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thefederal.com > category > analysis > brics-narendra-modi-xi-jinping-india-china-lac-256516

Modi-Xi BRICS meet excellent optics; real test will come when euphoria fades

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (521+ words) The much-anticipated meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit did not result in any big-bang announcement or claims of a breakthrough. That was never on the cards. The conversation…...


thefederal.com > category > states > south > karnataka > vande-mataram-karnataka-govt-limits-2-stanzas-256282

Vande Mataram: Karnataka govt defies Centre, limits to two stanzas

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (454+ words) The Congress government in Karnataka has taken a stand against the Centre’s guidelines making it mandatory to sing all six stanzas of Vande Mataram. It has now issued a significant order stating that, henceforth, only the first two stanzas of…...


thefederal.com > category > news > vande-mataram-row-congress-national-conference-clash-over-full-version-256132

Vande Mataram row: Congress, National Conference clash over full version

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (356+ words) The National Conference reminded the Congress that it does not have the right to dictate terms to its alliance partner. Screengrab: @kcvenugopalmp The full version of Vande Mataram, which the Congress claims does not align with the country's “pluralist ethos,…...


thefederal.com > category > states > south > keralam > journalist-aparna-kurup-case-keralam-cm-rejects-bjp-talibanisam-charge-256151

Journalist Aparna Kurup case: Keralam CM Satheesan rejects BJP’s ‘Talibanism’ charge

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (260+ words) Keralam TV journalist Aparna Kurup. Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 9 (PTI) Keralam Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday rejected the BJP's allegation that the UDF government was adopting "Talibanism" by registering a case against a television journalist. Responding to reporters, Satheesan said…...


thefederal.com > category > news > sc-st-mps-of-congress-to-meet-president-murmu-over-haldwani-purification-row-255985

SC-ST MPs of Congress to meet President Murmu over Haldwani ‘purification’ row

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (323+ words) New Delhi, Sep 7 (PTI) Thirty-two Congress MPs from the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities on Monday raised the "purification" incident in Uttarakhand's Haldwani following a rally addressed by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and decided to hand over…...


thefederal.com > category > news > delhi-hc-to-hear-urgent-plea-challenging-swatantra-bhardwajs-arrest-255904

Delhi HC to hear urgent plea challenging Swatantra Bhardwaj’s arrest

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (332+ words) The Delhi High Court on Monday (September 7) agreed to hear urgently a habeas corpus plea filed by Hindutva supporter Swatantra Bhardwaj, challenging his arrest over the alleged assault on the father of a student activist during a protest at Jantar…...


thefederal.com > category > states > south > keralam > sunni-factions-back-kanthapuram-remarks-women-satheesan-under-fire-255835

'Anti-women' remark row: Rival Sunni faction backs Kanthapuram, slams Keralam CM

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (659+ words) Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar (right)'s remarks on women was criticised by Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan (left) as an idea belonging to the 19th century. The controversy over Islamic scholar Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar’s remarks on women…...


thefederal.com > category > opinion > shadows-over-public-sphere-clerical-decrees-constitutional-morality-kerala-255800

When Keralam's warring Sunni factions find common ground in silencing women

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (447+ words) In late August 2026, Keralam was jolted by a controversy that starkly exposed the chasm between constitutional guarantees and clerical conservatism. The description of autonomous citizens as objects on display provoked swift public outrage. Rather than softening the rhetoric, Kanthapuram escalated…...


thefederal.com > category > states > north > punjab > sikh-youths-alleged-custodial-torture-sparks-political-storm-in-punjab-255799

Sikh youth’s alleged custodial torture sparks political storm in Punjab

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (530+ words) The alleged custodial torture of a Sikh youth detained for waving a black flag near the venue of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s programme in Sangrur has snowballed into a political storm, with the Opposition accusing the AAP government of police…...


thefederal.com > category > opinion > revanth-reddy-vs-konda-surekha-the-battle-for-political-space-in-telangana-255793

Revanth's Reddy calculus: Why Konda Surekha had to go

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (901+ words) Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has flexed his political muscle, sacking Forest and Endowments Minister Konda Surekha, a prominent OBC leader and five-time MLA, with the backing of the Congress high command. The move surprised many, as no one expected…...