Arvind Kejriwal To Argue In Person Before Delhi Court In Liquor Policy Case

Arvind Kejriwal, along with several other accused, has moved an application seeking the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from hearing the matter.

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Assam May Gain 63 New Assembly Seats Under Women's Quota: Himanta Sarma

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Saturday that the state's total assembly seats could rise from 126 to 189, a net gain of 63 seats due to the implementation of women's reservation.

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FIR Doesn't Say 'Honourable' Minister, Court Asks Top Official To Explain Why

The Allahabad High Court has sought an explanation from the additional chief secretary (home) of Uttar Pradesh over the non-mentioning of the courtesy title 'Hon'ble' before the name of a Union minister in an FIR.

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India, Bangladesh Talk Defence Ties As Dhaka Moves Away From Yunus' Pak Push

Bangladesh's High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah, met Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi in New Delhi on Thursday and discussed enhancing defence cooperation between New Delhi and Dhaka. The high-level meeting marks a sharp turn in ties between the two nations after the new government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman took charge in Bangladesh. 

"Pleased to meet General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Army Staff (Indian Army), at South Block and reflected on Bangladesh-India ties, including defence collaboration," Hmidullah later said in a post on the social media platform X. 

Pleased to meet Gen. Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Army Staff (#IndianArmy), at South Block; and reflected on 🇧🇩🇮🇳 ties, including #defense collaboration.@adgpi #Bangladesh #India @BDArmyOfficial @BangladeshAFD pic.twitter.com/myg5WexHb7

— Riaz Hamidullah (@hamidullah_riaz) April 2, 2026

The meeting assumes greater significance because it signals a return to collaboration between the two countries. Under the previous government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the Pakistan Army had tried to gain a footing in Bangladesh, with several top officials from Islamabad visiting Dhaka. Yunus, during his one-and-a-half-year tenure, repeatedly provoked India with irresponsible comments, leading to a further strain in ties. 

Under Rahman, who has a Bangladesh First policy, New Delhi and Dhaka have restarted working together, as the two countries share common security goals, especially when it comes to the BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal) region and the Indian Ocean.

Rehman has also maintained a distance from Islamabad since his return. On March 25, when Bangladesh observes Genocide Day, the Prime Minister condemned the Pakistani military assault of 1971 as "one of the most heinous genocides.

Reset In India-Bangladesh Ties

India and Bangladesh have also been looking at common maritime and energy security goals, with Dhaka participating in the ongoing IOS SAGAR exercise that was flagged off from the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Thursday evening. 

Maritime security and energy security have been a concern for the neighbourhood. India, under its Neighbourhood First policy and SAGAR (Security And Growth for All in the Region) and MAHASAGAR (Mutual And Holistic Advancement for Security And Growth Across Regions) visions, has been working to tackle regional security challenges and those arising from conflicts like the West Asia war that has impacted both India and Bangladesh.

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Sandeep Rai Rathore Appointed As Tamil Nadu Top Cop Ahead Of Polls

Sandeep Rai Rathore, a 1992 batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the new DGP and HoPF ahead of the April 23 Assembly election to the state. Previously, he was DGP Training, Chennai.

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US Supreme Court Casts Doubt On Trump's Changes To Birthright Citizenship Rules

Conservative and liberal justices on Wednesday questioned whether Trump's order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens comports with either the Constitution or federal l

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R Madhavan's Old 'Rafale' Posts Resurface, Internet Praises His Defence Acumen

Following the back-to-back success of Dhurandhar and its sequel, Dhurandhar: The Revenge, actor R Madhavan has caught the internet's attention for his defence acumen. In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), from over a decade ago, Madhavan suggested that the Indian government should opt for French-made Rafale fighter jets instead of other American and European options.

In the Aditya Dhar-directed spy thrillers, Madhavan portrays Ajay Sanyal, a character inspired by India's National Security Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval. Impressed by Madhavan's defence takes, social media users joked that the actor had been preparing to play Sanyal's character for years.

"My strongest recommendation to the Air Force would be to go for the Rafale. Between the F18, F16, Eurofighter Typhoon, Gripen and the Mig 35," wrote Madhavan in a post dated December 10, 2011.

"The most agile and effortless was the Rafale. Had a very duty-bound tech feel about it. The rockstar is certainly the Su30. We have enough Su30," he added.

My strongest recommdtn to th Air force would be to go for the Rafale.Btwen the F18, F16, Euro fighter Typhoon, Gripen and the Mig 35..cont

— Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) December 10, 2011

The most agile and effertless was the Rafale.Had a very Duty bound tech feel abt it.The rockstar is certainly the Su30. We hav enough SU30.

— Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) December 10, 2011

In another post, Madhavan detailed the advantage of procuring Rafale while responding to a user's question. "Eurofighter is very impressive, no doubt. The Rafale is slightly less powered but super agile. The Su30 and Rafale combo is ops."

"Su30 n Rafale combo is tops"
-@ActorMadhavan

Bruhhhh https://t.co/LCHJrBQkP2 pic.twitter.com/J1FBNrVc4c

— Sensei Kraken Zero (@YearOfTheKraken) April 1, 2026

India officially ordered the Rafale fighter jets in 2016, with the first batch of jets arriving in the country in 2020, almost a decade after Madhavan made the suggestion.

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Social Media Reactions

As the posts gained traction, social media users highlighted that Madhavan was talking about defence-related issues when it was not the trend on the platform.

"R Madhavan was preparing to play Ajay Sanyal from Dhurandhar since ages. Unreal," said one user while another added: "Madhavan was defence Twitter before defence Twitter even existed."

A third commented: "As a fighter pilot who had a bad experience with Mig 21 in Rang De Basanti, it was surely natural for Madhavan to choose a French aircraft over others, wasn't it !? Lol."

A fourth said: "Bro was running Indian defence Twitter when defence Twitter didn't exist. Come back Maddy..let's post more on defence, tech and fighter jets."

Before becoming an actor, Madhavan dreamt of joining the Indian Army. As a young National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadet, Madhavan had the opportunity to train with the British Army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force in England. Only eight cadets were picked for the special training, and Madhavan was one of them.

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