Rush Hour: Congress told to remove Modi video, Khalistani group threatens siege in Vancouver & more

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The Patna High Court has ordered the Congress to take down a video following a complaint alleging that it tarnished the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother, Heeraben Modi. The 36-second artificial intelligence-generated video posted on September 10 depicted the prime minister dreaming about his late mother criticising him for his politics in Bihar.

The state is expected to hold Assembly elections in October or November. After a first information report was registered in connection with the video, the Congress had claimed that it had not disrespected the prime minister or his mother. Read more.

The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a petition seeking an investigation into the alleged custodial deaths of three men from the Hmar community in Assam’s Cachar district. They were killed in an alleged gunfight with the police on July 17, 2024, a day after they were arrested on suspicion of being militants.

Their families had moved the High Court in August 2024, seeking an investigation by police officers from outside Assam or those independent of the state police and government. In its order on Monday,...

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