The Hindu (Delhi)
Thousands held in capital clampdown
Despite heavy security arrangements, transport restrictions, and an Internet shutdown, protesters on Saturday managed to reach locations near Jantar Mantar in central Delhi to demand the exit of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over...
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Trains cut, Internet down: Delhi turns a fortress ahead of protest
The Delhi Police on Friday denied permission to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to hold its proposed protest at Jantar Mantar on Saturday, citing alleged violations of conditions agreed upon for an earlier demonstration, even as authorities rolled out...
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GST refund norms eased; officers lose arrest powers
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Thursday took a slew of decisions in its 57th meeting here to enhance simplification, improve certainty in tax treatment, remove holdups in the processing of input tax credits, and ease the compliance burden...
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Protests will go on until CEC resigns, says Rahul
The protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will not stop until he resigns over alleged vote chori (theft), Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday, after the Delhi Police detained him and other...
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Rahul calls SIR ‘treason’ as INDIA unites against ECI; MPs detained
“What has been done to my country is treason,” Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said on Tuesday even as the Opposition parties closed ranks, marching from Parliament to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) headquarters...
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SC distances itself from Form 6 tweaks, issues notice to EC
The Supreme Court on Monday distanced itself from the controversial alterations made to Form 6 for registering new voters during the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across several States, shifting scrutiny to the Election Commission...
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Over 500 detained amid stir against CEC in Delhi
Protests seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the suspension of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls entered their third day on Sunday, with demonstrations continuing in New Delhi and...
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Protests persist as Rahul calls for joint ‘resistance’
As Opposition leaders, civil society activists, and youth organisations on Saturday continued their protests seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and suspension of the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, the...
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Youth, leaders detained amid protest against CEC
Opposition parties, civil society activists, youth and student organisations held protests across the country on Friday demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. In Mumbai, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)led...
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UAE probes ‘terror’ link to flight incident
The UAE announced on Thursday it was probing a possible “terrorist” link to an apparent attack by a pilot on board a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv that saw passengers reroute the plane to stop it from crashing. The dramatic events on Wednesday ended...
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Israel-bound plane drops 16,000 ft in a minute as pilot stabs colleague
An Indian pilot on a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel was stabbed by his copilot who was apparently trying to crash the aircraft on Wednesday, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Passengers and crew subdued the attacker,...
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Suspend SIR as its constitutional validity is doubtful, says Congress
Alleging a “matchfixing” among Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Tuesday demanded Mr. Modi’s resignation, the removal of the CEC, an...
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Authorities lax in ensuring women’s safety in Delhi: SC
Taking suo motu cognisance of a spate of sexual assault incidents against minors and women in the DelhiNational Capital Region (NCR), the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Police to immediately identify vulnerable pockets, step up patrolling,...
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EC steps won’t undo ‘mass disenfranchisement’: Cong.
Aday after the Election Commission announced multiple steps to address concerns about the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Congress on Sunday termed them a “desperate attempt at damage control” that “hides all and reveals...
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EC switches to damage control mode after facing flak over SIR
The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday announced a slew of measures addressing concerns over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country, including stopping physical hearings for unmapped voters or those with...
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Congress leads protests seeking CEC’s exit, arrest
The Congress on Friday led nationwide protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, accusing him of compromising the integrity of India’s electoral process, with the party’s general secretary (organisation),...
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‘Enter at own risk’: churches to nonChristians as anticonversion law takes effect in Chhattisgarh
“In accordance with church management rules, entry into the church for worship is restricted to Christians. Others who enter voluntarily do so at their own risk” — reads a noticeboard in Hindi outside the 116yearold Sunderganj Mennonite Church in...
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Opposition calls for CEC’s exit over ‘illegal conduct’
Opposition parties on Wednesday sought the removal of Gyanesh Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) after an Indian Express expose claimed that two of the three members of the Election Commission (EC), Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, had...
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IndiaNew Zealand FTA to come into effect on Oct. 20
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand that was ratified on Monday and comes into effect on October 20 aims at doubling bilateral trade to ₹35,000 crore in the “next four to five years”, according to Union Commerce Minister Piyush...
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Tata Sons Board did not meet conditions: Trusts
Tata Trusts, the majority owner of Tata Sons, has challenged the validity of the holding company’s September 17 decision to reappoint N. Chandrasekaran as the chairman of its Board, arguing that its Articles of Association (AoA) require affirmative...
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Developing nations wrongly blamed for emissions: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the responsibility for carbon emissions had often been “wrongly placed” on developing countries. He also claimed that India was the only G20 country to have fulfilled all the commitments it made at the...
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21 killed in bomb blast at mosque near Pakistan police offices
A vehicle bomb exploded on Friday at a mosque near police offices in northwestern Pakistan as gunmen tried to storm the compound in an attack that killed at least 21 people and wounded 80 others, police and rescue officials said. Among those killed and...
