AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi has strongly criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party for its role in the recent changes to the National Council of Educational Research and Training syllabus, specifically the introduction of modules on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day. Owaisi’s remarks come in the wake of a contentious revision, which...
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav has announced that his party is ready to contest all 243 assembly seats in Bihar, signaling the party’s strong intention to dominate the political landscape in the state ahead of the upcoming elections. The announcement came amid ongoing tensions within the Mahagathbandhan regarding...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commenced a two-day visit to the Northeast, unveiling an array of major infrastructure projects in Assam, Mizoram, and Manipur, valued at over Rs 35,000 crore. His visit aims to bolster connectivity, ease of living, and economic opportunities in the region, marking a significant step...
A review meeting of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee in Rae Bareli turned confrontational when Rahul Gandhi, in his role as chair, instructed Dinesh Pratap Singh to seek permission from the chair before speaking—prompting sharp pushback from the Uttar Pradesh minister. The altercation, captured in video and...
Varanasi’s special MP-MLA court has accepted a criminal complaint lodged by Shashank Shekhar Tripathi, alleging derogatory remarks were made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mother at a Congress rally in Darbhanga, Bihar. The court will hear arguments on 17 September to decide whether the petition is maintainable...
Haryana’s Cabinet Minister Anil Vij has cast serious allegations at members of his own party, asserting that some individuals in Ambala Cantonment are operating a “parallel BJP” with support from senior leadership. He invoked concern over perceived internal disruption, urging constituents and party workers on social media to suggest...
Guwahati — A Special Investigation Team has submitted a report to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claiming that its probe into Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi and his family has exposed evidence of a broader plot to undermine the nation’s sovereignty. The investigation was set up to examine the...
Arjun Singh, former MP from Barrackpore and leader of the BJP, faces major legal and political backlash after urging West Bengal’s youth to “learn from Nepal” and join a mass uprising against what he described as a “corrupt government”. Multiple First Information Reports have been filed across the state,...
Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has departed for a vacation in Langkawi, Malaysia, just after concluding his intense “Voter Adhikar Yatra” in Bihar, prompting incisive criticism from the BJP. Amit Malviya, head of the BJP’s IT cell, mocked the Congress Gandhi...
The Supreme Court constitution bench has reserved its decision on the reference submitted by President Droupadi Murmu under Article 143 of the Constitution. The reference seeks clarity on whether Governors—and the President—can be subject to timelines when deciding whether to grant assent to Bills passed by state legislatures. Chief...
Jaipur: BJP state in-charge Radha Mohan Das Agrawal walked out of the party’s state-level workshop at Jaipur’s Durgapura Agricultural Research Centre after expressing extreme displeasure over poor attendance by MPs, MLAs and other party functionaries. The event, part of the “Seva Pakhwara” campaign, aimed to mobilise workers for public...
Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant declared that justice need not be confined to courtrooms but can be delivered through mediation, ensuring disputes end in fairness and dignity. Justice Kant, speaking at the International Mediation Conference hosted in Visakhapatnam by the Asian Centre for International Arbitration and Mediation on...
Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of putting cotton farmers across India at risk in efforts to strengthen trade negotiations with the United States. Kejriwal charged that Modi’s pledge that talks would “unlock the limitless potential” of the India-US partnership disguises...
A closed-door gathering led by BJP national coordinator Sambit Patra and state president Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi drew in at least 27 legislative party members, strengthening speculation around a swift return of elected governance in Manipur. The event, aimed at laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit,...
Opposition‐ruled states Karnataka, Punjab, Kerala and Telangana appeared before the Supreme Court on Tuesday insisting the Constitution does not permit the President or state governors to stall legislation passed by their assemblies, even if such bills are challenged as unconstitutional or inconsistent with central law. Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium,...
The Centre told the Supreme Court that nearly ninety per cent of bills passed by state assemblies since 1970 were granted gubernatorial assent within a month, while assent was withheld in only about twenty cases of a total of 17,150 bills presented. The Constitution bench, led by Chief Justice...
Governors must give their assent to bills passed by state legislatures within a reasonable time, the Supreme Court emphasised, cautioning that imposing strict deadlines for assent by Governors or the President threatens to embroil the judiciary in excessive oversight of the legislative process. The court warned that such rigid...
Ten F-35 fighter jets have been authorised for deployment to Puerto Rico after President Donald Trump warned that any Venezuelan military aircraft that endanger United States forces “will be shot down”, escalating tensions across the southern Caribbean on Friday, 5 September. The fighters, to be based at a Puerto...