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Gandhi Flees to Langkawi Amid Bihar Campaign Heat
Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has departed for a vacation in Langkawi, Malaysia, just after concluding his intense “Voter Adhikar Yatra” in Bihar, prompting incisive criticism from the BJP. Amit Malviya, head of the BJP’s IT cell, mocked the Congress Gandhi...
Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Governor-Timelines
The Supreme Court constitution bench has reserved its decision on the reference submitted by President Droupadi Murmu under Article 143 of the Constitution. The reference seeks clarity on whether Governors—and the President—can be subject to timelines when deciding whether to grant assent to Bills passed by state legislatures. Chief...
Low Turnout Spurs Uproar at BJP’s Seva Pakhwara Workshop
Jaipur: BJP state in-charge Radha Mohan Das Agrawal walked out of the party’s state-level workshop at Jaipur’s Durgapura Agricultural Research Centre after expressing extreme displeasure over poor attendance by MPs, MLAs and other party functionaries. The event, part of the “Seva Pakhwara” campaign, aimed to mobilise workers for public...
US Senator Accuses Trump Policy of Undoing US-India Strained Ties
A US Senator has sharply criticised the Trump administration for “threatening” India over its oil imports from Russia, declaring that the friendship built over decades with New Delhi and Prime Minister Modi has been undone in just months. Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, ranking member of the...
Mahagathbandhan Parties Must Give Up Seats for New Entrants
Congress has urged Mahagathbandhan allies to distribute constituencies by balancing winnable and tough seats and asked that all parties be ready to part with some from their current quota to accommodate new entrants, as seat-sharing negotiations intensify ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections. Krishna Allavaru, Congress’s in-charge for Bihar,...
Mediation Must Be Seen as a Constitutional Value of Justice
Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant declared that justice need not be confined to courtrooms but can be delivered through mediation, ensuring disputes end in fairness and dignity. Justice Kant, speaking at the International Mediation Conference hosted in Visakhapatnam by the Asian Centre for International Arbitration and Mediation on...
Kejriwal Blasts Modi Over India-US Trade Talks Threatening Farmers
Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of putting cotton farmers across India at risk in efforts to strengthen trade negotiations with the United States. Kejriwal charged that Modi’s pledge that talks would “unlock the limitless potential” of the India-US partnership disguises...
BJP Strategy Meeting Fuels Talks of State Government Return
A closed-door gathering led by BJP national coordinator Sambit Patra and state president Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi drew in at least 27 legislative party members, strengthening speculation around a swift return of elected governance in Manipur. The event, aimed at laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit,...
State Legislatures Tell SC: Governors, President Can’t Stall Bills
Opposition‐ruled states Karnataka, Punjab, Kerala and Telangana appeared before the Supreme Court on Tuesday insisting the Constitution does not permit the President or state governors to stall legislation passed by their assemblies, even if such bills are challenged as unconstitutional or inconsistent with central law. Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium,...
Governors Assented 90% Bills Within Month Since 1970, SC Probed
The Centre told the Supreme Court that nearly ninety per cent of bills passed by state assemblies since 1970 were granted gubernatorial assent within a month, while assent was withheld in only about twenty cases of a total of 17,150 bills presented. The Constitution bench, led by Chief Justice...
Trump Moves to Attend Asia-Pacific Summit in South Korea
U. S. President Donald Trump is laying the groundwork for a visit to South Korea in October to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering, where a possible meeting with President Xi Jinping is under consideration, although no definite arrangements have been made. White House advisers are discretely arranging for...
Governors must act within reasonable time, court warns
Governors must give their assent to bills passed by state legislatures within a reasonable time, the Supreme Court emphasised, cautioning that imposing strict deadlines for assent by Governors or the President threatens to embroil the judiciary in excessive oversight of the legislative process. The court warned that such rigid...
Trump sends F-35s, warns Venezuela over warplanes
Ten F-35 fighter jets have been authorised for deployment to Puerto Rico after President Donald Trump warned that any Venezuelan military aircraft that endanger United States forces “will be shot down”, escalating tensions across the southern Caribbean on Friday, 5 September. The fighters, to be based at a Puerto...
Modi Signals Openness Following Trump’s Trade Shift
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he is also “looking forward” to speaking with President Trump, hours after the US leader softened his rhetoric on trade negotiations between the two countries. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, declared that “India, and the United States of America, are continuing negotiations...
Goa Minister Claims Rahul Gandhi Once Shouted at His Mother
Goa’s Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has asserted that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi once stormed into a room and began shouting at his mother, Sonia Gandhi, while Rane’s father—former Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane—was present. Rane made this claim during a podcast interview, a clip which was later shared on X...
Abstentions to back BJP, claims AAP
Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh asserted on Tuesday that parties abstaining from or boycotting the Vice-Presidential poll were effectively supporting the BJP, urging voters to see their absence as tacit endorsement. Parties’ Abstention in Vice-President Vote Fuels BJP Allegations underscored his comment on the stand taken by some...
BJP Claims Over a Dozen Opposition MPs Cross-Voted in VP Poll
A visibly troubled Opposition INDIA bloc faces questions about internal discipline after the Vice-Presidential election on 9 September 2025. The BJP has alleged that at least 15 MPs from the INDIA alliance or its broader support base voted for the NDA nominee, C P Radhakrishnan—a claim stemming from the...
Congress lashes Jagan as YSRCP backs Radhakrishnan
The Congress has sharply criticised YSRCP president Jagan Mohan Reddy for choosing to align with NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan in the vice-presidential poll, accusing him of abandoning democratic forces in pursuit of personal safety over the state’s interests. Party leader Manickam Tagore declared that the people of Andhra...
