Election reforms debate: Lok Sabha erupts in chaos over HM Shah's remarks on petition against Sonia Gandhi

IANS | December 10, 2025 6:46 PM

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Lok Sabha descended into pandemonium on Wednesday during a heated debate on election reforms, as Home Minister Amit Shah referenced a recent Delhi court notice issued to former Congress president Sonia Gandhi over allegations of her name being fraudulently added to the electoral rolls three years before she acquired Indian citizenship in 1983.

'Very important and strategic': Oman envoy on PM Modi's upcoming visit

IANS | December 10, 2025 6:10 PM

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Oman's Ambassador to India Issa Saleh Abdullah Saleh Alshibani on Wednesday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Oman "important and strategic" and stated that it gives a strong signal towards the bilateral relations between both nations.

Sindhi leader appeals to PM Modi over Pakistan’s extremist-controlled nuclear arsenal

IANS | December 10, 2025 6:00 PM

Berlin, Dec 10 (IANS) Shafi Burfat, Chairman of the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise the issue of what he described as Pakistan’s “extremist-controlled nuclear arsenal” at international forums and draw global attention to Islamabad’s state-sponsored terrorism and radicalisation.

‘You cannot dictate’: HM Amit Shah tells Rahul Gandhi in SIR debate

IANS | December 10, 2025 5:53 PM

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) A heated exchange erupted in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after Union Home Minister Amit Shah confronted Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi’s objections during a debate on electoral reforms, firmly asserting that “Parliament will not run on your directions” when the LoP asked questions on the electotal reforms and challenged the Home Minister to have a debate on his three press-conferences.