic reshuffle of its top brass. Several senior male politicians—including Bhupendra Yadav, Dharmendra Pradhan, Manohar Lal Khattar, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Pralhad Joshi—are...
BJP Calls for United Front to Unseat TMC
BJP West Bengal President Samik Bhattacharya has urged the Congress and CPI to set aside ideological differences and come together in a broad-based alliance aimed at removing the ruling Trinamool Congress from power in the 2026 Assembly elections. Speaking at an event on Kolkata’s Red Road to commemorate the...
Congress set to shift Siddaramaiah to national role
Basavaraj Bommai, former Karnataka Chief Minister and current BJP Member of Parliament, has indicated that the Congress party is considering replacing Siddaramaiah as Chief Minister of Karnataka, suggesting the veteran leader might be reassigned to a national position as chairman of its backward-class wing. Bommai described the move as...
RJD Moves Apex Court Over Bihar Voter List Revision
Tejashwi Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission’s decision to initiate a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections. The party contends that the timing and justification for the revision could adversely...
X Restores Withheld Reuters and TRT World Accounts in India
Indian users regained access to the X accounts of international news outlets Reuters, Reuters World, TRT World and Global Times on Sunday evening, after being blocked based on a generic “legal demand” notice, according to platform messages. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology confirmed that this action was...
BRICS Condemn Pahalgam Amid Call for Unified Terror Response
Leaders of the BRICS grouping delivered a firm rebuke of the 22 April terror attack in Pahalgam—where 26 tourists were killed—and pledged a unified approach to uprooting terrorism. The declaration, adopted at the summit in Rio de Janeiro, expressed “strong condemnation of any acts of terrorism as criminal and...
Gujarat BJP Rebuts Thackeray over Patel Remarks
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s accusation that the Bharatiya Janata Party fuelled divisions within the Patel community to secure electoral advantage in Gujarat drew a sharp retort from the party’s state leadership, which termed the remarks baseless and politically motivated. Addressing a gathering in Mumbai, Thackeray alleged that the...
Uddhav Bloc Draws Language Line to Schools Only
A day after celebrating what they called a people’s victory in Maharashtra’s decision to withdraw Hindi as a mandatory third language from Classes I to V, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena clarified that its resistance to Hindi imposition should not be conflated with broader linguistic or ideological stances taken...
Diplomacy in Disarray, Kharge Warns of Growing Isolation
Mallikarjun Kharge, president of the Indian National Congress, has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration of pursuing a “faulty” foreign policy that is isolating the country and straining ties with neighbours. Speaking at the “Samajika Nyaya Samara Bheri” event in Hyderabad on 4 July, Kharge said that India now...
Language Tensions Spark Political Blame Game in Maharashtra
A viral video showing a group of men thrashing a shopkeeper for not speaking Marathi has triggered political uproar in Maharashtra, with Congress leader Raj Babbar accusing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of fostering divisive policies that fuel such incidents. The footage, widely circulated on social media, captures several...
Thackerays Unite, Stalin Cheers Linguistic Stand
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has endorsed the rare political reconciliation between Maharashtra’s Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray, praising their united stance against what he deems Hindi imposition under the National Education Policy’s three-language model. The rally in Mumbai, celebrating the withdrawal of government resolutions mandating Hindi from...
Reuters X Account Withheld in India Following Legal Demand
The official X handle of Reuters, one of the world’s foremost news agencies, has been withheld in India under a “legal demand,” with no clear explanation emerging from authorities or Reuters. The move appears to be geographically limited, affecting only users accessing the @Reuters and @ReutersWorld accounts from within...
Trump Signs Tariff Letters as India Talks Reach Critical Stage
President Donald Trump has authorised dispatch of letters to twelve nations outlining new reciprocal tariffs, marking a decisive turn as bilateral negotiations with India intensify ahead of his self‑imposed tariff deadline. The letters, scheduled for Monday, each state a bespoke tariff rate ranging from baseline 10 per cent to significantly higher...
Congress Women Scheme Triggers Outcry Over Gandhi Images
Congress has unveiled a plan to distribute five lakh sanitary pads under its Priyadarshini Udaan Yojana in Bihar, aimed at improving menstrual hygiene and complementing its wider Mai Behen Maan cash transfer promise. The packets, it emerges, carry the images of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra—a design choice...
Gavai Pledges Openness in Judicial Appointments
Chief Justice B. R. Gavai promised swift action to strengthen transparency in the collegium system of judicial appointments, stating merit will remain sacrosanct and representation across society assured. Addressing the Bombay Bar Association at the Bombay High Court on Friday, he signalled continuity from his predecessor, Sanjiv Khanna, in promoting openness in...
Allahabad Court Upholds Mosque Nomenclature in Mathura Suits
A single-judge bench at the Allahabad High Court, presided over by Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra, on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to describe the Shahi Idgah Mosque as a “disputed structure” in all ongoing suits connected to the Krishna Janmabhoomi–Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura. The bench ruled that, based on the current...
Musk Pushes ‘America Party’ as Trump Tensions Escalate
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has reignited discussion of launching a third political party in the United States, raising eyebrows across the political spectrum. On 4 July, he endorsed an X post comparing the initiative to his high-risk ventures like Tesla and SpaceX, adding: “Low probability of success, but if...
