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 case began after a madarsa raised concerns about the boy’s behaviour, leading relatives to file a complaint alleging he was exposed to ISIS videos in the UK, triggering a UAPA investigation by Venjaramoodu Police.
The Supreme Court said that the concept of deemed assent is antithetical to the spirit of the Constitution and the doctrine of separation of powers and that it is virtually a takeover of the functions of the Governors.
With the mention of Ram Mandir-Babri dispute, an issue resolved by the Supreme Court of India in 2019, USCIRF’s 2025 report reveals it is less of a human-rights assessment and more of a recycled political narrative designed to undermine India’s institutions and malign the Hindu majority.
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.