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Tamil Nadu Elections 2026: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday termed the Centre's proposed FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 as "draconian", and alleged it targeted minorities, especially Christian service organisations and demanded that it be dropped. Addressing a rally in Nagercoil for the April 23 Assembly polls, Stalin, recalling that his government had increased the fishing ban period special relief assistance to Rs 8,000 from Rs 5,000, said, "Hereafter, the assistance will be Rs 12,00 ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 4 (ANI): Reiterating the DMK's strong opposition to the proposed Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Bill, 2026, party MP and senior advocate P Wilson on Saturday termed the legislation "draconian" and warned of its potential impact on minority and charitable institutions. Addressing reporters, Wilson said the BJP-led Centre had attempted to push the bill but temporarily held back due to political pressure from poll-bound states. Also Read | Will Risin ...Read More >
Nagercoil (Tamil Nadu), Apr 4 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday termed the Centre's proposed FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 as "draconian", and alleged it targeted minorities, especially Christian service organisations and demanded that it be dropped. Addressing a rally here for the April 23 Assembly polls, Stalin, recalling that his government had increased the fishing ban period special relief assistance to Rs 8,000 from Rs 5,000 said, "hereafter the assistance will be Rs 12,00 ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 4 (ANI): Reiterating the DMK's strong opposition to the proposed Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Bill, 2026, party MP and senior advocate P Wilson on Saturday termed the legislation "draconian" and warned of its potential impact on minority and charitable institutions. Addressing reporters, Wilson said the BJP-led Centre had attempted to push the bill but temporarily held back due to political pressure from poll-bound states. "The BJP government ha ...Read More >
Kerala election 2026 opinion poll Survey: With the Kerala Assembly elections approaching, a new survey by Lok Poll indicates a clear edge for the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), signaling a potential shift in the state's political landscape. The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), appears to be facing mounting anti-incumbency after a decade in power, while the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA is projected to remain a marginal force with li ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday targeted the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala and the BJP, alleging that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was aligned with people who attack minorities in other parts of the country."Everyone can see there is a relationship today between the BJP, RSS and the left front. There are leaders in the left front who are not opportunists, who have spent many years working for the ideology, and who are feeling let down, hurt, betrayed," he al ...Read More >
Kanyakumari : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President MK Stalin on Saturday said the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 targets minority communities and threatens religious freedom. He expressed concern that thousands of Christian schools and colleges could be affected and accused the Centre of using Prime Minister Modi's attendance at Christian events as a mere eyewash. While addressing a rally in Nagercoil, the Tamil Nadu CM said, "Minority ...Read More >
Kolkata Police on Friday registered two cases following a complaint by the Election Commission of India over chaos outside a nomination centre, where senior Suvendu Adhikari and other BJP candidates filed their papers a day earlier amid clashes and alleged slogan-shouting by ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers. "Two cases were registered against unidentified people at the Alipore and Kalighat police stations," a police officer said, requesting anonymity. After addressing a rally at Hazra, ...Read More >
New Delhi: In the run-up to the West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP has welcomed recent action against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders accused of voter intimidation, calling it a sign that the elections will be "free and fair". BJP's Information Technology Cell Chief and the party's central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, posted on X, "Another TMC goon, Hafijul Molla Pradhan of Deuli I Gram Panchayat, who was threatening voters, has been arrested and necessary legal action is being ...Read More >
Alappuzha (Kerala), Apr 4 (PTI) Top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday targeted the ruling LDF in Kerala and the BJP, alleging that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is in a partnership with people who "attack minorities" in other parts of the country. Addressing an election gathering here, Gandhi reiterated his allegation of a BJP-LDF understanding and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not speaking about the Sabarimala issue during the election campaign. Elections to 140 Assembly se ...Read More >
Ratna Debnath on the Panihati campaign trail. Shortly after 8am, Ratna Debnath greets BJP workers as she enters the party office in Bengal's Panihati, and readies for another day of door-to-door campaigning before the April election. To the rest of India, however, she is the mother of 'Abhaya', the 31-year-old junior doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August 2024. Look at Ratna and it seem as if she still hasn't stopped crying. But she has a ...Read More >
Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 4 (ANI): The saying 'talent needs no introduction' found a fitting example at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026, where wrestlers from Karnataka's Siddi community have made a powerful statement on the mat. Their success is no longer just about medals--it reflects the emergence of an entire community as a force in wrestling. Of African descent, there are about 50,000 Siddis in India, of which one-third live in Karnataka. Out of the nine wrestlers represent ...Read More >
Alappuzha (Kerala), Apr 4 (PTI) Top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday targeted the ruling LDF in Kerala and the BJP, alleging that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is in a partnership with people who "attack minorities" in other parts of the country. Addressing an election gathering here, Gandhi reiterated his allegation of a BJP-LDF understanding and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not speaking about the Sabarimala issue during the election campaign. Referring to former CPI(M) l ...Read More >
Jaipur Water Contamination: Jaipur witnessed a severe water contamination crisis, like Indore, which grappled with a similar issue a few months ago. Hundreds of residents of the Sushilpura area of Jaipur, Rajasthan's capital city, have fallen ill over the last week, allegedly due to sewage contamination of the drinking water supply. Over the past two days, more than 50 patients have been hospitalised, suffering from stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhoea after sewage-contaminated water seeped in ...Read More >
Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 4 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President MK Stalin on Saturday said the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 targets minority communities and threatens religious freedom. He expressed concern that thousands of Christian schools and colleges could be affected and accused the Centre of using Prime Minister Modi's attendance at Christian events as a mere eyewash. While addressing a rally in Nagercoil ...Read More >
