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Election Commission Dismisses Bihar Voter Roll Bias Claims, Defends Special Intensive Revision Process

Web Desk2 months ago05 mins

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has firmly rejected opposition allegations of bias and irregularities in Bihar’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, calling such claims “baseless” and an “insult to India’s Constitution.” During a press conference in New Delhi, Kumar addressed mounting criticism from opposition parties, particularly the Congress, which has accused the…

SC Orders ECI to Publish Details of 65 Lakh Voter Deletions from Bihar Roll, Slams Lack of Transparency

Web Desk2 months ago03 mins

A bench of the Supreme Court, led by Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to publish district-wise details of approximately 65 lakh names removed from Bihar’s voter rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by August 19, 2025. The court ordered the ECI to list not only…

Trump: Gaza Occupation “Up to Israel”

Web Desk2 months ago02 mins

On August 5, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump declined to declare support for or opposition to a full Israeli military takeover of Gaza, stating that the decision would be “pretty much up to Israel.” When questioned about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reported plan to reoccupy the entire Gaza Strip, Trump said he was concentrating on…

BTech Student from Bihar Arrested in Jammu & Kashmir for Supplying Illegal Arms to Gangsters

Web Desk2 months ago02 mins

On August 4, 2025, Jammu & Kashmir Police arrested Kaif Ahmed, a B.Tech student at Central University of Jammu and resident of Siwan, Bihar, on charges of supplying illegal firearms to criminal gangs operating in the Jammu and Samba districts. The arrest followed a six-month investigation into a shooting incident at a wedding in Miran…

Supreme Court to Hear Plea on Restoring Statehood for Jammu & Kashmir on August 8, 2025

Web Desk2 months ago02 mins

The Supreme Court of India has scheduled a hearing on August 8, 2025, for a petition seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu & Kashmir. The petitioners, including Zahoor Ahmed Bhat and activist Khurshaid, have requested the court to direct the central government to reinstate full state status to the Union Territory.(The Indian Express) This development…

11-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Allegedly Abducted by Caretakers Found Safe in Kashmir; Two Arrested

Web Desk2 months ago02 mins

An 11-year-old U.S. citizen who had been missing since May 12, 2025 was recovered on August 4, 2025, in Kulgam district, Jammu & Kashmir, police confirmed. The boy had been living in India under the care of a couple from Jalandhar, identified as Shaminder Kaur and her husband Ajitpal Singh. Both have since been arrested….

Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik Dies at 79 After Prolonged Illness

Web Desk2 months ago02 mins

Satyapal Malik, a seasoned Indian politician and the 10th Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, passed away on August 5, 2025, at the age of 79. He died at approximately 1:10 PM in New Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for kidney-related complications and other chronic health issues. Malik had been admitted…

China Defies U.S. Pressure, Vows to Continue Buying Russian and Iranian Oil Despite Threat of 100% Tariff

Web Desk2 months ago03 mins

Amid heightened trade tensions, China has firmly rejected U.S. demands to cease importing oil from Russia and Iran, even as Washington threatens a 100% secondary tariff on Chinese goods in response. On August 3–4, 2025, China’s Foreign Ministry emphasized that its energy strategy is shaped by national interest and sovereignty, stating that “coercion and pressuring…

Hindutva men poisoned school water tank to target Muslim principal in Karnataka, Arrested

Web Desk2 months ago02 mins

In a deeply worrying incident in Belagavi district, Karnataka, three individuals—including Sagar Patil, the taluk president of Sri Rama Sene—have been arrested for allegedly contaminating the drinking water tank at a government primary school in Hulikatti village. The motive, according to police and state officials, was to force the transfer of the school’s Muslim headmaster,…

Pakistan and Iran Agree to Boost Bilateral Trade to US $10 Billion Annually

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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on August 3, 2025, that their countries will increase annual bilateral trade from roughly US $3 billion to a target of US $10 billion, during a state visit to Islamabad. The two leaders signed 12 key agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) focused on sectors ranging from trade, agriculture,…