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Telangana Assembly suspends 20 BRS MLAs for session
The HinduArchived
Telangana Assembly Speaker G. Prasad Kumar on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 suspended 20 Bharat Rashtra Samithi members for the rest of the monsoon session. Legislative Affairs Minister D. Sridhar Babu moved the motion after BRS legislators thronged the Speaker's podium. Named MLA
ED searches 18 sites linked to Satish Jarkiholi
The HinduArchived
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 began raids linked to Karnataka PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi and Congress MP Priyanka Jarkiholi of Chikkodi. Officials said about 18 locations are being searched in Bengaluru, Belagavi, Gokak and elsewhere. The ED said
Prasad says CJP silent on Congress-ruled states
The Indian ExpressArchived
BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Cockroach Janata Party is conspicuously silent on problems in Punjab and Congress-ruled states. He said Rahul Gandhi does not do homework and moves between issues. On Prashant Kishor's Bankipur win, Prasad said he does not minimise the vict
Punjab police use water cannons on Congress protest
The HinduArchived
Police used water cannons on September 8 to disperse Punjab Congress leaders marching toward Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence. Congress demanded dismissal of Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema after Gulzar Singh of Dirba died by suicide. Singh's dying declaration named
Bengal Congress files complaint against Bageshwar Baba
The HinduArchived
West Bengal Congress lodged a police complaint on Tuesday against Bageshwar Dham head priest Dhirendra Shastri over Durga Puja remarks. The South Kolkata District Congress Committee told Bhawanipore police the September 5 Howrah comments hurt religious sentiments and sought an FI
Bombay HC upholds 2019 summons to Rahul Gandhi
The HinduArchived
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday declined to quash a 2019 summons issued to Rahul Gandhi in a Modi defamation case. Justice N.R. Borkar found no infirmity in the Girgaon magistrate's order. The court kept six weeks' relief so Gandhi can approach the Supreme Court. BJP member Mahe
Samajwadi Party plans blue dress code for students
The Indian ExpressArchived
The Samajwadi Party plans to introduce a blue dress code for its student wing ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Party president Akhilesh Yadav is expected to announce the move on Tuesday. The change gives youth organisations distinct identities under the party's
Sanjay Kumar Agrawal sworn in as 44th Rajasthan CJ
The HinduArchived
Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal was sworn in as the 44th Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court at Lok Bhavan on Monday. Governor Haribhau Bagade administered the oath in the presence of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma. The Union government notified his elevation following a Sup
Rajasthan BJP expels 42 rebels before civic poll phase
Hindustan TimesArchived
Rajasthan's ruling BJP expelled 42 functionaries for six years for backing rebels or contesting as Independents ahead of Wednesday's first-phase urban local body polls. Orders issued Monday night by Shravan Singh Bagdi named former Ajmer mayor Dharmendra Gehlot among those remove
CPI(M) leader challenges Sudhakaran on 2021 poll funds
The HinduArchived
CPI(M) Alappuzha leader H. Salam accused MLA G. Sudhakaran of financial irregularities in a September 8 social media post. Salam questioned lakhs of rupees allegedly collected in Sudhakaran's and the party's name during the 2021 Assembly election. He asked whether the funds bough
Vijay cites Sarkaria report against DMK in Assembly
The HinduArchived
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday invoked the nearly 50-year-old Sarkaria Commission findings against the DMK while replying on Police and Fire grants. Quoting the report, he said the party received Rs 29 lakh in seven instalments between 1970 and 1974 over Veer
Delhi HC orders probe into Satya Niketan collapse
NDTVArchived