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U.S. clears Russia sanctions Bill; India faces tariff threat
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation targeting Russia’s energy sector, individuals and the “shadow fleet” of tankers, including authorising the U.S. President to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and other countries for...
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Pakistan corvette collides with Indian Navy warship
APakistan Navy corvette collided with a frontline Indian Navy warship after approaching it at high speed and manoeuvring in an “unsafe and unprofessional” manner in the North Arabian Sea on Tuesday evening. The incident prompted India to summon...
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ISRO launches advanced imaging satellite EOS- 05
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday successfully launched its advanced earth observation satellite EOS05 aboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLVF17). The GSLV, on its 19th flight, placed the 2,367kg EOS05 into...
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Bar Council has no power to punish law students: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday declared that the Bar Council of India (BCI) and its Chairperson, Manan Kumar Mishra, lack jurisdiction to discipline or penalise law students, rebuking the regulatory body’s attempts to intimidate NALSAR students...
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SC orders oversight of Bar Council’s policy decisions
The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra is serving only as the “pro tem” chairperson of the Bar Council of India (BCI) until fresh elections are held and directed the apex lawyers’ body to consult the...
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Top court quashes FIRs against Gen Z protesters
The Supreme Court, at the urging of the Centre, took a rare and extraordinary step on Tuesday to quash criminal cases registered against Gen Z protesters involved in nationwide stir linked to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) following the NEETUG, 2026...
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Ensure peace, freedom of navigation, PM urges Iran
In the first toplevel meeting between Iran and India since the beginning of the war on Iran in February, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek and urged him to ensure peace and stability...
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All workers shifted to VBG RAM G; eKYC not mandatory, says Rural Development Ministry
The Union Rural Development Ministry on Sunday said that every worker registered under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), irrespective of whether eKYC of their job cards has been completed, has been migrated to...
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Rescue efforts on a war footing in Nepal as disaster toll hits 675
The death toll from Nepal’s devastating flash flood rose to 675 on Saturday, as authorities said rescue operations continued for a fourth day, though hindered by the remoteness of the region. The country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
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Nepal disaster toll rises to 579; nearly 2,000 missing
The death toll in the Nepal flash floods touched 579 on Friday, even as the search for nearly 2,000 missing people continued for the third day. The Nepal Police said more than 4,500 people had been rescued. Of the 183 Indian tourists reported missing,...
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Nepal flood toll hits 389; rescue work in top gear
Alert sounded along Bhotekoshi river as satellite images show blockage upstream Probe on to determine the role of glacial lakes in the devastating flood, says Nepal The death toll in the flash flood in Nepal’s Rasuwa district bordering Tibet touched...
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157 killed in Nepal flash flood, hundreds missing
At least 157 people were killed and more than 400 people, 133 Indians among them, were missing or out of contact after a massive flash flood in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi River swept through villages in Rasuwa, a district bordering China’s Tibet region, on...
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India, China discuss ways to push border delimitation
India and China on Tuesday said they had discussed advancing talks on delimiting parts of the disputed border, as National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing. A statement from the Indian Embassy here said...
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Three newborns killed in Maharashtra hospital fire
Three newborns were killed and 36 rescued after a fire broke out at the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of the District Women’s Hospital in Amravati, Maharashtra, in the early hours of Monday. The police said the blaze started after a ventilator...
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U.S. MoU best way out of war, says Iran President
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday defended a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States as the best way out of a stalled war while also acknowledging that his country’s citizens face “many problems”. The MoU signed in mid-June...
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Cong. alleges bulk voter purge bid in Uttarakhand
Congress leaders in Uttarakhand have alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is accepting and processing unverified bulk applications to delete voters’ names during the claims and objections period of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of...
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Champat Rai says Nripendra Misra was principal authority on Ram Temple construction
Former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust (SRJTKT) general secretary and senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Champat Rai, in an article released on August 18, said Ram Temple construction committee chairman Nripendra Misra exercised...
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1978 ‘industry’ definition void under new code: SC
Ina verdict in which judges varyingly differed on issues, a ninemember Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday held that a nearly halfcenturyold expansive interpretation of ‘industry’, which previously granted workers stronger labour rights and...
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NTA reforms should have meaningful continuity: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday emphasised the need for institutionalising reforms within the National Testing Agency (NTA) while indicating that the government must not hop from one committee to the next in search of solutions. The court made it clear...
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Ready to drop FIRs against student protesters, says SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to use an exceptional power under Article 142 of the Constitution to quash first information reports (FIRs) registered against students who joined the nationwide protests against NEETUG paper leaks that led to the...
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Soren scraps examinations as protests rock Jharkhand
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday announced the cancellation of the Jharkhand Staff Selection CommissionCombined Graduate Level ( JSSCCGL) examination, 24 days after students and job aspirants began a protest over alleged irregularities...
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Bangladesh sets ‘conditions’ for Rahman’s visit to India
The Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday that officials from New Delhi and Dhaka have been in talks for “several weeks” for a possible visit to India by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. It also said that the atmosphere of bilateral...
