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Congress ministers to quit if Vijay blocks Rahul for PM
The HinduArchived
Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister S. Rajesh Kumar warned he and Higher Education Minister Viswanathan will quit the C. Joseph Vijay-led Cabinet if the TVK continues projecting Vijay as Prime Minister candidate for the 2029 parliamentary elections. Kumar said both Congress ministers wil
Madhya Pradesh revives student union polls after 9 years
The Indian ExpressArchived
Madhya Pradesh is preparing student union elections for the first time since 2017. ABVP and NSUI are mobilising campuses. On August 3 the High Court directed colleges to hold September polls listed in the 2026-27 calendar. Direct elections stopped in 2003 after clashes. A 2017 in
Bihar Congress sets Sept. 8 Delhi protest deadline
The HinduArchived
Bihar Congress leaders wrote to party president Mallikarjun Kharge saying they will hold a peaceful sit-in outside Indira Bhawan in New Delhi on September 8. They want Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru and State president Rajesh Kumar removed. The party won six Assembly seats in 2
AAP leader Gurpreet Gopi shot dead in Ferozepur
The HinduArchived
AAP leader Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, 45, was shot dead by four armed men in Mamdot near Ferozepur on Saturday evening. Police said the attackers fired at Gopi and Harpreet alias Happy, 22, who were on a motorcycle. SSP Bhupinder Singh linked the killing to enmity over recent mun
Keralam CM calls Penguin memoir drop deeply concerning
The HinduArchived
Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan called reports that Penguin Random House India would drop Sonia Gandhi's memoir deeply concerning. On X, he called the move institutional cowardice. He asked why facts would be edited in India when the book can appear worldwide unchanged. He
Hastings Police register FIR against Mamata Banerjee
The HinduArchived
Hastings Police registered an FIR on August 28, 2026, against Mamata Banerjee and TMCP organisers. It alleges they violated a Calcutta High Court order at a Cathedral Road foundation day event. The case cites BNS sections 61(2), 223, 125(a), 132 and 285. Police said a required fl
Bihar Congress leaders plan September 8 dharna at Delhi HQ
Hindustan TimesArchived
Bihar Congress leaders plan a dharna outside Indira Bhavan on September 8 seeking a meeting with Rahul Gandhi. They also want Bihar general secretary Krishna Allavaru and state chief Rajesh Kumar removed. AICC member Anand Madhav said meeting requests since November 2025 brought
TMC faction demands student union polls across Bengal colleges
The HinduArchived
Ritabrata Banerjee's Trinamool faction demanded immediate student union elections in all West Bengal colleges on Friday. Banerjee accused the BJP government of not initiating campus polls held in limbo for five years. A PIL sought resumption in Calcutta High Court. Jadavpur Unive
BJP condemns petrol bomb attack on Thevar memorial
The HinduArchived
BJP leader Vanathi Srinivasan condemned a petrol bomb hurled at a memorial of freedom fighter Muthuramalinga Thevar in Tirunelveli district. The incident was reported in Thachanallur. She said anti-national elements were trying to create enmity between sections of society. She ur
BJP leader files complaint over Rahul Gandhi's Manusmriti remarks
Hindustan TimesArchived
BJP leader Nazia Khan said she filed a complaint against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his Manusmriti remarks. She alleged he twisted a chapter to malign the text. Gandhi had said the Manusmriti states a woman must be subject to her father, husband and sons, calling them 'a shame
Penguin India drops Sonia Gandhi's memoir over edits
The Indian ExpressArchived
Penguin Random House India will not publish Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', after she rejected editorial changes the publisher sought. HarperCollins is close to finalising a deal to publish it instead. The memoir, announced by US publisher Al
Nadda holds talks with anti-reservation activists over two days
The Indian ExpressArchived
