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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) executed one of the largest peacetime security mobilizations in Central Delhi, deploying roughly 26,000 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel across the National Capital Region. Augmenting over 15,000 local Delh…
Delhi Police formally registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and several INDIA bloc parliamentarians. The legal action stems from an unauthorized en…
Refusing to create an administrative void at the helm of India's poll panel, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India declined to issue an interim stay suspending Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. Headed by Chief Justice of India Surya…
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and over 250 Opposition Parliamentarians were briefly detained by Delhi Police on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, following a dramatic multi-hour standoff near the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquar…
Stepping up its political offensive against the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Indian National Congress alongside INDIA bloc alliance partners expanded a nationwide campaign against alleged voter list deletions under the Special Intensive Revision (S…
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana, issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Union Government on Monday, October 5, 2026. …
Escalating the political confrontation with the Election Commission of India (ECI), Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi launched the 'Satyagraha' digital movement and grievance mapping platform. The initiative aims to aggregate public strug…
The entire legislative and organizational leadership of the Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)—led by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and state party president Dr. Archana Gupta—convened a high-level review session in New Delhi on October 3, 2026. The dele…
Over 500,000 demonstrators mobilised in Paris and major cities across France in a sweeping nationwide day of action protesting soaring living costs, public service cuts, and proposed labor reforms. Organised by a broad coalition of major trade unions—includin…
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) issued a sharp rebuke against law enforcement authorities and executive magistrate courts, alleging deliberate delay tactics in the judicial proceedings of its co-convenors, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das. The leaders were origi…
Over 500,000 demonstrators gathered across major French urban hubs in a massive escalation of anger regarding soaring living costs, high energy prices, and proposed budget austerity. Initiated by student blockades addressing under-funded public school infrast…
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has accused the Delhi Police and administrative authorities of hatching a deliberate conspiracy to prolong the detention of its leaders, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. The allegations surfaced after proceedings before the Speci…
A group of six US Democratic lawmakers dispatched a joint letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging him to raise human rights concerns and protest crackdowns with Indian leadership during his official multi-city tour. Led by Representatives Pramila …
The Delhi Police produced Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke before the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) at Mandir Marg Police Station on Saturday, October 17, 2026. The action follows his preventive detention during a planned 'Lehra Do Tira…
The Council of Representatives of Iraq voted on Thursday, October 15, 2026, to approve three deputy prime ministers and 11 new cabinet ministers proposed by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi. The successful parliamentary vote resolves a five-month political impasse…
Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) deployed massive security arrangements involving over 32,000 personnel across Central Delhi on Friday, October 16, 2026. The security blanket comes in response to the 'Lehra Do Tiranga' flag march called by …
Former Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila officially unveiled a broad political-military alliance, the *Front pour la Refondation de la Nation* (FRN), aimed at overthrowing the central government in Kinshasa by force. Announced in …
A Supreme Court bench presided over by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi commenced hearings on a writ petition filed by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and 12 opposition leaders. The petition demands complete public disclosure of…
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sharply criticized Bangladesh's leadership for choosing not to participate in the BRICS summit held in India. In an exclusive interview on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, Hasina labeled the non-attendance "immature"…
More than 100 civil society organizations, rights collectives, and legal advocacy groups officially united under a broad national coalition to protest the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Named the *National Alli…
The Delhi Police registered multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) across the Barakhamba Road and Tilak Marg police stations on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, following an unauthorized "March for Democracy" organized by the opposition INDIA bloc. Led by Rahul …
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, agreed to hear two urgent petitions seeking the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to regulate public demonstrations across the national capital. Filed jointly by a traders' association an…
In an unprecedented escalation of their week-long agitation, parliamentarians and top leaders from the INDIA bloc initiated a high-profile march from Parliament House toward Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday, October 9, 2026. Seeking a formal audience with Preside…
The national standoff between opposition parties and the central government reached a boiling point on Thursday, October 8, 2026, as the INDIA bloc escalated its multi-city agitations demanding the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gy…
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana, is scheduled to hear a batch of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) on Monday, October 5, 2026, seeking the interim sus…
Opposition parties under the INDIA bloc, alongside civil society alliances and student outfits, intensified a nationwide agitation demanding the immediate resignation and parliamentary removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. Triggered by t…
