A letter penned in 1971 by then prime minister Indira Gandhi to US President Richard Nixon has surfaced, in which she is asking him to “persuade Pakistan” to give up its “aggressive activities” against India two days after it attacked, triggering the Indo-Pakistan war that ended in the creation of Bangladesh.
As the towering stone temple of Rajendra Chola I loomed behind him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflected on a lesser-known legacy of the Chola dynasty—not just its architecture or military conquests, but its vibrant tradition of grassroots democracy.
In a major operation on Monday, security forces killed three militants hiding in the Dachigam forest, just outside Srinagar. The encounter, part of “Operation Mahadev”, took place after the Army received inputs about possible terrorist activity in the area.
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (July 29, 2025) alleged that the ruling NDA lacked political will to carry out Operation Sindoor, and the entire exercise was carried out only to protect the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 28, 2025) pushed harder for the Election Commission of India (ECI) to accept Aadhaar and the Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) as identity documents in the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR), saying “mass inclusion” and not “en masse exclusion” should be the outcome of the exercise in the poll-bound State.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday (July 28, 2025) asserted that Operation Sindoor, launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, was only “paused” and the military action will resume if Pakistan indulged in any fresh misadventure.
A thousand years after his reign, Chola emperor Rajendra Chola I (1014–1044 CE) has become a central figure in politics, drawing the attention of both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, who are celebrating his legacy through parallel celebrations.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) on Thursday served a show-cause notice to its MP Girdhari Yadav his inflammatory comments on the current special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. The notice alleged that the comments “inadvertently lent credibility to the baseless and politically motivated allegations made by the Opposition.”
India and United Kingdom has signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to enhance bilateral trade by $34 billion annually. The deal was formalised in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK premier Keir Starmer.