Union Minister J P Nadda met members of the Reservation Hatao Andolan on Thursday. It followed a three-hour meeting the previous day, group member Ran Bahadur Singh Chauhan said. The group wants reservation based on economic status rather than caste, following protests at Jantar
Chirag Paswan names over 100 office-bearers targeting Gen Z
The Indian ExpressArchived
The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) announced a national executive committee of more than 100 members on Wednesday, including 12 general secretaries and 12 spokespersons. Samastipur MP Shambhavi Choudhary, 28, will head the student wing. Surendra Vivek replaces Raju Tiwari as Bih
Jharkhand student groups split after 25-day exam protest ends
The Indian ExpressArchived
Jharkhand cancelled recruitment examinations on August 19 after 25 days of student protests. The High Court then stayed the cancellation, following a challenge by candidates already appointed. The movement has since split into the JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch and the JPSC-JSSC Abhyarth
Amit Shah Directs Police To Deport Illegal Migrants
The HinduArchived
Home Minister Amit Shah told police chiefs at the National Security Strategies Conference to detect and deport illegal migrants and use AI-based analysis of Multi Agency Centre data to build standard operating procedures against security threats. The two-day conference, attended
SC Judge Seeks Transfer Of Rajasthan's Acting Chief Justice
The HinduArchived
Supreme Court judge Sandeep Mehta wrote three letters to Chief Justice Surya Kant in August, alleging 'rampant nepotism and favouritism' by Rajasthan High Court Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and asking why his repeated appeals for a transfer have been ignored. Mehta
Lok Sabha Notices Rebel TMC MPs On Disqualification
The HinduArchived
The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued notices to 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs, seeking replies within seven days on disqualification petitions filed by Abhishek Banerjee under the anti-defection law. TMC's Mahua Moitra alleged a cover-up, noting the notices were dated the same day
Karnataka Opposition Plans Assembly Sleepover Over Nagendra Row
Deccan HeraldArchived
Karnataka's BJP and JD(S) opposition began an indefinite day-and-night dharna inside the Assembly demanding Minister B Nagendra's removal over the alleged Rs 187 crore Valmiki Corporation scam meant for Dalit welfare. R Ashoka accused the Congress government of shielding Nagendra
TMC Seeks Supreme Court Order On 20 Rebel MPs' Fate
LiveLawArchived
TMC's Abhishek Banerjee moved the Supreme Court seeking a quick decision from Speaker Om Birla on disqualification petitions against 20 rebel TMC MPs who sought to align with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India. The plea, filed under Article 32, is listed for August 25 before
Telangana CM Questions Centre Over Denied US Trip
The Indian ExpressArchived
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy called the MEA's denial of permission for his US visit an insult to the state. He clarified he had no scheduled meeting with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, calling him an elected mayor, and said he had not sought permission to meet US Vice President J D
Ex-Judge Muralidhar Praises Gen Z Protests, Questions UAPA
LiveLawArchived
Former Chief Justice S Muralidhar praised the July Gen Z protests at Jantar Mantar as reassuring for Indian democracy, criticising the government for labelling peaceful protestors as destabilising forces. Speaking at the D S Borker Memorial Lecture, he called for repealing preven
Kuki Council Opposes NRC Before Census
Deccan HeraldArchived
The Kuki-Zo Council rejected demands by Meitei and Naga groups to implement the National Register of Citizens in Manipur before the Census, calling it premature and unjustified. It said the NRC is a national exercise with no provision for a state or community to conduct one indep
Journalist Sues Iyer Mitra Over Privacy Breach
LiveLawArchived
