on Trump’s claim of ‘Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have been captured and flown out of the country’, the Venezuelan government has issued its first response. Vice President Delcy Rodríguez stated that the government is currently unaware of Maduro’s whereabouts and has demanded “proof of life” from the US.

Maharashtra Minister Manikrao Kokate resigned following a court verdict convicting him in a cheating and forgery case. The legal setback forced his immediate exit from the cabinet. His resignation comes as a major blow to the state government amidst intensifying scrutiny over ministerial integrity and accountability.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has dismissed rumors of a “50:50” power-sharing agreement with Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar. As leadership tensions intensify, Siddaramaiah asserted there is no such pact, emphasizing his commitment to serving the full term while the party high command maintains a watchful silence.

Rahul Gandhi criticized the newly passed VB-GRAM-G Bill, labeling it “anti-state” and “anti-village.” He argued that rebranding MGNREGA undermines the legal right to work, weakens rural livelihoods, and centralizes power, threatening the financial security of millions of poor laborers across India.

Priyanka Gandhi reportedly met strategist Prashant Kishor in Delhi for hours last week, according to sources, following their parties’ poor performance in the Bihar Assembly election. The meeting sparked speculation about renewing their ties before upcoming crucial state and general elections, though both leaders publicly denied the encounter.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah reportedly delivered his fiery, 90-minute speech in Parliament countering Rahul Gandhi’s “vote theft” allegations while running a 102-degree fever. Sources state doctors examined and medicated him just before the session.

Amid rumors regarding the health of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, PTI Senator Khurram Zeeshan affirmed that the ex-PM is not dead and is lodged in Adiala jail. Zeeshan claimed that a photo of Khan is being deliberately withheld because his popularity is so immense that “a single picture of him would change the entire scenario of Pakistan.

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