Bankipur By-Election: Could GenZ’s overt or covert support to PK turn things upside down for BJP?
photo courtesy : The New Indian Express The Bankipur Assembly by-election on 30th July has become much more than a contest for a single legislative seat. It is increasingly being viewed as a test of whether Bihar’s politics is entering a new phase ; one driven less by traditional political calculations and more by the […]
PUBLIC EXAM BILL DISCUSSED IN LOK SABHA, RAJYA SABHA ADJOURNED FOR THE DAY
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 PM on Tuesday after debate started on Public Examinations Amendment Bill introduced by Minister Jitendra Singh a day earlier as the anti-paper leak bill. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day as an irate Opposition insisted on the government’s response on police action on the […]
YOU SAVED PRADHAN MANTRI BY REMOVING PRADHAN: AKHILESH YADAV
photo courtesy : The Times of India NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday took a swipe at the government over the resignation of former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, saying it had “saved the Pradhan Mantri (Prime Minister) by removing a Pradhan”. Participating in the 10-hour discussion on the anti-paper leak […]
NITISH JOINS BJP CAMPAIGN AS PRASHANT TURNS UP POLL HEAT
NEW DELHI: With just days left for polling in the high-stakes Bankipur Assembly by-election in Bihar, the BJP has brought former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to the campaign frontline in a clear indication that the NDA is taking no chances in retaining one of its safest urban constituencies. On Tuesday, he released a video message […]
NON-PERFORMING UP MLAS NOT TO GET BJP TICKET
NEW DELHI: With Uttar Pradesh assembly elections months away, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has drawn up its electoral strategy for candidate selection and ticket distribution. The BJP is opting for a comprehensive, multi-tiered survey process to evaluate sitting legislators and identify winnable candidates for all 403 assembly constituencies. While the ruling party currently holds […]
Congress Slams BJP as Parliament Felicitates Pradhan Despite 21 Student Deaths
photo courtesy:National Herald New Delhi, 28 July— The principal opposition party Congress today shamed the ruling BJP over the expression of joy and triumph by felicitating Dharmendra Pradhan in Parliament after his resignation as Education Minister over the NEET paper leak and the linked suicides of over 20 students. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Congress deputy […]
Supreme Court orders for release of ‘minors and those with no criminal records’
New Delhi, 28 July—In an order supporting the right to protest, the Supreme Court today directed the release of student protesters who are under 18 and have no criminal records, and asked authorities to preserve electronic and digital evidence relating to the recent nationwide stir over the NEET paper leak. A Bench headed by Chief […]
SC TO ORDER SIT PROBE INTO STUDENT PROTEST VIOLENCE, RELEASE OF STUDENTS WITH NO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today observed that there was a need for a fair and independent investigation into the allegations of injuries to the students and police officials during the student protests which took place across the country last week. The Court hinted that it might constitute a Special Investigation Team headed by a […]
SIT constituted to investigate Ram Mandir donation theft, UP tells SC; Court seeks status report
New Delhi, July 27: The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it had constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged theft of donations made by devotees at Lord Ram’s temple in Ayodhya, with the Court directing the SIT to submit a status report on the progress of its […]
SC RULING ON LOSS OF SCHEDULED CASTE STATUS AFTER CONVERSION
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court recently dismissed a review petition against its March 2026 judgment holding that scheduled caste (SC) status is lost when a person converts to a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism. A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan said it had examined the review petition and found no […]