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Odisha Police widen RGF funding probe to 1991
Odisha Police have expanded their investigation linked to an FIR against Rahul Gandhi by asking the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation to furnish a year-wise account of all foreign contributions and detailed financial records dating back to its establishment in 1991. A formal notice issued by the Jharsuguda Police to the...
Alliance Maneuvering Deepens Bihar Seat-Sharing Gridlock
Stakeholders remain locked in fractious seat-sharing talks ahead of Bihar’s assembly elections. The entry of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Pashupati Paras’s LJP faction into the Mahagathbandhan has heightened complexity, even as the NDA itself grapples with internal tensions and looming deadlines. The Mahagathbandhan’s seat-sharing becomes more complex with...
Navarro calls India’s Russia oil buys ‘blood money’
US President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro intensified his criticism of New Delhi’s purchases of Russian crude, describing the flows as “blood money” and alleging that India did not buy Russian oil in large volumes before the Ukraine war, a claim he repeated in an expletive-laden post on...
BJD and BRS Abstain, Strengthening NDA’s Vice-Presidential Position
Voting is underway today for the vice-presidential election, called after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned on 21 July due to health concerns. With votes cast between 10 am and 5 pm at Parliament’s Vasudha chamber, C P Radhakrishnan of the NDA faces off against former Supreme Court judge Sudarshan Reddy, backed...
Treasury Warns of Pricey Refunds if Tariffs Are Overturned
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that, should the Supreme Court strike down President Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs, the U. S. government may be compelled to issue rebates amounting to roughly half of what has already been collected—potentially numbering in the tens of billions of dollars. Bessent spoke to...
Tharoor Rejects Suggestion India “Will Say Sorry” Over Russia Ties
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday strongly countered US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s assertion that India will one day apologise over its stance toward Russia, stating categorically that New Delhi has “nothing to say sorry about” and will continue to exercise sovereign judgement. Tharoor rejects suggestion India “Will Say...
Bold Retribution: Kejriwal Demands 75 % Tariff on US Imports
Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “show some courage” by imposing a 75 % tariff on imports from the United States, in direct response to Washington’s 50 % levy on Indian goods. Speaking on Sunday, his demand, framed as “bold retribution: impose...
Top Court hears Bihar voter roll revision challenge
Supreme Court will today hear a clutch of petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls, a process the Election Commission says is designed to cleanse the rolls ahead of the 2025 Assembly elections. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi is set to consider...
EC firmly rejects call to release polling-booth CCTV footage
The Election Commission has dismissed a public campaign urging the release of polling-station CCTV recordings as legally misguided, arguing that voter privacy and electoral integrity must remain shielded from misuse. The Commission stated that sharing such footage would conflict with existing law and the imperative to preserve voter confidentiality....
Collapse of Russian Economy Could Force Putin to Talk Peace
U. S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that intensified sanctions and secondary tariffs on nations purchasing Russian oil would drive the nation’s economy into “full collapse,” compelling President Vladimir Putin to negotiate on Ukraine. He urged the European Union to join in, as he described a contest between how...
Plaque Defacement at Hazratbal Shrine Sparks Political Firestorm
A group of worshippers attacked and broke the inauguration plaque bearing the Ashoka emblem inside Srinagar’s Hazratbal Shrine after Friday prayers, sparking widespread outrage and political confrontation. The act, deemed offensive by locals, has amplified tensions between communal sensitivities and constitutional symbolism. NC MLA Tanvir Sadiq criticised the placement...
States Assert Judicial Timelines Don’t Undermine Constitution
A five‑judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is considering whether imposing deadlines on the President and Governors to act on state bills disrupts basic constitutional principles or simply ensures the machinery of democracy functions effectively. The West Bengal government told the Court that adopting such timelines would not...
Limited Contact as UNSC Waiver Denial Delays Muttaqi’s India Visit
Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s attempt to visit India is stalled as the United Nations Security Council has yet to approve the waiver needed to bypass his travel ban. Reports suggest some Afghan media claim the waiver was denied, but Indian government insiders emphasise that no visit dates...
Canada Acknowledges Khalistani Terror Funding Within Borders
Canadian authorities have acknowledged that Khalistani militant organisations have been operating on home soil and receiving financial backing through domestic channels, prompting heightened calls for regulatory reform. From Ottawa’s perspective, the disclosure marks an unprecedented admission of the problem. The Department of Finance’s 2025 Assessment of Money Laundering and...
Modi affirms personal friendship despite tariff tensions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has responded appreciatively to the comment by United States President Donald Trump that the pair would “always be friends,” stating that he “fully reciprocates” and “deeply appreciates” the sentiment. Modi added that India and the U. S. share a “very positive and forward-looking Comprehensive and...
HC Reserves Order on FIR Plea Against Rahul
A sharp judicial development unfolded today as the Allahabad High Court reserved its judgment on a plea filed by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. He has challenged the Varanasi MP-MLA court’s directive to the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate to re-open an application seeking registration of an FIR against him over...
Election Gimmick, Says Mamata on Passport-Free Stay Order
West Bengal’s chief executive has dismissed the central government’s latest immigration directive as a contrived political tactic. She branded the policy that permits persecuted minority individuals from neighbouring countries to reside here without valid travel documents a “farce” engineered to sway electoral sentiment. During a state legislative assembly session...
Pilot Arrested for Secret Recording with Lighter-Shaped Camera
A private airline pilot, aged 31 and named Mohit Priyadarshi, has been taken into custody by Delhi Police following allegations of filming a woman without consent using a concealed camera disguised as a lighter. The victim alerted authorities to the device after noticing the attempt to record her at...
