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Priyanka questions Modi’s authority amid sharpening political debate
Remarks by Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi in the Lok Sabha stirred pointed political pushback after she argued that Prime Minister Narendra Modi no longer projected the authority he once did and that his declining self-assurance had weakened national governance. Her intervention came during a discussion marking 150 years of...
Cong demands Rajnath apology over Nehru-Babri claim
The opposition party has challenged a statement by the defence minister, calling it a deliberate distortion of history. Indian National Congress has demanded a public apology from Rajnath Singh after he asserted that Jawaharlal Nehru planned to rebuild the Babri Masjid using government funds — a claim that Congress...
Chowdhury questions Banerjee’s silence on Babri row
Sharp criticism has intensified over Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to comment on the Babri Masjid dispute after senior Congress figure Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury accused the West Bengal chief minister of avoiding a politically sensitive matter. Chowdhury, who leads his party in the Lok Sabha, argued that her silence on the...
Tewari bill challenges whip-led voting in Parliament
The Lok Sabha now sees a renewed push to loosen the grip of party whips, as senior MP Manish Tewari introduced a private member’s bill aiming to amend the country’s anti-defection framework and grant lawmakers greater freedom in casting votes. The bill would allow MPs and MLAs to vote...
Congress high command meeting in Delhi fails to settle Karnataka leadership dispute
Leaders of the Indian National Congress convened at 10 Janpath on Saturday to address mounting tensions in Karnataka but emerged without a definitive resolution. The gathering at the residence of Sonia Gandhi — attended by Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and K. C. Venugopal — did not settle the ongoing...
Telangana plans to rename US consulate road as Donald Trump Avenue
The government of Telangana state government has proposed to rename the road housing the United States Consulate General in Hyderabad as “Donald Trump Avenue,” in honour of the 45th and 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. Officials say a formal communication will be sent to the...
Opposition criticism grows over banquet exclusion
Opposition parties intensified objections to the absence of their leaders at the presidential state banquet hosted for Vladimir Putin on Friday night, sharpening a wider political dispute over protocol, representation and constitutional propriety. The criticism gathered momentum after Rajya Sabha member Priyanka Chaturvedi argued that the event had been...
Omar Abdullah warns INDIA bloc risks collapse without strong leadership
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has sounded a sharp warning about the state of the opposition INDIA bloc, saying it is “on life support” and risks being wheeled into the “ICU” if internal divisions and strategic missteps continue. Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New...
Congress MP questions motive behind vegetarian banquet
A sharp political exchange unfolded after Congress MP Karti Chidambaram criticised the government’s decision to serve an entirely vegetarian state banquet for Russian President Vladimir Putin at Rashtrapati Bhavan, describing the menu as an effort to promote what he called puritanical vegetarianism under the guise of cultural tradition. Chidambaram’s...
Parliament set for charged debate on Vande Mataram
Parliament is bracing for an intense debate on the 150th year of the national song Vande Mataram, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to open the discussion in the Lok Sabha and Congress deputy leader Gaurav Gogoi expected to respond from the Opposition benches. The session has drawn considerable...
Kerala Congress provokes diplomatic stir with PawPaw remark on Putin
The state unit of Indian National Congress in Kerala has triggered sharp criticism by referring to Vladimir Putin as the “new PawPaw” of Narendra Modi’s supporters in a social-media post just days into the Russian president’s state visit to India. The offending message — posted on X by the...
Attempt to harm Ayodhya seer sparks police action
An alleged attempt to burn alive Hanuman Garhi’s Govindgarh Ashram seer Mahant Mahesh Das early on Friday has prompted a police investigation, after the cleric reported that unidentified individuals tried to set his room ablaze while he was asleep. Police said the incident occurred at around 2.45am when the...
Calcutta High Court clears way for mosque ceremony, places onus on Bengal government
The Calcutta High Court has declined to block the foundation-stone laying for a mosque in Beldanga, Murshidabad, rejecting a plea that invoked fears of communal unrest. The decision places full responsibility on the state government to ensure law and order during the event. The petition, filed by a senior...
Supreme court seeks detailed EC response on Bihar rolls
Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to prepare all relevant records to address allegations that more than five lakh duplicate voters remain on Bihar’s electoral rolls despite a special intensive revision, setting the stage for a closer judicial scrutiny of the state’s voter lists. The directive followed submissions by...
IndiGo warns air travel chaos to persist until February 10 as FDTL waiver sought
IndiGo has informed DGCA that resumed flight operations will only stabilise by February 10, 2026, while the airline seeks temporary relief from certain provisions of the newly implemented Flight Duty Time Limitations. The announcement came as over 550 flights were cancelled on Thursday, compounding disruptions in major hubs including...
U.S. threats of sanctions sharpen focus on Pakistan’s military leadership
Washington is pressing Islamabad with demands tied to accountability as calls grow for sanctions against Pakistan’s top military brass including Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir. More than 40 U. S. lawmakers have accused his regime of orchestrating a crackdown on political opponents and civil-society critics, citing alleged harassment...
Pakistani-origin student held after weapons cache found with ‘kill all’ manifesto
Law enforcement officials in Delaware have taken into custody 25-year-old Luqmaan Khan after discovering a cache of firearms, ammunition, body armour and a handwritten manifesto that allegedly outlined plans for a mass shooting on the campus of University of Delaware. Khan was arrested on 24 November 2025 following a...
European pressure mounts on India as Putin lands for high-stakes state visit
Leaders from Britain, France and Germany have urged New Delhi to use its influence over Vladimir Putin to press for an end to the war in Ukraine, just hours before his two-day state visit to India begins Thursday. That diplomatic push, reported to have been conveyed privately over several...
