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Centre: States Barred from Writs on Governor, President Bills
State governments cannot directly invoke writ jurisdiction under Article 32 to challenge actions taken by the President or the Governor in handling Bills passed by state legislatures, the central government asserted before a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court. Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta emphasised that such recourse is not maintainable, as...
Electoral Roll Anomaly Casts Shadows Over Bodh Gaya’s Voter List
Allegations that 947 individuals in Nidani village, Bodh Gaya, are registered under a single house number have intensified scrutiny of the Special Intensive Revision of Bihar’s voter rolls. The Congress claims this anomaly highlights systemic failures and potential manipulation, while election officials assert it stems from procedural necessities in...
Sibal Reproaches Kejriwal’s Charges on Gandhi Family
Kapil Sibal, senior advocate and Raj ya Sabha Member of Parliament, struck a measured yet pointed response to remarks made by Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal concerning the National Herald case. Kejriwal had characterised the case as “open-and-shut”, asserting that while AAP’s leaders faced arrest in what he described...
Inquiry Findings Reveal Demography Shift in Sambhal
A three‑member judicial commission examining the 24 November 2024 violence in Sambhal has presented a report to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, exposing a pronounced transformation in the town’s religious composition. The findings indicate that Hindus now constitute only about 15 percent of the municipal population, down from 45 percent at the time...
Pakistan Escalates Air Offensive in Afghanistan
Air strikes attributed to Pakistan have struck two eastern provinces of Afghanistan, killing at least three individuals—including children—injuring several more and damaging homes, according to Afghan Taliban officials. The air campaign, reportedly carried out by drones, targeted areas of Khost and Nangarhar near the Durand Line, where Islamabad alleges...
Ramdev Demands Boycott as US Tariffs Hit India at 50%
A sharp escalation in tariffs imposed by the United States has prompted yoga guru Baba Ramdev to call for a full boycott of American brands, framing the move as economic coercion. With total duties on Indian exports now at 50 per cent, Ramdev urged citizens to avoid outlets such...
Calls for Collegium Clarity Amid Justice Nagarathna’s Opposition
A senior former Supreme Court judge has pressed for clarity over the judiciary’s selection process, arguing that dissent within the collegium must not remain opaque. A day following the elevation of two high court chief justices to the apex court, retired Justice A S Oka highlighted the need to...
Democrats Blast Trump on India Tariff Gamble
Democrats on the US House Foreign Affairs Committee have sharply criticised President Donald Trump for imposing steep 50 per cent tariffs on Indian exports in response to India’s continued purchase of Russian oil. They argue that targeting India, while China—an even larger buyer of Russian crude—faces no comparable measures, undermines...
Nishad Alliance at Crossroads Amid Trust Tensions
A sharp warning from Sanjay Nishad, the State’s Fisheries Minister and head of the Nishad Party, has cast uncertainty over his party’s alliance with the BJP. Speaking at a press gathering in Gorakhpur, he said the BJP should make its intentions clear: if the alliance is no longer of...
Halting Hostilities in Hours, Not Days
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Modi of ending military action against Pakistan just five hours after a directive by U. S. President Trump, citing the President’s own words in a powerful appeal during a Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur. He claimed that President Trump had given...
Hindutva Disruption Interrupts Assam Tribunal Discussion
A panel discussion at the Constitution Club of India was interrupted for approximately a quarter of an hour when members of Hindutva-affiliated groups stormed the venue, brandishing placards and chanting slogans against the event’s premise. The gathering, meant to spotlight the plight of displaced individuals in Assam under the...
US trade aide calls Ukraine ‘Modi’s war’
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, framing the Ukraine conflict as “Modi’s war,” urged India to cease buying discounted oil from Moscow—a condition upon which a 25 per cent reduction in U. S. tariffs could be granted. This move marks a dramatic intensification in U. S.–India tensions over energy, trade and...
US Imposes 50% Tariffs on Indian Goods Amid Energy Dispute
The United States has implemented a 50% tariff on a broad range of Indian imports, escalating trade tensions between the two nations. This move is a direct response to India’s continued purchase of discounted Russian oil, which the U. S. administration views as indirectly supporting Russia’s actions in Ukraine....
Modi Declines Trump’s Calls Amid Trade Tensions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly declined four phone calls from U. S. President Donald Trump in recent weeks, amid escalating trade tensions between the two nations. The German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung cited sources indicating that Modi’s refusal to engage was driven by both anger and caution. Similarly,...
Court mandates easier voter re-inclusion access
The Supreme Court has mandated that individuals omitted from Bihar’s draft electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision may now submit their applications online using either any of the eleven documents listed by the Election Commission or an Aadhaar card. The bench, comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi,...
FIR Over Tejashwi Yadav’s Alleged Defamatory Post
Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district police have registered a First Information Report against RJD leader and former deputy chief minister of Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav, following a complaint by Milind Ramji Narote, the Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Gadchiroli. The FIR cites an allegedly objectionable post on X that targeted Prime Minister...
Zelenskyy to Visit India as Plans Take Shape
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to visit India, with the specific date for his trip still under discussion, according to Ukraine’s Ambassador to India, Oleksandr Polishchuk. The planned visit follows an invitation extended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his trip to Kyiv in August of the previous...
NCLAT Judge Steps Aside After Alleged Pressure
Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has recused himself from a case involving Hyderabad-based KLSR Infratech Ltd, citing an attempt by a senior member of the higher judiciary to influence the outcome. The unprecedented disclosure has raised serious concerns about judicial independence and integrity....
