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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday backed senior party leader Digvijaya Singh’s call for organisational reforms within the Congress, saying the party needs to be strengthened, even as Singh’s recent remarks triggered a controversy over his apparent praise for the BJP and its ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s recent remarks, perceived by many as appreciative of the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), have once again exposed fault lines within the Congress, triggering a fresh internal debate over leadership, ideology, and unity.
A woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district has accused the husband of a BJP councillor of raping her at knifepoint, recording the assault, and later using the video to threaten and sexually exploit her repeatedly.
Despite a widely publicised immigration crackdown in the United States, Saudi Arabia has deported significantly more Indian nationals than the US over the past five years, according to data shared by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will hear the matter related to mining in the Aravalli Hills on Monday. A three-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice will take up the suo motu case.
Delhi/IBNS: As New Year celebrations draw closer, Delhi Police carried out a sweeping overnight crackdown across vulnerable areas of the capital, arresting more than 660 people within just 24 hours.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Delhi High Court’s interim relief to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar in the Unnao rape case, amid widespread public outrage, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday expressed condolences over the death of an Indian doctoral student, Shivank Avasthi, who was shot dead near the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus in Canada.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said that India remains committed to bringing back all individuals wanted by law to face trial, responding to a recent social media post by Lalit Modi in which he referred to himself and businessman Vijay Mallya as the “two biggest fugitives” of India.
A 25-year-old woman has alleged that she was inappropriately touched and subjected to obscene behaviour by a fellow passenger while travelling on a Namma Metro train in central Bengaluru.
A month after the deadly blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday revealed that while 40 kilograms of explosives were used in the explosion, security agencies had recovered nearly three tonnes of explosives before they could be detonated.
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actress Parno Mittra joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday, quitting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the 2026 assembly polls in West Bengal.
India on Friday condemned the killing of two Hindus in Bangladesh amid ongoing unrest in the country and expressed deep concern over what it called the “unremitting hostility” against minorities in the neighbouring nation.
Raipur/IBNS: Around 40 people have been arrested for vandalising Christmas decorations at Magneto Mall in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, following a day-long bandh called in protest of a Christian burial in Kanker district.
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state secretary V V Rajesh was on Friday elected as the Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram, days after the party registered its maiden victory in the city’s municipal corporation, marking a historic political shift in Kerala’s capital.
Mumbai/IBNS: Several Indian celebrities have expressed outrage over the killing of minority Hindu factory worker Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh, which is witnessing renewed unrest following the death of anti-India youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, who was shot dead in Dhaka.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday raised concerns over reports of alleged attacks on Christians in the days leading up to Christmas, warning that such incidents threaten India’s constitutional values and affect society as a whole.
Thailand has issued a clarification following widespread outrage over the demolition of a statue of Lord Vishnu in a disputed border area with Cambodia, asserting that the structure was not a registered religious site and was removed purely for security and territorial management reasons.
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: India’s long-running Maoist insurgency appears to be entering its terminal phase following the killing of Ganesh Uikey, a senior Central Committee member and the top leader of the outlawed movement in Odisha.
London/IBNS: A video of a Mumbai-born law student studying at the University of Oxford strongly criticising Pakistan during a debate at the prestigious Oxford Union has gone viral, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to approach the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s order granting interim relief to former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case, media reports said.
Aligarh/IBNS: A teacher at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was shot dead by unidentified assailants on the university campus in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh city on Wednesday night, media reports said.
Bengaluru/IBNS: At least nine people were killed after a private sleeper bus collided with a container truck, triggering a massive fire in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district in the early hours of Thursday, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attended the Christmas morning service at the Cathedral Church of the Redemption in the national capital, as the country marked the festival in the final week of the year.
The Himachal Pradesh doctor, who was caught assaulting a patient lying on a hospital bed in Shimla, has been removed from his post after the video of his act went viral, media reports said on Wednesday
India on Wednesday strongly condemned the demolition of a Hindu deity statue in Cambodia, allegedly by the Thai army, saying such “disrespectful” acts hurt religious sentiments and should not occur amid an ongoing military conflict.
The Unnao rape survivor and her mother met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday evening, hours after the elderly woman was allegedly manhandled by Central paramilitary personnel during a protest against relief granted to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar.
Guwahati/IBNS: Internet services were temporarily suspended in Assam’s Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong districts after fresh violence erupted between two groups, leaving two people dead and at least 45 others injured, including 38 police personnel, media reports said.
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the situation in Karbi Anglong “has improved” a day after clashes between two groups over alleged illegal settlements left two people dead.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has promised to give a reconstruction package of USD 450 million to Sri Lanka, a nation which was battered by cyclone in recent months.
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