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BSNL director’s Prayagraj visit sparks protocol row
Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has taken a firm stand against what he described as improper protocol arrangements linked to a planned visit by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Director Vivek Banzal to Prayagraj, issuing a show-cause notice to the senior official and demanding a written explanation within seven days....
Bombay High Court reserves order in Rahul Gandhi defamation plea
Bombay High Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi seeking to quash a defamation case linked to his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking another legal flashpoint between the Congress leader and the ruling establishment. Justice N R Borkar...
Court says protest case not terror
A Delhi court has held that Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib is entitled to a copy of the first information report filed against him over a shirtless protest at the AI Impact Summit, observing that the allegations do not carry the “hallmarks of terrorism or insurgency”. The order...
Youth Congress president held over summit protest charges
New Delhi authorities arrested Uday Bhanu Chib, the national president of the Indian Youth Congress, after interrogating him for about 20 hours in connection with a high-profile demonstration during an international technology summit, law enforcement officials and political figures said. Chib has been formally booked on multiple charges, including...
Prayer row at Lucknow University campus
Tension has flared at Lucknow University after rival groups clashed over the offering of namaz at a 200-year-old mosque situated within the campus, prompting authorities to step up security and appeal for calm. The dispute centres on the Lal Baradari mosque, a structure dating back to the early nineteenth...
Omar Abdullah dismisses INDIA leadership buzz
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday ruled out any discussion within the opposition INDIA bloc over a change in leadership, asserting that no such proposal had surfaced at alliance meetings and voicing firm support for Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s role in challenging the Bharatiya Janata...
Om Birla rolls out friendship groups amid parliamentary standoff
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has established Parliamentary Friendship Groups with more than 60 countries, drawing in lawmakers from across the political spectrum, including several opposition figures who have faced suspension from the House for unruly behaviour. The expansive initiative comes as members of the opposition have tabled a...
Congress attacks BJP over protest stance
Congress has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of political hypocrisy, alleging that the ruling party applies double standards when it comes to democratic protest and public accountability. In a sharply framed statement issued on Sunday, senior Congress figures said it was “deeply ironic” that the BJP, which organised high-profile...
Karni Sena chief threatens action over film
Kshatriya Karni Sena chief Dr Raj Shekhawat has warned filmmakers against what he described as attacks on Sanatan Dharma, saying the group would confront those responsible at their Mumbai residences if religious and community sentiments were harmed. Shekhawat’s remarks, delivered during a public interaction and circulated widely on social...
Delhi Police bust cross-border terror network
Delhi Police has dismantled what investigators describe as a cross-border terror module allegedly linked to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence and extremist outfits operating from Bangladesh, arresting eight suspects in coordinated raids across Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Officers say the group was preparing to execute a large-scale attack under instructions...
Violence flares after campus protest spiral
Clashes broke out at Jawaharlal Nehru University in the early hours of Monday after rival student groups confronted each other during a protest that escalated into physical violence, leaving several students injured and prompting intervention by university authorities and police. Accounts from students and officials indicate that tensions had...
Akhtar urges clerics to denounce Taliban edict
Javed Akhtar has called on Muslim clerics across the country to publicly denounce a controversial rule attributed to the Taliban, arguing that silence from religious leaders risks being interpreted as tacit approval. The veteran lyricist and screenwriter said the issue transcends borders and concerns the moral authority of faith...
BJP workers march on Congress office
Bharatiya Janata Party workers gathered outside the Congress headquarters in Delhi on Saturday, escalating a political confrontation over disruptions at the India AI Impact Summit held at Bharat Mandapam. The protest followed a call by Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, who announced he would lead a march from the...
Rahul Gandhi likens Modi to trapped fighter
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has elaborated on his Jiu-Jitsu analogy aimed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, arguing that the prime minister is caught in unseen political “grips” and a tightening “choke” that constrain his choices and shape government policy. Speaking after...
Top court rejects plea over Babur mosque naming
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking a prohibition on constructing or naming any mosque or religious structure after Mughal emperor Babur or the Babri Masjid, signalling judicial reluctance to reopen questions tied to one of the country’s most contentious legal disputes. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and...
Hanuman Chalisa recitation follows Jabalpur unrest
Members of several Hindu organisations gathered outside Sihora police station in Jabalpur district on Friday, chanting the Hanuman Chalisa and pressing authorities to take action over a stone-pelting episode at Azad Chowk that heightened communal tensions in the area. Police officials confirmed that the incident occurred earlier this week...
Rahul Gandhi appears in Sultanpur court
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, appeared before a special MP-MLA court in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday to record his statement in a 2018 criminal defamation case linked to remarks concerning Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The matter has been posted for further hearing...
Rahul Gandhi appearance deepens AI summit row
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s appearance alongside Narsimha Yadav, who is alleged to have organised a controversial “naked protest” during the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, has intensified an already charged political confrontation between Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. The sighting on Friday added a new...
