Punjab and Haryana high court likened the assault on a Tarn Taran woman to Draupadi’s cheerharan during the Mahabharat era, emphasizing the need for judicial intervention in the face of such incidents.

A new assessment calls for the removal of colonial-era artworks from the foreign office’s Whitehall offices, as well as the department’s name, which it defines as “somewhat elitist and rooted in the past”. “The very name of the Foreign, Commonwealth (formerly ‘Colonial’) and Development Office (FCDO) is anchored in the past,” the report states.

BJP’s performance in Andhra Pradesh-Telangana Lok Sabha elections highlights its evolution from equal strength in both regions pre-bifurcation to limited strength in Telangana post-2014, with key victories and alliances shaping its electoral success.