'So scared of book?’: Congress slams FIR over leak of ex-Army Chief Naravane’s unpublished memoir

IANS | February 10, 2026 2:32 PM

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday strongly criticised the registration of an FIR by the Delhi Police over the alleged circulation of an unpublished book authored by former Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane, accusing the BJP-led government of using investigative agencies to deflect attention from serious national issues and silence the Opposition in Parliament.

Giriraj Singh says privilege motion should be initiated against Rahul Gandhi over ex-Army chief book row

IANS | February 10, 2026 2:29 PM

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday called for initiating a privilege motion against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his allegations that the BJP was attempting to portray former Army chief General M.M. Naravane's book as "unpublished", even though, according to the Congress leader, the memoir is already available in the public domain.

Kanpur bank viral video: Woman employee seeks probe, claims staff's husband used abusive language, asked about caste

IANS | February 10, 2026 12:41 PM

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) As a viral video from an HDFC Bank branch in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur shows a female employee engaged in a heated confrontation with a customer, the employee on Tuesday shared her version of the incident and said that she herself is demanding an investigation. She alleged that the confrontation escalated after the husband of a bank staff member arrived, used abusive language, and questioned her caste.