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04 Sep 2026
Italy

Sonia Gandhi's memoir to be published by HarperCollins India

HarperCollins India has announced it will publish senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir, titled Belonging: A Journey of Love.

04 Sep 2026
Amit Shah

'I cracked skull...not even jailed': Influencer's boast triggers political storm

Self-styled influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj has sparked controversy after a video surfaced in which he claimed to have escaped jail time due to political connections.

04 Sep 2026
Ajit Pawar

Sunetra Pawar urges not to politicize Ajit Pawar's death

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar has urged against politicizing the death of her husband, Ajit Pawar.

Telangana minister sacked after her daughter's remarks against CM

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has sought to remove minister Konda Surekha from the state Cabinet with immediate effect.

03 Sep 2026
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Mann, wife taking ₹5cr bribes to quash rape cases: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has leveled serious allegations against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his wife.

03 Sep 2026
Satyendar Jain

AAP's Satyendar Jain gets bail in Jal Board case

A Delhi court has granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain in a corruption case linked to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).

03 Sep 2026
Chennai

Vijay announces world-class Olympic city in Chennai

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has announced the establishment of a world-class Tamil Nadu Olympic City in Chennai.

03 Sep 2026
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Raghav Chadha tried to sneak into Delhi voter rolls: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused former party leader and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha of trying to manipulate Delhi's voter rolls.

03 Sep 2026
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Raghav Chadha's name deleted from electoral rolls under ECI's SIR

Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab Raghav Chadha has alleged political vendetta after his name was removed from the draft electoral rolls following the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

02 Sep 2026
Mallikarjun Kharge

BJP performs 'buddhi shuddhi yagna' for Rahul Gandhi

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) performed a "buddhi shuddhi yagna" in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on Tuesday, targeting Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.

01 Sep 2026
Calcutta High Court

Mamata Banerjee's niece found hanging

Brishti Mukherjee, the 28-year-old niece of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was found dead at her home in Kusumba village under Rampurhat police station area of Birbhum on Tuesday morning.

01 Sep 2026
Bombay High Court

Doctor attackers don't deserve bail: SC raps Sena corporator

The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down hard on Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre over the attack on doctors at Shastrinagar Hospital in Kalyan in July.

01 Sep 2026
Kamal Nath

Sonia Gandhi's memoir hit impasse with author's representatives: PRHI

Penguin Random House India (PRHI) has said that the publication of Sonia Gandhi's memoir, "Belonging: A Journey of Love," has been stalled due to an impasse with the author's representatives.

01 Sep 2026
Chennai

Vijay endorses Rahul for PM; Congress leader dismisses rift rumors

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has endorsed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.

31 Aug 2026
Rahul Gandhi

'Vijay for PM 2029' push sparks backlash from DMK, Congress

The TVK party has been pushing the "Vijay for PM in 2029" narrative after Chief Minister Joseph Vijay completed his first 100 days in office.

31 Aug 2026
Asaduddin Owaisi

Owaisi invokes Babur as Modi receives Uzbekistan's highest state honor

All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded Uzbekistan's highest state honor.

31 Aug 2026
Delhi

47.7L names excluded from Delhi draft electoral roll

The draft electoral roll for Delhi has been published, excluding 47.7 lakh electors from the total of 1.45 crore, as per the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer.

31 Aug 2026
Mallikarjun Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge 'purification' row: FIR filed against Rahul Gandhi

An FIR has been filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on a "purification" ritual at a rally venue in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, where Congress president and Dalit leader Mallikarjun Kharge had addressed a crowd.

30 Aug 2026
Bihar

Union ministers Paswan, Manjhi spar over Dalit sub-category issue

Union ministers Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi have locked horns over the issue of a separate sub-category for the most backward Dalit sections.

30 Aug 2026
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

1 dead, 1 injured in firing; AAP leader targeted

In a shocking incident, four assailants opened fire in the main market of Punjab's Ferozepur district on Saturday night.

29 Aug 2026
Punjab

BJP president reprimands Delhi MPs for visiting Sajjan Kumar's family

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin has reprimanded three Delhi MPs for visiting the family of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who died recently.

Rahul Gandhi demands FIR over 'shuddikaran' after Kharge's visit

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded an FIR against those who performed shuddikaran or purification at Haldwani's Ramlila ground after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, a Dalit, addressed a public meeting.

29 Aug 2026
Thiruvananthapuram

Congress leader detained for blocking Kerala CM's vehicle

A Congress leader was detained for blocking the convoy of Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, NDTV reported.

29 Aug 2026
Italy

Indian publishers vying to publish Sonia Gandhi's memoir: Report

Penguin Random House India (PRHI) has reportedly backed out of publishing Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love.

28 Aug 2026
Gaurav Gogoi

Penguin sought cuts to Modi, RSS in Sonia's memoir: Report

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's book deal with Penguin Random House India (PRHI) reportedly fell after she refused to make changes or deletions of references to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Chinese intrusions, HT reported.

28 Aug 2026
Bombay High Court

'Will beat you': Raj Thackeray's son warns drivers over Marathi

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Amit Thackeray has warned that auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers found speaking only in Hindi will be beaten up.

28 Aug 2026
Lok Sabha Elections

Rahul Gandhi is INDIA bloc's PM candidate: Tamil Nadu minister

Tamil Nadu Minister P Viswanathan has declared Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the "definitive" prime ministerial candidate for the 2029 Lok Sabha elections under the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc.

28 Aug 2026
Italy

Not accurate: Penguin India refutes reports on Sonia Gandhi's memoir

Penguin Random House India has clarified that it is not the publisher of Sonia Gandhi's upcoming memoir, "Belonging: A Journey of Love," in India.

28 Aug 2026
Abhishek Banerjee

FIR against Derek O'Brien, Abhishek Banerjee after scuffle over billboard

The Kolkata Police have registered three First Information Reports (FIRs) against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O'Brien, and Humayun Kabir.

28 Aug 2026
MK Stalin

Tamil Nadu: CM Vijay breaks Assembly convention, sits with ministers

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday broke a long-standing Assembly convention by leaving his designated chair and sitting with ministers.

28 Aug 2026
Italy

Penguin India withdraws from publishing Sonia Gandhi's memoir: Report

Penguin Random House India has reportedly withdrawn from publishing Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love.

Ex-Minister Mukul Roy's daughter-in-law among missing after Nepal floods

Former Trinamool Congress MLA Subhranshu Roy's wife is reportedly among those missing after flash floods hit Nepal near the Tibet border.

27 Aug 2026
Kiren Rijiju

'Up to government': Rijiju hints at possible Parliament session

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has hinted at the possibility of another sitting of Parliament.

Ex-Congress minister, now BJP MP, calls Gurugram waterlogging 'Congress-era mess'

Gurugram MP Rao Inderjit Singh has blamed the Congress for the persistent waterlogging problem in the city.

Karnataka will sing only first 2 Vande Mataram stanzas: Shivakumar

Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has reiterated his government's decision to follow the Congress party's stance on singing only the first two stanzas of "Vande Mataram."

Fire brigade washes BJP MLA's vehicle in MP; triggers row

A video has emerged showing a fire brigade vehicle allegedly being used to wash the car of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ramniwas Shah in Madhya Pradesh.