Hugs and personal equations between leaders do not make a nation a country of consequence. That truth needs to be faced head-on.

Jailed Kannada superstar Darshan pleaded before the trial court in Bengaluru on Wednesday for an additional blanket, stating that the cold has made it difficult for him to sleep.

TMC leader Mahua Moitra sparked controversy by comparing India’s election process to Bangladesh’s, drawing sharp criticism from the BJP. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders voiced concerns over the Election Commission’s voter roll revision exercise, alleging it could disenfranchise legitimate voters and calling it a “sinister attempt to destroy Democracy.”