A reported attempt by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) to explore an electoral understanding with the Congress ahead of the Nandigram Assembly bypoll has triggered fresh political discussion in West Bengal. While a senior Congress leader has claimed that the TMC approached the party with a proposal involving Nandigram, the Trinamool Congress has denied...
Tamil Nadu Police have registered cases against senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leaders A Raja and P K Sekar Babu over alleged derogatory remarks made against Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and state minister C T R Nirmal Kumar during a party protest on September 12. A separate case has also been registered against DMK...
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar began his three-day visit to Bhutan on September 16, with a series of high-level meetings scheduled to review and strengthen the longstanding relationship between India and Bhutan. The visit will continue until September 18 and includes discussions on bilateral cooperation, development, energy, connectivity and other areas of mutual interest. Jaishankar...
The Union Home Ministry is scheduled to brief a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on September 18 on the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. The meeting will mark the beginning of the committee’s detailed examination of the proposed changes to the law governing foreign contributions received by organisations in India. The JPC is...
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with party secretaries on Tuesday to review their responsibilities, organisational work and performance across different states, amid growing discussions within the party about a possible organisational reshuffle. The meeting focused on the functioning of party secretaries, who play an...
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has concluded its extended state committee meeting in Kozhikode with a limited organisational reshuffle, while deciding against any major change in the party’s top state leadership. The meeting focused on reviewing the party’s performance in the 2026 Kerala Assembly election and discussing measures to strengthen its organisation following a...
The debate over the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has gained fresh political attention in Uttar Pradesh after Union Home Minister Amit Shah reiterated the government’s intention to implement the law in states ruled by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). However, key BJP allies in Uttar Pradesh have so far maintained a cautious position and...
Pakistan has expressed strong support for Saudi Arabia following a series of Houthi attacks, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaking by phone with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and reaffirming Islamabad’s solidarity with the kingdom. During the conversation, Sharif condemned attacks targeting Saudi civilian and economic infrastructure and warned that continued strikes could have...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing an internal challenge in Gujarat’s influential sugar cooperative sector, with recent elections exposing divisions among party leaders and a growing willingness among rebels to contest against officially backed candidates. The developments are particularly significant in South Gujarat, where sugar cooperatives have traditionally played an important role in the...
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will consider releasing additional records related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks after families of victims renewed their demand for greater transparency. The families have been seeking the release of government documents that they believe could provide further information about possible links between Saudi nationals and individuals...