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Five nominations from India got added to UNESCO's Tentative List of World Heritage on Tuesday. Officials said the list now has 78 sites, including four locations in Madhya Pradesh and a proposal on Satyagraha. These entries show a proud milestone for India as they move toward final heritage status.
The Opposition INDIA bloc holds a meeting in the Capital today to discuss its strategy against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Leaders from over 20 parties will attend the session at the Constitution Club. Meanwhile, government and poll panel sources rejected the criticism and defended the CEC and the SIR exercise.
Senior journalist Seema Chishti moved the Supreme Court to intervene in a case about legislative privilege and free speech. The matter started in 2003 after The Hindu criticized the Tamil Nadu government. Chishti said, “Legislative privileges and fundamental rights must be read together, harmoniously, to give full effect to democracy.”
The INDIA alliance will meet on Wednesday, September 30, to discuss the Election Commission dissent row. The group plans to follow points from the Congress Working Committee meeting held today. They passed a resolution demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation.
India and China are discussing an air route over Hotan to help Indian airlines avoid Pakistani airspace, which has been shut for 17 months. Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said, "Discussions on the Hotan route are going on between the two countries." This detour currently adds hours to flights.
INDIA bloc leaders will meet on Wednesday to decide their strategy regarding the SIR process controversy. The opposition parties demand the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Many top leaders, including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, are expected to attend. The group also wants the restoration of deleted electoral roll names.
The INDIA bloc will meet on Wednesday, September 30, to discuss the ongoing poll body row. Leaders plan to launch nationwide protests and move an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The alliance also demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation, aiming to build strong pressure through these public rallies.
Sonia Gandhi and Digvijaya Singh clashed over Nitish Kumar’s 2024 exit from the INDIA bloc. Singh argued, "We should not have allowed Nitish Kumar to leave the INDIA bloc." However, Gandhi said he was always looking for a way out. Kumar later formed a new government with the BJP in Bihar.
Suvendu Adhikari called Mamata Banerjee the principal adviser to "dimaagi Naxals" on Tuesday. He urged the Delhi Police and Central Intelligence Bureau to keep close surveillance on her activities. Suvendu said, "She is going to hold discussions with the dimaagi Naxals," while Mamata traveled to Delhi for an INDIA meeting.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea next week seeking the suspension of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Petitioner Rakesh Kumar Singh alleged that Kumar took unilateral decisions. Advocate Vikas Singh told the court, "The way the Election Commission is functioning, t serious doubt over whether the decisions are unanimous."
The Congress Seva Dal filed a cyber complaint against retired IAF Flight Lieutenant Anoop Verma on Tuesday. Verma shared a post on X comparing Rahul Gandhi to terrorist Ajmal Kasab. The Congress party said it would pursue legal channels, noting, “No one is above the law, and accountability must be ensured.”
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted restrictions on deportations of immigrants to countries that are not their own. The court agreed to hear the case in December. Solicitor general John Sauer said rapid deportation to third countries was "an essential tool to remove certain aliens, including some worst criminal aliens."