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The Tamil Nadu police have finally granted permission for Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's (TVK) political rally in Erode on December 18. The rally, first in Tamil Nadu since the deadly stampede during the party's campaign in Karur in September, will test the party's organisational capabilities. Erode police granted permission for the rally at a 16-acre land belonging to a temple in Vijayamangalam after conducting necessary inspections recently. The temple, managed by the Hindu Religious and Charitab

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is among the 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra to which elections will be held on January 15, Wednesday. The counting of votes is scheduled for January 16, Friday, the State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Monday. Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar are among the other prominent civic bodies going to polls. He reportedly confirmed that the election code of conduct has now come into force in all

The Bharatiya Janata Party's decision to pick a new working president has sparked speculations about the succession to the post of party chief. Nitin Nabin, who became the road construction minister in the recently elected Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, has a strong RSS background. The five-time Bankipur MLA joined electoral politics at the age of 26. Why Nitin Nabin's succession to party chief's post is delayed? Other than Nitin Nabin, only JP Nadda has held the post of working president. Th

In a shocking incident, a class 10 student slit the throat of his classmate during a coaching class in Rajgurunagar, Ked taluk area of Pune, Maharashtra. The incident happened as the teacher in the coaching class was taking the class on Monday morning. The victim was taken to a hospital but died while undergoing treatment. The two students had reportedly been engaged in an argument for the past few days. The minor had arrived late to the class and sat behind the victim at around 8:30 and 8:45. H

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin slammed the Centre's move to rename rural employment scheme MGNREGA and charged that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government is doing so out of spite towards Mahatma Gandhi. In a post on X, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader urged the Centre to withdraw amendments to the rural employment scheme. Out of spite towards the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, they have removed his name and imposed a northern language name that doesn't even enter the

The Enforcement Directorate raided more than 25 locations in UP, Gujarat, and Jharkhand over 40 hours, over a large illicit money laundering cough syrup racket. Officials found that over 700 fake firms were set up in the name of 220 operators. The firms were found to be generating billions of rupees. In the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), 67 people were named as accused in the case. It was found to be the states largest codeine-based cough syrup diversion and trafficking racket. Fact

The Modi government is set to replace the United Progressive Alliances (UPA) flagship rights-based rural employment law, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), with a new statute that rebrands and restructures the programme as the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025. The move marks both a change in nomenclature and philosophy. While MNREGA was framed in 2005 as a legal right to employment to address rural distress, the new la

Residents in several areas of Delhi complained of breathing difficulty on Monday as the air quality in the national capital remained in the severe category. A thick layer of smog enveloped the city, reducing visibility and affecting vehicular movements. The condition of Delhi is bad. We are experiencing difficulty in breathing. Old people are distressed, a resident told ANI news agency. He alleged that the construction work was still going on in the city despite the worsening level of pollution

Al-Falah University, which is under scrutiny in connection with the Delhi blast probe as three doctors arrested in connection with the white-collar terror module were linked to the university, appears to be in further trouble as the founder and managing trustee of the university, Javed Ahmed Siddiqui, seems to have a criminal past. According to media reports, a parallel investigation into the Delhi Red Fort blast is also looking into an old criminal case for which Siddiqui and one of his associa

No longer is it about a few militants dressed in camouflage, armed to the teeth with automatics and assault guns, operating from hideouts in the hills and mountains of Kashmir, rich with their experience and training from battlegrounds in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and thoroughly indoctrinated in radical religious ideology. The new age harbingers of terror, with their primary aim of transitioning Kashmir from a Dar al-Harb (or land of war) to a Dar al-Islam (land of Islam) is about a new breed of

In a shocking breakthrough, it has been revealed that Faridabad terror module's Dr Shaheen Shahid , who was tasked with creating Jaish-e-Mohammed's women terror wing Jamaat-ul-Mominat, was in close contact with top leaders of Masood Azhar's outfit. ALSO READ: Who runs Al Falah University where JeM woman doc Shaheen Shahid, Red Fort blast suspect Umar un Nabi and other terror accused worked? Among those Dr Shaheen was in touch with included Sadia Azhar, sister of JeM chief Masood and wife of 1999

