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Top Maoist PLGA Battalion Commander Barse Deva Surrenders to Telangana Police in Major Setback to Rebels

Goa, Jan. 3 -- In a major setback to the Maoist movement, senior People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) commander Barse Deva has surrendered before Telangana Director General of Police B. Shivadhar... Read More


UP Congress appoints district coordinators for 'Save MGNREGA' campaign

LUCKNOW, Jan. 3 -- The Uttar Pradesh Congress will soon launch the 'Save MGNREGA' campaign in the state, and the party on Saturday appointed district-level coordinators for the purpose. "The Mahatma ... Read More


Priyanka Gandhi Vadra gets key Congress role, to head panel picking candidates for Assam assembly polls

New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was on Saturday named as chairperson of the Congress party's screening committee for Assam where assembly elections are scheduled to be held later this year.... Read More


Hijab row: If anyone dares to touch Muslim women with ill intent, I will cut off his hand, says AIMIM leader

Jalna, Jan. 3 -- AIMIM leader Imtiaz Jaleel has said he would cut off the hand of any individual who dares to touch Muslim women with ill intent amid a row over a comment made by a Uttar Pradesh minis... Read More


Mustafizur's KKR release draws criticism from Indian Congress leader, World Cup winner

Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- The decision to drop Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) has drawn sharp criticism from former Indian state minister for external affair... Read More


Gram Sabhas get powers as govt notifies PESA Rule, BJP cries foul

RANCHI, Jan. 3 -- In a step towards strengthening self-governance in the scheduled areas of the state, the Jharkhand government has notified the 'Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Schedul... Read More


Sexual violence and the unevenness of justice

India, Jan. 3 -- One of the challenges I face as a gender writer is to find stories of hope, aspiration and optimism. You can see it very often shining through in sports, in education, even in jobs an... Read More


Yilwatda declares Fubara leader of APC in Rivers, gives condition for support in 2027

Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- The National Chairperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the leader of the party in Rivers State. Mr Yilwatda, ... Read More


Shashi Tharoor, Priyank Kharge slam BCCI, BJP over release of Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman from IPL 2026

New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Priyank Kharge have launched sharp criticism against the BJP and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after Kolkata Knight Riders (... Read More


'War of choice, betrayed his MAGA base': Indian-origin US lawmaker slams Trump's Venezuela action

India, Jan. 3 -- Indian-origin US Congressman Ro Khanna has criticised President Donald Trump over the military action in Venezuela, calling it a "war of choice" aimed at regime change. "Donald Trump... Read More