Now that Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde is almost out of the race for the Chief Minister's post, cracks are beginning to show in the Mahayuti coalition. Eknath Shinde, who resigned as the Chief Minister, is apparently very unhappy about being demoted that he is making his displeasure known. While speculations are that Shinde has cancelled all public meetings, Shiv Sena leaders are now coming out in the open lambasting Ajit Pawar's NCP. Shiv Sena leader Ramdas Kadam lashed out at Ajit Pawar and th

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, last May, the Indian National Congress (INC) party alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hoped to change the Constitution if it managed to get a two-thirds majority in Parliament. This is a charge vehemently denied by the saffron party, which in turn said it had a clear mandate twice and changing the Constitution or ending the caste-based reservation was never on its agenda. The BJP countered the allegation by reminding the grand old party of the Emergency i

Kerala submitted a revised proposal to designate 8,590.69 sq. km across 98 villages in 29 taluks, spread over 12 districts, as Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA). This revision was based on suggestions verified by the Local Self Government Department and was submitted on November 2. Initially, a High-Level Working Group chaired by K. Kasturirangan identified 13,108 sq. km in Kerala to be declared as ESA. In December 2013, the Union government sought feedback from state governments on modifying E

A group of Kashmiri Pandits has registered a housing society in Srinagar, seeking government land at nominal rates to facilitate their permanent resettlement in Kashmir. The initiative, the first of its kind in over three decades, reflects the community's frustration with delays in rehabilitation plans by successive governments. The Displaced Kashmiri Residents Housing Cooperative in Srinagar has been registered with the Registrar of Cooperative Societies in Jammu and Kashmir. The society compri

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced by-elections for six vacant Rajya Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, and Haryana, scheduled for December 20. Notably, Jammu and Kashmir was not included in this schedule despite having four vacant seats since the dissolution of its Legislative Assembly in 2018, raising alarms about the regions absence in the Upper House. The previous Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir were held in February 2015, coinciding with the format

As Maharashtra awaits the announcement of its next Chief Minister, the BJP has come forward to clear its stance on the Bihar-model governance in Maharashtra, a demand put forth by its ally Shiv Sena. Shiv Sena, a coalition partner of Mahayuti, had called for a Bihar-model governance in the state which will enable Eknath Shinde to stay at the helm. In Bihar, where BJP and JD(U) are allies, the saffron party gave the top post to JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar. However, the party has no intention of doin

Compared to 2019-20, there were 10,184 fewer government schools in the country in 2021-22. This decline followed the implementation of the school rationalisation policy introduced in 2021-22. In 2019-20, the country had 10,32,570 government schools, which decreased to 10,22,386 in 2021-22. The Union government provided this data in response to a question raised by Congress MP Hibi Eden in Parliament regarding the schools that have been closed or merged under the school rationalisation policy sin

Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal launched the partys massive public outreach campaign in Delhi on Friday, months ahead of the assembly elections. The campaign, titled as Revdi Par Charcha, aims to reach people across the national capital through 65,000 meetings, where party workers will distribute pamphlets about the free facilities ('revdis') provided by the AAP government. Our workers will hold 65,000 meetings across Delhi to make people understand what these free facilities

With a day left for the Maharastra elections to come, both ruling Mahayuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) are preparing for the outcome. While the race for the Chief Minister post has heated up in the Mahayuti camp, MVA ally Congress has reportedly charted a special plane for its MLA to avoid horse-trading. Both fronts, especially the MVA, are buoyed by increased voter turnout. The Congress believes this will translate into the votes for the Opposition, especially in the Vidharba region

With the US fraud and bribery indictment of Gautam Adani, Indias opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called for the immediate arrest of the Ahmedad-based Adani Groups chairman on Thursday. Gandhi, at a press conference hours after the SEC announcement of the US indictment charging Adani and eight others in a Rs 2,100-crore bribery scheme, said that the billionaire broke Indian and American laws. The top man at the Indian National Congress (INC) party also alleged that as long as PM Narendra Modi and