Will Nitish Kumar, the longest-serving chief minister, get a record fifth term? Or, will Tejashwi Yadav and Mahagathbandhan stop the NDA juggernaut, proving the exit polls wrong? All questions will be answered on November 14, when the counting of votes polled in the high-stakes Bihar Assembly elections will be conducted. The NDA in Bihar comprises five parties, while the Grand Alliance includes RJD, Congress, CPI(ML) Liberation, other Left parties, and Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP). Counting w

With hours left for counting in the Bihar Assembly Elections, exit polls have predicted a clean sweep for the JD(U)-led NDA. The excitement is palpable in the NDA camp, though exit polls, time and again, have proved wrong in Bihar. But one survey has predicted disappointing news for Nitish Kumar. According to Vote Vibe, RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav is the most preferred candidate for the post of Chief Minister. Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar has only come second to Yadav. According to r

Some people enter our lives quietly, leaving behind footprints that never fade. My maternal uncle, Tariq Bhat, was one such soula man whose pen carried truth, whose voice resonated with reason and whose very presence shaped my life in ways words can barely describe. To the world, he was Tariq Bhat, THE WEEKs senior special correspondent in Jammu and Kashmira seasoned journalist whose commitment to accuracy, balance, and empathy made him one of the most respected media professionals in Jammu and

As Bihar is all set for the counting of votes for the assembly elections on Friday, a Bollywood-style poster has been erected outside the JD(U) office in Patna, featuring Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, with the caption Tiger abhi zinda hai (Tiger is still alive). The poster, which described the party supremo as the protector of all communitiesdalits, mahadalits, backward classes, upper castes and minoritieswas dedicated by party leader and former minister Ranjit Sinha. Interestingly, it surfaced

The perpetrators of the Delhi Red Fort car blast had a more sinister plan in mind as they wanted to execute serial bomb blasts using as many as 32 vehicles, a report claimed. Quoting intelligence sources, an Amar Ujala report said that the Hyundai i20 that caused the blast near Red Fort Metro Station and another Ford EcoSport that was later found, were part of the arsenal that was being built for the serial blasts. Both the vehicles were modified for the explosives to be fitted in. ALSO READ | D

NSCN(IM) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah, 91, spent a large part of his life between New Delhi and camp Hebron in Dimapur, performing the role of the chief political negotiator of the outfit as well as acting as glue to keep the Naga groups united back home. His advanced age took him away from New Delhi to camp Hebron in the post pandemic period, where he started spending more time in the vast swathes of land where armed cadres reside alongside the parallel government of the largest insurge

Former Punjab Director General of Police Mohammad Mustafa, who was booked for allegedly being involved in the death of his son, Aqil Akhtar, has denied all allegations against him and his family and called all accusations baseless. An FIR was registered against Mustafa, his wife, Razia Sultana who is a former cabinet minister, their daughter, and daughter-in-law after Akhtar died under suspicious circumstances in Panchkula, Haryana. In a statement, Mustafa said that the registration of the FIR d

Amidst the ongoing stalemate over seat-sharing in the INDIA bloc in Bihar, even as the assembly elections are merely a few weeks away, the Congress has been trying hard to play down the friendly contests between alliance partners on a few seats. Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, on Wednesday, asserted that all is well within the alliance and that a friendly contest between alliance partners on five to seven seats in the assembly polls should not be interpreted otherwise. There are at least ei

It might be a friendly contest for parties in the INDIA bloc, but the ruling National Democratic Alliance in Bihar hopes the contest will only help them emerge victorious in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls. According to reports, the main allies of Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), have fielded candidates against each other in at least eight seats. Congress and Communist Party of India (CPI) will fight against each other in four seats, while RJD and Vikassheel

The Congress party has been working hard to seed a political network to make the party a force against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Odisha. Although it has developed clarity on the dos and don'ts in the state to gather an audience, it is now focusing on the upcoming bypoll in Naupada constituency. The assembly seat will go for polls on November 11, making it a first after the 2024 assembly elections to decide who is powerful in electoral politics as of today. Congress's main challenger

