Editor's picks

On 17th November, 41 acres of illicit poppy production was wiped out in Manipur's Tengnoupal and Kangpokpi districts. A joined team identified and uprooted the crops during the day-long operation which was conducted in the Khudei Khullen hill range under Tengnoupal Police Station.

The terror accused is Mirza Shadab Baig, the main accused in the 2008 serial bombings in Delhi and Ahmedabad, who is on the run and is believed to be living in Pakistan.

This Supreme Court ruling came in response to a Presidential reference filed by President Droupadi Murmu under Article 143(1). She asked the apex court t to clarify whether the judiciary can impose timelines or create procedural rules for the Governor and President.

The NDA’s landslide in Bihar is being widely credited to the massively popular “das-hazari” Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, shaped with key inputs from Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and inspired by PM Modi’s push for women-led economic empowerment.

While decades separate Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Sheikh Hasina, there are parallels in their cases. Both reached the pinnacle of power and popularity in their respective countries, and both ended up getting accused of centralising authority. Both faced allegations of electoral fraud and dictatorial conduct by the opposition. Both of them were abruptly and forcibly removed from power, and their departure plunged their countries into the jaws of Islamist fanatics and triggered chaos.