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to run a highest-level inquiry into the Satya Niketan building collapse that killed seven people. Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said the mishap could have been avoided if authorities m
Kangana Ranaut backs RSS-run Himachal schools
Hindustan TimesArchived
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut backed RSS-run schools in Himachal Pradesh if her party forms the state government. After a DISHA meeting in Mandi, she called it a good initiative to replicate. She pointed to Eklavya Model Schools and NEET coaching linked to RSS education work. The comment
Punjab BJP plans 4 Nasha Mukti yatras from September 15
The Indian ExpressArchived
Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon said 4 Nasha Mukti yatras will start from corners of the state between September 15 and 20. The routes will cover all 117 Assembly constituencies before converging in Jalandhar. Sources said a senior BJP leader is expected to address the c
Bengal BJP faces early rows four months in
The Indian ExpressArchived
Four months into Suvendu Adhikari's BJP government in West Bengal, the party has faced campus and street controversies. After ABVP-Left clashes at Jadavpur University, BJP MLA Sharbari Mukherjee sought renaming it after Sri Aurobindo. State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya called
Bihar updates CBI offence list under new codes
Hindustan TimesArchived
Bihar's home department on September 3 issued a notification updating CBI's ambit under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946. The state said the change aligns probes with Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Expanded coverage applies t
Congress names Sachin Pilot Punjab in-charge
The HinduArchived
The Congress on September 5, 2026 named Sachin Pilot as AICC general secretary in-charge of Punjab. Bhupesh Baghel moves from Punjab to Assam. Randeep Singh Surjewala will handle Gujarat along with Karnataka. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge and K.C. Venugopal announced the cha
BJP allies to jointly contest Tripura village polls
Hindustan TimesArchived
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said the BJP, IPFT and TIPRA Motha will jointly contest TTAADC village committee elections on September 28. He spoke after meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah and TIPRA Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarma in New Delhi. Seat-sharing is not fi
Modi cites 7.8 percent growth at SRCC return
The Hindu BusinessLineArchived
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at Shri Ram College of Commerce's centenary on Saturday, his first SRCC address since 2013. He said India moved from policy paralysis to policy dynamism and cited 7.8 percent growth. He recalled being labelled in the Fragile Five then. He spoke
SP pledges Rs 40,000 yearly aid for women
The Indian ExpressArchived
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav proposed the Stree Samman Samriddhi Yojana, pledging Rs 40,000 a year to every eligible woman if SP wins the 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls. Dimple Yadav sat with him at the announcement. She has spoken in the Lok Sabha and met Sonam Wangchuk at
Karnataka Governor orders action on KSHEC vice-chairman
The HinduArchived
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot directed Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayaraddi to act against KSHEC Vice-Chairman S.R. Niranjana over alleged financial irregularities and misuse of public funds. Complaints cited reimbursements from council funds, including refreshm
Bihar requires state nod for CBI probes of its officials
The HinduArchived
The Bihar government ordered that the CBI must obtain state permission before investigating Bihar public servants. A September 3 Home Department notification supersedes earlier orders under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946. The CBI needs no state nod for probes ag
Supreme Court raises blind victim payout to Rs 3.77 crore
Hindustan TimesArchived
The Supreme Court raised compensation for a woman blinded in a 2011 road accident from Rs 2.94 crore to Rs 3.77 crore. Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria treated her functional disability as 100 percent. She was 35 and worked at IBM Daksh in Gurugram when the crash happened.