The Supreme Court on Thursday remarked a makeshift courtroom could be set in prison to facilitate terror convict Yasin Maliks cross-examination in two terror cases as the Central Bureau of Investigation challenged a Jammu Courts order calling for his physical presence. Malik is currently imprisoned in Tihar prison and the central agency is opposing Maliks appearance in Jammu Special Court citing security reasons. Hearing CBIs plea challenging Jammu Courts order, a bench comprising Justices Abha

The Aam Aadmi Party released its first list of candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Delhi on Thursday. The key opposition party has announced names of 11 candidates and among them, six are former leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress who recently AAP. Sandeep Pathak, the National General Secretary of AAP issued a statement announcing the candidates for 11 seats. As per the list, the party has fielded Former BJP leaders: Brahm Singh Tanwar from Chhatarpur, Anil Jha from Kirari

The Kerala High Court has ordered further probe against Kerala Culture and Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian for his alleged controversial remarks against Indian Constitution. The minister, who had to resign from the post in 2022 following the controversy, was reinstated in the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet later. Hearing a plea challenging a lower courts order in the case, Kerala High Court Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas dismissed the polices probe report submitted in the case and ordered further inves

With a day left for the Maharashtra Assembly election results to come out, exit polls are mostly in favour of the ruling Mahayuti alliance. Six out of the 10 exit polls predict that the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP-NCP combine will retain power while the remaining predict either a hung Assembly. In this context, many speculate that the Maratha votes might be crucial, considering that the group that makes up 28 per cent of Maharashtra's population, did not vote in favour of the Mahayuti in the Lok Sabha

A Delhi Court has attached the Bikaner House in the national capital, owned by the Nokha Municipal Council in Rajasthan, to settle dues of Rs 50.31 lakh it owes to a private firm. The Court directed that a representative of the Council should appear before it during the next hearing. The Patiala House Court has attached the Bikaner House owned by the municipal council after the Nokha civic body failed to settle arbitral award of Rs 50.31 lakh in favour of private company Enviro Infra Engineers

Voting to the 288 seats in Maharashtra Assembly began on Wednesdayat 7 am, a high-stakes election that will see the ruling Mahayuti alliance led by the BJP take on the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) combine. As many as 4,132 candidates are in the fray. In Mahayuti, the BJP has the highest number of candidates at 149, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) has candidates in 81 seats while Ajit Pawar-led NCP has fielded candidates in 59 constituencies. In the opposition's MVA combine, the Congress has fiel

The drowning of three women in a beach resort near Mangaluru has raised questions on whether or not there were any safety measures for those who used the swimming pool. The incident occurred on Sunday morning at a private resort near Uchila Beach, on the outskirts of Mangalore. The three women, final-year engineering students, checked into the beach resort on Saturday. Around 8:30 am on Sunday, the trio, identified as Nishitha M D, Parvathi S, and Keerthana N, went for a swim. The initial report

The air pollution in the national capital plunged further in the hours leading to Monday morning, prompting authorities to impose measures under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). On Sunday at 7 pm, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi reached 457 by 7 pm. The Delhi government has suspended in-person classes for all except for students of classes 10 and 12. There is also a ban on trucks from entering Delhi, except for those carrying essential items or using clean fuel (LNG/CNG/BS

It was a pricey error of judgment on the part of the 10 armed militants, who opened fire at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Manipur on Monday, which cost them their lives. The attack happened at Jakuradhor in Manipur's Jiribam district. The militants, clad in camouflage uniforms, came armed with sophisticated weapons to attack the CRPF camp but got killed instantly. The militants first attacked Meitei settlements such as Lamtai Khunou and Jakuradhor Karong around 4 am. They targe

The war of words between Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during the election campaign in Maharashtra has triggered a debate over minority appeasement politics. This time, the Hindu-Muslim binary is to pitch the Maratha Hindus against the Razakars. While Kharge chose to pick on Yogis poll slogan batenge toh kitenge (claiming Hindus would be slaughtered If divided), and said a true yogi would never use the language of the terrorists, Yogi is

