In this Special Report, the focus is on the significant political shift in Manipur as the Ministry of Home Affairs officially revoked President's Rule with immediate effect. The state, which has been under central rule for nearly a year following the resignation of N. Biren Singh on February 9, 2025, is now set to have an elected government. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has elected senior leader and former Speaker Yumnam Khemchand Singh as the BJP Legislative Party leader, clearing his path to become the next Chief Minister. 'The BJP's MLAs have elected their leader and it is expected that the deputy leader, deputy chief minister is going to be from the Kuki community'. The report highlights that the BJP-led alliance holds 32 seats in the 60-member assembly, surpassing the majority mark. This transition comes as Manipur attempts to move towards normalcy after prolonged ethnic strife between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities that began in May 2023, resulting in significant loss of life and displacement.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey targeted the Congress party and the Gandhi-Nehru family and questioned why there hasn't been a discussion on books and literature detailing the Emergency, Bofors scandal, and alleged foreign influence when the grand old party was in power.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in his chamber amid the ruckus in the House.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri slammed Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for calling BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu a 'traitor' and said the remark was unacceptable.
In this Special Report, India Today’s Mir Fareed provides exclusive details on a major counter-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur. Security forces, including the Army, Jammu Kashmir Police, and CRPF, successfully eliminated two Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists who were hiding in a natural cave within a dense forested terrain. Mir Fareed noted, ‘Finally, their luck ran out as security forces used IEDs to blow up the entrance. And with that, they were eliminated.’ One of the deceased has been identified as a top commander, Abu Mavia. The operation involved sophisticated drone surveillance and sharpshooters to pin down the terrorists who had previously evaded capture. The report highlights the evolving tactics of security agencies in tackling infiltrators using the treacherous forest reaches of Jammu. The area is currently being sanitised as per standard operating procedures following the recovery of weapons.
