Shashi Tharoor condemned any glorification of the 1989 Bhagalpur riots after Assam Minister Ashok Singhal’s ‘gobi farming’ post was linked by netizens to the massacre.

The 48-year-old woman, identified as Sarabjeet Kaur, was among around 2,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims who travelled to Pakistan via the Wagah border.

The NDA’s strong Bihar election win positions them to claim all Rajya Sabha seats from the state in upcoming biennial polls. This will significantly reduce the RJD’s representation in the Upper House, as opposition parties lack the necessary MLA numbers to secure seats in 2026 and 2028. The NDA is set to bolster its numbers in the Rajya Sabha.