Facing mounting opposition to the introduction of Hindi language in Maharashtra schools from classes 1 to 5, the state cabinet on Sunday decided to withdraw two GRs (government resolutions) on the implementation of the three-language policy.

The Election Commission has made it mandatory for new and existing voters to submit a self-attested declaration that they are Indian citizens, whether by birth or by naturalization, and furnish documentary proof of date and place of birth along with that of their parents, officials said on Wednesday, as a political controversy broke out over the EC’s decision to conduct a special intensive revision of the electoral rolls to weed out illegal immigrants ahead of the Bihar polls.

The friction between Shashi Tharoor and the Congress leadership seems to have taken fresh flight.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers Meeting (SCO-DMM) in Qingdao, China.

In West Bengal’s Kaliganj, one of the five Assembly Constituencies across the country, which went to bye-election on Thursday (June 19, 2025), allegations flew thick and fast.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday (June 18, 2025) objected to the use of the term Samvidhan Hatya Divas and the observance of the day on June 25 by the Union government. “Every day, the constitutional values and democracy are being trampled in this country,” Ms. Banerjee said.