The Week

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is likely to meet Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot today amid mounting speculation over his possible resignation to make way for his deputy, D. K. Shivakumar. The veteran Congress leader is also expected to host his cabinet colleagues, including Shivakumar, for breakfast ahead of his visit to Raj Bhavan. Political circles are abuzz with reports that Siddaramaiah may step down as chief minister, possibly as early as Thursday, paving the way for Shivakumar to as

The Supreme Court on Monday refused an urgent hearing of a plea for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the Cockroach Janta Party, the satirical social media movement born out of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant's recent remarks comparing some unemployed youth to 'cockroaches'. The plea was filed seeking a CBI inquiry into the activities of persons associated with the movement. It also sought a probe into fake advocates and law degrees of persons associated with t

The Supreme Court is set to hear a suo motu case concerning the death of actor-model Twisha Sharma on Monday. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi will hear the case. The case is listed under the title 'Alleged institutional bias and procedural discrepancies in the unnatural death of a young girl at her matrimonial home'. Twisha Sharma's family had alleged that her lawyer husband, Samarth, and her in-laws tried

A medical team from All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi has arrived in Bhopal to conduct a second post-mortem examination of actor-model Twisha Sharma, who was found hanging at her marital home earlier this month. Twishas body, currently kept at the mortuary of AIIMS Bhopal, will undergo a fresh autopsy on Sunday following directions from the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Acting on the courts order, Chief of Forensic Medicine at AIIMS Delhi, Dr Sudhir Gupta, constituted a four-member me

Amid the growing traction his newly launched outfit has received over the past week, Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has claimed that he is facing constant threats. The Boston University student also expressed concern for his parents, who live in Maharashtras Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The CJP, which began as a satire platform, has amassed more than 20 million followers on Instagram within a week, sparking debate across political circles and social media platforms. Authoriti