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Murshidabad Unrest Sparks Widespread Arrests
Over 200 individuals have been detained and 11 First Information Reports filed following violent protests in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, against the Waqf Act, 2025. The clashes, which erupted on 8 April, have resulted in three fatalities and significant disruptions to public infrastructure. The unrest began with demonstrations opposing...
Governor’s Call for Religious Chant Sparks Political Storm in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi’s reported exhortation to college students to chant “Jai Shri Ram” has ignited a political firestorm, drawing sharp criticism from educational bodies and political leaders who accuse him of breaching constitutional norms and secular principles. The Secular Progressive Confederation of State Scholars-Tamil Nadu ,...
Paras Severs Ties with NDA Amid Seat-Sharing Dispute
Pashupati Kumar Paras, leader of the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party and former Union Minister, has formally announced his party’s withdrawal from the National Democratic Alliance . This decision follows the RLJP’s exclusion from the NDA’s seat-sharing arrangement in Bihar for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. At a press conference...
Trump Targets Drug and Chip Imports with Tariff Investigations
The Trump administration has initiated formal investigations into imports of pharmaceuticals and semiconductors, signalling potential new tariffs on these sectors under national security provisions. On April 1, 2025, the Department of Commerce launched Section 232 investigations under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, examining whether the importation of pharmaceutical...
Chinese Exports Surge Ahead of Looming US Tariffs
China’s exports surged 12.4 per cent year-on-year in March 2025, driven by exporters rushing to dispatch goods ahead of impending US tariff hikes. Official customs data released on Monday revealed that outbound shipments reached $315.6 billion, marking the strongest growth since mid-2023. The surge is widely attributed to exporters...
NIA Traces Dubai Link in 26/11 Plot as Rana Faces Interrogation
The National Investigation Agency has intensified its probe into the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks by focusing on a critical lead: a meeting in Dubai between Tahawwur Rana and an unidentified individual believed to have foreknowledge of the attacks. Rana, a Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman, was extradited from the United States...
Mehul Choksi Arrested in Belgium in PNB Fraud Case
Fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi, a central figure in the ₹13,850 crore Punjab National Bank fraud, has been arrested by Belgian authorities in Antwerp. The arrest, executed on Saturday, follows a request from the Central Bureau of Investigation and signals a significant development in India’s efforts to bring Choksi...
Extremist Group Exploits Border Tensions Amid Legislative Unrest
Three individuals, including a father and son, were killed in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district during violent protests against the Waqf Act. The unrest has coincided with intelligence reports indicating that the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh , a banned Islamist organisation, is reactivating sleeper cells in the region. The Waqf Act, passed...
Rajasthan Government Seeks Role in Supreme Court Battle Over Waqf Law
The Rajasthan government has petitioned the Supreme Court to be included as a party in the ongoing legal challenge against the Waqf Act, 2025. The move comes ahead of a scheduled hearing on April 16, where several petitions, including one filed by Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, are set to...
Caste Census Sparks Turmoil Within Karnataka’s Ruling Party
Karnataka’s caste census has ignited significant discord within the state’s ruling party, as internal factions clash over the survey’s findings and their potential implications on the state’s reservation policies. The survey, commissioned in 2015 during Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s previous tenure, aimed to provide a comprehensive socio-economic and educational profile...
Centre to Challenge Supreme Court’s Directive on Timely Assent to Bills
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs is preparing to file a review petition against the Supreme Court’s directive mandating time-bound decisions by the President and Governors on state legislation. This move follows the apex court’s criticism of Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi for prolonged delays in assenting to...
Madrassa Demolition After New Waqf Law
A madrassa constructed without official authorization in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district was voluntarily dismantled by its operators on Saturday, following directives from local authorities. This marks the first such action since the enactment of the Waqf Act, 2025, which has introduced significant changes to the management of waqf properties...
Tamil Nadu Creates History Through Ten Laws Without Central Assent
In a significant assertion of state legislative authority, the Tamil Nadu government has officially enacted ten laws without obtaining assent from either the Governor or the President. This unprecedented move follows a Supreme Court judgment that clarified the constitutional limitations on a Governor’s power to withhold assent to bills...
Trump’s Tariff Escalation Deepens Global Market Turmoil
US President Donald Trump asserted on Friday that his tariff strategy is “doing really well,” even as China raised its levies on American goods to 125%, intensifying the trade conflict between the world’s two largest economies. The escalating tit-for-tat measures have unsettled global markets, with investors offloading US government...
Over 110 Detained Amidst Waqf Bill Protests in West Bengal
Authorities in West Bengal have arrested more than 110 individuals following violent demonstrations against the proposed Waqf Bill. The unrest, concentrated in the Muslim-majority district of Murshidabad, extended to Malda, South 24 Parganas, and Hooghly, resulting in incidents of arson, stone-pelting, and road blockades. Law enforcement agencies responded with...
Courts Urged to Limit CBI Probes to Exceptional Cases
The Supreme Court has underscored the necessity for judicial restraint in directing investigations to the Central Bureau of Investigation , asserting that such interventions should occur only under exceptional circumstances where state police are demonstrably incapable of conducting impartial inquiries. A bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan...
Army Officer Killed in Akhnoor Sector Amid Cross-Border Tensions
A junior commissioned officer of the Army was killed during a gunfight with infiltrating terrorists along the Line of Control in Jammu’s Akhnoor sector on Friday night, according to defence officials. The encounter unfolded in the Keri Bhattal area, where troops detected a group of heavily armed militants moving...
Nagendran Takes Helm of Tamil Nadu BJP Amid Strategic Realignment
Nainar Nagendran has been appointed as the new president of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Tamil Nadu, succeeding K. Annamalai. The leadership transition comes as the BJP seeks to strengthen its alliance with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ahead of the 2026 state assembly elections. Nagendran, a...
