States

14

Aug

By The Press Editor

Politics, States

Security forces on high alert in J-K ahead of I-Day celebrations

Security has been heightened in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15 in the twin capitals of the Union Territory.   The security around the main venues has been intensified further, with security agencies carrying out extensive anti-sabotage checks, area domination exercises, and surveillance and frisking operations to prevent any attempt to disrupt the celebrations.   In Srinagar, where Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is set to unfurl the national flag at Bakhshi Stadium, security forces have intensified the security grid around the stadium and areas close to the venue.   Officials said the security grid…

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13

Aug

By The Press Editor

Politics, States

Jharkhand BJP MPs protest in Parliament over lathi-charge on students

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Members of Parliament from Jharkhand on Wednesday staged a protest in the Parliament against the recent lathi-charge on student protesters in Ranchi, while simultaneously launching a sharp attack on the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.     BJP MPs accused Gandhi of maintaining "double standards" for supporting student protests in Delhi while remaining silent on the "barbaric" treatment of students by the JMM-Congress coalition government in Jharkhand. In a counter-protest, opposition leaders continued their demonstration against the centre, raising slogans of "Amit Shah Jawab Do" (Amit Shah, provide an answer).   The…

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13

Aug

By The Press Editor

Politics, States

South fears seat loss: Vijay’s three demands on delimitation

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay moved a resolution in the Assembly on Wednesday against the delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies, whilst firmly backing women's reservation and urging the central government to implement it within the existing 543 seats. The TVK chief warned that the representation of southern states such as Tamil Nadu, which have successfully implemented population-control measures, could be severely impacted if delimitation is carried out on the basis of population.   The resolution comes amid the central government's renewed push to secure support for the delimitation bill, which it has linked to the implementation of women's reservation in…

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11

Aug

By The Press Editor

Politics, States

Shiv Sena dispute: Thackeray faction says poll panel exceeded jurisdiction

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard the petitions challenging the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker's refusal to disqualify MLAs of the Eknath Shinde-led faction of the Shiv Sena under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, with the Uddhav Thackeray faction arguing that a split in the legislative wing cannot, by itself, be treated as a split in the political party. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Shiv Sena (UBT), submitted that the Election Commission of India (ECI) could exercise jurisdiction under Paragraph 15 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order only if there was a split in the political party resulting…

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10

Aug

By The Press Editor

Politics, States

TN passes state song resolution with DMK, AIADMK support

The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution mandating the rendition of Tamil Thaai Vazhthu, the state song, at the commencement of all official government functions and public events. Moving the resolution, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay asserted that his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam administration would not compromise on the state’s linguistic and cultural rights. In an impassioned address to the House, Vijay described Tamil as far more than a language, characterising it as the very lifeblood and emotion of the region, and maintained that upholding the primacy of one's mother tongue remains an indispensable matter of state…

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09

Aug

By The Press Editor

Politics, States

Prashant Kishor’s meeting with Sunetra Pawar stirs NCP, BJP

Prashant Kishor's meeting with NCP national president Sunetra Pawar has triggered a fresh political churn within the party and raised concerns among its Mahayuti ally BJP in Maharashtra.   Kishor met Sunetra Pawar and her elder son Parth Pawar, a Rajya Sabha MP, on Thursday, while her younger son Jay joined the meeting virtually. The meeting came days after Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party registered a significant victory in the Bankipur Assembly bypoll in Bihar.   The meeting prompted speculation about Kishor's possible role in the NCP and whether he had recommended replacing Maharashtra unit chief Sunil Tatkare. NCP state agriculture…

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07

Aug

By The Press Editor

Politics, States

Jagan accuses Andhra govt of targeting DSC protesters

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday accused Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu-led government of using violence and police action to suppress protests by unemployed youth over alleged irregularities in the DSC-2025 recruitment process.   In a post shared on X, Reddy alleged that a peaceful relay hunger strike in Vijayawada demanding a CBI inquiry into the alleged DSC-2025 paper leak and recruitment irregularities was attacked by a ruling party MLA and his supporters.   "@ncbn garu, how low will your government stoop down to protect your son? Is violence your answer to unemployed youth…

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04

Aug

By The Press Editor

Politics, States

Udhayanidhi Stalin held over remarks against ‘Trisha’

The Tamil Nadu Police detained Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday, shortly after a case was registered against him over a controversial remark widely interpreted as a reference to actor Trisha. The comment was made during a speech in which Stalin was attacking Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay over the Cauvery water dispute.   Universally condemned across Tamil Nadu's political spectrum as a sexual innuendo targeting Vijay's friendship with Trisha, the remark prompted swift police action. A team of officers gathered outside Stalin's Chennai residence after the case was registered, while the opposition leader moved the Madras High…

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02

Aug

By The Press Editor

Politics, States

Khushi’s egg cracks open a bigger debate in Bengal

A quiet radiance spills from Khushi’s eyes — an unguarded, almost sacred joy. Through the small gap in her missing front teeth, she smiles at a world that often forgets how to be kind. In that fleeting, viral moment — of a child slipping her mid-day meal egg into her pocket — not for herself, but for her brother — there is something disarming, something profoundly human.   At Joyen Khan Primary School in Mograhat, South 24 Parganas, Khushi, the daughter of e-rickshaw driver Shambhu Kar, turned an ordinary school day into a quiet moral reckoning. When her teacher, Saddam…

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