West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) cautioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he should not always place his trust in Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Speaking on a range of issues, including the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State, Ms. Banerjee alleged that Mr. Shah was “behaving like an acting Prime Minister

India has now aligned with the Taliban, Pakistan, China, and Russia in opposing the U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to regain control of the Bagram air base in Afghanistan. The announcement comes days ahead of the scheduled visit of Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to New Delhi, a historic first for a senior Taliban diplomat.

The Election Commission of India on Monday announced the schedule for the general elections to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar. The polling will be held in two phases — on November 6 and November 11, 2025, while the counting of votes will take place on November 14, 2025.

Congress is preparing to stake a claim for one of the four Rajya Sabha seats up for election in Jammu and Kashmir on October 24, with senior leader Digvijay Singh tasked to negotiate with coalition partner National Conference (NC), party sources said on Thursday.

The BJP opted for tried and tested poll managers, Dharmendra Pradhan and Bhupender Yadav — key OBC faces — as election in-charges for Bihar and West Bengal, respectively.

Abhishek Sharma’s breezy fifty was complemented well by left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav as India outclassed Bangladesh by 41 runs in a Super 4s match to seal the Asia Cup final berth here on Wednesday.