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SGPC chief in hot water for abusive remarks against Bibi Jagir Kaur, summoned by women’s panel

Punjab State Women Commission has summoned SGPC chief Dhami on 17 December over undated audio clip of him hurling abuses at former state minister Bibi Jagir Kaur.

Many heavyweights dropped, Fadnavis expands cabinet with some old faces & several first-timers

39 ministers inducted in first Maharashtra cabinet expansion. Chhagan Bhujbal, Deepak Kesarkar, Abdul Sattar, Sudhir Mungantiwar out, Pankaja Munde, Nitesh Rane, Ashish Shelar in.

MP couple’s ‘suicide’ days after ED raid: Family says ‘had we sided with BJP, this wouldn’t have happened’

MP Congress president Jitu Patwari met the family & Rahul Gandhi spoke to them over phone. BJP's Ashish Agarwal accuses Jitu Patwari of goading the family to level false charges.

Modi tears into Congress in Lok Sabha, attacks Nehru, Indira, Rajiv, Rahul for ‘undermining’ Constitution

In response to 2-day debate on Constitution, PM mounts vicious attack on Gandhis, cautions against Congress's caste census pitch & reiterates his commitment to 'Secular Civil Code'.

‘Manusmriti, not Constitution being implemented in UP,’ says Rahul Gandhi, attacking BJP in Lok Sabha

During parliamentary debate on 75 years of Constitution, the LoP also quoted Savarkar, saying 'worst thing about the Constitution of India is that there is nothing Indian about it'.

BJP, Opposition clash over Ambedkar’s legacy, spar over Nehru on day two of Constitution debate

BJP says it has given Ambdekar due respect, accuses Congress of undermining him. DMK MP brings up BJP leaders' pre-poll rhetoric of changing Constitution, bringing Hindu rashtra.

Watch CutTheClutter: What worked, what didn’t for BJP & INDIA bloc, why Oppn needs new talking points

In Episode 1572 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at how new strategies by INDIA bloc and NDA will define future elections.

Kalyan to Dadar, how Uddhav Sena is doubling down on Hindutva push after Maharashtra poll debacle

With Mumbai civic polls likely to be the next big test, Shiv Sena (UBT) wants to shed ‘Muslim league’ tag, experts say. But party says Hindutva has always been a part of its ideology.

BRS & BJP take aim at Revanth govt over Allu Arjun arrest. ‘Real culprits are state’s rulers’

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy says 'law will take its course in Arjun’s case too'. Actor granted interim bail soon after a local court sent him to 14 days' judicial custody.

‘They hijacked Constitution, carry it in their pockets’: Rajnath targets Rahul Gandhi, Congress in LS

Speaking to commemorate 75th anniversary of adoption of Constitution, the defence minister accuses Congress of using it to further its “political interests” several times in the past.

On Camera

Trump’s Iran blockade isn’t just about Tehran, it’s about China

The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant, and China unconcerned, longer than Trump can remain solvent.

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.