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Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, who recently left the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has been booked by Punjab Police. Two FIRs have been registered against him under non-bailable sections. Pathak was among seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs who resigned and merged with the BJP, reducing AAP’s strength in the Upper House. The specific details of the FIR...

A post claiming to list all the actions taken by the Home Minister in Kashmir in the last 10 days is going viral on social media.

The posts list out 18 points, which include claims regarding citizenship in Kashmir, control ove...

Repolling was conducted on 2 May 2026 at four polling stations in the Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. The repolling followed reports of alleged tampering with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the second phase of polling. By 1 p.m., Diamond Harbour recorded a voter turnout of 54.6%. The Election Commission ordered the r...

A stand-up comedy show by Hyderabad-based comic Sarat Uday in Bengaluru was recently disrupted by a group claiming to be supporters of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). The group objected to political jokes Uday had made about Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister

On 1 May 2026, a Madhya Pradesh Tourism-operated cruise boat carrying over 40 passengers capsized in the Bargi Dam reservoir near Jabalpur after being struck by a sudden storm and strong winds. The incident resulted in nine confirmed deaths, including a four-year-old child, while 28 people were rescued. Search and rescue operations continued into the night, with several indiv...