The United States on Friday announced sanctions on Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, who Washington has accused of failing to curb illicit drug trafficking, alongside his wife and son.

The Kerala government on Friday told the High Court here that not permitting a Muslim girl to wear her headscarf (hijab) to school was an “invasion” of her privacy and dignity and a “denial of her right to secular education”.

The Mahagathbandhan has named 36-year-old Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial face for the Bihar elections, aiming to consolidate its M-Y base and present a youth-driven alternative. This move contrasts with the NDA’s aging leadership and indecision, but risks alienating other OBC groups and faces the ‘Jungle Raj’ narrative.