The Week

There cannot be double standards in the fight against terrorism, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval reiterated at the first International Security Forum and the 14th Meeting of High Representatives for Security Matters in Moscow. While addressing the international security forum on Thursday, the NSA said responsible nations have to evaluate their choices and decide whether they support sponsors of terrorism or counter them with decisive action. Doval also highlighted the urgent need for reform

A 26-year-old model from Delhi, who came to Kerala for the shooting of an advertisement, tragically drowned in a waterlogged quarry in Perumbavoor, Ernakulam, according to a report. The deceased has been identified as Divyanshu Joshi, a resident of Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi. He was part of a four-member team who had come to shoot an advertisement for a Delhi-based garment manufacturing company, reported Manorama Online. The incident occurred at Pettimala rock quarry in Mudakkuzha Panchayat near Kuru

The recent poll debacle in the West Bengal assembly has triggered a domino effect in the Trinamool Congress, which saw fresh resignations on Thursday. The latest high-profile resignation comes from former Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen who stepped down as TMC national spokesperson. Who is Santanu Sen? Santanu Sen is a doctor-turned-politician and a former Rajya Sabha MP. Currently, he a councillor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. It should be noted that he has not quit Trinamool Congress. Why d

A CBI team on Thursday arrested retired judge Giribala Singh at her Bhopal residence in connection with the dowry death case of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma. The arrest comes a day after the Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed Girbala's anticipatory bail. The CBI team were seen entering Giribala's house in Bhopal's Bag Mughaliya extension area and questioned her earlier in the day.A Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team also reached the residence to gather evidence. Twisha was allegedly foun

Siddaramaiah, who believes that political leaders should regularly address the press and is no stranger to long press conferences, attended his last presser as the longest-serving chief minister of Karnataka on Thursday. Flanked by D.K. Shivakumar on his right and G. Parameshwara on his left, with other party leaders and ministers standing in the background, Siddaramaiah addressed reporters at the conference hall of his home office, Krishna, on Kumara Krupa Road in Bengaluru. He came straight fr

Though it's been two days since the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at the residence of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in connection with the money laundering case involving his daughter Veena Vijayan, Chief Minister V D Sateeshan has maintained a strategic silence despite the public protests following the raids descending into chaos. Although the Chief Minister was bombarded by questions about the law and order situation during his visit to Panakkad, the IUML supremos residence, he r

The South West Monsoon, which was initially expected to arrive in Kerala on Tuesday, will likely be further delayed, according to weather experts. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the monsoon will arrive in Kerala only by June 3. The initial prediction was that the monsoon could start in Kerala before June 1, as the powerful push-pull atmospheric mechanism that propels the phenomenon is currently active. While the Mascarene High, the high-pressure zone that forms in the so

Amid a raging controversy over CBSEs On-Screen Marking system, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took responsibility for the glitches and assured parents that no one will be spared if irregularities are found in the evaluation process. I take responsibility. It will be fixed; a solution will be found. We are all working on that task, he said. Several class 12 students alleged scoring discrepancies and mismatches in the scanned copies of their answer sheets uploaded by the CBSE and th

An Indian law student has been stabbed to death in Canadas Niagara region. The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Vidhi Kalpeshbhai Meghani (Vidhi Megha), who hailed from Gujarats Anand district. The attack took place on May 15 after she left her residence in the Niagara area. Although she was rushed to a hospital following the attack, she was reportedly declared dead on arrival by the medical team. Sadly, Vidhis family in Gujarat's Borsad remained in the dark for several days before th

Senior Congress Siddaramaiah resigned as Karnataka chief minister, ending months of intense speculation over a leadership change in the state. Siddaramaiah submitted his resignation at the Lok Bhavan on Thursday. In a press meet later, the Congress leader said he had multiple times in the past asserted he would resign if the high command requested him to do so. He said he has abided by the decisions of the party high command. Siddaramaiah said he is hopeful that his resignation would be accepted

In a key development in the probe into Twisha Sharmas death, the CBI arrived at her mother-in-law Giribala Singhs house in Bhopal today. An accused in the alleged dowry harassment and death case, she is likely to be arrested. The development comes after the Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected the anticipatory bail granted to her, upon a thorough review of the case's factual details and the serious allegations levelled against the former judge and Twishas mother-in-law. A sessions court had gran

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing the money-laundering case involving former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayans daughter Veena T, will summon her for further questioning. The ED sources have confirmed that Veena's phone was seized during the inspection held on Wednesday in Thiruvananthapuram. The CMRL-Exalogic case is a major political and financial scandal centring on alleged illegal payoffs made by Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) to Exalogic Solutions, an IT firm owned by T.

