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Govt. to notify GBG Act on May 15, paving the way for restructuring BBMP
With the implementation of this Act, the BBMP — currently governed under the BBMP Act, 2021 — will cease to exist in its present legal form.
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Operation Sindoor LIVE: PM Modi chairs high-level meeting
Operations presently normal at Delhi airport; J&K govt official, toddler among five killed in intense Pakistan shelling
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Can India repeat Operation Trident of 1971?
Indian Navy’s Vidyut-class missile boats had Pakistan by its jugular vein then; though both nations possess advanced equipment, what gives India an edge is its well-stocked hi-tech anti-ship missiles, ballistic missiles, and a host of surface-to-air missiles and air-to-air strike weapons, say experts
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Odisha heightens coastal and strategic security amid rising tensions
CM Mohan Charan Majhi stated that credible intelligence inputs had prompted heightened vigilance around the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, India’s premier missile testing facility, and Jagannath Temple in Puri
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West Bengal CPI(M) calls for de-escalation of India-Pakistan military conflict
CPI(M) had supported the first phase of Operation Sindoor against terrorism; Md Salim says no one wins in the war of attacks and counter-attacks
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Recently upgraded air defence guns take down Pak drones
Equipping air defence guns with air burst ammunition is a key lesson learned from the Ukraine war where drones have played a significant role
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In Goa, a stampede and screams before sunrise
Over a lakh devotees gathered for north Goa’s annual Lairai jatra, a procession held in Shirgao village, leading to the Shree Lairai Devi temple. Then, there was a mishap on the steep hill; a rope barricade was broken, and chaos ensued. Within a few minutes, six were dead and over 80 injured in a stampede that now has the State administration and the temple committee arguing over who was at fault and who should govern the religious institution, finds Purnima Sah
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Kaziranga bids adieu to anti-poaching sniffer dog
Among K9 Karina’s achievements was identifying a shelter of rhino poachers in 2018
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IIT-Madras launches course to prevent workplace accidents
Aims is to skill professionals from manufacturing, mining, and energy sectors, enhancing safety protocols
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Taslima Nasreen free to move anywhere in India, confirms Union Ministry
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in a letter, has confirmed that the exiled Bangladeshi author has been granted an Indian visa of appropriate category and duration, allowing her the freedom to move anywhere in India, including Kolkata
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KSHRC orders probe into malfunctioning of cold storage unit at district hospital
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The Hindu Huddle 2025: Disintegration of world order is significant because the attack has come from within: Tirumurti
Mr. Tirumurti said the disintegration had not started with the U.S. or President Trump, but rather when China entered the World Trade Organization as a non-market economy, and with the emasculation of Russia
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India a part of wider trend of eroding press freedom in South Asia: report
The Annual South Asia Press Freedom Report 2024-25 flags several concerning trends, including a ‘growing trust deficit in media outlets’, ‘choking of independent websites’ and the extreme precarity of gig workers
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Cabinet sub-committee to hold another meeting on closure of nine new universities
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Karnataka Health Department issues order to recall doctors and staff on deputation in other departments
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Supreme Court is being forced to take on many avatars: Justice Nagarathna
Justice Nagarathna, heading a Bench, observed that cases that vitally need the attention of the highest court hardly get it as litigants appeal to the apex court at the drop of a hat
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