Prime Minister Narendra Modis aircraft suffered a technical snag at Jharkhands Deogharairport on Friday, delaying his return to Delhi. According to reports, the aircraft will now have to remain at the airport until the technical issue is fixed. The prime minister was in Jharkhand today to take part in Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of revered tribal leader Bhagwan Birsa Munda. Addressing the event, Modi said the previous Congress regimes at the Centre failed t

The move to set up Haryanas new assembly complex in Chandigarh, the joint capital for Punjab and Haryana, has set off a political controversy in the region. The political parties in Punjab have decried the move saying it was affront to Punjabs demands and sentiment. Currently, Punjab and Haryana share the Vidhan Sabha complex in Chandigarh. The Union territory offered 10 acres to Haryana last year to set up its own assembly. The move gained traction as the union environment ministry reportedly

The third day of the ceremonial closing of the doors (kapat) of the Badrinath Dham was marked by a stopping of the recitation of Vedas and Upanishads; and allied prayers. The recitation of mantras was also stopped. After the evening prayers later on Friday, all rituals will also be stopped. The temple's doors will be shut on the evening of November 17 at 9.07 pm. The stopping of the prayers and rituals was followed by a handing over of the holy scriptures to the Rawal- the chief priest of the

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has publicly snubbed his alliance partner Ajit Pawar for speaking against the BJPs batenge to katenge' slogan. Saying it will take some time for the NCP (AP) leader to under the mood of the public, Fadnavis added Ajit Pawars understanding was still influenced by his former allies. In an interview with ANI, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader said Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar stayed with anti-Hindu allies for a long time and it will take time

The Jammu and Kashmir government led by Omar Abdullah has established a public relations and outreach cell at the chief minister's residence on Gupkar Road in Srinagar. The initiative aims to address public grievances and create a more accessible government. It is part of a broader effort to improve communication with the people of Jammu and Kashmir following the assembly elections held in September and October. According to chief ministers advisor Nasir Aslam Wani, the cell will improve commu

Cleaning Ganga involves preserving its rich biodiversity, particularly its endangered inhabitant, Dolphins. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), the main body for cleaning the holy river, is set to start a special Dolphin Ambulance to rescue injured aquatic animal. Labelled as the national aquatic animal of India, Ganga Dolphin is also found in the river system of India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Under the ambitious project approved for conservation of the Ganga River Dolphin, a specialised

Delhi continues to grapple with worsening air quality as authorities struggle to control damage by imposing restrictions under the third stage of GRAP, which will come into force on Friday at 8 am. Under the third stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), all inter-state buses from NCR states -- except electric vehicles, CNG vehicles and BS-VI diesel buses -- will be prohibited from entering Delhi. There is also a ban on construction and demolition activities and mining-related activities

The gruesome road accident that happened at ONGC Chowk in Uttarakhand's Dehradun on Monday night leaves unanswered questions as to why none of the family members of the deceased have filed a police complaint yet. The road accident involving an Innova killed six people, and one person was grievously injured. The vehicle rammed into a container truck before colliding with a tree. The effect of the collision was such that the bodies were mutilated beyond identification. While preliminary enquiry

Jharkhand Chief Minister and JMM head Hemant Soren accused the BJP was behind exam paper leaks across the country and money garnered by leaking the question paper is used by the party to fund assembly poll campaigns in the state. Soren also took a dig at central agencies for not probing paper leaks. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha head charged the Bharatiya Janata Party of using funds generated using paper leaks to buy MPs and MLAs post-election. The pomp and show that you are seeing from the BJP i

Delhi on Thursday morning recorded a severe AQI of 423, continuing the trend from the previous day. The Central Pollution Control Board said the AQI has worsened due to dense fog. Around 30 of the 36 AQI monitoring stations saw severe category in the past one day.Anand Vihar, one of the worst hit areas, recorded an AQI of 473 at 5am on Thursday, according to CPCB data. This year, the running average for PM10 was recorded at 193.25 micrograms per cubic metre. This is worse than 184.25 micrograms

