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Sections of the media have been reduced to echoing the ruling establishment, while those who persist in asking questions are ‘targeted relentlessly’, says the Congress president while calling for deep introspection by all stakeholders on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day

The lone AAP legislator in the Union Territory was arrested on September 8, 2025, following his ‘inappropriate remarks’ against then-Deputy Commissioner Harvinder Singh over the shifting of a health centre at Doda’s Kencha, and was booked under the Public Safety Act that allows preventive detention up to two years

The Chief Minister’s ambitious drive for investments has given rise to concerns

With the high profile debut of actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in the latest polls, expectations are high about whether the party can breach the Dravidian duopoly or merely dent its margins

BC Dedicated Commission Chairman Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, who has been appointed to ensure political reservations for all communities in accordance to their population, has visited three North Andhra districts

India remains open to a “constructive interaction” with Nepal on all issues in the bilateral relationship, including on boundary issues through “dialogue and diplomacy”, the Ministry of External Affairs said

Consumers say a new five kg FTL connection costs ₹1,760, which is very high, and the cylinder will not last for 41 days unlike the regular cylinder

Of about 25.3 lakh more votes polled this time than in 2021, around 20.8 lakh came from women, the highest in the last four Assembly elections

“I pray that I will not die till I see the revival of Gandhi’s philosophy again”, says National Conference president

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president says Omar Abdullah government remained silent as Siraj-ul-Uloom in Shopian in south Kashmir was closed

The new DGP/HoPF will have a minimum tenure of two years irrespective of date of superannuation, as per Supreme Court guidelines in the Prakash Singh case

The Election Commission of India has assured all political parties of a triple-layer security at all counting centres with specialised patrols in vulnerable zones; only authorised personnel with QR-coded IDs are permitted entry in the counting venue

Once an LDF stronghold, the district may not witness a repeat performance, while UDF remains confident despite its lacklustre post-2001 performance; NDA expects to improve its vote share

Measures will be taken to ensure water sanitation, the safety of school buildings and the cleanliness of wells and drinking water tanks in schools