In a charged Lok Sabha debate on electoral reforms, Congress leader K.C. Venugopal accused the BJP of weaponising institutions and enabling “vote chori”, calling it an “anti-national act”, prompting a fiery pushback from the Treasury benches
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The Delhi High Court has given Dr Reddy’s Laboratories permission to manufacture and export semaglutide, the popular diabetes and weight-loss drug, while maintaining a ban on domestic sales until Novo Nordisk’s patent expires in March 2026. The decision comes amid an ongoing legal battle over alleged patent infringement involving one of the world’s most sought-after GLP-1 medicines.
The proposed amendment had sparked widespread concern over the future governance of Chandigarh, the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana. Officials have clarified that there will be no changes to the city’s administrative structure, which currently functions as a Union Territory under the President’s oversight, with the Governor of Punjab acting as its Administrator.
The Kerala Government and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) have moved the Supreme Court seeking an immediate halt to the Election Commission of India’s SIR of electoral rolls, arguing that the exercise clashes with upcoming local body elections and imposes unrealistic workloads on officials
Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad, who lost the Kadwa seat by over 18,000 votes, attributes Bihar’s election outcome to weak alliance cohesion, BJP’s strategic caste coalition, and AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi’s divisive communal rhetoric.
The Bihar election results delivered a stunning blow to the RJD, with the party heading for its worst performance since 2010 as its seat tally collapses dramatically.
With polling concluded in two phases, attention now turns to the counting of votes on November 14. The ruling NDA banks on Nitish Kumar’s leadership and women-focused welfare schemes, while the Mahagathbandhan campaigns on jobs and the demand for change.
The voting is being closely watched as a key test of JD(U) president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s leadership, with 1,302 candidates, including 136 women and one third-gender contender, contesting across the state.
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