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West Bengal SIR: SC extends publication of final voter list by a week; issues show-cause notice to DGP over violence

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Monday extended by one week the deadline for publication of the final electoral roll under the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision... Read More


Will challenge decision at all levels: Sukhu on RDG halt

Shimla, Feb. 9 -- Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday said that they will challenge the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) discontinuation by the Centre, both politically and legally, ad... Read More


Farooq, Lone condemn Pak mosque blast

Srinagar, Feb. 9 -- National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and People's Conference leader Sajad Lone on Sunday expressed their sadness and condemned the suicide bomb blast in a mosque in Pakist... Read More


Int'l museum to come up at Vaishno Devi shrine, says LG

Jammu, Feb. 9 -- Three key initiatives, including an international museum dedicated to Maa Shakti's spiritual heritage, a sound-and-light spectacle modelled on global pilgrimage sites, and a documenta... Read More


Balancing strategic alignment with economic nationalism

India, Feb. 9 -- India and the US have reached a framework for an interim trade agreement (often referred to as an interim or mini trade pact), announced on Saturday. This builds on negotiations launc... Read More


Mahapanchayat seeks cbi probe under SC judge in Pauri case

Dehradun, Feb. 9 -- A mass protest gathering demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe monitored by a Supreme Court judge into the sexual assault and murder of a 19-year-old hotel recept... Read More


Sarma alleges Gogoi was trained in Pak before election to Parl; Cong leader rubbishes claims

GUWAHATI, Feb. 9 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday alleged that Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi, who is also a MP from the state, was trained by Pakistan authorities during h... Read More


Sarojini Nagar MLA proposes 20-yr integrated traffic roadmap for city

LUCKNOW, Feb. 9 -- Sarojini Nagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh has submitted a comprehensive 20-year "integrated traffic and urban mobility" strategy to chief minister Yogi Adityanath that aims to transform th... Read More


From SIR to polls in 5 states: Hectic 2026 in Indian politics

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- 2026 is shaping up to be a hectic political year in India. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed the relatively unknown Nitin Nabin... Read More


Budget likely to balance pre-poll promises, post-election delivery

Lucknow, Feb. 9 -- The Yogi Adityanath government's budget for 2026-27 the last full one before the 2027 assembly elections, is being seen as crucial one two counts as it offers the ruling BJP the fin... Read More