In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi withholding assent on bills passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly as illegal and fixed timelines for governors decisions on bills. The apex court order will have implications on similar pleas moved by Kerala and various other states against the governor. A bench comprising JusticesJ.B. PardiwalaandR. Mahadevan observed though the Constitution doesnt specify a timeline regarding the governors assent for bills, a g

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly descended into chaos on Tuesday, as members of the National Conference (NC) and other Kashmir-based opposition parties clashed over the controversial Waqf Act. The disruption began when NC legislators demanded that their adjournment motion to debate the Bill be accepted. At the same time, opposition parties were pushing for a formal resolution against the legislation. As soon as the House proceedings began, NC MLAs stood up, urging the speaker to allow their motio

A political storm has broken out in Jammu and Kashmir after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his father, National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah, were seen walking with Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju in Srinagars well-known tulip garden. The meeting drew sharp criticism as Rijiju recently led the controversial Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 in Parliament. Opposition leaders criticised the Abdullahs for appearing friendly with Rijiju. Sajad Gani Lone, leader of the People'

An indefinite curfew was imposed on areas falling under Lilong Assembly constituency of Manipur's Thoubal district on Monday over unrest over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. Lilong, a Muslim-majority constituency in the Meitei-dominated Thoubal district, witnessed mob violence and arson targeting a local BJP leader's residence. The house of Manipur state Minority Morcha president was attacked and torched by a mob that was at least 7,000 strong, The Hindu said in a report. It was on Sunday night that

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and popular Telugu actor Pawan Kalyans son, Mark Shankar, was injured in a fire accident that took place in Singapore. Mark Shankar, who is around seven years old, is learnt to be studying in Singapore. The accident occurred at his school on Tuesday. According to a press release put out by Pawan Kalyans party, Jana Sena, Mark Shankar has been admitted to a hospital with injuries to his hands and legs. Additionally, he experienced difficulty due to inhalation

A Pune court on Monday allowed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea to convert the defamation case over his alleged remarks on V D Savarkar from a summary to a summons trial so that historical references and evidence can be discussed. The case, prima facie, falls in the category of a summons case, the court order said. Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Amol Shinde of the Special Court for MPs/MLAs allowed the application filed by Gandhi's lawyer Milind Pawar. Satyaki Savarkar, grand nephew of