Category: Political News

The Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned ₹6.17 crore for shifting the Chief Minister’s Office from the state Secretariat to the 10th floor of Namakkal Kavignar Maligai, according to information obtained through the Right to Information Act. The expenditure has come into focus after details of the allocation were disclosed in response to an RTI application filed on August 23. The...

The political battle for Uttar Pradesh is already beginning to take shape ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, with the Congress and Samajwadi Party working to preserve their alliance and build on the gains made in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav have continued to maintain political coordination, while discussions over...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has marked a major political milestone after her government became the longest-serving uninterrupted administration in the history of the Italian Republic. Meloni’s right-wing coalition crossed the previous postwar record on September 4, 2026, reaching more than 1,400 consecutive days in office. The government surpassed the 1,412-day record set by Silvio Berlusconi’s second administration between 2001...

A sharp political exchange between Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay and Deputy Chief Minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin erupted in the state Assembly, with a brief “don’t run away” remark becoming the centre of a heated verbal confrontation. The exchange took place during an Assembly discussion on law and order and the functioning of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a four-day visit to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan as India seeks to deepen its strategic engagement with Central Asia and strengthen cooperation through the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. The visit began on August 29 and will continue until September 1. Modi arrived in Tashkent on Saturday for the first part of the visit, where he is...

Women protesters have emerged as an important part of India’s growing Cockroach Janta Party movement, a youth-led campaign that has challenged the government over concerns surrounding examinations, education and employment. The movement, which initially gained attention through online satire and humour, has developed into a wider protest campaign involving young people across different parts of the country. The Guardian recently...

Panchayat workers in the erstwhile Khammam district staged relay protests outside Mandal Parishad offices on Tuesday, August 18, demanding that the state government fulfil its promises regarding their employment and wages. The protests were organised following a call given by the state committee of the Panchayat Workers Union affiliated with CITU. The workers’ main demand is that panchayat employees should...

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the Union Territory’s issues would have to be addressed by India’s central government and not by Washington. His remarks came ahead of his scheduled meeting with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor during the envoy’s first visit to Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to journalists in Srinagar, Abdullah made it clear...

A teenager from Murshidabad in West Bengal has been airlifted to Mumbai for specialised medical evaluation after his unusual health condition attracted widespread attention on social media. The teenager, identified as Iqbal, had reportedly been spending much of his day in ponds because he experienced intense burning sensations whenever he came out of the water. The case came into the...