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Madras High Court directs publishers of Tamil magazine to pay a compensation of ₹25 lakh to DMK leader T.R. Baalu

Hindu - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 16:18
Justice A.A. Nakkiran partly decrees a suit filed by him against the magazine in 2014 for a publication made in 2013
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Maximum punishment for defaulting MFIs increased to 10 years, says Home Minister

Hindu - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 16:16
Earlier, a three-year imprisonment and fine of ₹5 lakh was proposed for offences committed under the law.
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No booze in Delhi for 3 days! Check when liquor shops will be shut this week

Times of India - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 16:16
Liquor shops, hotels, and restaurants in Delhi will be closed from February 3 to 5 and again on February 8 due to the Delhi assembly elections. The closure, classified as 'dry days,' applies to various excise license holders and encompasses a 48-hour period leading up to polling and on the counting day.
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Sanjay Raut claims ‘black magic’ rituals performed at Maharashtra CM’s residence

Hindu - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 16:12
While alleging that CM Fadnavis was unwilling to move into the official residence due the “black magic rituals”, Mr. Raut questioned the implications of such an act in a State with a rich history of social reform
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LIC employees stage protest in Dharwad against hike in FDI limit in insurance

Hindu - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 16:11
The protest comes in response to a call for a nation-wide protest against the Union government’s decision
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Incarcerated MP Rashid rapidly losing weight during hunger strike, kin says

Hindu - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 16:10
Awami Ittehad Party chief Engineer Rashid has completed five days of hunger strike inside the Tihar Jail to protest not being allowed to represent his constituency
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'Wouldn’t have included him in INDIA bloc': Cong's Khera's swipe at Kejriwal

Times of India - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 16:07
Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera claims Arvind Kejriwal would not have been part of the INDIA alliance if it were up to Congress, accusing Kejriwal of megalomania. Khera emphasizes Congress's efforts to maintain the alliance and stresses the need for a long-term strategy to defeat the BJP.
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Budget allocation for health sector remains insufficient, say healthcare professionals

Hindu - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 16:01
The current allocation remains at approximately 2% of the GDP, a far cry from the WHO’s recommendation of 6%, say Praja Arogya Vedika members in a letter to Union Finance Minister
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University organises walkathon to create awareness on cancer

Hindu - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 16:01
Scores of students and teachers participate in the event in Davangere
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9.13 lakh hired, close to fulfilling promise of giving 12 lakh jobs: Bihar government

Hindu - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 15:58
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said his government is taking the State forward with help from the Centre; he took a dig at the RJD by saying that before 2005, the situation in Bihar was ‘very pathetic’
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Over 800 km border with Bangladesh yet to be fenced, challenges include objections by Border Guard Bangladesh: MHA  

Hindu - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 15:56
Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said that the total length of the India-Bangladesh border is 4,096.7 km, out of which 3,232.218 km has been covered with fencing
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Veggie theft in school prompts students in a Kerala school to write to Minister for CCTV camera

Hindu - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 15:56
Sivankutty, in a Facebook post, assures students that the police are investigating the incident. Education officials too have been directed to probe the matter
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Tamil Nadu govt. increases wages for anti-poaching watchers to ₹15,625 per month

Hindu - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 15:55
However, the approved wage is lower than the amount proposed based on the State’s revised minimum wages
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Government hiding Kumbh stampede death toll: Opposition

Hindu - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 15:53
Opposition MPs take on government in both houses of Parliament, allege ‘thousands’ have died in stampede on January 29
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