Singarayakonda student tragedy, highlighting the need for a fair investigation, school management's right to due process, and justice based on evidence rather than allegations.
BJP core group draws roadmap for Seva Sankalp blitz, discusses 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections
Blue jeans, campus drives: SP turns focus to students ahead of UP assembly elections
Tawde meets Yogi as BJP intensifies preparations for UP assembly elections
LUCKNOW Gearing up for the 2027 UP assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced its new working committees across all six organisational regions in the state. The finalised lists, released by the respective regional presidents, were a
An estimated 13.37 crore names have been deleted across the country from draft electoral rolls prepared during the Election Commission s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) over the past year. One of them is that of the youngest Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, who
Is crude oil becoming a financial problem? Patent Cliff approaching: Can Indian pharma companies repeat past success?
From digitally dressing up a turbaned Sikh politician in an off-shoulder woman outfit to showing a chief minister being slapped inside a classroom, the social media battle between political rivals in Punjab seems to have hit a new low in the run-up to the Asse
School assembly news headlines for September 3 cover major developments from India, international affairs, sports and business. Key updates include ISRO s upcoming EOS-05 launch, Nepal s flood crisis, rising West Asia tensions, diplomatic visits, cricket and t
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) national spokesperson Syed Asim Waqar joined the Congress Wednesday. He claimed that AIMIM, under Asaduddin Owaisi, only pays lip service to removing the BJP, but in reality it is fighting against those who seek t
The statement does not say that all 612 officials have been convicted in corruption cases. The cases listed are at different stages even as some officials have been convicted and dismissed, others have been acquitted, and several cases are still under trial
The Karnataka High Court Tuesday rejected a plea by former BJP MLA Subhash Guttedar, his son Harshanand, and personal secretary Thipperudra seeking to scrap a chargesheet filed against them in the 2023 Aland 'vote theft' case. A bench directed the accused to a
Haryana energy minister Anil Vij on Monday said the state government has opposed the proposal to grant a parallel electricity distribution licence in Gurugram and Nuh to a private company. The minister told the assembly that the government continues to oppose
Pinarayi Vijayan rejected the CPI's demand for the deputy leader's post. He accused the UDF government of failing to control essential commodity prices
As Punjab heads towards the 2027 Assembly elections, cricketer-turned Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh s X account has emerged as a new political battleground, with the BJP leader using videos of alleged drug abuse, crime, poor infrastructure and government scho
This week, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who has long championed vyavastha parivartan (systemic change), turned on the system itself, calling it too bulky and costly. His government plans a 15 30% cut in the sanctioned strength of IAS
Pakistan's National Assembly passed two bills to streamline military and nuclear command structures. These bills follow last year's constitutional amendment which introduced a Chief of Defence Forces
India advocates for urgent UN Security Council reforms to reflect current global realities. The nation seeks expanded membership, especially for developing countries in the Global South
In Punjab fray, buzz grows: Can Amritpal Singh contest polls from Malwa, Majha Amritpal Singh Punjab elections 2027, Amritpal Singh Khadoor Sahib, Amritpal Singh Dhuri, Bhagwant Mann, Amritpal Singh cases, Amritpal Singh arrest, who is Amritpal Singh, Punjab A
School Assembly News Headlines for Today, August 20, 2026: Here are the top school assembly news headlines for August 20. Key highlights of the day include Tejashwi Yadav being arrested for protesting against the use of AK-47 rifles in last month s student pro
LUCKNOW With an eye on the 2027 UP Assembly elections, the BJP has handed its most politically significant state assignment to Vinod Tawde, appointing the former Maharashtra minister as the party s Uttar Pradesh in-charge before the most crucial political batt
The BJP has assigned senior leaders key election responsibilities ahead of the 2027 assembly polls. General secretary Vinod Tawde will oversee the Uttar Pradesh campaign, while Satish Poonia will handle Punjab and Tarun Chugh will be in charge of Gujarat
The ruling BJP has tasked senior leaders with overseeing organisational work in the 23 Assembly constituencies it lost in the 2022 Uttarakhand elections, as part of a micro-management strategy aimed at strengthening the party ahead of the 2027 polls. Chief Min
Amid the controversy over the rendition of Vande Mataram at an Independence Day event, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday hit out at the BJP and the RSS, calling them anti-India and questioned their role in India s freedom struggle. Addressing the
Several BJP leaders have returned to prominent roles in the party's new national team. Smriti Irani and Ram Madhav have been appointed to key organizational positions
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren on Monday announced that the state Cabinet had decided to cancel the JSSC-CGL examinations, accepting a key demand of the protesting students. "Furthermore, a comprehensive inquiry will be conducted into all errors minor or major that
School Assembly News Headlines for Today, August 18, 2026: Here are the top school assembly news headlines for August 18. Key highlights of the day include Tamil Nadu Chief Minister announcing a full waiver on farmer loans, Claude boss firing a human employee
