New Delhi: BJP leader Vinod Tawde has demanded an apology from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for making "false and baseless" allegations against him in the cash-for-votes incident in Maharashtra, saying if they don't he would sue them for defamation.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday urged the Centre to immediately take action against billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani, following his indictment in the US in a bribery case.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday said that suspects involved in looting the properties of ministers and MLAs during protests on November 16 were identified and legal actions initiated.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday expressed confidence about his party and its alliance partners coming to power in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, whose Assembly poll results are scheduled for November 23.

In a significant development in the Baba Siddique murder case, Akashdeep Gill, arrested from Fazilka, Punjab, revealed during interrogation that he communicated with key conspirators using a labourer's mobile hotspot to avoid police detection.

The Supreme Court has called for increased awareness to prevent offensive jokes targeting Sikhs and Sardars. A bench comprising Justices Bhushan R Gavai and KV Viswanathan, while hearing a 2015 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Sikh lawyer Harvinder Chowdhury, emphasised the need for sensitisation, particularly among children, to address the issue.

The Supreme Court has stayed the disqualification of six Chief Parliamentary Secretaries (CPS) in Himachal Pradesh, appointed by the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government. The apex court put a hold on the Himachal Pradesh High Court's decision, which had declared these appointments unconstitutional.

In a concerning trend, incidents of violence against Christians in India remain high, with 673 incidents reported to the United Christian Forum (UCF) helpline by the end of October 2024. Uttar Pradesh leads with the highest number of reported incidents (182), followed by Chhattisgarh (139).