Mamata Banerjee has sought to rally Trinamool Congress legislators after the party’s heavy West Bengal election defeat, telling them that the BJP-led Central government would be “removed from power” in Delhi in the days ahead. Her remarks at a closed-door meeting at her Kalighat residence marked one of her...
Devotees gathered in large numbers at the Bhojshala complex in Dhar to offer prayers to Goddess Saraswati after the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruling changed the legal and administrative position around worship at the contested monument. The prayers, held under tightened security arrangements, marked the first major public mobilisation...
Petrol and diesel prices have climbed for the second time in less than a week, adding fresh pressure on households, transporters and small businesses already facing higher energy costs linked to global crude volatility. The latest revision raised fuel rates by about 90 paise a litre across major markets...
Pakistan’s reported attempt to seek Chinese help for a survivable nuclear second-strike capability in return for expanded military access to Gwadar has sharpened scrutiny of Islamabad’s strategic calculations after last year’s four-day confrontation with New Delhi. The claim, contained in an investigative account based on alleged confidential exchanges, says...
Iran’s warning that it could impose fees on submarine internet cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz has opened a new front in the contest over one of the world’s most sensitive corridors, extending Tehran’s pressure tactics from energy shipping to digital infrastructure. The proposal, promoted by state-linked outlets...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has warned that namaz will not be permitted on public roads, saying religious observances must be confined to designated places of worship and organised in shifts where space is limited. Speaking ahead of Eid-ul-Adha, Adityanath said roads were meant for public movement and...
Bengal’s Suvendu Adhikari-led government has moved to end state assistance linked to religious categorisation from June and overhaul the Other Backward Classes reservation framework, marking one of the sharpest policy shifts since the change of power in Kolkata. The decisions were cleared at the state cabinet meeting chaired by...
Allahabad High Court has granted bail to five men accused of throwing non-vegetarian food leftovers into the Ganga during an iftar gathering on a boat in Varanasi, while observing that such an act could hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindu community. Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla passed the order...
New Delhi has rejected reported remarks by Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten on media freedom and minority rights, saying India remains a vibrant democracy where free speech, diversity and religious coexistence are protected by constitutional guarantees. The response came during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Netherlands on...
Dehradun authorities imposed prohibitory orders across the Selaqui and SIDCUL industrial areas on Sunday after a labour protest over wages and overtime payments escalated into violence, prompting police action, arrests and tighter surveillance across one of Uttarakhand’s key manufacturing belts. Additional District Magistrate Krishna Kumar Mishra issued the order...
Bangladesh’s main governing party has placed the renewal of the Ganges water-sharing agreement at the centre of future relations with New Delhi, urging talks on a fresh arrangement well before the 30-year treaty expires in December 2026. Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said Dhaka expected...
Rahul Gandhi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of placing Gautam Adani’s legal troubles in the United States ahead of India’s trade interests, escalating a political confrontation over the interim trade framework with Washington and the expected winding down of US enforcement action against the billionaire-led group. Gandhi, Leader...
Abu Dhabi authorities contained a fire at an external electrical generator near the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant on Sunday after a drone strike hit the site in the Al Dhafra Region, with officials reporting no injuries and no impact on radiological safety levels. The incident occurred outside the plant’s...
Bengaluru’s Muslim organisations have accused Karnataka’s Congress government of practising “soft Hindutva”, warning that unfulfilled pledges on reservation, hijab, hate speech and political representation have deepened discontent among a core support base that backed the party in the 2023 Assembly election. A convention held at Town Hall in Bengaluru...
Police have registered a First Information Report against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee over alleged provocative campaign speeches, intensifying West Bengal’s post-election confrontation after a bruising Assembly contest that ended the party’s long hold on power. The case was lodged at Bidhannagar North Cyber Crime Police Station after a...
Washington is preparing for a pivotal decision by President Donald Trump on Iran as aides draw up military options that could revive air strikes if diplomacy fails to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and contain Tehran’s nuclear advances. The deliberations follow Trump’s return from a three-day visit to Beijing,...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has urged New Delhi to stay invested in Chabahar Port, framing the project as a strategic anchor of India-Iran ties at a time when US sanctions have slowed work and raised fresh uncertainty around long-term financing. Speaking in New Delhi after attending the BRICS...
Multiple reactions poured in after the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the Bhojshala–Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar to be a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi Saraswati, setting aside the 2003 administrative arrangement that had allowed Hindu worship on Tuesdays and Friday namaz by Muslims...