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Governor skips Assembly address amid anthem dispute
Tamil Nadu’s legislative session opened under a constitutional cloud on Tuesday after Governor RN Ravi chose not to attend the customary address to the Assembly, escalating a long-simmering dispute with the elected government over protocol, federal norms and the role of the Governor in a state legislature. The absence...
Kejriwal says Mumbai verdict signals BJP resistance
Reactions to the Brihanmumbai civic poll sharpened on Monday after Aam Aadmi Party leaders argued that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s inability to secure a clear majority reflected voter resistance rather than organisational shortcomings. Addressing reporters in Ahmedabad, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal said the outcome underscored public discontent with...
AR Rahman clarifies remarks amid industry debate
Music composer AR Rahman has sought to calm a widening debate after comments made during an interview were interpreted by some as suggesting that communal considerations had limited his opportunities in the Hindi film industry. The remarks triggered sharp reactions online, with critics accusing the Oscar-winning composer of politicising...
Opposition unity tested as Rahul Gandhi steps up
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has intensified his engagement within the party after returning from an overseas visit, signalling an attempt to steady a fractious opposition at a moment of mounting pressure. The push comes against the backdrop of a decisive setback in the...
Shinde stakes claim to larger role after Mumbai civic verdict
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has issued a pointed political message following the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election outcome, asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged as the “number one party” while projecting an expanded role for his Shiv Sena faction in the electoral contests ahead. Speaking to...
Evacuees reach Delhi as Iran unrest deepens
Several citizens returned to Delhi late on Friday after being evacuated from Iran as unrest intensified across the country, prompting authorities to arrange special flights for students, pilgrims and short-term visitors. The arrivals disembarked at Indira Gandhi International Airport following coordination between diplomatic missions and local agencies to secure...
Adhikari moves court against Banerjee over coal scam remarks
Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal assembly, has moved an Alipore court with a criminal defamation suit against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, escalating a long-running political confrontation into a legal battle with significant financial and political implications. The senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party...
India-EU trade pact set to become India’s largest trade agreement
India’s long-stalled free trade agreement with the European Union is now in its final negotiating phase and is being described by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal as the most significant trade deal New Delhi has pursued. Goyal characterised the pact as the “mother of all deals”, underlining its...
BJP breaks Shiv Sena grip on Mumbai civic body
Control of Mumbai’s civic body has shifted after the Maharashtra local body elections delivered a decisive breakthrough for the Bharatiya Janata Party, ending more than two decades of dominance by Shiv Sena and redrawing the political map of the country’s financial capital. The outcome marks the BJP’s most significant...
Supreme Court clears way for inquiry into judge
Supreme Court on Friday refused to intervene in impeachment-linked proceedings against Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma, rejecting his plea challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker’s decision to constitute a three-member inquiry committee under the Judges Act, 1968, over allegations arising from a cash-discovery row. The ruling removes a key...
Raj Thackeray questions fairness of poll machinery
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray accused the Election Commission and the state administration of undermining the integrity of the electoral process on Thursday, alleging that official machinery was being aligned to secure victory for the ruling party. Speaking shortly after casting his vote, Thackeray said such conduct eroded...
Kargil rally backs Iran’s supreme leader amid wider unrest
Large crowds assembled in the Ladakh town of Kargil to voice support for Iran’s clerical leadership, even as demonstrations against the Tehran establishment continue across the Middle East country, highlighting a sharp contrast between expressions of solidarity abroad and dissent at home. Organisers said several hundred people gathered in...
Kashmir mosques profiling triggers sharp backlash
Anger rippled across the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday as a police-led data collection exercise focusing on mosques, madrasas, and their religious functionaries drew swift objections from clerics, community leaders, and civil society groups, who described the move as intrusive and stigmatic. The exercise, initiated by the Jammu and Kashmir...
Haridwar temple body stirs storm over ghat access
A sharp political and social debate has unfolded in Uttarakhand after the Ganga Sabha, the traditional body overseeing rituals at Haridwar’s sacred riverfront, called for a blanket prohibition on non-Hindus entering the Ganga ghats, extending its demand to include government officials and journalists assigned to duties at the pilgrimage...
Lucknow court reserves order in Rahul Gandhi case
A special MP-MLA court in Lucknow on Wednesday concluded arguments in a criminal complaint seeking directions for the registration of a first information report against Rahul Gandhi, the Lok Sabha member from Rae Bareli and Leader of the Opposition in the lower House, over allegations linked to his citizenship...
Delhi High Court rebukes NGO over misuse of PIL route
Delhi High Court delivered a sharp rebuke on Wednesday to a non-governmental organisation, Save India Foundation, accusing it of repeatedly misusing the public interest litigation mechanism by filing petitions alleging encroachments by masjids and dargahs across the national capital. The court said such conduct undermined the purpose of PILs...
Delhi High Court declines to pause IRCTC trial
Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to halt the ongoing criminal trial against Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad and his son Tejashwi Yadav in the IRCTC hotels case, signalling that proceedings before the trial court will continue while a legal challenge to the framing of charges remains under...
Paswan flags Bihar opposition unease
Chirag Paswan sharpened the political pitch in Bihar on Tuesday, alleging that discontent within the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress had grown too visible to dismiss, as parties prepare for an intensification of activity after the end of Kharmas with Makar Sankranti on January 14–15. Addressing party...
