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Canada Declares Bishnoi Gang a Terrorist Entity
The federal government of Canada has formally designated the Bishnoi Gang as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code, citing its use of violence, extortion, and influence across diaspora communities. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced the decision, emphasising that the group now meets Canada’s legal definition of a...
Adityanath Threatens ‘Bareilly-Style’ Action Against Protesters
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed a gathering in Balrampur on Sunday, warning that those who incite disorder would face the same police response as during the clashes in Bareilly. He invoked the lathi-charge used there, saying miscreants “will be beaten just as they were in Bareilly.” The...
Ex-Constable Held Over Kanpur Audio Incitement Case
Kanpur police apprehended Zubair Ahmed Khan, alias Zubair Gazi, accusing him of circulating an inflammatory audio clip aimed at provoking unrest in the Railbazar area. He was produced before court on Sunday and remanded to judicial custody. Zubair, who had been dismissed from his constabulary post in Unnao in...
Shah Rules Out Ceasefire, Calls for Maoist Surrender
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday dismissed any prospect of a ceasefire with the Maoist insurgents, urging them instead to lay down arms unconditionally under a “lucrative” rehabilitation scheme. He emphasised that security forces will not fire on those who surrender. Speaking at the valedictory session of a...
Conflict Erupts Over Prayer Meetings in Rajasthan Villages
Tension gripped Surajpura in Dholpur district and the Sever area of Bharatpur following accusations that weekly Christian prayer gatherings were being used as fronts for forced religious conversion. Local residents, activists, and Hindu vigilante groups converged on both sites and summoned police, triggering hours of confrontation and uncertainty. In...
Self-styled ‘godman’ arrested in Agra
Delhi Police have apprehended Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati from a hotel in Agra, acting on accusations of sexual harassment against 17 female students at a Delhi institute. The 62-year-old figure, who held the title of director at Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management in Vasant Kunj, faces a swirl of...
Sitlamata Bazar Becomes Flashpoint Over Muslim Employees Dismissal
At least 40–50 Muslim employees in Indore’s century-old Sitlamata cloth bazar have been dismissed from shops following a directive attributed to Eklavya Singh Gaur, son of BJP MLA Malini Gaur and head of Hindu vigilante group Hind Rakshak. The directive, issued in August, reportedly instructed traders to terminate Muslim...
Opposition Clash Intensifies Over Wangchuk Detention
The Aam Aadmi Party launched a sharp attack on Rahul Gandhi’s silence over the detention of activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act, prompting a forceful counter from Congress accusing AAP of being backed by the RSS. Wangchuk was arrested on 26 September following violent protests in Leh...
Sharif’s UNGA Claim Triggers Diplomatic Firestorm
Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asserted that terrorists would have been “roaming the streets of London and New York” if Pakistan had failed to act against them. His remarks drew immediate condemnation from India, which accused him of theatricality and deflecting...
Health, Heir Questions Rock Bihar Poll Discourse
With the Bihar Assembly elections slated for October–November, the political narrative has pivoted sharply toward two intertwined controversies: doubts about Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s physical and cognitive fitness, and mounting pressure over the prospective political debut of his son, Nishant Kumar. These themes are threading through campaign discourse, internal...
High Court Rejects Rahul Plea, Lets Varanasi Case Proceed
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s plea challenging a Varanasi court order, thereby permitting the magistrate court in that city to hear afresh an FIR application over his alleged remarks about Sikhs in the United States. A bench led by Justice Sameer Jain upheld the July order...
Vijayvargiya’s Sibling Remark Touches Off Political Firestorm
Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya’s comments about Rahul Gandhi’s public display of affection with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have generated sharp backlash from the Congress and stirred debate over cultural norms in political speech. Speaking in Shajapur during an event marking the birth anniversary of Pandit...
Gates Endorses IIT Talent as U.S. H-1B Fee Debate Escalates
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has highlighted the crucial role played by 15 Indian engineers in fortifying Microsoft’s engineering foundation, a remark that has resurfaced online amid mounting controversy over the U. S. government’s newly imposed $100,000 H-1B visa fee. The clip, drawn from a 2024 speech in Delhi, is...
Vatican-Themed Durga Pandal Sparks Backlash
A Durga Puja pandal in Ranchi evoking the architecture and iconography of Vatican City has provoked harsh criticism from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, which accuses organisers of undermining Hindu faith and facilitating conversion. The organising committee has defended the design as an artistic tribute and has begun revising elements...
Mamata Banerjee Claims GST Cuts Originated In Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the central government of taking undeserved credit for the reduction in GST rates, asserting that her state initiated the proposal. She emphasised in statements that the suggestion to lower GST—specifically on health and life insurance—was first submitted by West Bengal during...
Rubio Affirms India’s Strategic Value in US Meeting at UNGA
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that India remains a relationship of “critical importance” to the United States after face-to-face talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in New York on Monday. The meeting took place at Lotte New York Palace during the 80th session of the United...
Faith Misused, Says BJP’s Naqvi Amid “I Love Muhammad” Row
A backlash over “I Love Muhammad” slogans has drawn a sharp response from BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who warned that turning faith and identity into tools of chaos is unacceptable. He affirmed that as a Muslim, his commitment to the Prophet Muhammad is integral to his belief and...
Power Play in Focus: Jaishankar Flags Global Hypocrisy
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar used his address at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting to target what he described as “double standards” in global responses to energy diplomacy and conflicts, and to press for a shake-up of multilateral architecture. He warned that treating energy access as a political lever...
