Cong repeat offender, has 'Dalit virodhi' mindset: BJP on Rahul's 'Bahujan' share remark

IANS | April 8, 2026 12:47 PM

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Congress, calling it "Dalit virodhi (against Dalits)" after Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi raised concerns over what he described as "systemic exclusion of Bahujan entrepreneurs" from major public sector contracts.

On poll eve, 2018 flood tragedy turns into political wrangle in Kerala

IANS | April 8, 2026 12:44 PM

Kochi, April 8 (IANS) The controversy over Kerala’s devastating 2018 floods has erupted into a sharp political slugfest, with Mathew Kuzhalnadan and Mathew T. Thomas, both candidates contesting from different constituencies, locking horns over allegations of administrative failure and ulterior motives.

'No labels, just Jihad': Inside the rise of hybrid terror modules in India

Vicky Nanjappa | April 8, 2026 11:47 AM

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The recent busting of several terror modules created to strike in India has revealed a new pattern. There is not one single group that the members of these modules are attached to. The Faridabad module had members who were part of the Jaish-e-Mohammad. However, the ideology that they largely subscribed to was that of the Islamic State.

Now, Congress finds fault with India's diplomacy in US-Iran ceasefire deal

IANS | April 8, 2026 11:27 AM

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Congress General Secretary and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday criticised the Centre’s foreign policy in the wake of the two-week ceasefire agreement involving the US, Israel and Iran in West Asia, arguing that Pakistan’s reported role "undermines” India’s long-standing strategy of diplomatically isolating Islamabad over terrorism.

'Superpowers like US, Israel bow before Iran': Shia leaders after ceasefire

IANS | April 8, 2026 11:11 AM

Lucknow, April 8 (IANS) As US President Donald Trump announced a two-week suspension of planned military strikes on Iran, and Tehran indicated its willingness to reopen the strategically significant Strait of Hormuz, signalling a possible easing of tensions, Shia leaders on Wednesday claimed that global powers like the United States and Israel have been forced to step back.