Police on Monday stopped an opposition march towards the Supreme Court over allegations of “vote theft” against India’s Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar. Thousands of leaders, activists and supporters of the INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) opposition bloc Continue Reading

Rahul Gandhi, leader of the opposition in the Indian Parliament, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court alleging irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. Seven other leaders of the INDIA opposition alliance are also named as petitioners. The case against the Election Commission was filed on Monday. On the same […]Continue Reading

For the second consecutive day, Delhi Police cracked down on protesters demanding the resignation of India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday (October 11). At least 50 protesters, including minors, were detained from Connaught Place and Jantar Mantar and taken to a community centre in Pandwalan Khurd, about 40 kilometres from central Delhi. Continue Reading

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi has launched a scathing attack on the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, calling for independent political leadership to emerge from Muslim and marginalised communities. He made the remarks while addressing a rally in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Owaisi urged voters to move beyond traditional Continue Reading

Local authorities in Karachi, Pakistan, have imposed Section 144 until October 20 to reduce public inconvenience and prevent a deterioration in the law-and-order situation. Karachi Commissioner Syed Hasan Naqvi announced the decision in a notification issued on Monday (October 12). According to a report by Dawn, protests, demonstrations, sit-ins and rallies on the Continue Reading

The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has given Delhi Police 24 hours to set a new date for a protest at Jantar Mantar in India’s capital. The party’s co-coordinator Ashutosh Ranka warned that they would announce their next course of action if the police failed to respond within the deadline. According to a report by the […]Continue Reading

India’s people are on one side, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval are on the other, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has said. He made the remarks at a press conference in Delhi on Monday (October 12), amid ongoing protests against […]Continue Reading

Protests have intensified across India demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. On Sunday, police detained more than 100 people taking part in demonstrations in several cities, including Mumbai and Pune. Aaditya Thackeray of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and Continue Reading

Ten flights from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia have been cancelled over the past three days due to the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh following Houthi attacks. As a result, 3,431 passengers have been unable to travel to Saudi Arabia. Kawser Mahmud, assistant director of the Public Relations Division of the […]Continue Reading

A man has died following a dispute over a seat reserved for senior citizens on the Delhi Metro in India’s capital. Police have arrested a former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and his son in connection with the incident. According to a report by the Press Trust of India (PTI), the incident took place on […]Continue Reading