Author: Md Nasimuddin
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (July 8, 2025) said that she was shocked and disturbed to learn that the Foreigners Tribunal in Assam has issued an NRC notice to a resident of Dinhata in Cooch Behar and claimed that “premeditated attempt is being made to intimidate, disenfranchise, and target marginalised communities”.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused stock market regulator Sebi of “staying silent” and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of “sitting with its eyes closed” in the case of the trading firm Jane Street.
With China’s dominance over global rare earth supplies looming large, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday issued a pointed call for BRICS nations to ensure that critical mineral supply chains remain secure, reliable, and free from geopolitical coercion.
Defending the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls under way in Bihar, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday (July 7, 2025) said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had held extensive consultations with all political parties and “no one was satisfied with the current status of electoral rolls for one reason or other”.
BRICS leaders at a summit on Sunday took aim at US President Donald Trump’s “indiscriminate” import tariffs and recent Israeli-US strikes on Iran.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued a strongly worded wake-up call to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), even as an Indian delegation made a formal pitch to host the 2036 Olympics.
Allies in governing NDA have backed EC’s ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, describing the exercise as “routine and necessary”.
Samik Bhattacharya, a 61-year-old Rajya Sabha member and chief spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s West Bengal unit, emerged as the sole contender for the post of state president on Wednesday as nobody else filed nominations during the organisational election process paving way for the veteran leader, senior party functionaries said.
The opposition INDIA bloc has strongly criticized the large-scale voter list revision underway in Bihar, terming it an act of “voter suppression.” On Wednesday, a delegation representing 11 parties from the alliance met with the Election Commission to raise their concerns.
Facing mounting speculation over a possible leadership change in Karnataka, the Congress high command has put all rumours to rest, firmly ruling out any move to replace Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, at least for now.