Cockroach Janta Party's Saurav Das filed a suit in the Delhi High Court against commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra and several web portals, alleging they revealed his residential address and personal details online. The suit seeks a permanent injunction and damages, naming Google LLC
Karnataka Bar Council Backs BCI Chairman Mishra
Bar and BenchArchived
The Karnataka State Bar Council backed Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra after co-chairman YR Sadasiva Reddy demanded his resignation over a since-withdrawn BCI direction barring NALSAR graduates from enrolment. The Karnataka council called Reddy's allegations unfo
Ranchi mandates prior permission for protests
The HinduArchived
Ranchi Deputy Commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri issued guidelines on Sunday making prior permission from the Sub-Divisional Officer mandatory for sit-ins, protests, processions, rallies and public meetings in the city. Organisers must share the planned route, date, timing and expe
BJP joins call for Mann to resign over allegation
NDTVArchived
On 23 August 2026, BJP joined the Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress in asking Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to resign after an allegation that his wife, Gurpreet Kaur, sought Rs 5 crore to suppress a rape case. The National Human Rights Commission issued notice to the Punjab
Fadnavis calls Pune women event a political showoff
Times of IndiaArchived
On 23 August 2026 in Nagpur, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called Congress a directionless party of show-offs and loudmouths after Rahul Gandhi's Chhatron Ki Goonj meeting with girl students in Pune on Saturday. Gandhi had spoken against a Manusmriti mindset and as
BJP launches nationwide drive on full national song
Times of IndiaArchived
On 22 August 2026, BJP office-bearers under president Nitin Nabin adopted a four-page resolution and approved a nationwide campaign on the full six-stanza Vande Mataram. The move followed the Congress Working Committee's 19 August decision to sing only the first two stanzas at pa
Deputy CM pledges Union meeting for reservation protesters
The HinduArchived
On 22 August 2026 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said demands of the reservation reform movement would be placed before the BJP central leadership. He promised a meeting with a Union minister within two days. He spoke at a press conference with Har
Congress asks why monsoon session is still not closed
TelegraphArchived
On 23 August 2026, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh asked why the Monsoon session had not been prorogued ten days after both Houses adjourned sine die on 13 August. He said the usual gap is two to four days. He asked if Home Minister Amit Shah was still seeking a two-thir
Centre says US trip listed Vance and Mamdani meetings
Times of IndiaArchived
On 23 August 2026, central sources said Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy's proposed United States programme, as shared with the Ministry of External Affairs, listed meetings with Vice-President JD Vance and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The public CMO itinerary had not
BJP calls Rahul's Pune student event a comedy show
The HinduArchived
On 23 August 2026, BJP Maharashtra vice-president Keshav Upadhye called Rahul Gandhi's Chhatron Ki Goonj interaction in Pune a political comedy show. He said students were brought in college buses and that the speech did not address core student issues. Congress national secretar
NHRC seeks Punjab report on Rs 5 crore claim
The PrintArchived
On 22 August 2026, the National Human Rights Commission asked Punjab's Chief Secretary and Director General of Police to inquire into a claim that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's wife Gurpreet Kaur sought Rs 5 crore to suppress a rape case. Member Priyank Kanoongo sought an ActionUP deputy CM promises Union meeting on reservation
The HinduArchived
On 22 August 2026 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said demands from the reservation reform protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar would go to the BJP's central leadership. He said a student delegation would meet a concerned Union minister within two days.
