Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has issued a strong warning to India over the future of the Indus River waters, saying any attempt to stop, restrict or divert Pakistan’s share of the water would be considered an “act of war”. Sharif made the remarks while addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York on...
Tehran has proposed a seven-day roadmap to halt fighting, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart broader negotiations, but the plan faces a major hurdle after US President Donald Trump reportedly rejected the proposal. Iran, meanwhile, has indicated that it will not compromise on key aspects of its nuclear programme. Iran’s latest diplomatic initiative has...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C Joseph Vijay has questioned the alleged silence of the DMK and AIADMK over the POCSO case involving granite businessman R Veeramani. Vijay raised the issue during a campaign meeting in the Madurantakam Assembly constituency, alleging that the case had not received adequate attention when...
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its response to opposition allegations that India’s electoral process has been compromised, as the political debate over the functioning of the Election Commission and voter-list revisions continues to grow. The controversy has intensified following reports about differences within the Election Commission over certain decisions, including issues connected with...
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has asked the Lok Sabha Secretariat not to nominate 20 of its rebel MPs to parliamentary committees, citing ongoing disqualification proceedings against the lawmakers. TMC’s Lok Sabha leader Abhishek Banerjee has made the request as the process of reconstituting several parliamentary committees gets underway. The committees are periodically reshuffled, with political...
Congress MLA Yashvanthrayagouda V Patil has submitted his resignation from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in protest against the exclusion of Indi and Chadachan taluks in Vijayapura district from the state’s list of drought-affected areas. Patil, who represents the Indi Assembly constituency, submitted his resignation to Assembly Speaker Gurupadagouda Sanganagouda Patil on Wednesday, September 23. His...
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...