Biman Bose, the veteran CPI(M) leader and chairman of the Left Front in West Bengal has been hospitalized after he complained of high fever and acute uneasiness since Monday night.

He is 84 now. According to party insiders, Bose returned to Kolkata from an organizational tour in North Dinajpur and Malda districts in the northern part of West Bengal on Monday evening.

“He started feeling uneasy when he was in Malda only. But, ignoring the discomfort, completed the party program there and came back to Kolkata. From Monday night, his fever and uneasiness increased. But he initially refused to be admitted to the hospital. Later after being convinced by the party leaders he agreed,” said a state committee member of CPI(M) in West Bengal.

Aam Aadmi Party’s young leader and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha celebrated his birthday this year in the spiritually and culturally rich city of Kashi. On the eve of his birthday, MP Raghav Chadha, along with his wife and actress Parineeti Chopra, participated in the world-famous Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat and sought blessings from Maa Ganga for the new year of his life.

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday administered the oath of office to Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the Chief Justice of India (CJI) in a swearing-in ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

Justice Khanna will be the 51st CJI and will have around six months in office.

As a Supreme Court judge, he has been part of the landmark judgments on Article 370, decriminalisation of adultery, the electoral bonds scheme, EVM-VVPAT tally etc.

On October 24, the Centre cleared the appointment of Justice Khanna to the highest judicial office of the country after then CJI D.Y. Chandrachud had recommended him as his successor last month.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday kicked off campaigning for the upcoming Assembly by-elections in Bihar, scheduled for November 13, focusing on the Tarari and Ramgarh constituencies.

He will be campaigning alongside JD(U)'s National Working President Sanjay Jha and Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, with support from senior BJP leaders and other NDA allies.

His campaign will extend to Belaganj and Imamganj on November 10, as he rallies support for the BJP candidates in these competitive constituencies.

In Tarari, the BJP has nominated Vishal Prashant, the son of muscleman Sunil Pandey.

Under constant assault for displaying a red-coloured copy of the Constitution in his political rallies, Congress' Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi broke silence over the issue, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of 'insulting' B.R. Ambedkar, the Chief Architect of the Indian Constitution.

"The people of Maharashtra will not tolerate any insult by the BJP – together with the Congress and Maha Vikas Aghadi, they will defend our Constitution by responding with full force to every attack on it," said Rahul Gandhi.

Without taking names but referring to BJP's Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, the Congress LoP hit back at the former by saying that "showing Babasaheb’s Constitution and raising voice for Caste Census is a Naxalite idea!"

"This thinking of the BJP is an insult to the Constitution maker, Maharashtra's son Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. During the Lok Sabha (2024) elections, the people of the state fought for the Constitution and gave a big victory to the MVA," Rahul Gandhi pointed out.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a fresh strike on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) accusing it of making 'secret' attacks on the Constitution.

Addressing a 'Samvidhan Sanman Sammelan' (Honour Constitution Meeting), Rahul Gandhi said that the RSS lacks the courage to make a direct assault on the Constitution, hence it indulges in covert attacks on what is not just a book but a ‘mantra of life’ given to the country by Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

He said that the 'Samvidhan' reflects the vision of greats like Lord Gautam Buddha, Emperor Ashoka, Mahatma Basaveshwara, Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj, Mahata Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule Mahatma Gandhi, with thousands of years old ideas that respect all castes, religions, people and regions.

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday presented a progress report on arrangements at Chhath ghats and used the opportunity to hit out at the BJP-led Central government for the deteriorating law and order situation in the city.

Claiming that the AAP government had increased the number of Chhath ghats in the city from 60 to 1,000 in the past 10 years, the CM trained her guns on the BJP-led Centre at a time when the saffron party and the Congress have levelled allegations of poor preparations for Chhath puja against the Delhi government.

Targeting the BJP-led Central government, the CM said, “The Union government is busy creating obstacles for the elected Delhi government and harassing Arvind Kejriwal and the AAP but it is not able to check crime and make it more secure for women, elderly, children and businessmen.

Meta has announced to extend ban on new political ads on Facebook and Instagram even after the US presidential election on November 5.

In its political ads policy update, Meta has extended ban on new political ads past Tuesday, the original end date for the restriction period.

“The restriction period for ads about social issues, elections or politics is being extended until later this week,” said the social media platform.

“As a reminder, ads that have run prior to 12:01 AM PT on October 29, 2024 and served at least one impression will be allowed to continue while the restriction period is in effect with limited editing capabilities,” said Meta.

Meta, however, did not specify the day it will lift the restriction.

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called upon residents of the national Capital to avoid bursting firecrackers during Diwali, pointing to the severe air pollution it causes in the city. Instead, he encouraged people to light diyas as a safer, more environment-friendly way to celebrate the festival of lights.

The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) National Convenor stressed that the issue of firecrackers was not about religious sentiments but rather the health and well-being of Delhi's residents.

“This is not a matter of Hindu or Muslim sentiments. The Supreme Court, the High Court, all courts have emphasised the need to control pollution. Diwali is the festival of lights, we should celebrate it by lighting diyas and candles, not firecrackers,” he stated at a press conference in Delhi on Wednesday.

Congress MLA from Haryana Vinesh Phogat has alleged that women who raise their voices are often suppressed and she had firsthand experience about this.

Phogat along with All India Mahila Congress chief Alka Lamba held a press conference on Monday here in support of a Youth Congress leader and her family, Roshni Jaiswal in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, who allegedly thrashed a BJP supporter here over "rape threats" issued by him on social media.

A video was played during the press conference where Jaiswal said that in September she had slapped a man, named Rajesh Kumar, in response to rape threats she received.

Roshni alleged in the video that after this incident, she got a notice for the attachment of her house.