Politics

Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has offered to step down from two Congress positions after the Enforcement Directorate raided the residence of his personal aide Chandan Singh Jeena in a money laundering investigation linked to alleged irregularities in a 2016 UKSSSC recruitment examination.

West Bengal is under significant fiscal pressure, with a large debt stock, rising interest costs and substantial welfare commitments. But while Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has described the state as “practically bankrupt”, its budget figures do not indicate literal bankruptcy.

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has scored a major electoral breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt, finishing first with nearly 44% of the vote and putting Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives under renewed pressure over their refusal to cooperate with the party.

Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut expressed strong displeasure at a Disha Committee meeting over the slow utilisation of MPLADS funds, directing officials to identify delays, fix responsibility and speed up pending development projects.

The Centre has constituted a 31-member Joint Committee of Parliament to examine the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, with BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal appointed as its chairperson. The panel has 21 Lok Sabha and 10 Rajya Sabha members and must submit its report before the first week of the Winter Session concludes.

Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao was taken into preventive custody on Tuesday as he sought to travel to Nalgonda to meet party district chief N Varshith Reddy following an alleged attack on his residence by Congress workers.

The Supreme Court has declined to intervene in the Cockroach Janta Party’s proposed September 5 march in Delhi, saying there were no compelling circumstances to presume violence and that authorities must decide the necessary law-and-order arrangements.

Karnataka minister B Nagendra has resigned from the state Cabinet and his MLA position amid allegations linked to financial irregularities at the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.

A mass protest by Punjab government employees in Jalandhar turned tense after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann cancelled scheduled talks, leading protesters to clash with police barricades and scale the walls of the Deputy Commissioner’s office complex.

nion Minister Kiren Rijiju has defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi's limited use of formal press conferences, saying Modi prefers direct public engagement and has given numerous interviews to journalists.

Speculation over a possible Modi 3.0 Cabinet reshuffle is intensifying as the BJP prepares for upcoming Assembly elections and the 2029 Lok Sabha polls. Several ministers could face organisational changes, while new faces and allies may get a bigger role.

CJP Meeting Today LIVE: The Cockroach Janta Party's National Working Committee is meeting online at 2 PM on August 24 to discuss pending government assurances, including FIRs against protesters, protection for students and compensation for families of deceased NEET victims.