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Kejriwal presses automakers for E20 clarity
Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal has escalated the political fight over E20 petrol, writing to 29 automobile manufacturers and asking them to state in writing whether older vehicles can safely run on fuel blended with 20 per cent ethanol. Kejriwal’s intervention on Wednesday sharpened a widening dispute...
BJP and RSS move to contain Ayodhya row
The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh are preparing a broad public outreach campaign in Uttar Pradesh after alleged irregularities in offerings at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya turned into a political flashpoint ahead of the 2027 Assembly election. The initiative is being framed as a damage-control...
Court restores CJP handle after NEET concern fades
Delhi High Court has ordered the unblocking of the Cockroach Janta Party’s X handle, setting aside a restriction imposed in May after the Centre said its earlier concern over possible disruption linked to NEET was no longer relevant. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma passed the order on Tuesday on a...
Temple donation row draws defamation threat
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has threatened legal action against Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey after a social media post allegedly linked him to an accused in the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation theft case, widening a politically sensitive dispute over temple fund handling. Yadav called the post false...
Nabin ditches Jammu outreach for Delhi talks
BJP president Nitin Nabin cut short his Jammu and Kashmir visit on Tuesday and returned to New Delhi after a key party meeting was called in the capital at short notice, forcing him to skip part of his scheduled outreach programme, party functionaries said. Nabin had arrived in Jammu...
Ajmal challenges Assam pushback and Waqf changes
AIUDF chief and MLA Badruddin Ajmal has accused the government of bypassing constitutional safeguards in its handling of suspected illegal Bangladeshi nationals and proposed changes to Waqf Board representation, sharpening a politically sensitive debate in Assam. Speaking to reporters in Guwahati on Tuesday, Ajmal said detection, deportation and alleged...
Centre weighs slower shift to E25 petrol
New Delhi is expected to slow the move towards petrol blended with 25 per cent ethanol as complaints over the E20 rollout sharpen scrutiny of fuel compatibility, vehicle mileage and consumer choice at pumps. The Centre is learnt to favour a calibrated introduction of E25, instead of a rapid...
SIT widens scrutiny of Ram temple spending
The Special Investigation Team probing alleged theft of offerings at the Ram temple in Ayodhya has widened its inquiry to examine more than Rs 124 crore spent by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on major religious events over two years. The expanded scrutiny covers expenditure linked to...
Land deal sharpens Ram Temple theft probe
A land purchase plan worth about Rs 2 crore has brought Anukalp Mishra under deeper scrutiny in the Ram Temple donation theft case, with investigators examining whether offerings allegedly stolen from donation boxes were being diverted into property deals. Mishra, one of the key accused in the alleged misappropriation...
PoK unrest deepens after aid appeal
Sardar Aman Khan’s appeal for New Delhi to send humanitarian assistance and open the Line of Control has pushed unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir into a more sensitive phase, as the Joint Awami Action Committee accused Islamabad of choking supplies after a widening crackdown on protesters. Khan, a prominent JAAC...
BJP counters donation row attack in Ayodhya
Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Nabin has accused Opposition parties of seeking political mileage from the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation theft row, turning a police investigation into a wider confrontation over faith, governance and accountability. Addressing a party event in Lucknow on Sunday, Nabin said no one would be...
Congress hardens stand against minister removal bill
Congress has vowed to mount a forceful parliamentary challenge to a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove the Prime Minister, chief ministers and ministers from office if they remain in custody for 30 consecutive days in serious criminal cases, setting up a major confrontation over political accountability and alleged...
PoK protest front sets Islamabad deadline
The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee has given Islamabad 48 hours to accept its demands, warning of a “grand and final response” on July 9 as anti-government protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir enter a sharper confrontation with the authorities. The ultimatum marks a fresh escalation by the JAAC, a...
Dipke letter sharpens pressure over exam leak stir
Abhijeet Dipke has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking how long the government will ignore voices from Jantar Mantar, as the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest over the NEET-UG paper leak and alleged examination irregularities entered its fifteenth day. Dipke, founder of the self-styled satirical political movement, has sought...
SIT widens Ram temple donation theft probe
Ayodhya investigators are examining whether gold ornaments allegedly stolen from the Ram temple were melted and recast as gold biscuits to destroy identifying marks, widening a donation theft probe that has already triggered fresh scrutiny of the shrine’s cash-counting system, inventory controls and trust administration. The Special Investigation Team...
Juster says India-US ties regain momentum
India-US relations have returned to a steadier path after bouts of friction, with former US Ambassador to India Kenneth “Ken” Juster pointing to expanding cooperation in technology, defence, energy and healthcare as the main ballast in one of Washington’s most consequential partnerships. Juster, who served in New Delhi from...
Pawar camp weighs ruling alliance switch
Sharad Pawar’s NCP is facing fresh pressure over its political future after an internal assessment indicated that most of its legislators and parliamentarians favour joining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance rather than merging with the Congress. The finding has sharpened uncertainty inside the party at a time when speculation...
Tokyo and Delhi widen strategic partnership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi used the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit in New Delhi to broaden a strategic partnership built around defence, economic security, technology and regional stability, with both governments placing supply chains, clean energy and the Indo-Pacific at the centre of a...
