‘Unable to fight politically, Opposition trying to defame me on religious grounds’: Bhagwant Mann on viral video row
Mann, who had been accused of being a "Guru-dokhi" (anti-Guru), has reiterated that the person seen in the viral video is not him.
Mann, who had been accused of being a "Guru-dokhi" (anti-Guru), has reiterated that the person seen in the viral video is not him.
Several Youth Congress workers were detained in Chandigarh on Thursday after attempting to protest against Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET paper leak. The demonstration coincided with the minister's visit to attend a BJP event marking the anniversary of the Emergency.
Amritsar Commissionerate Police, in a joint operation with a central agency, dismantled an alleged interstate network involved in arms trafficking, narcotics smuggling and hawala transactions. Seven people, including an Afghan national and a juvenile, were apprehended, while police seized sophisticated firearms, over 5 kg of heroin and ₹30.38 lakh.
Present on the occasion were Sanjay Kumar, Secretary of School Education, Ministry of Education, and Seema Jain, Member (Finance), Department of Space.
Gurugram Police are preparing to question Punjab IPS officers after fresh evidence emerged in the investigation into the alleged Bhagwant Mann viral video. Investigators are examining CCTV footage, digital records and the disputed forensic report that claimed the clip was a deepfake.
The BJP-led NDA is expected to face stiff resistance from opposition INDIA Bloc in the legislative test to amend the Women’s Reservation Bill—the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam—which requires a special majority under Article 368 of the Constitution.
Announcing a black flag protest across the state on Thursday to condemn the delimitation amendment being brought by the Modi government, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin has warned that "the price you will pay will be heavy,” unless the move is not given up.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O'Brien on Wednesday mounted a sharp attack on the Centre, accusing it of attempting to “mock the Constitution, Parliament, and the women of this country” by using women’s reservation as a pretext to advance what he described as a “devious” delimitation agenda.
As Parliament convenes for a rare three-day special session from April 16 to 18, the stage is set for one of the most consequential legislative showdowns in recent years—one that could simultaneously expand the size of the Lok Sabha, redraw India’s electoral map, and finally operationalise long-promised reservations for women in legislatures.
India and Germany have agreed to further deepen and diversify cooperation in areas of contemporary relevance, including critical and emerging technologies, defence, industrial collaboration, digital governance, renewable energy, green hydrogen, innovation and development cooperation in third countries.
