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Modi set to shift to Seva Teerth
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing to move into a new official office complex in New Delhi, with the transition expected to coincide with Makar Sankranti on January 14, according to officials familiar with the preparations. The move would mark a significant milestone in the government’s overhaul of administrative...
Tehran rallies project regime strength after protest unrest
Crowds numbering in the tens of thousands gathered in central Tehran on Monday as the authorities mobilised a mass show of support for the Islamic republic, days after nationwide anti-government demonstrations exposed renewed strains between the state and sections of society. State television footage showed people filling a major...
Local BJP–AIMIM convergence resurfaces in Akot vote
Political alignments that once stirred national debate have again come under scrutiny after a cross-party convergence unfolded in Akot town of Maharashtra’s Akola district, where the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen extended support to a Bharatiya Janata Party-linked candidate for a nominated councillor post. The development has revived questions about...
Tejashwi Yadav alleges poll rigging on return to Patna
After remaining away from the state for more than a month, leader of the opposition in the Bihar assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, returned to Patna on Sunday and alleged large-scale “poll rigging” in the assembly elections that have brought the National Democratic Alliance back to power. Speaking briefly to...
Amit Shah consolidates command within BJP power structure
Amit Shah has emerged as the principal decision-maker within the Bharatiya Janata Party, centralising key organisational and administrative choices after securing firm backing from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to multiple senior party functionaries familiar with internal deliberations. The concentration of authority has reshaped how the party plans elections,...
Ayodhya dispute flares over namaz claim at temple gate
Ayodhya’s tightly managed religious landscape has come under strain after allegations surfaced that namaz was offered near an exit gate of the Ram temple, prompting sharp reactions from Hindu religious figures and placing the local administration under pressure to act. The episode has ignited a debate over security protocols,...
Estranged Pawar cousins signal tactical unity in Pune civic race
Pune’s municipal politics took an unexpected turn on Saturday when Supriya Sule and Ajit Pawar appeared together on a public platform to jointly release the manifesto for the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad civic body elections, marking the first such shared appearance since the Nationalist Congress Party split more than two...
Owaisi targets Congress over UAPA legacy
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi has mounted a sharp attack on the Congress party, accusing it of entrenching the harshest features of the Unlawful Activities Act and laying the groundwork for what he describes as prolonged incarceration of undertrial prisoners. The Hyderabad MP said amendments carried out...
BJP leader targets DMK–Congress record in Tamil Nadu pitch
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Nabin on Friday accused the DMK–Congress alliance of presiding over corruption and governance failures across Tamil Nadu, arguing that public frustration had reached a point where voters were ready to embrace a different political direction. Speaking ahead of a scheduled outreach event in Coimbatore,...
MEA defuses row over Modi–Trump remarks
New Delhi sought to draw a line under an exchange sparked by comments from United States President Donald Trump, with the Ministry of External Affairs saying on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Donald Trump share a cordial relationship marked by mutual respect and long-established diplomatic norms. The...
Congress distances itself from Jammu statehood pitch
Congress on Friday moved swiftly to repudiate remarks by one of its senior figures that appeared to endorse a call from a ruling party legislator for carving out a separate state for Jammu, asserting that the party’s settled position remains the unity of Jammu and Kashmir and the restoration...
MeitY flags AI content risks on Musk-owned X
Regulators in New Delhi have formally challenged Elon Musk’s social media platform X over what they describe as failures to contain obscene and harmful material generated by its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, marking an escalation in scrutiny of AI-driven content governance in one of the world’s largest digital markets....
Why Washington says trade talks stalled
Washington — Remarks by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick have injected a personal dimension into the unfinished India–US trade negotiations, with Lutnick suggesting that the absence of a direct leader-level outreach has slowed progress on an agreement long under discussion between the two governments. Speaking on the All-In Podcast...
Top court weighs challenge to impeachment process
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma questioning the legality of the Lok Sabha Speaker’s decision to constitute an inquiry committee under the Judges Act, 1968, following an impeachment motion moved against him in Parliament. A...
Sambhal land dispute triggers fresh communal strain
Tensions have escalated in Sambhal after local authorities issued a 15-day ultimatum seeking the removal of a mosque and an adjoining shrine constructed on land officially recorded as a graveyard in the Chaudhary Sarai area, reopening a dispute that has long simmered beneath the surface of the town’s densely...
Court weighs challenge to voter roll revision
Supreme Court scrutiny of a contentious voter roll exercise has set the stage for a legal and political test over how far election authorities can go in cleansing electoral lists, with Uttar Pradesh at the centre of a widening debate. Petitions questioning the validity of the Special Intensive Revision...
Voter roll deletions in Uttar Pradesh spark opposition outcry
Deletion of nearly 2.89 crore names from Uttar Pradesh’s electoral rolls has ignited a sharp political confrontation, with opposition parties alleging that Muslim-majority districts were hit disproportionately during the Special Intensive Revision exercise, even as election authorities insist the process followed statutory norms. The controversy gathered pace after the...
Protests widen across Iran as calls for reform intensify
Iran has seen a widening wave of street protests across multiple cities, with at least 36 people reported dead as security forces confront demonstrators demanding political change. Rights groups tracking the unrest say the toll has risen amid clashes, mass arrests and the use of force by authorities, as...
