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ASI report intensifies Bhojshala mosque dispute
A 2,189-page survey submitted by the Archaeological Survey of India has concluded that the Kamal Maula Mosque structure in Dhar was constructed using the remains of earlier temple edifices, placing a long-running dispute before the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on a firmer evidentiary footing. The...
JNU protest march clashes with police injure students
A protest by members of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union heading towards the Ministry of Education office in New Delhi turned violent on Thursday, leaving several students and police personnel injured and more than 50 protesters detained, according to available reports. Police blocked the demonstration outside the campus,...
Dhankhar says health, not illness, prompted resignation
Jagdeep Dhankhar has clarified that his departure from the vice-presidential post in July 2025 was driven by a decision to “prioritise health”, not because he was unwell, a statement that comes as scrutiny persists over the circumstances surrounding his exit. Speaking to supporters and well-wishers in Churu, Rajasthan, the...
Bihar Rajya Sabha race intensifies alliances
Political activity has accelerated in Patna as the nomination process for five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar begins, prompting intense consultations within both the National Democratic Alliance and the Grand Alliance. Party headquarters have turned into negotiation hubs, with leaders weighing arithmetic, loyalty and long-term strategy ahead of the...
High court clears Hooda in AJL land case
Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside charges against former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and The Associated Journals Limited in the 2005 Panchkula land re-allotment case, bringing significant relief to the senior Congress leader in a matter that has lingered for nearly two decades. The court...
Urdu invite sparks row in Karnataka
Political tempers have flared in Karnataka after the state government issued an official invitation in Urdu for a Health Department programme, drawing sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party, which accused the ruling Congress of indulging in appeasement politics. The invitation, circulated by the Department of Health and Family...
ED moves court with sanction against Chidambaram
Enforcement Directorate has submitted before a special court the prosecution sanction obtained from the competent authority against former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram in connection with alleged money laundering linked to the Aircel-Maxis and INX Media cases. The agency informed the court that the required...
Abdullah urges Centre to back ‘Bangla’ name change
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has publicly backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s push to rename West Bengal as “Bangla”, urging the Central government to treat the state’s proposal on equal footing with other name-change requests from across the country. Abdullah said that if the West...
Lok Sabha speaker reconstitutes Varma removal inquiry panel
Om Birla, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, has moved to refresh the three-member inquiry committee assigned to scrutinise the grounds for the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma, the judge at the centre of a high-profile cash discovery controversy, with the revised panel set to assume its mandate from March...
Dubey hails Modi, targets rivals
Bharatiya Janata Party parliamentarian Nishikant Dubey has delivered a combative defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, portraying him as a leader whose influence eclipses his political adversaries and accusing the opposition of fostering disorder for electoral gain. Speaking on the television programme Aap Ki Adalat, Dubey said Modi commands...
Modi remark on Israel sparks Congress backlash
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion that India recognised Israel on the day he was born has triggered a sharp political exchange, with the Congress citing archival correspondence between Jawaharlal Nehru and Albert Einstein to challenge what it called an attempt to personalise a complex diplomatic history. Speaking during an...
Anil Ambani appears before ED over massive fraud probe
Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani faced federal scrutiny on Thursday as he appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi for a second session of questioning linked to an alleged bank fraud-linked money laundering investigation, marking a significant escalation in legal action against one of India’s long-standing industrial figures....
Rahul Gandhi renews charge over US trade pact
Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday sharpened his attack on the government’s proposed trade arrangement with the United States, repeating his claim that the Prime Minister is “compromised” and asserting that the deal undermines national interests. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said the agreement, which aims to deepen...
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...