Security has been heightened at Mumbai airport after an unidentified caller alerted the security personnel about a passenger carrying explosives. The airport personnel are verifying passenger details following the alert and efforts are on to identify the caller. According to reports, the Central Industrial Security Force personnel at Mumbai airport received a bomb threat alert on Wednesday afternoon. The caller reportedly contacted the CISF control room at the domestic terminal in the airport a

An investigation has been ordered after a video of a bar dancer gyrating to a movie song atop a government vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district went viral on Tuesday. The video shows a man and woman dancing to a hit number atop a Bolero on which 'SDM' is written on it. The vehicle belongs to the OSD of Bundelkhand Industrial Development (BIDA), reported Jagran. The video shows a woman and a man dancing atop the bonnet of the vehicle while people around them seen showering money on them. Th

The first phase of polling for 43 assembly seats in Jharkhand will be held on Wednesday, with the ruling INDIA bloc and the opposition BJP locked in a fierce fight. The remaining seats will go to polls on November 23 while the votes will be counted on November 23. The 43 seats that go to polls on Wednesday included 17 general, 20 ST and six SC. While the Congress-JMM alliance looks to retain power, the BJP hopes to improve its tally in the tribal dominated state. In the 2019 elections, the JMM

Voting got underway in Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency on Wednesday morning, a political event that will mark the electoral debut of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The Wayanad seat was vacated by Rahul Gandhi after he decided to keep the Rae Bareli parliamentary constituency. Priyanka will contest against LDF's Sathyan Mokeri, NDA's Navya Haridas and 13 others in the constituency. The UDF expects the Byelections to be a cakewalk for her and the party as the seat is a Congress s

Security forces intensified operations in the Kishtwar after the death of a para commando and injuries to three other soldiers in an encounter with militants. The operation was launched after the killing of two Village Defence Guards (VDGs), Nazir Ahmed and Kuldeep Kumar, at Munjla Dhar, while they were grazing cattle in the forest. A group of militants believed to be involved in the killing of the two VDGs were engaged in a firefight in the dense forests of Gidhri Top in the Thossar area. Naib

President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday. The ceremony was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan at 10 am. Justice Khanna, part of several landmark Supreme Court judgements such as scrapping the electoral bonds scheme and upholding abrogation of Article 370, succeeded Justice DY Chandrachud, who retired on Sunday. Justice Khanna will have a tenure of six months in the post. Known as a very strict judge, CJI Khanna is driv

MNS leader Raj Thackeray has opened up about his party's decision to field his son Amit Thackeray from Mahim, stating that it was Amit himself who expressed willingness to contest from the Assembly seat. The MNS leader said during a campaign meeting at Mahim on Sunday that Amit informed his party of his interest in contesting polls during a meeting of MNS leaders and general secretaries organised a few months ago. In that meeting, Bala Nandgaonkar asked who all were interested in contesting the

While India may be lagging behind the world in terms of the number of ships, it has an ocean of opportunity ahead in making shipping more sustainable, said Umesh Sharad Wagh, chairman, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, at THE WEEK Maritime Conclave 2024 in Chennai on Tuesday. He was speaking at a panel discussion on 'Private Sector Role in India's 2047 Vision and the Government Support', which also had P.L. Haranadh, chairman, Paradip Port; J.P. Irene Cynthia IAS, managing director of Kamarajar

More than 93 per cent of days in the first nine months of 2024 were marked by extreme weather events, with Madhya Pradesh being the most affected. The greatest number of fatalities were reported from Kerala, as per a report released by the Centre of Science and Environment. In the first nine months of this year, 255 out of 274 days were marked by heat and cold waves, cyclones, lightning, heavy rains, floods and landslides. These events claimed 3,238 lives, affected 3.2 million hectare (mha) of c

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan dropped a bombshell today when he accused Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi of taking support from Jamaat-e-Islami in the upcoming Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election. The Congresss mask has completely fallen off in Wayanad bypolls. Priyanka is contesting as a candidate backed by Jamaat-e-Islami, Vijayan said in a Facebook post, adding that Jamaat-e-Islami does not recognise democratic institutions but now feels inclined to support the Congress-led UDF. Though th

