India First

Hamza Burhan, one of the masterminds of the 2019 Pulwama attack, was killed by unknown gunmen in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's (POK) Muzaffarabad.

This edition of India First reports on the conclusion of Prime Minister Modi's five-nation diplomatic tour across Europe and the Gulf, focusing on strategic agreements in defence, energy, and technology.

Iran has submitted a fourteen-point peace proposal to the United States via back-channel negotiations, seeking a permanent cessation of hostilities, the lifting of economic sanctions, and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

The edition of India First covers significant global and domestic developments. At the BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting in Delhi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasised the necessity of unimpeded maritime flows through the Strait of Hormuz and criticised unilateral sanctions.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who's considered close to President Donald Trump, has called for dumping Pakistan as mediator in the US-Iran talks, citing reports that Islamabad had allowed Iran to use their airbases to park military aircraft.

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate 2026 has been cancelled following a widespread paper leak involving a multi-state organised network. Investigations reveal the paper circulated fifteen days prior to the exam, leading the Central Bureau of Investigation to take over the probe.

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's aide was shot at point-blank range near Kolkata on Wednesday. The BJP alleged a targeted political revenge killing by the Trinamool Congress, while the TMC denied involvement and sought a CBI investigation.

A political war has erupted as Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann alleged BJP's involvement in twin blasts in Punjab, while the saffron party leaders criticised the state government for its handling of cross-border threats.

The Punjab Assembly faced significant disruption as opposition parties, including Congress, BJP, and Shiromani Akali Dal, accused Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of attending a special Labour Day session while intoxicated.

This broadcast examines escalating geopolitical tensions across the Middle East and South Asia. Iranian officials have rejected mediation efforts by Pakistan, alleging a bias toward the United States.

The United States has initiated its largest military build-up in West Asia since the Iraq War, deploying three aircraft carrier strike groups, nuclear submarines, and destroyers near the Strait of Hormuz.

This edition of India First show focusses on escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian naval commandos have seized commercial vessels.

As the forty-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran nears its conclusion, uncertainty surrounds the proposed second round of peace talks in Islamabad.

The United States Navy intercepted and disabled the Iranian-flagged merchant vessel M/V Touska in the North Arabian Sea after it violated a naval blockade.

The 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, designed to mandate a 33 percent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, failed to pass in Parliament.