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Sarod maestro forced home after Dhaka venue attack
Renowned sarod player Shiraz Ali Khan returned to Kolkata after fleeing Bangladesh when the cultural venue where he was scheduled to perform was vandalised amid unrest in Dhaka, an episode that has sharpened concerns over artist safety and disrupted a cross-border cultural engagement. Khan had travelled to the Bangladeshi...
Trump revives disputed mediation claim
US President Donald Trump has repeated a claim rejected by New Delhi and Islamabad that he helped avert a military confrontation between India and Pakistan earlier this year, portraying the episode as a “potential nuclear war” and arguing that the only major conflict he has yet to resolve is...
Pak, Bangladesh defence talks signal strategic shift
Islamabad and Dhaka are moving closer to a proposed Mutual Defence Agreement, according to senior diplomatic and foreign ministry officials cited by CNN-News18, a development that would mark a notable recalibration of ties between the two South Asian neighbours amid broader regional strains involving India. Officials familiar with the...
BSF jawan abducted amid fog on Bangla border
Dense winter fog along the international boundary in West Bengal was exploited early Saturday when cattle smugglers from across the border abducted a Border Security Force jawan during a routine patrol, triggering a heightened security alert and urgent coordination between authorities on both sides. The incident unfolded in the...
Kharge dismisses leadership confusion claims in Karnataka
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge pushed back against suggestions of uncertainty created by the party’s central leadership over the continuing leadership issue in Karnataka, asserting that any lack of clarity lies within the state unit rather than with the organisation’s high command. Speaking to reporters in Kalaburagi, Kharge said the...
Russia offers submarines to bridge naval gap
Russia has moved to strengthen New Delhi’s underwater warfare capacity by offering three refurbished Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines, a proposal defence officials describe as an interim measure aimed at arresting a steady decline in the Navy’s operational boat numbers. The offer, valued at under $1 billion according to officials familiar...
KCR returns to street politics with frontal attack on Congress
K Chandrashekar Rao has ended a prolonged absence from active street mobilisation, launching an open confrontation with the Congress-led government in Telangana and signalling a decisive shift in the opposition strategy of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi. Speaking at Telangana Bhavan, the party headquarters in Hyderabad, the former chief minister...
Court sets January 9 date in land-for-jobs case
Delhi court proceedings involving senior political figures from Bihar moved a step forward on Friday, with the trial court listing January 9 for orders on the framing of charges in the long-running land-for-jobs case that centres on alleged irregular appointments in the railways. The case names former chief ministers...
Delhi and Dhaka activate military channels amid Bangladesh turmoil
New Delhi has intensified monitoring of Bangladesh’s internal security situation as violence and political unrest grip the country, prompting direct communication between the two sides’ top military leadership to assess developments on the ground and prevent instability from spilling across the border. Officials familiar with the exchanges said the...
BJP MPs seek action over House disruptions
Bharatiya Janata Party members Nishikant Dubey and Sanjay Jaiswal have moved a breach of privilege and contempt notice against several opposition lawmakers, urging Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to initiate disciplinary action for what they described as sustained obstruction of parliamentary proceedings during the consideration of the G RAM...
Millers press Centre to halt jute seed exports
A leading association of jute millers has urged the Centre to immediately prohibit the export of jute seeds to Bangladesh and tighten controls on imports of finished jute goods, warning that the domestic industry is facing mounting stress after Dhaka imposed restrictions on the outward movement of raw jute....
Bangladesh braces for flashpoint funeral amid unrest
Bangladesh is on heightened alert as authorities prepare for the funeral of Sharif Osman Hadi, an anti-India radical leader whose killing has triggered nationwide protests, arson attacks and road blockades, amplifying political and communal tensions across the country. Security deployments have been expanded in Dhaka and several district towns...
CJI signals readiness for holiday hearings on urgent pleas
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has indicated his willingness to sit on December 22, the first day of the Supreme Court’s Christmas and New Year recess, to hear matters deemed urgent, underlining a readiness to keep judicial doors open during the holiday period where circumstances demand immediate intervention....
Rahul Gandhi attacks rural jobs overhaul
Opposition criticism sharpened on Friday after the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, accused the government of forcing through legislation that he said undermines village livelihoods and dilutes a long-standing employment guarantee. Addressing protests inside and outside Parliament, Gandhi described the VB-G RAM G Bill as...
Ram remark ignites political clash in Bengal
Political tempers flared across West Bengal after Trinamool Congress legislator Madan Mitra sparked a storm with remarks questioning the religious identity of Lord Ram, triggering sharp reactions from opposition parties and widening an already polarised debate ahead of the state’s charged political calendar. Mitra, a senior MLA known for...
Belgium court rejects Mehul Choksi extradition plea
Belgium’s highest court has cleared the way for the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi after dismissing his appeal against earlier orders permitting his surrender to India, holding that his objections lacked legal and factual substance. The ruling by the Court of Cassation affirms decisions taken by lower courts...
Collegium moves to fill chief justice vacancies
Supreme Court collegium has recommended the elevation of five serving high court judges as chief justices across different jurisdictions, seeking to prevent leadership gaps caused by a cluster of scheduled retirements and transfers over the coming months. The recommendations were finalised at a meeting on 18 December by the...
Supreme Court flags unused pool of retired judges
Supreme Court on Thursday underlined that a large pool of talent among retired high court judges remains untapped, even as mounting case backlogs continue to strain the judicial system, and said the constitutional mechanism to reappoint them as ad hoc judges is yet to be put to use despite...
