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Karni Sena chief threatens action over film
Kshatriya Karni Sena chief Dr Raj Shekhawat has warned filmmakers against what he described as attacks on Sanatan Dharma, saying the group would confront those responsible at their Mumbai residences if religious and community sentiments were harmed. Shekhawat’s remarks, delivered during a public interaction and circulated widely on social...
El Mencho killed as Mexico braces
Mexico’s government says security forces have killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the fugitive leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, triggering coordinated reprisals across multiple states as armed groups torched vehicles, blocked highways and attacked security personnel in an apparent show of strength. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s office confirmed...
Delhi Police bust cross-border terror network
Delhi Police has dismantled what investigators describe as a cross-border terror module allegedly linked to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence and extremist outfits operating from Bangladesh, arresting eight suspects in coordinated raids across Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Officers say the group was preparing to execute a large-scale attack under instructions...
Violence flares after campus protest spiral
Clashes broke out at Jawaharlal Nehru University in the early hours of Monday after rival student groups confronted each other during a protest that escalated into physical violence, leaving several students injured and prompting intervention by university authorities and police. Accounts from students and officials indicate that tensions had...
Katyal challenges Trump’s tariff authority as legal clash intensifies
Veteran constitutional lawyer Neal Katyal has sharply questioned President Donald Trump’s authority to impose a 15 per cent global tariff without explicit legislative backing, as the White House pushes ahead with controversial trade measures amid deep legal and political fault-lines. Katyal’s comments come as Mr Trump declared the higher...
Akhtar urges clerics to denounce Taliban edict
Javed Akhtar has called on Muslim clerics across the country to publicly denounce a controversial rule attributed to the Taliban, arguing that silence from religious leaders risks being interpreted as tacit approval. The veteran lyricist and screenwriter said the issue transcends borders and concerns the moral authority of faith...
BJP workers march on Congress office
Bharatiya Janata Party workers gathered outside the Congress headquarters in Delhi on Saturday, escalating a political confrontation over disruptions at the India AI Impact Summit held at Bharat Mandapam. The protest followed a call by Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, who announced he would lead a march from the...
Rahul Gandhi likens Modi to trapped fighter
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has elaborated on his Jiu-Jitsu analogy aimed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, arguing that the prime minister is caught in unseen political “grips” and a tightening “choke” that constrain his choices and shape government policy. Speaking after...
Top court rejects plea over Babur mosque naming
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking a prohibition on constructing or naming any mosque or religious structure after Mughal emperor Babur or the Babri Masjid, signalling judicial reluctance to reopen questions tied to one of the country’s most contentious legal disputes. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and...
Hanuman Chalisa recitation follows Jabalpur unrest
Members of several Hindu organisations gathered outside Sihora police station in Jabalpur district on Friday, chanting the Hanuman Chalisa and pressing authorities to take action over a stone-pelting episode at Azad Chowk that heightened communal tensions in the area. Police officials confirmed that the incident occurred earlier this week...
Rahul Gandhi appears in Sultanpur court
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, appeared before a special MP-MLA court in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday to record his statement in a 2018 criminal defamation case linked to remarks concerning Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The matter has been posted for further hearing...
Complaints mount against CEC in Bengal
Multiple complaints have been registered against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in South 24 Parganas district, as political tensions escalate ahead of assembly elections in West Bengal. Police confirmed that petitions were lodged on Friday alleging harassment of residents during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in...
Top court sends judges to monitor Bengal voter roll overhaul
Supreme Court has directed the deployment of judicial officers to oversee claims and objections arising from the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal, marking an unusual intervention in the management of voter lists. The Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, alongside Justices Joymalya...
Rahul Gandhi appearance deepens AI summit row
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s appearance alongside Narsimha Yadav, who is alleged to have organised a controversial “naked protest” during the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, has intensified an already charged political confrontation between Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. The sighting on Friday added a new...
Delhi High Court to hear ED plea March 9
Delhi High Court has scheduled March 9 to hear the Enforcement Directorate’s challenge to a trial court order declining to take cognisance of its chargesheet against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others in the National Herald-linked money laundering case. The matter, which has been politically contentious and...
Tight vigil in Bagalkote after Shivaji Jayanti clash
Prohibitory orders have been enforced across parts of Bagalkote district in Karnataka until 24 February after a brief episode of stone-throwing disrupted a Shivaji Jayanti procession on Thursday night, prompting police to arrest eight people and deploy additional forces to prevent escalation. Senior officers said the incident occurred when...
Top court questions states on freebies
Supreme Court of India has raised sharp concerns over what it described as fiscally imprudent “freebie” schemes announced by state governments, questioning their timing and long-term impact on public finances while hearing a case linked to electricity subsidies. During proceedings focused on the financial health of power distribution companies,...
BJP questions Congress choice for Assam panel
Congress faces mounting criticism in Assam after the Bharatiya Janata Party challenged its decision to appoint Imran Masood to a key organisational role ahead of the state’s next Assembly elections. At a press conference at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhavan, the party’s state headquarters, spokesperson Kamal Kumar Medhi accused Congress...
