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Pradhan orders crackdown on misinformation networks; security and intelligence agencies asked to ensure foolproof conduct

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni used the Hindi phrase 'parishram hi safalta ki kunji hai' to describe the growing India-Italy ties, emphasizing hard work as key to success. The two nations upgraded their bilateral relations to a Special Strategic Partnership, unveiling a Joint Strategic Action Plan for 2025-2029, aiming for a 20 billion euro trade target.

As of now, the Bengaluru Traffic Police has agreed to allow the completion of drain, footpath, and utility works and B-SMILE is likely to take up whitetopping work for a 1-km stretch between KH Circle and Kreeda Junction within the next month.

The police commissioner’s statement came on the day a Judicial Magistrate First Class court is scheduled to examine the case diary on the plea moved by Twisha’s family seeking a fresh postmortem examination

Government gives hope to all skilled workers, says INTUC

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed Cubans on their Independence Day, highlighting severe hardships and blaming the communist leadership, particularly the military conglomerate GAESA, for plundering billions. Rubio offered a new path with $100 million in aid, to be distributed via trusted charities, not GAESA, contrasting elite wealth with public suffering.

The AIADMK general secretary had, both inside and outside the legislature in the last five years, “highlighted vigorously the lapses” of the previous DMK regime, the former Minister says

Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Prime Minister is "attacking the Constitution 24 hours a day" by weakening MNREGA, not conducting caste census, and favouring select industrialists

Pointing out a section of AIADMK MLAs had already voted in favour of the government during the trust vote in the Assembly, Mr. Shanmugam said that was different.

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Is football carving out a niche under the giant shadow of cricket in Bengaluru, and what in-stadia experience is attracting the enthusiasts?

The court said lack of a clear definition has led to ‘very deceptive’ packaging of cheap alcohol, with liquor even passed off as ‘fruit juice’; some excise laws include sacks and wrappers as ‘bottle’

Justice G.R. Swaminathan commends the decision taken by the government and tells Advocate General Vijay Narayan that it is a “good decision”

Ahead of bilateral talks, PM Modi called on Italian President Sergio Mattarella and discussed different aspects relating to India-Italy friendship, including trade, investment and cultural linkages

The detailed portfolios will be submitted to the Governor and will be published via gazette notification

Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar and NCP (SP) MLA Jayant Patil cited incidents where a police vehicle sent to search for a missing girl in Nagpur apparently did not have diesel, and attack on a petrol pump worker in Jalgaon over alleged fuel shortage

Australian LNG could reach eastern India through a crisis-free Indian Ocean route, the High Commissioner says; lithium and copper may follow for the clean-energy shift

The 52-year-old singer had gone to the Southeast Asian nation to perform in the 4th edition of the festival

Mr. Vijay, along with his Cabinet colleagues, paid tributes to the social reformer on his 181st birth anniversary