Congress MLA Ramya Haridas hospitalised after party fracas
The HinduArchived
Congress MLA Ramya Haridas was hospitalised late Friday after an altercation at a party worker's house in Kerala's Chirayankeezhu constituency. Police said she and private secretary Palayam Pradeep visited around 11 p.m. to settle a dispute from a project meeting. Video showed he
Fire dept orders TMC youth wing off Camac Street
Hindustan TimesArchived
West Bengal fire services told Camac Street owner Rama Devi Goenka to vacate Trinamool Youth Congress floors over fire safety gaps. The letter covered the sixth and seventh floors of the eight-storey building. Officials said the certificate renewed August 10, 2023 for three years
Harsimrat Badal cites 150 stitches after baaz claim
The Indian ExpressArchived
Harsimrat Kaur Badal says Guru's baaz protected Sukhbir Singh Badal after he was attacked outside a Nanded gurdwara on August 13. She cites 150 stitches from the cut on his hand. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann counters that sightings ahead of Punjab Assembly elections are political
MP High Court grants bail in Rs 15.15 lakh case
The Economic TimesArchived
Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice Ajay Kumar Nirankari on August 18, 2026 granted anticipatory bail to 78-year-old Jayaramaiah of Tumakuru in a cheating case. Police said about Rs 15.15 lakh of a Rs 26.15 lakh fraud reached his ICICI account. He earlier won transit bail from the
Revanth Reddy urges push for Rahul Gandhi as PM
The HinduArchived
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy told a New Delhi awards event that making Rahul Gandhi Prime Minister was an urgent necessity. He said the goal would honour what he called Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's final wish. Reddy asked Congress workers to unite under Mallikarjun Kharg
Revanth Reddy drops Konda Surekha from cabinet
The HinduArchived
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy decided on Thursday to remove Endowments Minister Konda Surekha from the Cabinet. A recommendation has been sent to Governor Jishnu Dev Varma. The TPCC disciplinary committee had recommended action after controversies involving her daught
Tamil Nadu CM unveils Rs 1,200 crore complex
The HinduArchived
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on September 3, 2026 announced a new Assembly-cum-Secretariat complex in Chennai for Rs 1,200 crore. It will house all State departments on about 20 lakh sq. ft. He said the government will leave Fort St. George. Under Rule 110 he also an
Masked men ransack Abhishek Banerjee Kolkata office
The HinduArchived
Masked men entered Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee's Camac Street office in Kolkata around 4:30 a.m. on September 3, 2026. Banerjee alleged Bharatiya Janata Party supporters carried out the attack. Videos shared by Trinamool leaders showed three to four masked men rem
Supreme Court sends BCI protest assault plea to Delhi HC
Hindustan TimesArchived
The Supreme Court told lawyers alleging assault during protests against BCI chairman Manan Mishra to approach the Delhi High Court. They sought a CBI probe and CCTV preservation for the August 20-21 incidents. Chief Justice Surya Kant's bench said the High Court was proper for th
Telangana Congress panel forwards Konda Surekha report
The Indian ExpressArchived
Telangana Forest Minister Konda Surekha faces action after her daughter Konda Sushmita Patel questioned Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over the 2028 Parkal seat. The state disciplinary committee examined Surekha's show-cause reply and forwarded its report to the AICC. On Tuesday,
Social Justice Ministry revised caste census meeting note
The Indian ExpressArchived
The Registrar General accepted a revised note on a June 1 caste census meeting after the Social Justice Ministry pushed back. Ministry officials said they maintain 1,258 Scheduled Caste entries and nearly 2,483 Other Backward Class entries for Census 2027. An initial draft said n
NCPI leaders hint at BJP tie-up for Bengal civic polls
Hindustan TimesArchived
NCPI leaders said they may contest West Bengal municipal polls later this year in a BJP-led NDA coalition. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Sudip Bandyopadhyay cited NDA membership after leaving Trinamool Congress. Union minister Sukanta Majumdar said the BJP was focused on all 209 Kolk
Subhash Chandra opposes NCLT five-member bench
The HinduArchived
Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra told NCLAT that NCLT lacked power to form a five-member bench in his personal insolvency case. Counsel Sasmit Patra called the order faulty. A five-member NCLT bench on September 1 stayed Member Nilesh Sharma's order allowing about Rs 6.5 cror
Delhi HC orders SOP for transgender arrest procedures
Hindustan TimesArchived
The Delhi High Court directed the Centre, Delhi Police and Delhi government to frame a Standard Operating Procedure for arrest, detention, search and imprisonment of transgender persons. Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia ordered an affidavit on the NHRC May 2026
