IPA Webdesk
Police Complaint Against Cricketers for Alleged Insult to Disabled Community
A police complaint has been lodged against former Indian cricketers Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, and Suresh Raina, accusing them of insulting over 10 crore disabled individuals in India. The complaint, filed by an advocacy group representing the disabled community, alleges that remarks made by the cricketers during a recent...
Omar Abdullah’s Wife Gets Supreme Court Notice Over Divorce Plea
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s estranged wife Payal Abdullah over a divorce petition filed by him. The National Conference leader had approached the top court against a Delhi High Court decision to reject his plea seeking divorce from...
BJP’s Rajya Sabha Strength Falls to 86; Added Pressures for Govt
The strength of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Rajya Sabha has fallen to 86, affecting NDA’s legislative leverage. With other partners included, the strength increases to only 101.This has significant implications for the passage of contentious legislation through the upper house. With the BJP’s reduced tally, the NDA’s...
Puri Jagannath Temple’s Treasury Unsealed After 46-Year Interval
In a momentous occasion steeped in religious significance, the Ratna Bhandar (sacred treasury) of the Puri Jagannath Temple in Odisha, India, has been opened after a span of years. This event marks a rare occurrence, awaited with anticipation by devotees and historians alike. The Puri Jagannath Temple, one of...
BJP’s new national president by December
The tenure of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) National President, JP Nadda, has come to an end. Although his term was extended until June 2024, he has now been assigned significant responsibilities within the government. As a result, the BJP is now in search of a new president. The BJP...
Donald Trump Injured in Rally Assassination Attempt
Former President Donald Trump narrowly escaped injury during a harrowing assassination attempt at a campaign rally in a stunning turn of events that unfolded amidst heightened tensions. The incident occurred as Trump addressed a fervent crowd in , where chaos erupted when an armed assailant managed to breach security...
BJP to Focus on Consolidation of OBC-Dalit Social Coalition in UP
In a strategic move ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its intention to concentrate efforts on solidifying support from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Dalit communities. This decision comes as part of the party’s broader electoral strategy to strengthen...
Nadda to continue at BJP helm as new incumbent unlikely soon
A full-time BJP working president seem unlikely to be appointed since it is a long-drawn process, and the current party chief, JP Nadda, who holds two Cabinet positions including health, has been tasked with other responsibilities in the new term of the Narendra Modi government. Nadda has also been...
Centre expands J&K Lieutenant Governor’s role
New Delhi:The Ministry of Home Affairs has significantly expanded the powers of the Lieutenant Governor in Jammu and Kashmir by amending the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019. The amended rules, notified under Section 55 of the Act, introduce new provisions that enhance the LG’s authority over the Union...
Cross-voting by 7 Cong MLAs in Maharashtra Council polls
At least seven Congress MLAs defied the party’s directive while voting in Friday’s biennial elections to 11 seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, results showed. Congress, which has 37 MLAs, had fixed a quota of 30 first preference votes for its candidate Pradyna Satav, and seven remaining votes were...
Dispute between Karni Sena factions leads to shootout
An altercation between two factions of the right wing group Karni Sena led to a shootout in Rajasthan on Friday. The incident took place at upscale Chitrakoot in Jaipur. Mahipal Singh Makrana of the Karni Sena was attacked allegedly by the gunman of Shiv Singh Shekhawat of the...
Central Forces to Prioritize Ex-Agniveers
New Delhi:Central armed forces have initiated measures to reserve 10% of constable positions for former Agniveers, as announced by the Union Home Ministry. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Border Security Force (BSF) have outlined plans to implement this quota, including age relaxations and exemptions from physical tests...
Maharashtra parties move their MLAs to hotels ahead of MLC poll
Resort politics has made a comeback in Maharashtra, and so has the possibility of cross-voting and horsetrading, as the state gears up to hold elections for 11 Legislative Council seats on Friday. Riding high after its unexpectedly good performance in the Lok Sabha polls, in which it won 30...
Pawar predicts 225 seats for opposition in assembly poll
Addressing party workers, Sharad Pawar said the opposition won just six of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra in 2019, but this figure rose to 31 in the 2024 edition The opposition will win 225 of 288 Maharashtra assembly seats in polls scheduled for later in the year,...
In another gaffe, Biden Introduces Zelensky as ‘President Putin’
US President Joe Biden mistakenly introduced Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky as his Russian foe Vladimir Putin at a NATO summit Thursday in a blunder just hours before a press conference that could decide the fate of his reelection bid. The 81-year-old quickly corrected himself, and Zelensky quipped that he...
ED charge sheet claims Kejriwal directly enjoyed kickbacks
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal “directly used” part of the alleged Rs 100 crore generated from the “kickbacks” of the Delhi excise policy “scam” by staying in a luxury hotel in Goa, the ED has claimed in its charge sheet filed against the AAP supremo. The federal probe agency...
HC to hear Governor’s plea in defamation suit against Mamata
The Calcutta High Court will hear on Monday an application for interim order by West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose in a defamation suit filed by him against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and some other TMC leaders. The governor had filed a defamation case against Banerjee on June 28,...
RSS conclave to examine Opposition’s caste narrative
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will discuss issues related to the Opposition’s narrative of caste divide, analyse recent election results, and enhance connections with Dalit and Backward communities at its upcoming three-day meeting in Ranchi starting July 12. The ‘Pracharak Baithak’ for ‘pracharaks’ and organisational heads will be chaired...
