News Archive

The arrest of Punjab Police deputy inspector general (DIG) Harcharan Singh Bhullar has sent shockwaves through law enforcement circles. He stands accused in a sweeping bribery scandal, with ₹8 lakh at the heart of the case.

On Thursday, 16 October, the Supreme Court declined to grant bail to PFI extremist Wasid Khan, who is charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The court chose not to disturb the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s decision, which itself had upheld a trial court’s denial of bail. A Bench comprising Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi formally dismissed Khan’s criminal appeal.

On Friday, 17 October, Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi arrived in Raebareli to meet the family of Hariom Valmiki, a man who was tragically beaten to death earlier this month by some miscreants who suspected him of theft.

In a major development today, 208 Naxalites including top leaders laid down their arms in Chhattisgarh. Most of the surrendered cadre were active in Abujhmad in North Bastar, and with this move, officials say the region has become Naxal-free.

A major change has just come to how food and drink items are labeled in India. After years of concern about misleading claims, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken a firm stand: no product can use the label “Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS)” unless it meets the standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO).

On 14th October, the “Russian-Chinese Commission for the Preparation of Regular Meetings of Heads of Government” held its second session of the “Sub-Commission for Cooperation on the Northern Sea Route (NSR)” in Harbin, People’s Republic of China. After careful deliberation, the parties adopted an action plan to deepen shipping cooperation between the two nations along the Northern Sea Route.

In a sharp twist in the Durgapur sexual assault case, the West Bengal Police on 14 October arrested Wasif Ali, the 23-year-old friend of the victim, with whom she had gone out on the evening in question. The police have claimed that, contrary to earlier reports of a gangrape, the evidence now suggests that only one person was involved in the assault.

Ashley Tellis, a senior adviser to the U.S. State Department, has been accused of illegally removing classified documents from secure government facilities. Tellis, a well-known foreign policy expert and defense strategist of Indian origin, is also accused of holding meetings with Chinese officials dating back to 2023 — a matter that has drawn serious attention in Washington.

Senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has sparked uproar within his own party by questioning the handling of Operation Blue Star under the Indira Gandhi government. Speaking at the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday (12 October), Chidambaram expressed a harsh assessment of that chapter in history.