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New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has said that merely questioning the integrity of elections is insufficient and that the Opposition must actively build mechanisms to counter what he described as the misuse of institutions in India. His remarks were made during an address at the Hertie School in Berlin and have triggered a sharp political response from the Bharatiya Janata Party. In his speech, Gandhi claimed that India’s institutional framework is under sustained pressure and has been turned into a political tool to benefit the ruling party. He alleged that investigative agencies and…

New Delhi: Arunachal Pradesh Police have arrested two more men from Jammu and Kashmir in connection with an alleged espionage network accused of passing sensitive information to handlers based in Pakistan. The latest arrests took place in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, taking the total number of accused in the case to five. The two newly arrested individuals have been identified as Aijaz Ahmed Bhat and Bashir Ahmad Ganai. They were brought to Arunachal Pradesh and are currently in police custody as investigators continue to widen the probe. The arrests were made on December 18 following sustained surveillance and…

New Delhi: A large protest took place outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi following the killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, triggering heightened security and diplomatic attention. The demonstration was organised to condemn the lynching of Dipu Chandra Das and to protest what participants described as continued violence against Hindus and damage to religious sites across the neighbouring country. Security was significantly tightened in the Chanakyapuri area as protesters gathered near the diplomatic premises. Multiple layers of barricades were installed, and police along with paramilitary personnel were deployed to manage the crowd and prevent any breach of…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: A health certificate submitted to obtain the initial trade licence for the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub was found to be forged, leading Mapusa Police to register a fresh FIR against the company operating the establishment, officials said on Monday. The company is owned by the Luthra brothers, with Gaurav Luthra, Saurav Luthra and Ajay Gupta listed as directors. The alleged forgery surfaced during proceedings of the magisterial inquiry committee appointed by the State government to investigate the fatal fire at the nightclub. While scrutinising documents submitted by the establishment to secure statutory clearances, the committee flagged…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the Zilla Panchayat election results reflect public endorsement of the BJP-led NDA government and its development agenda, while conceding that the party will undertake a detailed post-poll review in constituencies where it failed to retain or improve its performance despite having sitting MLAs. Addressing a press conference, Sawant said the NDA has secured a clear majority in both North Goa and South Goa Zilla Panchayats, attributing the outcome to voter confidence in the “double-engine” government and the sustained grassroots efforts of the party organisation. “Both Zilla Panchayats are now under the NDA.…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Congress (INC) and BJP shared one each of the two ZP seats at stake in Canacona, with saffron brigade loosing much at odds Khola (23) with a slender margin of just 52 votes, while retaining BJP’s prestigious Poinguinim(23) with a satisfactory margin over 858 votes. In a three-cornered fight which incidentally reduced to one-to-one fight between BJP and INC (with AAP’s candidate struggling to reach 250) BJP’s Tejal Pagi could garner only a slender margin of just 105 votes in 1st of the two rounds of counting with conceding lead to Congress candidate at Betul-Naqueri VP, but…

Team Goemkarponn FATORDA: Calling the Opposition alliance’s performance in the Zilla Panchayat elections a mere “trailer,” Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardesai on Sunday said the real test will come in the 2027 Assembly elections, provided the Opposition goes to the polls with clear strategy and coordination. Sardesai dismissed claims that the Goa Forward Party had pulled off any political feat in Raia or Davorlim, saying the party’s role was limited to channelising widespread public anger against the BJP. He said voters in both constituencies had rejected what he described as the BJP’s long-used policy of division during elections. He…