A senior BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh was heard saying that he does not need Muslim votes, and that he will not engage with the community in their “joys and sorrows”.

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea of Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma challenging the legality of the parliamentary panel probing corruption charges against him.

The United States has made oil the centrepiece of its global strategy. According to the Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy, the US produced approximately 20 million barrels per day in 2024.