MP govt issues show-cause notice to IAS officer Santosh Verma over reservation remarks

IANS | November 27, 2025 6:15 AM

Bhopal, Nov 27 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has issued a strongly worded show-cause notice to senior IAS officer Santosh Verma for his controversial public statements questioning the continuation of caste-based reservations, terming them "detrimental to social harmony" and a blatant breach of civil service conduct rules.

Gaurav Gogoi alleges threats to democracy and electoral integrity

IANS | November 26, 2025 10:59 PM

Guwahati, Nov 26 (IANS) Lok Sabha MP and Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday said the Constitution is the strongest shield of the people against autocracy, warning that democratic institutions are increasingly coming under threat in the country.

Verdict against Sheikh Hasina not just miscarriage of justice, but warning for Bangladesh: Report

IANS | November 26, 2025 8:45 PM

Dhaka, Nov 26 (IANS) The death sentence handed to Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina demonstrates a political execution carried out in the name of law, approved by an unelected authority, and announced through a tribunal reshaped for eliminating a former PM who once challenged the very networks now sitting in judgement over her. The judgement against Hasina is not a miscarriage of justice but a warning for Bangladesh, a report detailed on Wednesday.

Constitution Day: BJP launches blistering attack on Congress 'legacy'

IANS | November 26, 2025 8:03 PM

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) As the nation observes the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution, what is officially celebrated as ‘Samvidhan Divas’, it became the stage for a fierce political showdown, with the ruling BJP tearing into Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and the entire INDIA bloc for what it called “hypocrisy of the highest order” on constitutional values.