SC tells Centre to finish girls toilets in rural schools
Hindustan TimesArchived
The Supreme Court directed the Centre to ensure separate girls toilets in tribal and rural schools. The government said only 4,745 schools among about 1.4 million still lack segregated girls toilets. UDISE+ data for 2024-25 put functional girls toilets in 97.3 percent of 1.47 mil
Bombay HC orders CBI probe into Disha Salian death
The Economic TimesArchived
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI probe into Disha Salian's June 8, 2020 death. The bench told CBI to register an FIR, record Satish Salian's statement and take police records. No one is to be named an accused without sufficient material, it said. Salian died days
BJP says 3 lakh Punjab employees protest over unpaid allowances
The HinduArchived
BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said on Monday that about three lakh employees and 3.5 lakh pensioners protested across all 23 Punjab districts. He accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of failing to regularise jobs, release pending Dearness Allowance, and restore the Old Pension
Delhi HC dismisses Utimaco plea after 2 May test
LivemintArchived
The Delhi High Court dismissed Utimaco Technologies' petition against naming C-DOT sole agency for India's emergency cell broadcast system. Justice Sachin Datta dismissed the petition with some observations on Monday. Managing director Ronen Daniel said the firm respects the deci
Urdu papers track Rahul FIR and Bhagwat diaspora speech
The Indian ExpressArchived
Urdu dailies this week led on an FIR against Rahul Gandhi after he sought a case over a purification ritual at Haldwani's Ramlila Maidan. They also covered RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's New York remarks on diversity and unity. Siasat linked the fresh anti-quota activism to the CJP pr
BJP files complaints in 19 districts after Gandhi FIR
The Indian ExpressArchived
After an FIR against Rahul Gandhi in Haldwani, BJP Scheduled Caste wing president Balbir Ghuniyal said complaints went to police in all 19 organisational districts. BJP performed a buddhi shuddhi yagna in Dehradun on Tuesday for Gandhi to attain wisdom. Uttarakhand Congress said
Kerala CM promises to study Dalit Christian reservation
The Indian ExpressArchived
Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan said his government would study Dalit Christians' demand for reservation at Ayyankali's 163rd birth anniversary on Friday. BJP SC Morcha state president Shajumon Vattekkad demanded he withdraw the remarks. Vattekkad said extending Scheduled Cas
4 states join Centre bid to quash CJP protest FIRs
Hindustan TimesArchived
Maharashtra, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar asked the Supreme Court to quash cases tied to Cockroach Janta Party protests in July. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told CJI Surya Kant four state applications were filed. The Centre seeks to quash 13 Delhi FIRs from July 20 to 25. It a
Fadnavis tells BJP cadre to counter Rahul Gandhi outreach
The Indian ExpressArchived
At a BJP state executive meeting in Pune on Monday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis focused on Rahul Gandhi's recent outreach. He urged cadre to understand what he called the Congress's new model of politics. Fadnavis labelled the Chhatron Ki Goonj campaign "Jhoot Ki Goonj". He
Delhi HC upholds C-DOT emergency alert mandate
LivemintArchived
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea by Germany-based Utimaco Technologies. The firm challenged the Centre naming state-owned C-DOT as sole agency for India's emergency cell broadcast system without a public tender. Justice Sachin Datta dismissed the petition with obse
BJP battle 100 days after TMC rule ends in Bengal
The HinduArchived
One hundred days after the Bharatiya Janata Party ended 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule, a battle is unfolding within the BJP in West Bengal. Suvendu Adhikari took oath as Bengal's first BJP Chief Minister. He inherited a state that had voted for rupture. Voters rejected exto
Sukesh Chandrasekhar jailed for Supreme Court judge impersonation
LivemintArchived
A Delhi court jailed Sukesh Chandrasekhar for eight years for impersonating a Supreme Court judge to influence bail in a 2017 corruption case, Livemint reported. Chief Judicial Magistrate Harshita Mishra of Tis Hazari Court ordered the term on August 20. Terms covered IPC Section
BJP's Nainar Nagenthran accuses TVK of religious politics in Assembly
The HinduArchived
BJP Tamil Nadu president Nainar Nagenthran accused the TVK government of allowing religious politics into the Assembly, alleging the dignity of the House was compromised. He criticised Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar for identifying with a religion while seeking reservation for that com