AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel addressed a press conference in Mumbra on Saturday to defend party corporator Sahar Shaikh over her controversial “Green Mumbra” remark, which has triggered a political row in Maharashtra. Jaleel said Sahar Shaikh’s statement was being deliberately misinterpreted for...
The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its justification for carrying out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, after millions of names were removed from draft voter lists across several states and Union Territories. A Bench co...
Delegations from Ukraine, Russia and the United States have begun trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, marking the first high level three way diplomatic engagement since Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine began in early 2022. The discussions are scheduled to continue over two days, with off...
A Pakistani terrorist affiliated with the banned Jaish e Mohammad (JeM) group was killed on Friday during a joint operation by the Indian Army, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jammu and Kashmir Police in the Billawar area of Kathua district. Security forces continue to conduct sear...
Sheikh Hasina, the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, delivered a forceful public address from exile in India on Friday, launching an unprecedented verbal offensive against the interim government in Dhaka and its leader, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. It was her first live public stateme...
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: Renovation work at the historic Manikarnika Ghat has sparked public debate and political criticism, as authorities carry out a redevelopment project aimed at improving facilities for pilgrims. The project, overseen by the district administration, involves restorati...
In a rapid sequence of administrative changes, Aditya Singh’s appointment as chief judicial magistrate (CJM) of Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, lasted less than 48 hours before he was reassigned back as a civil judge (senior division) in the district. Singh is the same judge who in 2024 ordered an...
Recent political and social developments within India are increasingly drawing international attention, raising concerns that the country’s sharply polarised domestic discourse is beginning to affect its standing abroad. Analysts say internal divisions, once largely seen as a domestic matt...
A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal in cases filed against him for not appearing before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi excise policy investigation. The court ruled that non-appeara...
The Indian rupee has slipped to a historic low against the US dollar, marking its sharpest weekly decline in nearly six months. Persistent foreign fund outflows and aggressive hedging by importers have signaled weakening confidence in the currency, pushing it close to ₹92 per dollar. Durin...