Amid intense speculation over a leadership transition in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hosted a breakfast meeting for his cabinet colleagues at his Kaveri residence in Bengaluru on Thursday morning. Several ministers attended the meeting, including Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, who is widely expected to replace Siddaramaiah as chief minister. The meeting saw a public display of warmth between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar, whose rivalry over the chief ministers post has domina

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is likely to step down from the post on Thursday to make way for his deputy, D. K. Shivakumar. However, the veteran Congress leader is reportedly not keen on accepting the party high commands offer of a Rajya Sabha seat. According to an NDTV report, Siddaramaiah wants to remain active in Karnataka politics and complete his five-year term as an MLA before considering a role in national politics. He has represented the Varuna Assembly constituency since 2008.

After raiding premises linked to former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his son-in-law and former minister Mohamed Riyas and others in connection with the CMRL money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has frozen approximately 18.36 crore across 242 bank accounts identified during the search operations. The ED said it found several incriminating records and accounts, digital evidences, investments and bank FD. The recovered evidences are being analysed, the

This time, Eid celebrations will be different in West Bengal, with the mass congregation taking place at the Brigade Parade Ground, instead of Red Road, where around three lakh people gather to offer namaz twice a year. The new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has prohibited offering prayers on roads by blocking the traffic, which is why Friday prayers and the Eid namaz are taking place on at the Brigade Parade Ground and within mosques. Preparations have been made on the ground to accomm

Two weeks after the dissent, the AIADMK factions patched up on Wednesday, with the rebel camp officially claiming that there was no split in the party and that it was only a difference of opinion. The AIADMK legislative party had split into two factions with one led by its general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) and the other led by its Coimbatore strongman S.P. Velumani and Villupuram stalwart C.Ve.Shanmugam. A batch of the rebel MLAs, who voted in favour of the TVK government during th

Amid speculations that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah will step down, paving the way for Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to take the top post, Congress MLC B.K. Hariprasad confirmed to THE WEEK that there will be a change in leadership. A staunch supporter of Siddaramiah and the AHINDA movement, Hariprasad said, There will be a change of guard. We will have to wait and watch what will happen to the AHINDA movement once that happens. A powerful socio-political movement aimed at upli

The much-awaited forms for the women's welfare scheme Annapurna Bhandar were launched by the new BJP government in West Bengal on Wednesday. The social welfare scheme promises Rs 3000 for women from low-income households who are not in the income tax bracket. The money will be handed out via the direct bank transfer (DBT) method. We are launching forms (for the Annapurna Bhandar scheme) under the Women and Child Welfare department headed by Agnimitra Paul, said Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. I

A day after TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar attended an administrative meeting in Kalyani in Nadira district, chaired by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, leading to speculations of her switching sides, Dastidar resigned from all organisational posts in the TMC. The move comes even as she had claimed that she merely attended an administrative meeting and not a party programme. It is to be noted that after the administrative review meeting, Adhikari had claimed that TMC MP had told him th

The Telugu Desam Party has announced a 33 per cent quota for women in the 2029 general elections for the state assembly and Lok Sabha. Nara Lokesh, working president of the party and Andhra Pradesh IT and education minister, proposed the reservation on the first day of the partys annual conference, Mahanadu 2026, themed Stree Shakti. A media release issued by the TDP on May 27 said the decision was taken amid ongoing delays in the implementation of the Womens Reservation Bill in Parliament. The

The Madhya Pradesh government has made shocking allegations in the dowry death case of Twisha Sharma, a former model-actor from Noida, who was found hanging at her marital residence in Bhopal's Katara Hills area on the night of May 12. Appearing before the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the government claimed that injuries found on Twisha's body were inflicted before her death. While the HC was hearing the petitions seeking cancellation of Twisha's mother-in-law's anticipatory bail, the government a

Tensions erupted after a raid was conducted at the house of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan near Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram. ED teams reportedly arrived at Vijayans residence early in the morning under heavy security. CPI(M) workers allegedly attacked vehicles belonging to Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials and smashed car windows. The ED had launched searches at 12 locations, including Pinarayi Vijayans residence in Kannur, his rented house at Bakery Junction in T

Self-styled godman Asaram received partial relief from the Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday after he was acquitted of charges related to gang rape and sexual assault on a child under the IPC and POCSO Act. However, the High Court upheld his conviction for the rape of a minor, which continues to carry life imprisonment. The court directed Asaram to surrender in view of the conviction. He is currently out on temporary bail, which was extended by seven days on Monday. Asaram was convicted on April

In a significant ruling with far-reaching implications for Indias electoral process, the Supreme Court has upheld the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The court underscored that such an exercise is not only within the statutory powers of the Commission but also essential to preserving the integrity of free and fair elections. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observ

