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Ajmal accuses Congress of aiding BJP in Assam
All India United Democratic Front president Badruddin Ajmal has launched a pointed attack on the Indian National Congress, alleging that the party’s political conduct in Assam is indirectly helping the Bharatiya Janata Party consolidate its hold on power in the state. Ajmal made the remarks on March 9 while...
Delhi High Court seeks replies in excise policy appeal
Delhi High Court on Monday issued notices to former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and 21 others after the Central Bureau of Investigation challenged a trial court ruling that discharged all 23 accused in the Delhi excise policy case, reopening a legal battle...
Putin backs Iran as Khamenei successor rises
Russia signalled firm political backing for Tehran’s leadership on Monday as President Vladimir Putin congratulated Mojtaba Khamenei on assuming Iran’s highest authority and pledged Moscow’s “unwavering” support amid a widening confrontation involving the United States, Israel and Iran. The message from the Kremlin arrived as the Islamic Republic entered...
Iranian drones strike Bahrain refinery injuring dozens
Iran launched a sweeping wave of missile and drone strikes across Gulf territories overnight, hitting energy facilities and civilian areas in Bahrain and leaving at least 32 people injured after drones struck the Sitra industrial zone, authorities said. Bahrain’s interior ministry confirmed that unmanned aircraft targeted areas near the...
Centre demands explanation over Murmu protocol lapse
Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan has asked the West Bengal government to submit a detailed report on alleged lapses in protocol during the visit of President Droupadi Murmu, directing the state’s chief secretary to provide a full explanation by 5 pm. The communication seeks clarification on deviations from the...
Arab League rushes talks as Gulf tensions rise
Arab League foreign ministers will convene an emergency meeting on Monday as missile and drone strikes linked to Iran heighten security concerns across the Gulf, drawing regional governments deeper into a confrontation involving Tehran, Israel and the United States. The extraordinary session, called at the request of Kuwait, Saudi...
Opposition states intensify backlash over LPG price hike
Fierce political confrontation erupted after the Centre approved a fresh increase in domestic LPG cylinder prices, prompting leaders of several opposition-governed states to accuse the government of placing an additional burden on households already grappling with rising living costs. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called on women across...
Trinamool MPs set to oppose Speaker Birla
Trinamool Congress lawmakers are expected to support a no-confidence motion targeting Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, signalling a coordinated opposition push in Parliament following instructions issued by party chairperson Mamata Banerjee. The move underscores rising tensions between opposition parties and the treasury benches over the conduct of parliamentary proceedings...
High court acquits Dera chief in journalist murder
Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati, overturning a life sentence handed down by a special Central Bureau of Investigation court and dealing a significant setback to the federal investigative agency’s long-running prosecution....
Iran strike damages key US missile defence radar
Iranian forces have reportedly destroyed a high-value United States early-warning radar stationed at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, dealing a significant blow to a regional missile-defence network already under strain from escalating confrontation between Tehran, Washington and Israel. Satellite imagery and defence officials cited in multiple reports indicate...
US submarine strike sinks Iranian frigate near Sri Lanka
Escalating hostilities between Washington and Tehran expanded into the Indian Ocean after a United States submarine torpedoed the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and raising complex diplomatic questions for South Asia. The attack occurred as a broader military...
Intelligence link fuels concern over Moscow–Tehran coordination
Allegations that Moscow has shared intelligence with Tehran capable of helping identify United States military assets in the Middle East have intensified scrutiny of the evolving relationship between Russia and Iran, signalling a potential expansion of strategic coordination between the two countries as regional tensions deepen. Officials familiar with...
Patnaik’s gestures stir Odisha alliance speculation
Political signals from Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik on the anniversary of Biju Patnaik’s birth triggered widespread speculation over possible shifts in Odisha’s political alignments, after the former chief minister appeared alongside senior Congress figures and indicated openness to cooperation while maintaining a guarded tone on formal alliances....
Minuteman missile test heightens global tensions
United States military conducted a test launch of a nuclear-capable Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, a move that has drawn attention as armed conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran intensifies across the Middle East. Air Force Global Strike Command confirmed...
Rahul Gandhi warns of Hormuz oil risk
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has cautioned that India faces significant vulnerability to energy supply disruptions as geopolitical tensions around the Strait of Hormuz intensify, highlighting the country’s dependence on crude oil shipments passing through one of the world’s most strategically sensitive maritime corridors. Gandhi raised the concern during...
Indian Navy aids rescue after Iranian frigate sinking
Search and rescue operations were launched by the Indian Navy after a distress signal from the Iranian naval frigate IRIS Dena, which sank in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka following a torpedo strike attributed to a United States submarine. Officials said the distress call from the warship reached...
Sandhu named Delhi LG in major reshuffle
President Droupadi Murmu approved sweeping gubernatorial changes across several states and Union Territories on Thursday evening, appointing former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu as the new lieutenant governor of Delhi and transferring R. N. Ravi from Tamil Nadu to serve as governor of West Bengal amid a wider administrative reshuffle...
Middle East war deepens after Iran missile barrage
Fighting across West Asia intensified sharply as Iran fired advanced ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv while United States and Israeli forces expanded coordinated air strikes deep inside Iranian territory, pushing the conflict into its seventh day and widening fears of a prolonged regional war. Iran’s armed forces launched a...