New Delhi: A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team from Delhi reached Kaliachak in Bengal's Malda on Friday following the Election Commission of India's orders to investigate the mob siege at a block development officer's (BDO) office the night before that held seven judicial officers hostage for hours and attracted the ire of the Supreme Court. The 20-member NIA team reached Mothabari in the afternoon in 12 cars kept at the Kolkata airport - about 315 km away - hours after the state Crimina ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Reddy on Saturday accused the Muslim Law Board of opposing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), asserting that its "intellectuals" should understand that UCC is not a "Hindu Civil Code." Speaking to ANI, Reddy highlighted the importance of UCC, adding that there cannot be two laws in the country at one time. Also Read | Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: PM Narendra Modi to Hold Key Strategy Meet With BJP Leade ...Read More >
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday asked voters, particularly Muslims, to back the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) in the upcoming Assam assembly polls, underlining that neither the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nor the Congress wanted Muslims to have their own leadership in the state. "The state government, led by Himanta Biswa Sarma is promoting politics of hatred, and more than 50,000 Muslim homes have been demolished in recent years, l ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Reddy on Saturday accused the Muslim Law Board of opposing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), asserting that its "intellectuals" should understand that UCC is not a "Hindu Civil Code." Speaking to ANI, Reddy highlighted the importance of UCC, adding that there cannot be two laws in the country at one time. "The Muslim Law Board is opposing the UCC bill passed in Gujarat. But the Muslim Law Board and the intell ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 4 (ANI): Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said the government is prepared to expose what he described as "lies" being spread by the Congress and Communist parties in Keralam about the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. He added that discussions have been held with Christian missionaries in the state to address their concerns through dialogue. Speaking to ANI on Friday, Rijiju said, "We have had discussions with Christian missionaries ...Read More >
The political battle has intensified in West Bengal ahead of the assembly polls in April. The Election Commission of India had announced earlier that voting in the Bengal elections will be conducted in two phases on April 23 and 29. The first phase in the state will cover 152 constituencies, and the second phase will cover 142 seats. The battle, largely, will be between the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), to stake claim of the CM seat. Since the announcement o ...Read More >
Kannur (Keralam) [India], April 4 (ANI): Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday reaffirmed that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government has honoured its promise of not implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the state. He also raised strong concerns over the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), calling for its withdrawal amid strict enforcement measures that he said are impacting charitable organisations. "The LDF government has upheld its promise of not imple ...Read More >
Nalbari: In Lower and Southern Assam, which together account for around 45 seats, a multi-cornered contest is taking shape for the assembly polls. BJP and its ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) are contesting against Congress-led alliance and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), making the contests triangular or multi-cornered. In two constituencies - Goalpara East and Gauripur - Congress and its ally Raijor Dal are engaged in a friendly contest. The divide along religious lines, recent evicti ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 3 (ANI): The Malda violence has triggered a major political showdown, with the arrest of alleged mastermind All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Mofakkarul Islam by the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) drawing sharp reactions from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, while Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee defended her government. The West Bengal CID arrested advocate Mofakkarul Islam, identified as the alleged mastermind of ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 3 (PTI) Reaching out to the Christian community on Good Friday, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju who is in Kerala campaigning for the BJP said there was no cause for concern regarding the proposed FCRA amendments. The Union Minority Affairs Minister held discussions with representatives of the various churches and Christian organisations in the state in the evening and said that they raised concerns with regard to cancellation of FCRA licenses. The concerns raised by them we ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 3 (ANI): The Malda violence has triggered a major political showdown, with the arrest of alleged mastermind All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Mofakkarul Islam by the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) drawing sharp reactions from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, while Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee defended her government. The West Bengal CID arrested advocate Mofakkarul Islam, identified as the alleged mastermind of ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Mofakkerul Islam, accused of leading the protests in Malda on April 1 that resulted in the gherao of seven Special Intensive Revision (SIR) judicial officers for over nine hours, was produced before the court on Friday. He was arrested by the West Bengal CID yesterday at Bagdogra airport in Darjeeling district. Speaking to reporters here, Islam said, "I did not say anything provocative. My movem ...Read More >
Vellore, Apr 3 (PTI) AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday lashed out at DMK chief M K Stalin, saying the chief minister was painting his party as "anti-Muslim" just because an alliance was formed with the BJP. Addressing an election rally at Ambur near here, the AIADMK chief gave a point-by-point rebuttal to several accusations made by Stalin. The leader of the opposition said that Stalin says "Edappadi Palaniswami has seen many failures", and this statement smacked of arro ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Reaching out to the Christian community on Good Friday, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju-who is in Kerala campaigning for the BJP-said there was no cause for concern regarding the proposed FCRA amendments. The Union Minority Affairs Minister assured that minority communities, especially Christian missionaries, need not worry, as the Narendra Modi-led government will protect their interests and offer support wherever possible. Rijiju claimed that the Communists and Congress in Ke ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 3 (PTI) Reaching out to the Christian community on Good Friday, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju -- who is in Kerala campaigning for the BJP -- said there was no cause for concern regarding the proposed FCRA amendments. The Union Minority Affairs Minister assured that minority communities, especially Christian missionaries, need not worry, as the Narendra Modi-led government will protect their interests and offer support wherever possible. Rijiju claimed that the Communists ...Read More >
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