A Kerala court granted bail to CPI(M) leader P.P. Divya, remanded in connection with the death of former Kannur Additional District Magistrate Naveen Babu on Friday. Divya is likely to get released from prison in the evening itself. Hearing her bail plea, Thalassery Principal District and Sessions Judge K.T. Nissar Ahammed granted relief to Divya on Friday in the case in which she is accused of abetting the suicide of the revenue official. Her anticipatory bail plea was rejected on October 29

Months after the rape and murder of a resident doctor in RG Kar Medical College shook the nation, another resident doctor was found dead in West Bengal's Jhargram. The body of Dipro Bhattacharya, a resident anaesthetist of Jhargram Hospital, was found inside a hotel room, where he used to stay. Though the cause of death is unclear, a syringe was found near the body of Bhattacharya. Initial speculation is that he committed suicide. However, eyebrows are raised over Bhattacharya's last post in a W

On November 7, terrorists carried out another brutal attack in the Kishtwar region of Jammu and Kashmir, abducting and killing two Village Defence Guards (VDG), Nazir Ahmed and Kuldeep Kumar, from Ohli Kuntwara village. This heinous act underscores the grave threat that Kashmiris face daily from terrorism that seeks to undermine peace, stability, and the fabric of community resilience. The loss of these men, whose courage and service were dedicated to safeguarding their village, is a devastating

A senior resident doctor of Jhargram Government Medical College & Hospital was found dead on Thursday. The victim, 29-year-old Dipro Bhattacharya, was a resident of Behala in Kolkata. He used to stay at a hotel in Jhargrams Ghoradhara. Dr Bhattacharya had returned to Ghoradhara from Kolkata on Thursday morning after a holiday break. However, his family members and colleagues were unable to reach him throughout the morning. Concerned, his wife contacted the hotel manager and a local friend of he

Two Village Defence Guards (VDGs) were killed by militants in the forests of Mujila Dhar, Kishtwar in Jammu on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Nazir Ahmed and Kuldeep Kumar, residents of Ohli, Kuntwara. According to reports, they were in the forest grazing cattle when they were taken away and shot dead. The Kashmir Tigers, a group believed to be linked with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), claimed responsibility for the killings and shared photos of the deceased. Lieutena

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held its assembly session on Friday on the lawns of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly after many of its legislators were either forced out or walked out in protest. They were demanding the withdrawal of a resolution on Jammu and Kashmir's special status. BJP MLA Sham Lal Sharma took on the role of Speaker in this parallel session, allowing members to speak out against the resolution. The way our honourable members were forced out is nothing less than hoo

In a 4:3 majority verdict, the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court overruled the 1967 verdict which took away Aligarh Muslim Universitys minority status. Pronouncing the majority verdict, Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud ruled that an institution will not lose its minority status just because it was incorporated as per statute passed by Parliament. A seven-member Constitution bench led by Chief Justice Chandrachud delivered four separate verdicts in the case on Friday. While Chief Justice Cha

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned on Thursday after a heated clash erupted between Kashmir-based legislators and BJP MLAs over a recent resolution on special status. The trouble began when Langate MLA Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh raised a poster demanding the restoration of Article 370 and the release of political prisoners, which immediately provoked a strong reaction from BJP members. Speaker Abdur Rahim Rather first adjourned the House for 15 minutes to calm things down, but the tension

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the One Rank, One Pension was a significant step towards addressing long-standing demand of the armed forces and the government will do everything possible to strengthen it. Commemorating a decade of OROP, Modi said in a post on X, This was a tribute to the courage and sacrifices of our veterans and ex-service personnel who dedicate their lives to protecting our nation. The decision to implement OROP was a significant step towards addressing this long-standing

The Supreme Court has set aside an order National Company Law Appellate Tribunal and ordered the liquidation of Jet Airways assets. The three-member bench rapped the NCLAT for its order and observed the appellate body acted against settled legal principles. Pronouncing the verdict, a three-member bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra set aside NCLATs verdict approving the resolution plan of the grounded airline and transfer of ownership to