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Opposition Split Widens Ahead of Bihar Assembly Fight
Bihar’s impending assembly election campaign has seen the opposition Mahagathbandhan coalition exposed to mounting internal tensions over seat-sharing, with Chirag Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party warning that what had been framed as “friendly fights” could turn destructive. Paswan, whose party is allied with the National Democratic Alliance and set to contest 29...
Shielding the Vote: Shah’s Outreach Seals BJP Rift in Bihar
Union Home Minister Amit Shah undertook a concerted intervention in Patna this week, personally meeting dissenting members of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar and managing to secure their return, thereby averting a potential split among saffron voters ahead of the forthcoming state assembly elections. During the three-day visit,...
Three Detained in Bareilly for Alleged Inducement-Based Conversions
Police in Bareilly have arrested three individuals, including a pastor identified as Sumit Masey, on charges that they lured economically disadvantaged Hindus into converting to Christianity through monetary and material inducements, officials said Tuesday. The arrests came after complaints from local residents alleging that the suspects rented a property...
JMM abandons Bihar poll fight, cites seat-sharing betrayal
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has formally withdrawn from the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, shuttering its plans to contest six seats after previously announcing an independent campaign. The move was attributed by the party to a “political conspiracy” by its allies Rashtriya Janata Dal and Indian National Congress, who the JMM alleges blocked its participation in...
Parental Punishment Remark by Pragya Singh Thakur Ignites Political Backlash
A wave of controversy has erupted following a speech by former Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur, in which she urged Hindu parents to prevent their daughters from visiting the homes of “non-Hindus” and suggested that if they disobey, their legs should be broken. The remarks, delivered at a religious...
Sheikhpura court summons leaders of INDIA bloc over remarks
A Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Sheikhpura, Bihar, has directed Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav and Mukesh Sahani to appear either in person or via legal representatives on 26 November, following a complaint accusing them of derogatory remarks directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Congress-run Voter Adhikar Yatra...
JMM withdraws from Bihar polls citing alliance breakdown
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha announced on 20 October 2025 that it will not field candidates in the forthcoming 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, reversing its earlier decision to contest six assembly seats independently. The party accused its alliance partners — the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Indian National Congress — of orchestrating a “political conspiracy” by denying it a...
JMM pulls out of Bihar polls, flags alliance breach
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, led by Hemant Soren, announced on Monday that it will not contest the assembly elections in Bihar, citing what it described as deliberate exclusion from seat-sharing talks by its allies in the INDIA bloc. The reversal comes just two days after the party declared it would fight six seats...
“Votes of Namak Haram Not Wanted,” Says Union Minister
A statement by Union Minister Giriraj Singh that he does not want the votes of “namak harams” has ignited a fresh political storm, placing the ruling alliance’s outreach to minority voters under intense scrutiny. Singh, who is also a Member of Parliament for Begusarai, made the remarks during a...
Claims of Rajiv Gandhi as Agent of Swedish Firm Spark Row
BJP Member of Parliament Nishikant Dubey has ignited a political firestorm with claims about former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s alleged involvement with a Swedish military company during the 1970s. Sharing a document on social media, Dubey accused Gandhi of acting as an agent for the company, which he suggested...
Siddaramaiah responds to Murtys’ rejection of caste survey
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has expressed sharp criticism of Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty and Infosys founder Narayana Murthy for their refusal to participate in the state government’s caste-based socio-economic survey. The controversial survey aims to gather data on the socio-economic status of various castes within the state and...
Mamata Accuses Efforts to Alter Voter Demographics
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has raised concerns over what she describes as a deliberate attempt to alter the voter composition in her Bhowanipore assembly constituency, located in South Kolkata. Representing this seat since 2011, Banerjee claimed that outside forces were being used to manipulate the electorate ahead...
Afghan Cricketers Among Casualties in Pakistan Airstrike
Three Afghan cricketers have lost their lives in a Pakistani airstrike on Paktika province, Afghanistan. The attack occurred as the players were travelling to participate in a friendly match in the eastern region, which borders Pakistan. According to the Afghanistan Cricket Board, the players had been on their way...
Naxal Surrender in Chhattisgarh Signals Shift in Anti-Extremism Efforts
A significant development in the ongoing battle against left-wing extremism in India occurred today in Chhattisgarh, where 208 Naxalites formally surrendered to the authorities. As part of the government’s continued initiative to rehabilitate former insurgents, the group returned 153 weapons, marking a notable victory for the state’s anti-Naxal operations....
Kishor Forecasts Massive Defeat for NDA, Rules Out Nitish Return
Prashant Kishor, political strategist and founder of Jan Suraaj, has declared with certainty that the National Democratic Alliance will suffer a “catastrophic loss” in Bihar, and that Nitish Kumar will not return as chief minister. Kishor also announced he will not contest the forthcoming state elections, citing a need...
Shah Declines to Promise Nitish’s Return as Chief Minister
Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated Thursday that the question of whether Nitish Kumar will remain Bihar’s Chief Minister brings no unilateral answer. He affirmed that the National Democratic Alliance is contesting the forthcoming assembly polls under Kumar’s leadership, but insisted that the final decision on who leads the...
Speech Must Not Violate Dignity, Supreme Court Warns
The Supreme Court declared that the constitutional right to speech and expression cannot come at the expense of others’ integrity and dignity, calling unregulated social media behaviour a “money-spinning venture”. A bench led by Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi made these remarks amid deliberations around contempt proceedings against...
Gandhi and Kharge Push to Defuse Bihar Seat-Sharing Crisis
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge made direct outreach to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday, pressing to break a deadlock over seat sharing in Bihar’s Mahagathbandhan alliance as nomination deadlines loom. The alliance between the Indian National Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal remains unsettled, with...
