The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain the plea filed by 14 political parties accusing the BJP-led central government of misusing central agencies like CBI and ED. The SC said it cannot lay down guidelines in abstract without factual context with a case.
Telangana BJP president and MPBandiSanjay Kumar was arrested by police on Wednesday and was named the prime accused by Warangal police in a case of malpractice after a question paper of Standard 10 (SSC) board exam surfaced on various groups of an instant messaging app, police said. Read more
"Gandhiji's death had a magical effect on communal situation in the country", "Gandhi's pursuit of Hindu-Muslim unity provoked Hindu extremists" and "Organisations like RSS were banned for some time" are among the texts missing from the class 12 political science textbook for the new academic session.
In a big boost to the BJP, superstar Sudeep has publicly announced that he will endorse Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly election.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed Centre's refusal to renew licence to Malayalam news channel MediaOne, saying national security concerns raised here without substantive materials had a chilling effect on freedom of press.