Congress President Mallikarjun  Kharge, condemned BJP led Centre for slashing the funds allocated in budget for the higher education to a whopping Rs 9,600 crore. He said, “BJP-RSS wants to destroy India’s education sector by a thousand cuts”.

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee was attending an event at Dhanadhanya Auditorium, in Kolkata, when a temporary gate collapsed injuring 2 people. The program was organized by the Information and Cultural Affairs Department to honor 44th death anniversary of the late actor Uttam Kumar.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar shouted at women Members of Legislative Assembly for drawing criticism. Opposition members protested over amended reservation laws.

Muslims families in Uttarakhand's Purola were forced to flee their homes last year in May by members of Hindutva outfits after rumors spread in the town regarding the abduction of a minor Hindu girl by two men, have started returning to their home town after the case and allegations of "Love Jihad" fell flat in the court.

National Development Council grants the Special Category Status for plan assistance. The state has to meet the criteria for getting the Special Category. Jhanjharpur MP Rampreet Mandal asked Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and he replied that this case is not made out.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam criticized Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand for his comments supporting Uddhav Thackeray. Nirupam emphasized that the position of Shankaracharya is highly respected and should remain above political endorsements.

President Droupadi Murmu approved Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice R Mahadevan's appointments, adding two more judges to the Supreme Court. Arjun Ram Meghwal, the law minister, made the announcements today.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has condemned the recent attack on security officials in Jiribam, Manipur, resulting in the death of a CRPF personnel and called on the central government and Prime Minister to address the ongoing ethnic conflict.

On Friday, LOP Rahul Gandhi requested people not to use foul language towards Smriti Irani who lost Amethi Lok Sabha Election 2024, who vacated her official bungalow recently.

Pooja Khedkar is an IAS trainee officer from the 2023 batch and had secured rank 821 (PWD-5) in the UPSC exams. Pooja is the daughter of former civil servant Dilip Khedkar, who served as Commissioner of the Pollution Department. Her maternal grandfather, Jagannathrao Budhwant, also had a renowned career as an IAS officer. As per rules, a trainee is not provided with the above amenities and is required to be appointed as a gazetted officer first. She created a controversy after using red-blue beacon lights on her private vehicle, a VIP number plate, letter pads, a nameplate, a separate office chamber, and dedicated staff, despite not being entitled to these privileges as a probationer, according to reports. She had also installed a 'Maharashtra government' board on her private car. There are also speculations that she also occupied the ante-chamber of Additional District Collector Ajay More without his knowledge.