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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...
Delhi High Court to hear ED plea March 9
Delhi High Court has scheduled March 9 to hear the Enforcement Directorate’s challenge to a trial court order declining to take cognisance of its chargesheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others in the National Herald-linked money laundering case. The matter, which has been politically contentious and...
Tight vigil in Bagalkote after Shivaji Jayanti clash
Prohibitory orders have been enforced across parts of Bagalkote district in Karnataka until 24 February after a brief episode of stone-throwing disrupted a Shivaji Jayanti procession on Thursday night, prompting police to arrest eight people and deploy additional forces to prevent escalation. Senior officers said the incident occurred when...
BJP questions Congress choice for Assam panel
Congress faces mounting criticism in Assam after the Bharatiya Janata Party challenged its decision to appoint Imran Masood to a key organisational role ahead of the state’s next Assembly elections. At a press conference at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhavan, the party’s state headquarters, spokesperson Kamal Kumar Medhi accused Congress...
Temple vandalism triggers unrest in Jabalpur
Tension gripped Sihora in Jabalpur district late on Thursday after a youth allegedly damaged the grill of a Durga temple, sparking clashes and stone-pelting between two groups and prompting a swift police response. Authorities said more than 15 people have been arrested as investigations continue and security has been...
Government tightens secrecy rules for officials
Union government has cautioned senior bureaucrats that disclosing classified or sensitive information to the media could invite action under the Official Secrets Act, sharpening its stance on internal leaks amid concerns over national security and administrative discipline. A classified communication circulated last month by the Ministry of Home Affairs...
