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Court Directs Police, MPCB to Respond in Mosque Loudspeaker Dispute
Five mosques in Vikhroli have approached the Bombay High Court, arguing that Mumbai Police and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board engaged in “arbitrary and discriminatory” removal of loudspeakers and refusal to renew licences, affecting fundamental religious freedoms. The bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Milind Sathaye issued notices to...
Quad Ministers Demand Justice for Pahalgam Massacre
Foreign ministers from the Quad—Australia, India, Japan and the United States—together issued a statement on 2 July condemning the April 22 massacre in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, where gunmen killed 26 civilians. The declaration, delivered at their Washington meeting, described the incident as “reprehensible” and called for perpetrators, organisers...
Sparks Fly as Trump Seeks India Deal with Reduced Tariffs
US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed that a bilateral trade agreement with India is within reach, promising “much less tariffs” to make both nations more competitive. He indicated that India is prepared to lower longstanding trade barriers—an essential move to prevent the reimposition of reciprocal tariffs set to take...
GST System Undermines Small Businesses, Rahul Gandhi Warns
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, serving as Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said the Goods and Services Tax has become “a brutal tool of economic injustice and corporate cronyism”, targeting the poor and micro, small and medium enterprises, according to a post on X. At the eight-year point...
BJP accuses Tejashwi of ‘namazwaad’ plot
BJP has launched a blistering attack on the INDIA alliance after RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav vowed at a Patna rally that his coalition would “throw the amended Waqf Act into the dustbin” if elected in Bihar. At a press conference in New Delhi, national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi condemned the...
Putin Launches Mass Production of Mach‑10 Hypersonic Missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorised the serial production of the country’s advanced Oreshnik hypersonic missile, citing deteriorating global security and escalating Middle East tensions as justification. He announced the move during a speech to graduates of military academies at the Kremlin, confirming that the Oreshnik, capable of reaching speeds...
Buddhist Control Bid at Bodh Gaya Thwarted by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court declined to hear a petition seeking exclusive management of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, dismissing it as improperly filed under Article 32 of the Constitution and directing the petitioner to approach the Patna High Court instead. A bench of Justices M. M. Sundresh and K. Vinod Chandran said the matter...
Karnataka Congress Faces Unease Over Leadership Shift
Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala arrived in Karnataka for a series of closed-door discussions with state legislators, as internal rifts threaten to destabilise the ruling party’s grip on the southern state. The visit assumes greater urgency amid growing calls from a section of the party’s own MLAs seeking...
India Holds Firm on Agriculture as US Trade Deadline Approaches
India has adopted a firmer stance on protecting its agricultural and dairy sectors as negotiators in Washington edge closer to a crucial July 9 deadline to avert a tariff escalation. The Indian delegation, led by Special Secretary Rajesh Agrawal of the Department of Commerce, has extended its stay beyond initial...
Cleric Declares Trump and Netanyahu “Enemies of God” Fatwa
A powerful Shiite religious decree from Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi has designated US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “enemies of God,” urging Muslims worldwide to unite and confront both leaders. The fatwa, issued on 30 June 2025, warns that any threats against Iran’s...
MPs Step Up Pressure on Judicial Conduct Oversight
Lawmakers on Tuesday pressed the government for stronger mechanisms to enforce accountability within the judiciary, questioning official inertia in high‑profile cases involving senior judges and demanding stricter ethical guidelines. During a session of the parliamentary standing committee on personnel, public grievances, law and justice under the chairmanship of Brij Lal,...
Locals Coerced Into Aiding Pahalgam Attackers, Says Omar
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has asserted that two men recently arrested by the National Investigation Agency for assisting the perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack were coerced and that local residents played no voluntary part in the massacre carried out on 22 April. The attack claimed 26...
Half‑Measure Leaves Indus Waters Treaty in Legal Limbo
India’s move on 23 April 2025 to place the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty into “abeyance” marks a political gesture with no foothold in international law, strategic affairs expert Brahma Chellaney has warned. The decision, triggered by the Pahalgam terror attack in April, halts obligations on paper but may deepen...
Political Limits Cited as Cause for IAF Losses in Sindoor Debate
India’s defence attache to Indonesia, Captain Shiv Kumar, stated at a Jakarta seminar on 10 June that the Indian Air Force had “lost some aircraft” during Operation Sindoor on 7 May, attributing the losses to instructions from political leadership to avoid targetting Pakistan’s military installations and air defences. He...
Defiant MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh Ousted by AAP
AAP’s Political Affairs Committee has imposed a five‑year suspension on Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, the Amritsar North MLA, citing persistent “anti‑party activities”. The former IPS officer crossed the party line by publicly questioning the Vigilance Bureau’s actions during the arrest of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, triggering...
Tehran Silence Hinges on Conditional Truce Promise
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian declared that Tehran will abide by the ceasefire declared by US President Donald Trump, pledging not to breach it unless Israel does so first. Pezeshkian made the statement during a phone call with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, emphasising Iran’s commitment to peace conditional on Israel’s...
India Pushes Back on China’s Economic Coercion
India has implemented anti‑dumping duties on six critical chemical imports from China while preparing diplomatic and trade responses to a significant curtailment of specialty fertiliser exports—highlighting a concerted effort to defend its economic sovereignty. These moves come amid new data showing the bilateral trade deficit climbed to $99.2 billion in...
