The agitation by students and government job aspirants in Jharkhand has intensified, with protesters demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Hemant Soren over alleged irregularities in state recruitment examinations. The movement has increasingly developed into a direct confrontation with the state government. Protesters have accused the administration of failing to take sufficiently strong action over...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s warning about what he described as “dimaagi Naxals” during his Independence Day address from the Red Fort has triggered a sharp political controversy, with opposition leaders accusing the government of using the language of national security to target critics and dissenters. Addressing the nation on August 15, Modi said India had...
The controversy surrounding students of the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) in Hyderabad has taken a dramatic turn, moving from a campus dispute over the university’s convocation to a wider debate over student expression, institutional authority and the independence of legal education. The dispute began after a section of NALSAR students objected...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday called upon the Centre to reflect on whether India has truly fulfilled the vision and values laid down in the Constitution, using the occasion of Independence Day to raise broader questions about the country’s democratic journey. Speaking to reporters after attending the Independence Day function at...
The political debate over possible realignments in Tamil Nadu has intensified after DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi attended a customary tea gathering hosted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in New Delhi. Her participation has triggered allegations from a Tamil Nadu minister that the DMK could be moving closer to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), although...
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said a new generation of children was beginning to question the condition of government schools and demand basic facilities, describing the development as a sign that young citizens were increasingly unwilling to accept poor public services as normal. In an Independence Day message, Kejriwal said that after...
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge were absent from the official Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort on Saturday, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation. Their decision to skip the ceremony for the second consecutive year has revived the controversy over the treatment and seating of opposition leaders at major government...
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant extended Independence Day greetings to the people of the country on Saturday, expressing hope that India would continue on its path of progress while remaining firmly anchored in democracy, the rule of law, equality and constitutional principles. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi on August 15, CJI Surya Kant...
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced a major infrastructure investment plan worth ₹1.5 lakh crore, combining state resources with proposed central government support, as part of the state’s long-term objective of becoming a developed state by 2047. Sarma made the announcement during his Independence Day address at Khanapara in Guwahati on Saturday. The...
Tensions surrounding Jharkhand’s ongoing student agitation over alleged irregularities in government recruitment examinations escalated on Independence Day after student leader Devendra Nath Mahto was stopped by police from leaving Sadar Hospital to participate in a Tiranga Yatra in Ranchi. Mahto, a leader of the Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM), has been undergoing treatment at the...