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Rekha Gupta was picked ahead of leaders including Parvesh Verma, Vijender Gupta, and Ashish Sood to lead the BJP’s first government in Delhi after 27 years. Rekha Gupta, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Shalimar Bagh, was on Thursday sworn in as the new Delhi chief minister at a grand ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 50-year-old leader was picked ahead of prominent leaders including Parvesh Verma, Vijender Gupta, and Ashish Sood to lead the BJP’s first government after 27 years. But why was Gupta chosen over the likes of Parvesh Verma, the BJP’s “giant killer” who…

Mallikarjun Kharge condemned the Modi government’s handling of Indian migrants deported from the US, claiming it insulted their dignity. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday lashed out at the Narendra Modi government over the deportation of illegal Indian migrants from the United States, accusing it of failing to protect their dignity. Kharge said the Centre’s inaction had led to the “insult” of Indians who were forcibly sent back. So far, three US military aircraft have landed in India, bringing back illegal immigrants. The first batch of 104 deportees arrived in Amritsar on February 5. On Saturday evening, a second aircraft…

San Francisco Police Department says case closed. Balaji’s mother Poornima Ramarao says parents are waiting for confirmation from their forensic expert. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) and the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) on February 14 released a letter together on the investigation into the death of the OpenAI whistleblower-Suchir Balaji. The letter states that after a thorough review, both departments, due to insufficient evidence, concluded that Balaji’s death was a suicide due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The SFPD now considers this case closed. According to the report, the OCME’s forensic analysis found…

The Indian Embassy in Nepal said ‘reports of misconduct against students are being investigated and those responsible will be held accountable as per the law’. The alleged suicide of a 20-year-old Nepali student at Odisha’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University threatens to blow up into a diplomatic fallout as Kathmandu said on Wednesday that it may stop issuing NOCs to its students to study in India if the case if not resolved in a “justifiable and legal way”. Death and protests The deceased, a third-year B.Tech computer science student, allegedly died by suicide due to physical and verbal…

The shackling and handcuffing of deportees by the US has raised several questions over human rights violations and mistreatment of the illegal immigrants. US President Donald Trump’s massive crackdown on immigration has been taking place in full swing, with illegal migrants being deported to their homelands, including Indians. The deportees have so far been from Guatemala, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China among other countries. Several questions have however been raised over the treatment given to the deported immigrants, with concerns over humanitarian rights being raised due to the shackles and handcuffs placed on the deportees. Notably, the use of restrains has…

‘Sangam water fit for dip’: UP CM Yogi calls faecal bacteria report ‘propaganda’ to malign Maha Kumbh. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that making baseless allegations or circulating “fake videos” against Sanatan Dharma, “Maa Ganga, India or the Maha Kumbh” is like playing with the faith of the crores of people who have taken a holy dip at the ongoing Mela in Prayagraj. CM Yogi Adityanath also said that Sangam water is fit for dip and alleged propaganda to malign Maha Kumbh after faecal bacteria report by the CPCB. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on…

Parvesh Verma, who defeated Arvind Kejriwal in the 2025 Delhi assembly election, has emerged as a significant BJP leader.  The Bharatiya Janata Party, which came to power in the national capital after a gap of 27 years, is likely to elect the next Delhi chief minister at a meeting of its elected MLAs on Wednesday, February 19. The legislative party leader is expected to take oath as chief minister at Ramlila Maidan on February 20, days after the Delhi assembly election 2025 results. The party formed the government in Delhi after defeating the Aam Aadmi Party in the recently held…

Iqra began working as a domestic helper at eight. Her father said he had no choice but to send her to work due to financial struggles. A 13-year-old domestic help was allegedly murdered by her employers in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi over accusations of stealing chocolates. The girl succumbed to severe injuries in hospital last Wednesday, with preliminary police investigations showing she had been subjected to brutal torture before her death The girl’s employers, Rashid Shafiq and his wife Sana, along with a Quran teacher who worked for the family have been arrested. The teacher had brought the girl to the hospital…

eaking in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Mamata Banerjee accused the Uttar Pradesh government of mismanagement at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. BJP MLAs in West Bengal protested against Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday, calling her an “anti-Hindu chief minister” over her “Mrityu Kumbh” remark about the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela. Speaking in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Banerjee accused the Uttar Pradesh government of mismanagement at the event in Prayagraj. She claimed that while VIPs were given special treatment, the poor had no proper arrangements, referring to the gathering as a “Mrityu Kumbh.” The BJP, led by…

SC’s comments followed row over remarks made by YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia during his guest appearance on the show India’s Got Latent. The Supreme Court on Tuesday called on Centre to consider regulating ‘obscene content’ on YouTube and other social media platforms, expressing concern over the misuse of these platforms by certain channels. The Supreme Court’s comments followed row over controversial remarks made by YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia during his guest appearance on the show India’s Got Latent. The top court was hearing a plea filed by Ranveer Allahbadia, who sought the clubbing of multiple FIRs filed against…