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Court sets January 9 date in land-for-jobs case
Delhi court proceedings involving senior political figures from Bihar moved a step forward on Friday, with the trial court listing January 9 for orders on the framing of charges in the long-running land-for-jobs case that centres on alleged irregular appointments in the railways. The case names former chief ministers...
Delhi and Dhaka activate military channels amid Bangladesh turmoil
New Delhi has intensified monitoring of Bangladesh’s internal security situation as violence and political unrest grip the country, prompting direct communication between the two sides’ top military leadership to assess developments on the ground and prevent instability from spilling across the border. Officials familiar with the exchanges said the...
Bangladesh unrest seen as calculated shift in regional posture
Bangladesh is facing a widening political and security crisis following the death of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, with intelligence assessments indicating the turmoil may be part of a deliberate effort to recalibrate the country’s strategic orientation and domestic narrative rather than an unplanned outbreak of unrest. While the...
BJP MPs seek action over House disruptions
Bharatiya Janata Party members Nishikant Dubey and Sanjay Jaiswal have moved a breach of privilege and contempt notice against several opposition lawmakers, urging Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to initiate disciplinary action for what they described as sustained obstruction of parliamentary proceedings during the consideration of the G RAM...
Unrest in Bangladesh puts India’s missions on alert
Indian diplomatic facilities in Bangladesh were targeted overnight as protests over the death of Sharif Osman Hadi escalated into widespread unrest, prompting heightened security at missions in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Chittagong. Officials said stone pelting was reported at the gates of the High Commission in Dhaka and the Assistant...
Millers press Centre to halt jute seed exports
A leading association of jute millers has urged the Centre to immediately prohibit the export of jute seeds to Bangladesh and tighten controls on imports of finished jute goods, warning that the domestic industry is facing mounting stress after Dhaka imposed restrictions on the outward movement of raw jute....
Bangladesh braces for flashpoint funeral amid unrest
Bangladesh is on heightened alert as authorities prepare for the funeral of Sharif Osman Hadi, an anti-India radical leader whose killing has triggered nationwide protests, arson attacks and road blockades, amplifying political and communal tensions across the country. Security deployments have been expanded in Dhaka and several district towns...
CJI signals readiness for holiday hearings on urgent pleas
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has indicated his willingness to sit on December 22, the first day of the Supreme Court’s Christmas and New Year recess, to hear matters deemed urgent, underlining a readiness to keep judicial doors open during the holiday period where circumstances demand immediate intervention....
Rahul Gandhi attacks rural jobs overhaul
Opposition criticism sharpened on Friday after the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, accused the government of forcing through legislation that he said undermines village livelihoods and dilutes a long-standing employment guarantee. Addressing protests inside and outside Parliament, Gandhi described the VB-G RAM G Bill as...
Ram remark ignites political clash in Bengal
Political tempers flared across West Bengal after Trinamool Congress legislator Madan Mitra sparked a storm with remarks questioning the religious identity of Lord Ram, triggering sharp reactions from opposition parties and widening an already polarised debate ahead of the state’s charged political calendar. Mitra, a senior MLA known for...
Belgium court rejects Mehul Choksi extradition plea
Belgium’s highest court has cleared the way for the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi after dismissing his appeal against earlier orders permitting his surrender to India, holding that his objections lacked legal and factual substance. The ruling by the Court of Cassation affirms decisions taken by lower courts...
Collegium moves to fill chief justice vacancies
Supreme Court collegium has recommended the elevation of five serving high court judges as chief justices across different jurisdictions, seeking to prevent leadership gaps caused by a cluster of scheduled retirements and transfers over the coming months. The recommendations were finalised at a meeting on 18 December by the...
Supreme Court flags unused pool of retired judges
Supreme Court on Thursday underlined that a large pool of talent among retired high court judges remains untapped, even as mounting case backlogs continue to strain the judicial system, and said the constitutional mechanism to reappoint them as ad hoc judges is yet to be put to use despite...
India steps up trade pacts amid tariff headwinds
India has moved to fast-track a clutch of free trade agreements over the coming months as policymakers seek to blunt the impact of sharply higher United States import tariffs and reduce dependence on a narrow set of export markets at a time of mounting global trade uncertainty. Negotiators in...
Allahabad High Court flags extremist slogan as threat to rule of law
Allahabad High Court has held that the slogan “Gustakh-e-nabi ki ek saza, sar tan se juda” amounts to a direct challenge to the authority of law and the sovereignty and integrity of the country, observing that its use has the effect of inciting people towards armed rebellion and vigilantism....
Raut claims Centre faces political tipping point
Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has said the Narendra Modi–led government at the Centre could collapse after December 19, pointing to what he described as intense political churn and speculation in New Delhi and across the states. His remarks have added fuel to opposition discourse questioning the stability...
Congress escalates pressure after court setback
Congress sharpened its confrontation with the government on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah after a Delhi court declined to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s money laundering complaint against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald matter....
Putin sharpens rhetoric as peace push falters
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday sharpened his rhetoric towards Europe and Ukraine, deriding European leaders as “piglets” and warning that Moscow would take additional Ukrainian territory by force unless Kyiv and its Western supporters engage with peace ideas backed by the United States. The remarks, delivered at the Defence...
