NEW DELHI: A dramatic and politically charged confrontation unfolded at the gates of Parliament on Tuesday when Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu engaged in a sharp verbal exchange amid a Congress protest.

IMPHAL: The Centre on Wednesday withdrew President’s Rule from Manipur, paving the way for the formation of the Yumnam Khemchand Singh-led NDA government in the state, officials said.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday ordered a forensic examination of an alleged audio clip purportedly featuring Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Varun Sharma issuing directions to DSP-level officers to prevent opposition candidates from filing nomination papers during the Zila Parishad elections held on December 14, 2025.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that the breakdown of a consensual relationship does not amount to rape merely because it does not culminate in marriage.

CHANDIGARH: The Supreme Court’s decision to grant bail to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia in the disproportionate assets (DA) case has once again brought the spotlight back on a far more serious lapse by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab—the failure to file a challan in the NDPS case registered against him in December 2021, even after four years of investigation.

BARAMATI: Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) President Sharad Pawar on Wednesday expressed concerns that the new trade agreement between India and the US could adversely affect Indian farmers and the agricultural sector in the near future.

GHAZIABAD: Three minor sisters allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the ninth floor of a residential building in Ghaziabad. Police have also recovered a suicide note in which the girls reportedly said they could not live without online Korean games. Their father was unaware of their addiction.