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ED moves court with sanction against Chidambaram
Enforcement Directorate has submitted before a special court the prosecution sanction obtained from the competent authority against former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram in connection with alleged money laundering linked to the Aircel-Maxis and INX Media cases. The agency informed the court that the required...
Pakistan bombs Kabul and Kandahar after cross-border clash
Pakistan’s armed forces have launched airstrikes on major Afghan cities including Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia, after Kabul’s Taliban-led administration said it had struck Pakistani positions along the disputed Durand Line, marking a significant escalation in hostilities that threatens to unravel months of fragile stability along the frontier. Pakistan’s Ministry...
Abdullah urges Centre to back ‘Bangla’ name change
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has publicly backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s push to rename West Bengal as “Bangla”, urging the Central government to treat the state’s proposal on equal footing with other name-change requests from across the country. Abdullah said that if the West...
Lok Sabha speaker reconstitutes Varma removal inquiry panel
Om Birla, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, has moved to refresh the three-member inquiry committee assigned to scrutinise the grounds for the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma, the judge at the centre of a high-profile cash discovery controversy, with the revised panel set to assume its mandate from March...
Dubey hails Modi, targets rivals
Bharatiya Janata Party parliamentarian Nishikant Dubey has delivered a combative defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, portraying him as a leader whose influence eclipses his political adversaries and accusing the opposition of fostering disorder for electoral gain. Speaking on the television programme Aap Ki Adalat, Dubey said Modi commands...
Modi remark on Israel sparks Congress backlash
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion that India recognised Israel on the day he was born has triggered a sharp political exchange, with the Congress citing archival correspondence between Jawaharlal Nehru and Albert Einstein to challenge what it called an attempt to personalise a complex diplomatic history. Speaking during an...
Top court rebukes NCERT over graft chapter
Supreme Court of India has delivered a sharp rebuke to the National Council of Educational Research and Training over a Class 8 social science textbook that carried a chapter alleging corruption within the higher judiciary, signalling that a simple apology and withdrawal may not settle concerns about accountability and...
Anil Ambani appears before ED over massive fraud probe
Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani faced federal scrutiny on Thursday as he appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi for a second session of questioning linked to an alleged bank fraud-linked money laundering investigation, marking a significant escalation in legal action against one of India’s long-standing industrial figures....
Rahul Gandhi renews charge over US trade pact
Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday sharpened his attack on the government’s proposed trade arrangement with the United States, repeating his claim that the Prime Minister is “compromised” and asserting that the deal undermines national interests. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said the agreement, which aims to deepen...
Supreme Court halts money laundering trial against Soren
Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the criminal trial in a money laundering case against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, issuing notice to the Enforcement Directorate on his plea seeking to quash the proceedings. A Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M...
BSNL director’s Prayagraj visit sparks protocol row
Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has taken a firm stand against what he described as improper protocol arrangements linked to a planned visit by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Director Vivek Banzal to Prayagraj, issuing a show-cause notice to the senior official and demanding a written explanation within seven days....
Bombay High Court reserves order in Rahul Gandhi defamation plea
Bombay High Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi seeking to quash a defamation case linked to his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking another legal flashpoint between the Congress leader and the ruling establishment. Justice N R Borkar...
Court says protest case not terror
A Delhi court has held that Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib is entitled to a copy of the first information report filed against him over a shirtless protest at the AI Impact Summit, observing that the allegations do not carry the “hallmarks of terrorism or insurgency”. The order...
Youth Congress president held over summit protest charges
New Delhi authorities arrested Uday Bhanu Chib, the national president of the Indian Youth Congress, after interrogating him for about 20 hours in connection with a high-profile demonstration during an international technology summit, law enforcement officials and political figures said. Chib has been formally booked on multiple charges, including...
Prayer row at Lucknow University campus
Tension has flared at Lucknow University after rival groups clashed over the offering of namaz at a 200-year-old mosque situated within the campus, prompting authorities to step up security and appeal for calm. The dispute centres on the Lal Baradari mosque, a structure dating back to the early nineteenth...
Omar Abdullah dismisses INDIA leadership buzz
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday ruled out any discussion within the opposition INDIA bloc over a change in leadership, asserting that no such proposal had surfaced at alliance meetings and voicing firm support for Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s role in challenging the Bharatiya Janata...
Om Birla rolls out friendship groups amid parliamentary standoff
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has established Parliamentary Friendship Groups with more than 60 countries, drawing in lawmakers from across the political spectrum, including several opposition figures who have faced suspension from the House for unruly behaviour. The expansive initiative comes as members of the opposition have tabled a...
Congress attacks BJP over protest stance
Congress has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of political hypocrisy, alleging that the ruling party applies double standards when it comes to democratic protest and public accountability. In a sharply framed statement issued on Sunday, senior Congress figures said it was “deeply ironic” that the BJP, which organised high-profile...
