Modi drives fresh reform push
New Delhi moved to sharpen its governance and reform agenda as Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a four-and-a-half-hour meeting of the Council of …
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Bengal moves to fast-track border deportations
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has ordered police to hand over detained infiltrators directly to the Border Security Force, marking a sh…
New York speech deepens India Pakistan clash
Pakistani senator Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan’s combative remarks at a political gathering in New York have sharpened an already tense diplomatic exchange…
Tharoor sees youth warning in CJP surge
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said the rapid rise of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party reflects a deeper political message from young voters who f…
Fresh plea widens Bhojshala legal battle
A fresh legal move by Hindu petitioners has widened the Bhojshala dispute in Dhar, days after the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the ASI-protecte…
Hormuz crossings signal cautious diplomatic opening
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has coordinated safe passage for 26 vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, offering the clearest sign yet of a controlled e…
Court keeps Bengal cattle rules intact
Calcutta High Court refused to stay West Bengal’s order regulating animal slaughter ahead of Eid al-Adha and directed the state government to decide …
Trinamool faces strain after Bengal poll setback
Trinamool Congress is confronting visible organisational strain after its defeat in the 2026 Bengal assembly elections, with poor attendance at its f…
Rupee slide squeezes household budgets
Household budgets across India face a fresh strain as the rupee’s slide to record lows threatens to raise the cost of fuel, imported electronics, ove…
Sami rejects nationality jibes over Bhagwat meeting
Adnan Sami has pushed back against online attacks questioning his nationality after his meeting with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat …
Delhi transport strike strains daily commute
Delhi-NCR commuters faced longer waits, costlier rides and patchier last-mile connectivity on Thursday as a three-day transport strike by cab, auto-r…
FBI tightens net on call-centre fraud
Federal investigators have dismantled a call-centre fraud operation linked to India after hundreds of elderly victims in the United States and abroad…
Bengal clears border fencing land
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced the transfer of land to the Border Security Force for fencing a 27-km stretch along the Ban…
Khera turns Melodi clip into crisis attack
Congress sharpened its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a light-hearted exchange with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome went …
Oath row sharpens Vijay cabinet expansion
Tamil Nadu’s expanded Cabinet under Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay was sworn in on Thursday at Lok Bhavan in Chennai, but the ceremony briefly turned …
Vijay coalition faces early stability test
Actor-politician C Joseph Vijay’s fledgling government in Tamil Nadu has entered its first major stability test, with the CPI warning that it will re…
Cartoon row shadows Modi’s Norway visit
Norway’s largest newspaper has come under sharp criticism after a cartoon portraying Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a snake charmer surfaced online …
Bengal reworks OBC quota after court order
West Bengal’s BJP government has restored reservation benefits for 66 communities that were on the state’s Other Backward Classes list before 2010, m…
Trump holds fire as Tehran pivots east
US President Donald Trump has halted a planned military strike on Iran, saying negotiations with Tehran had become “serious”, while warning that forc…
Mamata sharpens attack after Bengal rout
Mamata Banerjee has sought to rally Trinamool Congress legislators after the party’s heavy West Bengal election defeat, telling them that the BJP-led…
Bhojshala prayers draw heavy turnout
Devotees gathered in large numbers at the Bhojshala complex in Dhar to offer prayers to Goddess Saraswati after the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruling …
Qasmi backs curbs on roadside namaz
Uttarakhand Madrasa Education Board Chairman Mufti Shamoon Qasmi has supported Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s call against offering n…
Fuel price rise deepens household strain
Petrol and diesel prices have climbed for the second time in less than a week, adding fresh pressure on households, transporters and small businesses…