A woman from Uganda who flew to Bengaluru has been isolated at a government hospital after she showed symptoms of body ache, according to the Union Ministry. The statement comes as the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued fresh standard operating procedures (SOPs) for airlines to strengthen surveillance against the Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa. The woman is currently admitted to the state-run Epidemic Diseases Hospital in Bengaluru for observation and is reportedly healthy. T

Amid allegations of gold theft at the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple, another major Kerala shrine has come under scrutiny in a similar controversy. A report submitted by DGP Ravada A. Chandrasekhar to the Home Department has flagged suspected gold theft and security lapses at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. According to Manorama News , the DGP report claimed that nearly 78 grams of gold bars and coins offered by devotees to the temple have gone missing over the past few m

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah agreed to step down on Tuesday night following marathon discussions with the Congress high command in Delhi, according to media reports. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is the frontrunner for the top post, although the party has not yet announced a final decision on the leadership change. According to a report by The New Indian Express , Siddaramaiah has sought an appointment with Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot at Raj Bhavan on Thursday at 2 pm. He is a

The internal rift and the churning within the AIADMK continued on Tuesday with Ambasamudram MLA Esaki Subbaiah tendering his resignation to the assembly speaker, only to join the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in the evening. Subbaiahs resignation has taken the total count to four even as five other MLAs from the opposite camp moved back to the parent body controlled by its leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS). Subbaiah is the fourth MLA to resign, thus bringing down the partys strength i

Even as the Congress officially declared that Siddaramaiah will continue to be the chief minister of Karnataka, multiple reports citing sources revealed that he will step down later this week and make way for D.K. Shivakumar to take over the top post in the state. What will Siddaramaiah get in return? Sources have claimed that Siddaramaiah has been offered a Rajya Sabha berth and asked to play a national role from Delhi. His son Yathindra Siddaramaiah is likely to be deputy chief minister. Meanw

In a significant setback to Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) as well as former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition filed by the company and its top executives seeking to quash the Enforcement Directorates (ED) money laundering investigation. The EDs probe stems from findings of a 2019 Income Tax raid on CMRL, which allegedly revealed that the company had inflated expenditures by over Rs 133.82 crore between 201213 and 201819 by booking

Suvendu Adhikari's government in West Bengal has set up detention centres in the districts of Malda and Murshidabad to temporarily hold illegal immigrants before deportation. Both Malda and Murshidabad border Bangladesh and have significant Muslim population. On Monday, nine people were detained in Malda and two in Murshidabad. This is not a new law. This is the existing foreigners act. These people should go. It is their responsibility to take in Bangladeshi nationals, said Chief Minister Adhik

The Congress high command on Tuesday put an end to speculations of a likely May revolution in Karnataka government, saying Siddaramaiah will continue to be chief minister. Adressing media outside Indira Bhawan in the presence of Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal said there was no truth to the speculation about change in Karnataka chief minister. Whatever speculation you people are doing, that is only speculation

India's financial capital is generating more construction and demolition waste than the household waste generated in a month. The massive redevelopment activity that is contributing to the demolition waste has forced the BMC to start a digital dashboard cum portal where all developers and infrastructure companies will have to give details of how they plan to dispose of the construction and demolition waste generated during their activity. According to BMC officials, Mumbai is generating 8000 ton

The Cockroach Janta Party, India's fast-growing satirical collective with millions of followers online, seeking to bring together youngsters to raise their concerns about the government, now appears to be facing some internal trouble or identity crisis of sorts as a lawyer filed an application with the Election Commission to register the party in his name. The CJP emerged only a few days ago amid a controversy surrounding remarks attributed to the Chief Justice of India during a court hearing. I

In a new turn of events, the Congress high command is reportedly considering putting forward AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge as a compromise chief ministerial candidate in Karnataka as a solution to the ongoing tussle between outgoing CM Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar. The current strategy so far involves offering Siddaramaiah a Rajya Sabha seat (that will be contested soon) and making his son Yathidra a cabinet minister to smooth out the transfer of leadership. The BJP had successfully implem

About 42 families in Madhya Pradesh, all hailing from different districts, were allegedly scammed over a mass wedding ceremony. The grooms and their families showed up all ready to get married with their sherwanis and sweets at Dewans Mata Tehri temple on Sunday. However, by evening, the men realised that there were no brides and that they had been duped of their money and time. Police say that the men were entrapped in an elaborate financial fraud and cheating involving a promise of marriage, t

