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Chinese authorities remove rare protest banners calling for Xi’s ouster, end to Covid policies

This comes days before a twice-in-a-decade Communist Party congress. The banners had cropped in Beijing's northwestern Haidian district, home to several prestigious universities.

Britain sanctions Iran’s ‘morality police’ for using violence to dictate the country’s women

Citing the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and the subsequent protests, Britain said it had sanctioned the morality police, its Chief and the Head of the Tehran Division.

Why two key ‘cow constituencies’ are locking horns with BJP govt in poll-bound Gujarat

Cows overran streets last week during protest by charitable trusts over funds for gaushalas. Before that, govt withdrew cattle control bill after pressure from Maldhari community.

Punjab govt orders probe against girl arrested for ‘leaking objectionable videos of students’

Massive protests were held by Chandigarh University students Saturday who alleged that after the videos went viral online, women students living in the hostel attempted suicide.

Rahul, Priyanka detained as Congress mounts countrywide protests against price rise, unemployment

Congress president Sonia Gandhi leads the outcry in Parliament, following which MPs march towards Rashtrapati Bhawan. They were stopped by police at Vijay Chowk.

Congress workers held for ‘rail roko’ protests as ED questions Sonia in National Herald case

Protesters shouted slogans against the ED and the central government, as Sonia Gandhi appeared before the probe agency for the third round of questioning on Wednesday.

‘Vasooli sarkar’ — Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over rising prices of essential commodities

Congress leaders held a protest in the Parliament complex Tuesday, a day after the Goods and Services Tax on packaged food items such as milk and curd came into force.

Congress leaders protest against rising prices of commodities and LPG

The protest was held in the Parliament complex, a day after the Goods and Services Tax on packaged food items such as milk and curd came into force.

Agnipath is directed correctly. But Modi govt needs Amit Shah to budge

To make the MHA change its stance is a political responsibility, utilising the short-service prescription optimally a military responsibility. Both must be done.

Agnipath an ember that can consume India. Why it’s an invitation to civil war

The Agnipath scheme poses threat to the Indian national State itself as it can disperse violence and weaponry back to the social order.

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What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.