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Earlier, BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty also issued a ‘BrahMos’ warning over Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto’s remarks on Indus Waters Treaty. In response to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s fresh threat to India over the Indus Waters Treaty, AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi warned the neighbouring country’s leader that New Delhi has BrahMos, the missile. He advised Shehbaz Sharif “not to talk such nonsense”. Shehbaz Sharif had on Tuesday said the “enemy” would not be allowed to snatch “even one drop” of water belonging to his country. Owaisi reacted to the Pakistani PM’s statement and said, “BrahMos hai…

Rahul Gandhi’s advocate highlighted the complainant’s lineage in the case with Savarkar and the Godse families, mentioning how his influence can be misused. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that he may “face harm, wrongful implication” over his recent political battles and due to the lineage of the complainant in the defamation case against him. The development came during the ongoing criminal defamation case filed against Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Veer Savarkar. Advocate Milind Pawar, who filed the application before the Pune court for the Congress leader, highlighted that Rahul Gandhi has been termed a “terrorist” by…

SL Bhojegowda said that children of the poor are affected by the stray dog menace while the kids of ministers, judges and legislators may not be. Karnataka member of the legislative council (MLC) SL Bhojegowda made a shocking claim on the floor of the house, saying he got 2,500 stray dogs poisoned to address the issue. According to the JDS MLC, the dogs were buried in coconut gardens and coffee estates. His statement came days after the Supreme Court of India issued an order to remove stray dogs from localities in Delhi NCR. “To address the stray dog menace, 2,500…

This meeting comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on August 31. Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi is set to visit India on August 18 for talks under Special Representatives mechanism. Sources have confirmed that the Chinese leader will meet with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. This meeting comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on August 31. This visit of the Chinese foreign minister comes as both India and China work towards rebuilding their ties since the strain caused by the…

The BJP has accused Congress of electoral violations and also questioned the timing of Sonia Gandhi’s voter registration. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a tit-for-tat attack on Congress, levelling similar “vote chori (theft)” allegations as Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi did last week. It has also raised questions over the timing of the addition of former party president Sonia Gandhi’s name to the voter list. BJP leader Anurag Thakur, addressing a press conference on Wednesday, alleged that Congress and other opposition leaders won seats with the help of “ghuspaithi (infiltrator) voters”. Mounting an attack on the…

Brevis drew the attention of AB de Villiers, who praised him and said CSK either got lucky or hit the biggest master stroke to sign him as injury replacement. Dewald Brevis lit up the Marrara Cricket Ground on Tuesday with the second-fastest T20I century by a South African as he dismantled the Australian bowling line-up in the second T20I. The swashbuckling batter smashed a 41-ball century to help South Africa post a mammoth 218/7 score in 20 overs after they were asked to bat first. Brevis went all guns blazing on the Aussie bowlers, who looked clueless about how to…

Pakistan’s Army chief General Asim Munir also made nuclear threats, prompting a strong response from India’s ministry of external affairs. In a provocative and hostile speech laced with threats against India, Pakistan’s Army chief General Asim Munir reportedly hinted at targeting Reliance Industries Ltd’s Jamnagar refinery in Gujarat, in the event of any future military confrontation. This marks the first time a Pakistani military leader has signalled an intent to strike India’s vital oil infrastructure. Addressing a private dinner gathering in Tampa, Florida, Asim Munir referred to a social media post featuring RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani alongside a Quranic verse,…

Moving all of Delhi’s stray dogs to shelters within weeks to result in “horrendously inhumane treatment”; enough shelters do not exist, says Priyanka Gandhi. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday reacted to the Supreme Court’s order to send all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to shelters within 8 weeks, saying that the task is going to result in “horrendously inhumane” treatment of them. In a post on X, the Congress leader remarked that enough shelters do not exist in the region to keep the stray dogs. “The moving of all the city’s stray dogs to shelters within a matter of…

The top court has issued a notice on Delhi government’s application challenging the ban on diesel and petrol vehicles in the capital. The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday has directed that no coercive action will be taken against the owners of 10-year old diesel vehicles and 15-year old petrol vehicles in Delhi. The matter was heard by a bench led by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justices Vinod K Chandran and NV Anjaria. Upon hearing the matter, a notice was issued to a notice on Delhi government’s application challenging the ban on diesel and petrol vehicles in…

The Supreme Court began hearings on petitions against the Election Commission’s revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. The Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing petitions against the Election Commission’s (EC) special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, with Justice Surya Kant stating that Aadhaar cannot be treated as proof of citizenship. “Are petitioners saying that Aadhaar card is proof of citizenship? They are not saying that it is not a measure… the Aadhaar Act says so,” Bar and Bench quoted Justice Surya Kant as saying. He added, “See, the Election Commission is correct in saying that Aadhaar…