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BJP suspends 9 workers over ‘berating slogans’ during August 5 rally in Kashmir
The suspension follows an outcry over a rally where slogans, allegedly berating Kashmir women, were raised during a rally celebrating abrogation of Article 370 on August 5 in Anantnag
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Seven African nationals detained in Delhi for overstaying
Police from Pandav Nagar conducted discreet enquiries and verified records to trace seven foreign nationals whose immigration status needed verification
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Kerala govt. sanctions ₹14.4 crore for rehabilitation of Endosulfan victims
An amount of ₹2.64 crore has been earmarked for the 1,000 beneficiaries who are expected to be newly added to the list
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Four militants arrested in Manipur
Two cadres of the banned outfit SOREPA were arrested from Kakching Khunou Umathel Awang Leikai and another from Checkon area, while a cadre of People's Liberation Army (PLA) was apprehended from Seijang Awang
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Political parties urge govt. to convene all-party meeting on Mekedatu project
The leaders that the State had often received only surplus water released during periods of heavy rainfall rather than its allocated share
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In Bihar, four new minority residential schools will start academic activities from August
Skill development, smart classes & modern education to be given at madrasas; requisition sent to BPSC to fill 288 teaching posts for ‘residential minority schools’
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Biren Singh’s audio clip altered, says Centre; SC allows Manipur civil society group to access report
Petitioner-NGO says earlier tests had shown a 93% match linking the audio clips to the former Chief Minister; plea alleges the leader was involved in the ethnic violence in which over 250 people were killed
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Cannons in Adoor Mahalingeswara temple stand guard over centuries of history
The temple, located in Delampady Gram Panchayat, is already renowned for its 10th-century origins, its three-tiered Gajaprishta (elephant-back) style architecture, the famous Adoor inscription, an intricately carved Balikkal (sacrificial stone), and the Sathyakallu (oath stone)
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Kabini dam: Fresh flood alert issued as rains intensify in Kerala
Inflow into the Kabini dam in Mysuru district has gone up yet again as incessant rains lashed its catchment areas in Kerala
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U.S. accounts for 67% of India’s LPG imports, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri
Before the conflict broke out in West Asia, India imported about 60% of its LPG requirement of which 90% transited through the Strait of Hormuz.
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No solar, wind, renewable energy project within 1 km of international border, says Home Ministry
Bar on Chinese, Bangadeshi and Pakistani engineers or staff in such projects, say new guidelines
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Maharashtra FDA permanently cancels Pune-based pharma firm's license over six contaminated medicines, GMP lapses
The inspection revealed incomplete manufacturing records, poor hygiene, inadequate quality-control systems and the omission of ingredients specified in approved Ayurvedic formulations
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Bihar government orders probe into viral video of an injured man plastered with ‘splint’ cardboard sheet
In a video, which went viral on social media on August 6, a young man, Kunal Kumar, was seen writhing in pain while lying on a hospital bed with his right leg plastered with a cardboard sheet and hand figures bandaged
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Amarnath Yatra suspended from Jammu amid inclement weather, decline in pilgrim arrivals
Officials said the administration is monitoring the situation and will review the movement of pilgrims based on the weather and the condition of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway
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Supreme Court to examine impact of data protection law on RTI, investigative journalism
The court said both the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 and the RTI Act were central legislations with a need to harmonise them; it would examine if this restrictive or ‘cautionary approach’ to sharing data under the DPDP Act worked to repeal earlier transparency legislations
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Indian government does not endorse comments made at Sheikh Hasina press meet, says MEA
The government has no role to play in what was an event by a private media entity, says MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal
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Spurt in chikungunya cases highlights need to check vector population
As on August 4, a total of 105 confirmed and 62 probable chikungunya cases have been reported from various parts of the State, primarily Thiruvananthapuram. Intense monsoon rainfall interspersed with spells of hot weather has led to an abundance in Aedes mosquitoes
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U.P. Opposition alleges police ‘rowdy’ under BJP after row over Rampur SP remarks on cow slaughter
The SP said that that those involved in such practices are either “scoundrels and not true Muslims”, adding that teaching them a lesson is his job
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Railway officers told to camp at train accident sites to expedite probe
Safety review by the Railway Board exposes delay in finalising accident inquiries in multiple cases
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Raw Mango drops a handloom rap
Designer Sanjay Garg and rapper A-KAL (aka tennis player Adil Kalyanpur) on Raw Mango’s rap song Handloom Y’All and reimagining India’s textile heritage
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