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09 Aug 2026
Jantar Mantar

Sought PM's permission to accept demands: Dharmendra Pradhan

Former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said he sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's permission to accept the demands of protesters who recently demonstrated at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.

08 Aug 2026
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Raghav Chadha meets PM Modi, sparks Punjab election speculations

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Raghav Chadha met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.

08 Aug 2026
Lok Sabha Elections

Day after Modi meeting, Sukhbir Badal backs delimitation bill

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has expressed support for the Delimitation Bill and Women's Reservation Bill, a day after he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

08 Aug 2026
Congress Party

Rijiju-Rahul Gandhi exchange war of words over Women's Reservation Bill

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has responded to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent remarks on women's empowerment.

08 Aug 2026
Karnataka

Karnataka Congress leader shot in broad daylight; CCTV captures murder

A local Congress leader and former panchayat president, David D'Souza, was shot dead in broad daylight in Udupi district of Karnataka on Friday.

07 Aug 2026
Arvind Kejriwal

Sukhbir Badal meets Modi; triggers BJP-SAD re-alliance buzz

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, triggering speculation of a possible alliance between the two parties ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.

07 Aug 2026
Chennai

Big: Vijay's wife withdraws divorce plea

Sangeetha Sornalingam, the wife of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C Joseph Vijay, has withdrawn her divorce petition.

'I'm with you': PM Modi meets rebel TMC, Sena MPs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a breakfast meeting with newly elected National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs on Friday.

07 Aug 2026
Amit Shah

'His name makes terrorists shiver': Rijiju defends Shah in LS

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has defended Home Minister Amit Shah in the Lok Sabha.

PM Modi hosts breakfast meet for new NDA MPs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a breakfast meeting with newly inducted National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Members of Parliament (MPs) amid the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament and aimed at encouraging active participation in parliamentary debates.

07 Aug 2026
Mahua Moitra

'Freedom fighters took bullets; you fear eggs?' SC to Moitra

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra's plea for virtual appearance before the police.

07 Aug 2026
Karnataka

Mekedatu dam row: CM Vijay, Udhayanidhi clash in Assembly

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay and Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin clashed over the Mekedatu dam issue in the Assembly.

07 Aug 2026
Bombay High Court

Sena corporator to stay at Goa resort as bail condition

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and others, who were arrested for assaulting three municipal doctors in Dombivli last month.

07 Aug 2026
Jantar Mantar

Sonam Wangchuk claims Rahul Gandhi ignored proposal to end fast

Activist Sonam Wangchuk has expressed disappointment with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for not responding positively to his wife Gitanjali's efforts to end his 26-day hunger strike at Jantar Mantar.

07 Aug 2026
Ministry Of Home Affairs

President approves law penalizing obstruction to Vande Mataram singing

The President has approved the Prevention of Insults to National Honor (Amendment) Act, 2026.

06 Aug 2026
Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal claims his Instagram account restricted in India

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has alleged that social media giant Meta has restricted his Instagram account in India, but no reason or explanation on how to reverse it was provided.

06 Aug 2026
Akhilesh Yadav

Only BSP MLA in UP Assembly Umashankar Singh dies

Umashankar Singh, the only Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, died on Wednesday evening after a prolonged illness. He was just 55.

05 Aug 2026
Lok Sabha

Government may call special 3-day Parliament session for delimitation bill

The Narendra Modi government is reportedly planning to push two major legislative proposals in one go.

05 Aug 2026
Abhishek Banerjee

Calcutta HC dismisses Abhishek Banerjee's foreign eye treatment plea

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's plea seeking permission to travel abroad for eye treatment.

NCP (SP) sacks all spokespersons

The Nationalist Congress Party (SP) has decided to do away with all its spokespersons.

04 Aug 2026
MK Stalin

'Inept dummy CM': Stalin slams Vijay over Udhayanidhi's detention

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader MK Stalin has launched a scathing attack on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay over the arrest of his son and Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin.

04 Aug 2026
DK Shivakumar

'Will accept resignations within minutes': Shivakumar warns disgruntled MLAs

Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has issued a stern warning to disgruntled Congress legislators following his cabinet expansion on Monday.

₹18cr stolen annually? Siddhivinayak Temple 'donation theft' row explained

Allegations of donation theft, similar to what happened in Ayodhya's Ram Temple, have surfaced in Maharashtra.

04 Aug 2026
Tamil Nadu

'Release Udhayanidhi after questioning': Madras HC in Trisha remark case

The Tamil Nadu government informed the Madras High Court on Tuesday that Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Udhayanidhi Stalin will be released from police custody today itself after questioning.

04 Aug 2026
Udhayanidhi Stalin

'He's in toilet...': Udhayanidhi's wife's exchange with cop before arrest

A video has emerged from Tamil Nadu Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin's Chennai residence, showing his wife Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi asking police to wait as he was "in the toilet."

04 Aug 2026
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Kejriwal's march to PM's residence over E20 petrol stopped

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was stopped by the police on Tuesday from marching toward Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence.

Udhayanidhi Stalin arrested from home after remarks against 'Trisha'

The Tamil Nadu Police have arrested DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin in connection with his controversial remark, which many have interpreted as referring to actor Trisha Krishnan.

03 Aug 2026
Bengaluru

Karnataka Cabinet expansion drama: 20 ministers take oath, 2 resign

Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday expanded his Cabinet, inducting 20 new ministers.

Prashant Kishor wins Bankipur bypoll; BJP wins Manjalpur, Congress Datia

Prashant Kishor, the Jan Suraaj chief, has won the Bankipur bypoll by a margin of over 18,000 votes against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha and Rashtriya Janata Dal's Rekha Kumari.

03 Aug 2026
Chief Justice of India

Lok Sabha passes bill to increase SC judges without debate

The Lok Sabha has passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026.

'Will emperor show his degree?': CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke

Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has challenged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders to disclose their educational qualifications.

03 Aug 2026
DK Shivakumar

Karnataka cabinet expansion: 20 ministers to be sworn in today

The long-awaited expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, is finally happening on Monday.

03 Aug 2026
Bihar

Bankipur bypoll: Prashant Kishor leads by 3,500-plus votes

Celebrations were seen at the Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) camp office after party founder Prashant Kishor crossed 13,500 votes following the seventh round of counting of the Bankipur Assembly by-election.

03 Aug 2026
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

Brij Bhushan reacts after acquittal in wrestlers' sexual harassment case

Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has reacted to his acquittal in the sexual harassment case filed against him by six women wrestlers, saying, "What is meant to be will be, as destined by Lord Ram."

Controversy erupts over senior Congress leader's feet-washing video

A video of senior Congress leader Nana Patole getting his feet washed has sparked a political row in Maharashtra. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticized the incident as an example of "Congress culture."

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh acquitted in sexual harassment case

A Delhi court has acquitted former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case involving women wrestlers, Bar and Bench reported.

Debutant Prashant Kishor takes early lead in Bankipur bypoll

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor is leading in the Bankipur Assembly bypoll in Bihar.