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In a move that has reignited the dynastic politics debate, Lalu Prasad Yadav has been re-elected unopposed as the national president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) for the 13th consecutive term, despite his advanced age and poor health. As Bihar gears up for its 2025 assembly elections, this decision has raised critical questions: Is RJD still dependent on Lalu’s legacy for electoral success? Why hasn’t the party nurtured a second line of leadership? And is this a strategic move to boost Tejashwi Yadav’s prospects? While the answers remain speculative, one thing is clear Lalu’s symbolic stature in Bihar politics continues to overshadow internal party reforms.

Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan, a 67-year-old terror accused from Padgha near Mumbai, died at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday after suffering a stroke while lodged in Tihar Jail. Arrested by the NIA in December 2023 for alleged links to ISIS, Nachan was accused of recruiting youth, running an ISIS module in Maharashtra, and training them to wage war against the state. A former SIMI office-bearer and convict in the 2002–03 Mumbai train blasts, Nachan was under trial when his health deteriorated earlier this week.

At a protest rally at Jantar Mantar, former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal urged slum dwellers to oppose demolition drives and reject both BJP and Congress in future elections, calling them “brother and sister”. Accusing the Modi government of breaking its promise of ‘Jahan Jhuggi, Wahan Makan’, he said the real intention was to replace slums with open grounds. Kejriwal claimed the current Delhi government had ruined the city and alleged political targeting of AAP leaders through FIRs.

The southwest monsoon reached Delhi a day earlier than usual and has covered the entire country nine days ahead of schedule, the IMD said. This marks the fastest nationwide monsoon coverage since 2020. Despite a brief stagnation in early June, the monsoon advanced swiftly after its earliest onset in Kerala on May 24, aided by strong weather systems over the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.

A stampede during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Odisha’s Puri left at least three people dead and over 50 injured on Sunday morning, prompting a high-level probe and swift administrative action. The incident occurred near the Gundicha Temple around 4 AM, following crowd chaos triggered by the entry of trucks carrying sacred wood. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi took responsibility, suspended senior police officials, and ordered an investigation, assuring strict action against those responsible.