The Kerala High Court has now rejected Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limiteds request to cancel the Enforcement Directorate investigation into Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayans daughter Veena Vijayans company. The bench comprising Justice T.R. Ravi dismissed the petitions filed by CMRL managing director S.N Sasidharan Kartha and company officials, which sought a stay in the ED investigation and summons. The case alleged that CMRL paid a large sum of money to Exalogic Solutions, a company owned by

Amid growing internal factionalism, the AIADMK faction led by former chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Tuesday urged Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar not to accept the resignations of three party MLAs. The party cited alleged legal and procedural violations in the resignations and argued that the legislators had joined the ruling TVK even before their resignations were formally notified. Senior AIADMK leader Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy said the Speaker could not accept the resignations w

The buzz over a leadership change and cabinet reshuffle in Karnataka has once again intensified after the Congress high command summoned both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D.K. Shivakumar to Delhi. The rift between the two leaders has never fully cooled ever since the Congress came to power in 2023, with supporters of Shivakumar pointing to an alleged understanding that he would be made chief minister once the government completed its halfway mark. Latest reports suggest that the

The Madhya Pradesh Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Twisha Sharma death case questioned her husband, Samarth Singh, for over three hours before handing the investigation over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday. While questioning, Singh had told the officials that the model-turned-actor was distressed following her abortion. Twisha Sharma, 33, was allegedly found hanging at her marital residence in Bhopal on May 12. Her family alleged dowry harassment, while her

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has taken over the probe into the death of actor-model Twisha Sharma, has registered an FIR against her husband and mother-in-law. Sharma, 32, was found dead at her marital home in Bhopal on May 12. Her family has alleged that she was subjected to dowry-related harassment. On Monday, a CBI Special Crime Unit reached Bhopal to formally take over the investigation and collect relevant documents and evidence. The agency later re-registered the stat

The West Bengal government is going on a demolition drive against illegal constructions across Kolkata, sparking protests from affected citizens. While many of the demolished structures were occupied by residents, several buildings that were still under construction have also been razed. Buildings have been demolished in Kolkata's Tiljala, Kasba and Beliaghata areas over the past two weeks, including six demolition drives carried out on Sunday. Several structures, including some five-storey buil

After Kerala, now the Congress is witnessing a power tussle in Karnataka as the government completes three years. Both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar reached Delhi on Monday to meet the Congress top brass. This comes days after both the Congress leaders met the party high command during Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan's swearing-in. Satheesan himself was locked in a race to the top job in Kerala with AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal

Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan blamed the Waqf Board constituted by the previous government for the Munambam issuea dispute over 404 acres of land where more than 600 families reside, but is claimed by the Waqf Boardremaining unresolved. Satheesan said there had been an attempt to turn two religious communities into enemies and accused the former government of doing exactly that by registering the disputed land on the UMEED portal. The Chief Minister said the outgoing Waqf Board intended

Amid the Rs 50 crore corruption charges and a slew of other resurfaced allegations against the Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC), a former board member has alleged that she faced suspension and loss of membership after she exposed major issues with the club. The whistleblower, identified as Niji Sapra, has now alleged that after exposing serious violations ofMinistry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) guidelines by its previous board,she was suspended for a year and later lost her membership, despite being a la

A few years back, in the narrow lanes of North West Delhis resettlement colonies, children going missing was very common and was treated almost as an unfortunate fact of life. Families struggling to survive on daily wages often had little time, support, or institutional access to respond when a child suddenly went missing. In neighbourhoods shaped by continuous migration, overcrowding, economic distress, and social vulnerability, children frequently slipped through the cracks pushed into labour

The principal opposition party in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal, went from 81 legislators in 2021 in the Assembly to just 25 in the 2025 Assembly elections, a decline of more than 65 per cent in its strength. The Indian National Congress too suffered a similar slide, shrinking from 19 MLAs to six. The reduced numbers have not only weakened their political standing but also deepened resentment within their ranks. According to political observers, both camps are struggling more with their internal i

The Central Board of Secondary Education is now facing new scrutiny after a class 12 student alleged that the physics answer sheet he was marked for did not belong to him. The board was already facing scrutiny over its new On-screen Marking System over portal crashes, payment glitches and blurred scans of answer sheets after the class 12 results were up this month. In a detained thread on X, the student claimed that the physics answer uploaded by CBSE under his roll number was not his. He even s

The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) on Monday launched a fierce attack on the Narendra Modi-led central government over the continuous rise in petrol and diesel prices, accusing the BJP government of openly looting the common man while protecting corporate interests. Addressing the media, NCP(SP) spokesperson and party leader Mahesh Tapase said the Modi government has turned fuel prices into a tool to squeeze money from ordinary citizens already struggling with inflation, unempl