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Court weighs challenge to voter roll revision
Supreme Court scrutiny of a contentious voter roll exercise has set the stage for a legal and political test over how far election authorities can go in cleansing electoral lists, with Uttar Pradesh at the centre of a widening debate. Petitions questioning the validity of the Special Intensive Revision...
Voter roll deletions in Uttar Pradesh spark opposition outcry
Deletion of nearly 2.89 crore names from Uttar Pradesh’s electoral rolls has ignited a sharp political confrontation, with opposition parties alleging that Muslim-majority districts were hit disproportionately during the Special Intensive Revision exercise, even as election authorities insist the process followed statutory norms. The controversy gathered pace after the...
Protests widen across Iran as calls for reform intensify
Iran has seen a widening wave of street protests across multiple cities, with at least 36 people reported dead as security forces confront demonstrators demanding political change. Rights groups tracking the unrest say the toll has risen amid clashes, mass arrests and the use of force by authorities, as...
Allies question KKR’s Mustafizur Rahman call
Unease within the ruling coalition has spilled into the sporting arena after several Bharatiya Janata Party allies publicly questioned the decision by Kolkata Knight Riders to remove Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from the franchise’s squad, arguing that the move was avoidable and risked conflating cricket with diplomatic strain....
Rahul Gandhi questions BJP resolve on global pressure
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on Wednesday launched a sharp political attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, accusing them of lacking the courage to withstand pressure from powerful foreign governments and global interests. Addressing party workers and supporters, the...
Ambernath councillors cross over to BJP
Twelve councillors elected to the Ambernath Municipal Council have formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party after being suspended by the Indian National Congress for supporting the saffron party following the civic polls, reshaping the political arithmetic in the industrial township on Mumbai’s eastern flank. The induction was announced late...
India presses Washington to lift oil-linked tariffs
New Delhi has offered Washington a revised “final” trade proposal while making the removal of an additional 25% tariff tied to purchases of Russian crude its central demand, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The move reflects an effort to stabilise a strategically important economic relationship even...
Trump urges Venezuela to align oil ties with US interests
The Trump administration has set stiff conditions for Venezuela’s government under interim president Delcy Rodríguez to expand oil production, demanding the country sever economic links with China, Russia, Iran and Cuba before Washington will allow increased crude exports. The move comes amid an intense geopolitical struggle for control of...
Abhishek Banerjee accuses poll body of singling out Bengal
Kolkata saw a sharp escalation in the confrontation between the Trinamool Congress and the Election Commission after party general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee alleged that the poll authority was unfairly targeting citizens of West Bengal. The charge followed a notice issued to economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen...
Yogi Adityanath’s Delhi outreach fuels Uttar Pradesh power churn
Political activity in Uttar Pradesh has sharpened after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a series of meetings in New Delhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior figures of the Bharatiya Janata Party, prompting fresh conjecture over a cabinet expansion and an organisational...
Bangladesh’s statehood anchored in 1971, Tarique says
Bangladesh’s political identity and statehood remain inseparable from the 1971 Liberation War, according to Tarique Rahman, who has underscored the conflict’s enduring relevance at a time of heightened debate over history, nationalism and democratic practice. Addressing leaders of the Democratic United Front at the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson’s office...
UP CEO rejects voter list lapse claim
Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa has rejected allegations of procedural lapses by Booth Level Officers after Congress leader Gurdeep Singh Sappal said his and a family member’s names were removed from the draft Summary Intensive Revision voter list following a change of residence within the National Capital...
Alleged ragging incident triggers action at Palghar medical college
Authorities at a private medical college in Maharashtra’s Palghar district have moved to contain fallout from a suspected ragging episode at a women’s hostel in Wada taluka, after an unidentified student allegedly compelled a fellow female student to perform namaz. The institute has suspended a hostel warden and a...
Chavan warns Venezuela episode raises sovereignty fears
A sharp political row unfolded after former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan criticised New Delhi for what he described as silence over the alleged detention of Nicolás Maduro, arguing that the episode struck at the foundations of national sovereignty and the principles of the United Nations charter. Speaking on...
Sonia Gandhi admitted for routine observation
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi after experiencing persistent respiratory discomfort, according to officials familiar with her medical care. Hospital authorities indicated that she is stable and has been placed under observation by a chest physician as a precautionary measure. Medical...
Court grants Sonia Gandhi time in voter list revision plea
A Delhi court on Tuesday granted Congress leader Sonia Gandhi time to file a reply to a revision petition challenging an earlier dismissal of a complaint over her inclusion in the electoral rolls, extending proceedings in a matter that turns on questions of citizenship and voter registration procedures. The...
Border curbs tighten after unrest in Nepal town
Security restrictions along the Nepal–India frontier intensified after communal unrest erupted in Birgunj, a commercial hub in Nepal’s Parsa district abutting Bihar’s Raxaul area, prompting authorities on both sides to clamp down on movement and public gatherings. The flare-up followed the circulation of a video on social media containing...
Yadav remarks reopen caste and faith fault lines
A blunt rejection of Hindu identity by a senior Samajwadi Party leader has triggered a sharp political and social debate in Uttar Pradesh, reopening long-standing fault lines over caste, faith and social justice. Shivraj Singh Yadav, regarded as a close aide of party chief Akhilesh Yadav, told a public...