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PM takes note of Gen Z anxieties, warns against ‘intellectual Naxals’
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day of India, just days after massive youth protests rocked the capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed a sevenpoint economic reform plan and an outreach to Gen Z...
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India helps China evade tariffs, claims U.S. report
India is once again in U.S. crosshairs, this time for allegedly allowing China to evade U.S. tariffs by routing its exports through the country. The latest allegations are part of a new White House report called ‘The Great Transshipment Scam’. In...
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Goods exports surge 20% as India diversifies trade
Despite the ongoing turmoil in West Asia, India’s merchandise exports saw a growth of nearly 20% in July this year, faster than that of imports, official data released on Thursday show. Notably, exports to West Asia itself have recovered, with July’s...
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Retail inflation hits 19month high of 4.45% in July
Retail inflation in India rose to a 19month high of 4.45% in July, driven up by higher food and fuel prices, official data released on Wednesday showed. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme...
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Amid backlash, Centre set to refer FCRA Bill to JPC
Faced with demands to scrap the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, from different corners of the country on Tuesday — including a unanimous resolution passed in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and mass protests in the streets of Mizoram’s...
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Protesters march to Jharkhand Assembly; 5 injured in clashes
Thousands of students and job aspirants from across Jharkhand marched towards the State Assembly in Ranchi on Monday, breaking through barbed barricades and reaching the Assembly gates as their indefinite strike over alleged irregularities in...
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Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point proposal for Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a U.S.-led Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas, putting distance between himself and U.S. President Donald Trump as he tries to shore up his base ahead of close elections. After more than a week of...
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Over 1.5 cr. names off poll rolls in latest phase of SIR
More than 1.5 crore names have been deleted so far from the existing voter lists in the ongoing third phase of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted by the Election Commission. Of the 16 States and three Union Territories...
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye ink defence deal
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye on Friday signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca committing “collective defence” and “collective deterrence”, at a time when Saudi Arabia is under attack from Yemen’s Houthis and West Asia remains engulfed in the...
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DMK lays down conditions to support delimitation Bill
As the Narendra Modi government explores the possibility of bringing in a constitutional amendment Bill to carry out a fresh delimitation exercise, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) may consider extending support if the Centre revises the legislation...
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Rijiju meets Rahul in bid to end Parliament logjam
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju met Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday in an effort to break the deadlock in Parliament, with the two sides discussing the proposed delimitation Bill and the Foreign...
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Udhayanidhi Stalin held for ‘misogynist’ remarks
Tamil Nadu’s Leader of the Opposition and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) youth wing leader Udhayanidhi Stalin was on Tuesday morning arrested by police following a complaint filed by a functionary of the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) who...
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Prashant Kishor breaches BJP’s fortress in Bankipur
Jan Suraaj Party ( JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Monday scripted a major political upset in Bihar by defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in the Bankipur Assembly byelection, a constituency represented for five consecutive terms by...
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Cauvery situation slightly better, says Karnataka CM
Stating that the water situation in the Cauvery was “slightly better” in view of the rain, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday reiterated his appeal to the Kannada organisations to withdraw their Statewide bandh plan for August...
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Eight killed as extremely heavy rain lashes Kerala
Eight people died in rainrelated incidents in Kerala as a spell of intense rain battered the State from Friday night into Saturday, triggering landslips, flashfloods, and widespread destruction, particularly in hilly regions. This comes barely a month...
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Fourstorey building collapse leaves 10 dead in Maharashtra
At least 10 people were killed and three injured after a fourstorey residential building, declared “dangerous” by the civic body in September 2020 and undergoing illegal repairs, collapsed in Bhiwandi city in Maharashtra late on Thursday...
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Pellet guns part of graded police response, says SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the use of pellet guns by the police in “exceptional circumstances” was part of a graded approach to break civilian protests. The court, however, did not expand on which “exceptional circumstances” justified the use...
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SC restricts ‘retrospective’ environmental clearances
The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed, with prospective effect, a 2021 Office Memorandum (OM) granting ex post facto environmental clearances to infrastructure projects, holding that the Union government cannot substantially alter protective...
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Release all minors held over student protests: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it would consider constituting a highpowered investigation team to conduct a “thorough, fair, and independent” inquiry into allegations of police excesses during the recent student protests in Delhi and...
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CJP warns of fresh protests over govt.’s ‘promise breach’
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday warned of fresh protests, accusing the Centre of violating its assurance that no punitive action would be taken against protesters. “We are observing a complete breach of the agreement regarding no police...
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Nilekani to lead high-powered task force on exam reforms: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the constitution of a highpowered task force, to be headed by former UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani, to recommend steps to make the country’s examination system leakproof and technologydriven. The...
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Dharmendra Pradhan quits; CJP calls off stir
Kharge seeks stringent action against those who ‘unleashed lathis and pellet guns’ on students As the student protests over paper leaks spread across different States and snowballed into a major political crisis for the Narendra Modi government,...
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