TMC rebel MPs still wait for official status
Hindustan TimesArchived
On 23 August 2026, two Trinamool rebel groups still awaited official status from the Speaker and the Election Commission. Ritabrata Banerjee leads 62 legislators in the West Bengal Assembly and wants recognition as the Trinamool Congress. Twenty Lok Sabha MPs under Sudip Bandyopa
Vande Mataram row returns on 150th year
NDTVArchived
In August 2026, the Congress Working Committee restated that only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram will be sung at party events, citing its 1937 resolution. The Union government is marking the song's 150th year and has notified that all six stanzas be used at official funct
Shah meeting sets Gorkha solution committee
News on AirArchived
On 22 August 2026 in Sukna, Union Home Minister Amit Shah met West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and Gorkha leaders on a permanent political solution for the Darjeeling hills. The Home Ministry said a committee headed by interlocutor Pankaj Kumar Singh will draft the agr
BJP names Gen Z outreach team of senior leaders
Deccan HeraldArchived
On 22 August 2026, the Bharatiya Janata Party formed a team for Gen Z outreach after a meeting of new national office-bearers chaired by president Nitin Nabin in New Delhi. Sources named Nabin, general secretaries Smriti Irani and Vinod Tawde, Gujarat minister Harsh Sanghavi and
Kharge asks why full Vande Mataram waited years
The HinduArchived
On 22 August 2026, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief ministers had not sung all six stanzas of Vande Mataram in Gujarat and at the Centre. He was answering a BJP resolution that day which condemned the Congress Working Comm
Udhayanidhi dares Vijay to open corruption files
The HinduArchived
On 21 August 2026 in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin asked Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to open three files Vijay had said sat on his table with proof of corruption in the previous DMK government. Minister Aadhav Arjuna said white papers wer
Shah meeting sets Gorkha solution committee
News on AirArchived
On 22 August 2026 in Sukna, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and Gorkha leaders on a permanent political solution for the Darjeeling hills. The Home Ministry said a committee headed by interlocutor Pankaj Kumar Singh
Punjab CM's wife sends notice to ex-judge
Times of IndiaArchived
On 22 August 2026, Gurpreet Kaur, wife of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, sent a legal notice to retired Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Ranjit Singh. The Aam Aadmi Party said he has 24 hours after receipt to reply. The notice follows his allegation that she sought Rs 5
Rajnath Singh criticizes Congress over Vande Mataram stance
The HinduArchived
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh criticized the Congress party's decision to sing only two of the National Song's six stanzas at party events, citing the Congress Working Committee's 1937 resolution. Singh said any law passed by Parliament is binding on citizens and linked the orig
Delhi Police detain anti-reservation protesters at Jantar Mantar
NDTVArchived
Delhi Police detained several protesters at Jantar Mantar on Friday during a demonstration demanding that economic criteria take precedence over caste in reservation policy. Police said no permission had been granted for the site, though a separate permit allowed up to 500 people
Bar Council co-chair demands chairman Mishra's resignation
The HinduArchived
Bar Council of India co-chairperson Y.R. Sadasiva Reddy has demanded chairman Manan Kumar Mishra's resignation, alleging financial irregularities, nepotism in staff appointments and diversion of council funds to a separate trust. The demand follows a Supreme Court petition challe
MEA says Revanth Reddy US programme was not appropriate
Times of IndiaArchived
On 21 August 2026, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said political clearance for Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's United States visit was denied because the proposed programme was not considered appropriate to the office held and the purpose of the visit. He said chief
Jantar Mantar sees anti-reservation crowd without police nod
The HinduArchived
On 21 August 2026, people gathered at Jantar Mantar for a protest against caste-based reservation even after Delhi Police said no permission had been granted. Police had called social media claims of clearance false. Prohibitory orders under Section 163 were in force in New Delhi
Parties question Congress tributes after Sajjan Kumar death
NDTVArchived
After former MP Sajjan Kumar died on 20 August 2026 at 80, Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda called the death an irreparable loss and said Kumar had been regarded as a role model. Leader Udit Raj also called it a great loss. BJP, AAP and Shiromani Akali Dal questioned those tribu
Court restores trial order on Maran telecom witness
The HinduArchived
On 21 August 2026, the Supreme Court set aside a Madras High Court order directing a Chennai court to summon the Telecom Secretary as a court witness in the case against Dayanidhi Maran. Justices K V Viswanathan and Arun Palli were hearing a CBI appeal. They restored the trial co
Sibal asks if Modi and Vajpayee sang full Vande Mataram
The HinduArchived
On 21 August 2026, Kapil Sibal asked Home Minister Amit Shah whether the BJP had sung all stanzas of Vande Mataram at private and official functions since 1950, and whether Narendra Modi as Gujarat chief minister or Atal Bihari Vajpayee as prime minister had done so. He asked if