Maharashtra Congress chief criticises State government’s 100-day report card, points to internal rift in Mahayuti

Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Friday (May 2, 2025) alleged that the State government’s recently released 100-day performance report has once again exposed the underlying tensions between the ruling Mahayuti alliance partners. Mr. Sapkal claimed that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis used the…

Caste census will help to improve opportunities for the needy, says Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks at an event in Chennai on May 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran   The Centre has decided to hold a caste-based census not to gain political mileage, but to improve opportunities for the less privileged, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. She was speaking on the…

Former Tunisian PM handed 34-year sentence, rejects ‘terrorism’ charges | Politics News

Former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh and the opposition Ennahdha party have denounced the trial as politically motivated. A Tunisian court has sentenced former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh to 34 years in prison over accusations he facilitated the departure of fighters to Syria – a charge the opposition figure strongly denies. “I was neither sympathetic, nor…

High Court dismisses criminal petition filed by retired IPS officer T. Prabhakar Rao

Justice J. Sreenivas Rao of Telangana High Court on Friday dismissed a criminal petition filed by retired IPS officer T. Prabhakar Rao, the prime accused in telephone tapping case, seeking protection from arrest. The ‘absconding officer’, whose passport had been revoked by the Union government recently, is presently hiding in United States of America. While…

NCW takes suo moto cognizance of ‘House Arrest’ web show, warns platforms to be ‘careful’ about women’s dignity

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo moto cognizance of disturbing video clips from Ullu App’s latest web series House Arrest, in which female participants appear to be coerced into performing sexually explicit acts on camera. The Commission has condemned the show for promoting what it calls “sexual coercion under the guise of…