The absence of opposition members, except for Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, at Sunday’s swearing-in ceremony and the INDIA bloc’s reluctance to concede defeat in the election indicate strained relations between the opposition and the ruling alliance in the coming months. This tension is likely to manifest in Parliament. Political analysts suggest that the NDA might not enjoy the usual post-election honeymoon period.

The museum says that it was alerted to the origins of the ancient statue by an independent researcher in November last year, following which it alerted the Indian High Commission

NCP president Ajit Pawar praised his mentor and political rival Sharad Pawar at the party’s foundation day celebrations, thanking him for his leadership over the past 25 years amid references to Sonia Gandhi’s nationality.