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Navarro Escalates Criticism of Modi’s SCO Engagement
U. S. trade adviser Peter Navarro has intensified his sharp criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s engagement with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin. On Fox News, Navarro described the encounter as “a shame,” questioning why Modi would...
Strong Call Against Terror at SCO Summit
Prime Minister Modi used the plenary session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s 25th Heads of State Summit in Tianjin to deliver a powerful and measured message on terrorism, emphasising the urgent need for unity in confronting extremism. Modi began by stating that India has carried the burden of terrorism...
HC Halts Rampal’s Life Sentence After Stormy Decade
Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered a suspension of the life term awarded to Rampal, the controversial preacher of Satlok Ashram in Barwala, who has served more than ten years in prison after being convicted in the 2014 murder of a female follower. A division bench, comprising Justice...
Punjab Chief Minister Demands ₹60,000 Crore Amid Flood Crisis
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has formally urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release ₹60,000 crore in withheld state funds and overhaul disaster‑compensation norms, as massive flooding inundates over a thousand villages and devastates agricultural livelihoods. The floods have submerged approximately three lakh acres of farmland, displacement figures have...
Tariff Shock Deepens US-India Rift
A sharp 50 per cent duty on a wide range of Indian exports to the United States has intensified a fraught bilateral relationship, challenging prior strategic cooperation. The move, driven by U. S. concerns over India’s continued acquisitions of discounted Russian oil, has disrupted key Indian export sectors, prompting urgent government...
Navarro’s ‘Brahmins Profiteering’ Remark on Oil Purchases Stirs Row
Trade tensions between Washington and New Delhi have escalated as White House trade adviser Peter Navarro dramatically accused India of laundering Russian oil and enabling “Brahmins profiteering at the expense of the Indian people” during a Fox News interview. His remarks came amid the enforcement of a steep 50 percent...
Singh Deo Decries Mahua Moitra’s Remark on Amit Shah
A political storm has erupted following Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra’s contentious comment suggesting that the Home Minister’s “head should be cut off,” remarking it was prompted by his failure to prevent infiltration. Congress leader TS Singh Deo registered disapproval, stating that although he had not read the complete statement,...
Far-right “March for Australia” Rallies Shatter Peace Across Capital Cities
Thousands gathered across Australia on Sunday, 31 August 2025, under the banner of “March for Australia,” demanding an end to mass immigration. Demonstrations in cities from Sydney to Melbourne, Brisbane to Canberra, drew comparisons to far‑right activism and prompted sharp condemnation from the federal government. Police were deployed in...
US-Japan Deal Falters As Japan Accelerates Missile Build-Up
Japan is advancing its long-range missile deployment programme while trade talks with Washington falter, signalling a shift in its security and economic strategy. The Defence Ministry has brought forward the rollout of the domestically developed Type‑12 anti‑ship missile—capable of striking targets up to 1,000 km—for installation at Camp Kengun in...
Rahul Seeks High Court Intervention Over FIR Hearing Order
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has taken his challenge directly to the Allahabad High Court, contesting a special court’s direction to rehear a plea seeking an FIR over remarks he made about Sikhs during a United States visit in September 2024. He labels the Varanasi court’s instruction as “wrong, illegal...
Xi Pushes Four-Point Reset of India Ties
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, where Xi advanced four proposals aimed at deepening bilateral engagement. According to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Xi urged enhanced strategic communication and trust-building, expanded exchanges and cooperation,...
Kremlin Confirms Putin’s December Visit to India
President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to travel to India in December, Kremlin foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov confirmed, with diplomatic groundwork to be laid during an upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the SCO summit in China. The encounter will focus on preparation for the India visit,...
Rahul Gandhi condemns violence during yatra protest
A violent confrontation unfolded outside the Congress state headquarters in Patna after a protest by ruling party supporters over reported derogatory remarks made towards the prime minister and his late mother. The incident, marked by stone‑pelting, flagpole scuffles, and property damage, drew sharp criticism and a defiant response from...
Owaisi urges decorum amid Bihar yatra abuses
A sharp exchange has erupted between political camps following abusive slogans directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra in Darbhanga. All India Majlis‑e‑Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi has urged all political actors to preserve standards of decency, emphasising that criticism...
Pawar Rejects NDA Vice-President Candidate Citing Incident
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has firmly declined to support the NDA’s vice‑presidential candidate, C P Radhakrishnan, despite entreaties from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Pawar cited a notable incident from Radhakrishnan’s tenure as Governor of Jharkhand, questioning the candidate’s regard for democratic norms and institutional dignity. Pawar underlined that when...
Moitra’s ‘Head on Table’ Remark Sparks Political Conflagration
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has ignited a fierce political backlash after declaring that Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s “head should be cut off and put on the table” if border infiltration from Bangladesh persisted. Her remarks came during an address in West Bengal’s Nadia district, where she accused...
Tariff Ruling Deals Major Blow to Trump’s Trade Powers
A U. S. appeals court has declared that a significant portion of the tariff measures enacted by President Donald Trump under emergency powers lack proper legal foundation, though those duties remain active until mid‑October pending a final appeal to the Supreme Court. The Federal Circuit Court, by a 7‑4...
Modi Urges Japan to “Make in India, Make for the World”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Japanese business leaders to “make in India, make for the world” during a high-level economic forum in Tokyo, where he began a strategic two‑day visit to forge stronger ties across trade, technology and security. Modi opened the India‑Japan Annual Summit with Japanese Prime Minister...
