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

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'

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

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

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

The massive row over the implementation of the National Education Policy in Tamil Nadu continues, with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin stating they will not tolerate Hindi colonialism replacing British colonialism. Chief Minister Stalin also mocked the Bharatiya Janata Partys signature campaign in favour of three-language policy. In a post on social media platform X, Stalin said it was Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan who provoked the state into recent series of protests and said, He forg

Union Home Minister Amit Shah hit out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday and said the state should offer engineering and medical education in Tamil in the state. Shahs comments come amid a raging Hindi imposition row in the southern state. Attending the 56th Raising Day of the CISF at Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, the Union home minister said the Centre has now permitted conducting CAPF examinations in regional languages. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has allowed conducting CAPF examinat

Bharatiya Janata Party acknowledged the significant contribution of the women voters whose voting percentage exceeded their male counterparts by appointing Rekha Gupta as the fourth woman chief minister of Delhi. Now that Womens Day is just around the corner, women concerning issues like safety and security and questions regarding the fulfilment of election promises are making rounds. Women constitute 45 percent of Delhi voters which amounts to approximately 72 lakh votes and Delhis electorate

The 29-year-old man who was executed in the UAE after being convicted for the murder of an Emirati citizen had rang up his mother a day before his execution. Muhammed Rinash Arangilottu made an emotional phone call to his mother, weeping and pleading for his life. Laila, his mother who left for the UAE for his burial, told reporters that she assured him to do everything possible to bring him back. However, all her efforts ended in vain as Rinash was executed the next day. His burial was held in

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the central government to file its response on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of Sections 8 and 9 of the Representation of the People Act (RP Act), 1951. The petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has sought life-long disqualification of MPs and MLAs who have been convicted of criminal offences. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan asked the Centre and the Election Commission of India to file

Bharatiya Janata Partys chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi on Monday said political parties who dont deliver on their election promises face rejection from the people. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, he pointed to the BJPs recent victory in the Delhi Assembly elections as evidence that voters reject governments that fail to honour their commitments. Delhis verdict is clear when governments fail to fulfil their manifesto promises, the people do not hesitate to choose an alternative, Seth

After hearing arguments from all the stakeholders in the case, the Supreme Court of India on Monday reserved its judgement on the alleged West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam. The case involves the cancellation of over 23,000 teaching and non-teaching appointments by the Calcutta High Court in April last year. During the hearing, a division bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, along with Justice Sanjay Kumar, listened to the Central Bureau of Investigation

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose formally started the budget session in the assembly on Monday. In his speech, he praised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her government on many fronts, including its welfare schemes, Bengal Global Business Summit, law and order, etc. The relationship between Governor Bose and the state government has been topsy-turvy from the beginning. They have frequently engaged in direct confrontations and counterattacks on various issues. The tug of war

The Delhi High Court granted two-day custody parole to Jammu and Kashmir MP and leader of Awami Iteha Party (AIP), Engineer Rashid, on Monday. The Court had reserved its verdict during the last hearing after the National Investigation Agency argued against the parole. The AIP leader was arrested by the NIA under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in 2019 on charges of terror funding. Last year, Rashid was granted temporary bail to campaign for his party. However, the AIP failed to

Security forces have launched a probe after a letter threatening a bomb blast was found onboard an Ahmedabad-bound flight from Saudi Arabia. According to authorities, all passengers have deboarded from the aircraft safely and search operations are underway. According to officials, a threat letter was allegedly found inside the international aircraft during security checks after the flight landed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Security officials said the threat letter was fou

The exit of N. Biren Singh as chief minister of Manipur has met with mixed reactions, with both the administration and people in the states hill and valley districts seeing it as a necessary step toward restoring normalcy. However, the real challenge now lies in selecting a consensus leader who can bridge the deep ethnic divide between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities and restart the stalled peace talks. There is growing speculation that the state may come under Presidents Rule, with Governor