This special report covers the escalating tensions at St. Rita's Public School in Palluruthy, Kerala, a CBSE-affiliated institution run by the Latin Catholic Church, which shut down for two days after a dispute over a student wearing a hijab. The controversy involves the school management, led by Principal Lina, and the student's family, with BJP State Vice President Shon George adding a political dimension. In the midst of the controversy, Shon George claimed that political leaders 'involved themselves and they caused a lot of ruckus that has led to such a kind of issue over there.' The school's administration announced the holiday citing 'mental stress' among staff, while the government has called for a mature handling of the situation.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
An India Today ground report from Tehran details the ongoing conflict, its impact on the city's infrastructure and how Iranians have gathered at Enghelab Square to demonstrate solidarity and unity amid war.
The Congress state unit in Tamil Nadu held an online meeting and decided to extend support to TVK. Congress is seeking a power-sharing agreement and is likely to demand two cabinet portfolios, along with a few board and corporation chairman posts, and other government roles such as trust members and directors.
Watch as India Today's Geeta Mohan brings this exclusive ground report from Iran's fourteenth-century Golestan Palace, which was damaged during the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran.