The deaths of three men in a forest department firing in Chamarajanagar district triggered protests in both Houses of the Karnataka Assembly Monday, with the Opposition demanding a judicial inquiry into the incident. In the Assembly, Leader of Opposition R Ash
Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Monday took the oath as a Bihar legislator on Monday following his stunning victory in the Bankipur bypoll on August 3. Prashant Kishor, who was administered the oath by assembly speaker Prem Kumar in his offic
Bengaluru-based fabless semiconductor company Level Five Cartronics (LFC) that has secured design wins for chips used in the Indian Railways Kavach train-protection system, is planning to establish a supply chain in India, beginning with outsourced semiconduct
School Assembly News Headlines for Today, August 17, 2026: Here are the top school assembly news headlines for August 17. Key highlights of the day include Jharkhand students planning a protest outside Chief Minister Hemant Soren s residence, the CAG flagging
Infighting in the Congress s Punjab unit was again on full display when Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa launched a no-holds-barred attack on state president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring from an official stage in Ludhiana on Saturday over ticket distribut
Kolkata: Former Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly and former Trinamool Congress MLA Asish Banerjee was found dead in a room at his Rampurhat party office on Sunday morning.A five-term MLA Banerjee s body was found hanging in the office, said police, a
Former Trinamool Congress MLA and former Deputy Speaker from Rampurhat, Ashish Banerjee, was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Sunday morning. His body was recovered hanging inside the party office adjacent to his residence, and a suicide note was a
Jharkhand protest leader Devendra Nath Mahato, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike over alleged irregularities in JPSC-JSSC exams, on Saturday claimed he was not allowed to leave Ranchi s Sadar Hospital on Independence Day to attend the flag-hoisting c
The Congress won the elections to the posts of Legislative Assembly Speaker and Legislative Council Chairman in Karnataka on Friday. While G S Patil was elected Speaker, Saleem Ahmed was elected Legislative Council Chairman
Three developments in Punjab this week have brought the politics of religion, militancy-era legacies and the Sikh prisoner issue back into the political conversation. The second development was more clearly electoral
Rajya Sabha witnesses uproar as LoP Mallikarjun Kharge alleges BJP-linked individuals performed a 'purification' ritual at a stage after his rally. Kharge decried the act as "untouchability," demanding arrests under the law
Punjab BJP chief Kewal Singh Dhillon s over three-month tenure has been eventful. A former Congressman who joined the BJP in June 2022, Dhillon has faced backlash from taksali (authentic) BJP workers over organisational changes
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a Bill to change the name of Kerala to Keralam, just over two years after the state Assembly passed a unanimous resolution, asking the Centre for the name change. The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, which changes the
A woman was allegedly gang-raped by a group of at least six men after the car in which she was travelling with a friend was stopped late on Tuesday night in Odisha s Cuttack district, said police. The incident occurred on Cuttack-Chandbali road when the victim
School Assembly News Headlines for Today, August 13, 2026: Here are the top school assembly news headlines for August 13. Today s highlights include Karnataka banning the sale of tobacco and nicotine products, a Chinese rocket exploding 85 seconds after liftof
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday (August 11) passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 by voice vote, amid Opposition protests in the House. The Bill seeks to change the name of the state from Kerala , as it appears in the Constitution, to Keralam
More than 200 ABVP activists, including three senior office-bearers, were detained on Tuesday while marching from Ranchi s Old Assembly area towards the new Assembly building in protest against the lathi-charge on students, who were protesting alleged irregula
School Assembly News Headlines for Today, August 12, 2026: Here are the top school assembly news headlines for August 12. Today s highlights include the Lok Sabha passing the Kerala Alteration of Name Bill, 2026 without discussion, 132 people reportedly dead a
A cordial meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal in Parliament last Friday has revived speculation about a possible rapprochement between the BJP and its former ally in Punjab. Even as the meeti
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution urging the Union government to scrap NEET and facilitate admission to UG medical courses based on class 12 marks.The resolution, moved by Health Minister K G Arunraj, said that the state governme
JPSC-JSSC aspirants protested alleged irregularities outside the Jharkhand Assembly. Police used lathi charges and tear gas to disperse the determined demonstrators
Gonda: A week after acquittal in a sexual harassment case, former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Monday alleged that a conspiracy was hatched against him after he defeated Congress leader Deepender Hooda in the wrest
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday moved a resolution in the State Assembly mandating that Tamil Thaai Vazhthu the invocation to Mother Tamil be rendered at the beginning of official functions, reaffirming a practice dating to 1970 amid a fresh