A BJP leader from Meerut, UP, has been arrested after he allegedly threatened and verbally abused a man during a parking dispute at a hotel. Police said that the accused, Vikul Chaprana, 28, is the district Vice-president of the BJP's Kisan Morcha. In the video that went viral, a man, Satyam Rastogi, can be seen bowing in a gesture asking for forgiveness while Vikul is hurling verbal abuses. Behind the bowing, there is a group of police officers. Vikul's associates are also seen breaking car win

Forty-three days after his death in the Russia-Ukraine battlefields, the mortal remains of Haryana native Karam Chand arrived in India on Saturday, October 18. Like many others, 24-year-old Chand was forced to fight in Ukraine after being tricked by an immigration agent. Karam Chand was among the five natives of Haryana's Kaithal district who were sent to Russia by an agent identified as Satyawan, who has been arrested by the police since then. Last year, Ravi Mator, also 24, was killed by the

India has climbed to 9th position globally in forest area and retained its third rank in annual forest area gain, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)s latest report. Sharing the news on X, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said the improvement in Indias ranking marks a major achievement in sustainable forest management and ecological conservation. Here is a reason to rejoice for all Indians. We have achieved 9th rank in terms of forest area at the global level

As the last day to file nominations for the second phase of assembly elections in Bihar ended on Monday, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha sprang a surprise by not announcing candidates in any seats. The JMM had earlier declared its intentions to contest alone in six to 10 seats after a fallout with allies in the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan. The JMM had sought six seats in Bihar, but was not given any, considering how the party failed to win any in the 2020 Assembly elections. This infuriated Soren, who an

The candidates' list of parties in the INDIA bloc for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls has only delighted the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal (United)-led National Democratic Alliance. Exposing the rift within the Mahagathbandhan, the INDIA bloc allies will contest against each other in over four seats. The Tejashwi Yadav-led RJD announced candidates for 143 seats on Monday, exposing a lack of a seat-sharing arrangement between parties in the INDIA bloc. The Congress has reportedly agreed to

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday announced a Diwali shocker, fielding four candidates against Mahagathbandhan partners, including three against the Congress. The list was announced a few hours before the deadline for the nominations in the final phase. Vaishali, Lalganj and Kahalgaon, Sultanganj, Sikandra and Narkatiaganj are the six constituencies where RJD will lock horns with Congress. It is also contesting against former state minister Mukesh Sahni's Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP) in T

Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi has filed a contempt petition against the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). The move comes after 16 judges recused themselves from cases involving Chaturvedi. Apart from the eight CAT members, the list reportedly also includes two Supreme Court and four High Court justices, and two lower court judges. These include former Supreme Court judges Justices U U Lalit and Ranjan Gogoi, reports said. Who is Sanjiv Chaturvedi IFS? Fifty-year-ol

The Congress on Sunday accused the Election Commission of functioning as a department of the Bharatiya Janata Party and it was aiding the ruling party for 'vote chori'. Congress said conducting free and fair elections was the primary duty of the Commission. Talking to reporters in Odisha, Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal said, We, the people of India, want a free and fair election from the ECI, which is the real duty of the Commission. However, the Commission has become a department o

Opposition slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for letting Team India play against Pakistan in the Asia Cup and alleged the Centre chose money over the blood of Pahalgam terror attack victims. Opposition parties protested across the country, urging the public to boycott the match. Congress leader and deputy leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, charged the Union government lacks compassion and that money mattered to them most. The decision of the BJP government to go ahead with the Ind

Assam Congress leader and MP Gaurav Gogoi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Manipur and charged the only motive of the trip was to improve the prime minister's image. Slamming Modi's visit, Gogoi called the prime minister's visit unfortunate. He just goes there to improve his image rather than solve people's problems, Gogoi charged. Gogoi likened Modi's visit to the strife-torn Manipur to rubbing salt on wounds. The way he only focuses on his image, he rubs salt on the woun

A massive 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Assam's Guwahati on Sunday evening, sending shockwaves as far as Bhutan and northern parts of West Bengal. The earthquake took place at 4:41 PM, with the epicentre said to be in the Udalgiri district, at a depth of 5km, the United States Geological Survey said in an X post.This follows a 3.5-magnitude quake that struck Assam's Sonitpur on September 2. TheNational Centre for Seismology (NCS) later claimed it was a 5.8-magnitude quake. Many residents reported