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Amid acrimony in the Congress over its poor performance in the Bihar Assembly elections, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is learnt to have told his party colleagues that he was “equally responsible” as the state leadership for the loss and urged them to look to the future. Gandhi made the remarks during review meetings with state leaders and candidates on Thursday, said sources.Story continues below this ad After the review, which lasted four hours, Congress leaders publicly blamed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for the defeat, alleging the exercise was used to carry out “vote theft”. Senior…

While the Opposition gets ready to take on the government over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls during the Winter Session of Parliament, which begins on December 1, the government is planning to hold a day-long discussion on “Vande Mataram”.“The government wants to have a discussion on Vande Mataram at the beginning of the session itself. It will talk to the Opposition about it at the all-party meeting on Sunday,” said a government source, adding that the proposed discussion in the House will be part of the year-long commemoration of 150 years of the song. At an event…

“This is an important first step to securing the integrity of the global town square,” Bier asserted. “We plan to provide many more ways for users to verify the authenticity of the content they see on X. And for those in countries where speech has penalties, we’ve included privacy toggles to only show your region.”However, the political row is overlapped by doubts about the accuracy and reliability of X’s location data, with several users pointing out discrepancies. Many accounts holders alleged to be based outside of India have reacted saying locations on X may vary when a VPN is used.…

New DelhiNovember 28, 2025 07:42 AM IST First published on: Nov 28, 2025 at 07:29 AM IST Ahead of the coming Winter Session of Parliament, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has said the Opposition should give up frequent disruption of proceedings, claiming that such measures have proved to be “a disaster politically” for it. Speaking at The Idea Exchange session of The Indian Express, Rijiju said: “By disrupting parliamentary proceedings, they are losing election after election… Misusing the Parliament forum for driving a political agenda does not necessarily bring political dividends.” With the Opposition expected to raise the Election…

New DelhiNovember 28, 2025 06:20 AM IST First published on: Nov 28, 2025 at 06:20 AM IST Ahead of its scheduled briefing before the Joint Committee of Parliament on the simultaneous elections Bills on December 4, the 23rd Law Commission is learnt to have firmed up its view that the Bills do not disturb the basic structure of the Constitution, when it comes to federalism and the right of the voter. The commission’s view, it is learnt, is that the Bills, which will enable simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and State and Union Territory Assemblies, do not need ratification…

New Delhi: Mental health challenges among children and young adults have been rising at an alarming rate, with disorders and related disabilities nearly doubling over the past few decades, an AIIMS expert has warned. Dr Rajesh Sagar, a professor of psychiatry at AIIMS, highlighted the gravity of the situation on Thursday, pointing to studies that reveal a increase in mental health burden. “There is certain evidence where it has been shown that the problems over the last 25 years have doubled in terms of disability and burden. In fact, in the study, which was published in 2020 by the Lancet…

LONDON (AP) — The British government welcomed the news Thursday that net migration in the U.K., the difference between those moving to the country long-term and those leaving, fell by more than two-thirds in the year to June, but insisted that the figure must fall further in order to ease tensions within communities.The Office for National Statistics said net migration fell 69% to a four-year low of 204,000 in the year to June 2025 from 649,000 the year before, largely because fewer people from outside the European Union arrived in the U.K. for work or to study, along with an…

The Karnataka High Court has rejected the petition of the accused in the murder of a married couple, setting aside his claim of insanity as a defence. The order was passed by a bench of Justice M I Arun on November 3.Story continues below this ad In this case, the accused, Alphonse Saldanha, had allegedly stabbed to death Vincent and Helen d’Souza at Yelinje village in Mangaluru taluk in 2020. Before the trial court, the accused’s counsel had used the defence of insanity, examining eight witnesses, including the psychiatrist who had treated him in prison.Story continues below this ad Saldanha…

Universal Pictures “Flash! A-ah! Savior of the universe!” Those Queen lyrics stir up something special in anyone who has ever watched 1980’s “Flash Gordon,” starring Sam J. Jones as the eponymous hero and Max von Sydow as Ming the Merciless. Despite the sci-fi film establishing itself as a cult classic and having legions of fans, a reboot film has never materialized. However, that nearly changed in the 2010s. Filmmaker Steven E. de Souza, who’s known for his work on franchises such as “Die Hard,” “Street Fighter,” and “Beverly Hills Cop,”…

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Supreme Court sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11.5 years in prison for conspiracy to commit a rebellion in 2022, when he tried to dissolve the Congress as lawmakers prepared to impeach him. A special panel of the highest court also banned Castillo,56, from public office for two years. He has been in custody since being arrested in December 2022.Two of Castillo’s former ministers were also sentenced to 11.5 years in prison for the same crime. One of them is ex-Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who was granted asylum by Mexico and remains inside the Mexican…