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Elamanchili station footfall grows 11%; halts sought for express trains

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 11:22
The station earned over ₹4.12 crore in 2025-26 as projects including the Nakkapalli bulk drug park and the Rambilli naval base take shape; representations seek halts for the Ratnachal, Garib Rath and AP expresses
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Defamatory post against Kerala Chief Minister: cyber police register case in Kozhikode

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 11:15
Case registered against a Facebook account operating under the name ‘Nithin Kakkedath.’ Petition filed by a member of the Beypore Block Congress Committee
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Is abusive language a criminal offence in India? | Explained

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 11:12
The registration of FIRs over allegedly abusive language during a protest has renewed attention on when the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) criminalises abusive speech and how courts have interpreted such cases
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States cannot cite financial burden to oppose raising retirement age of judicial officers: Supreme Court

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 11:12
The Supreme Court said retaining experienced judicial officers may impose a lesser financial liability than retiring them and filling the resulting vacancies
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NEET-UG protests: Listen to Gen Z, don’t repress them, says Supreme Court

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 11:02
“A better way is to counsel them, pacify them… The most powerful resource is reasoning. To listen to them. The government knows how to deal with it,” says Chief Justice of India Surya Kant
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Parliamentary IT committee to Meta: Apologise for PM video removal or lose safe harbour

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:55
Safe harbour under the IT Act gives tech firms general immunity for users’ posts; the panel also named Google India, seeking similar action against the tech firm for financial frauds
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Kerala rains 2026: researchers call for redrawing disaster management strategy amidst increasing extreme rainfall events

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:55
Studies have shown that mesoscale cloudbursts occurring under favourable ocean-atmospheric conditions may leave a vast area of Kerala vulnerable to flash floods and landslides, anytime during the monsoon season, says expert
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RINL employees ask PMO to clear pending salaries and VRS settlements

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:51
The collectives said the plant had an emergency reserve fund of over ₹900 crore and a cash balance of ₹195 crore, and that salaries, VRS-2 and VRS-3 settlements and family and widow pensions remained unpaid
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Telangana rolls out AI-powered emergency number 112, slashes response time

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:51
The integrated platform brings together Police, Fire Services, Ambulance, Women Safety, Child Protection and Disaster Response under a single national emergency number 112. This also marks the migration of Dial-100 from GVK EMRI located at Kompally.
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Tamil Nadu Budget: Western districts to gain from textile, tourism, and energy initiatives

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:35
“The Technical Textiles Transformation Scheme for Entrepreneurs will be implemented in collaboration with international educational and research institutions, with the financial assistance from Tami Nadu Technical Textiles Mission,“ the Finance Minister said
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Tamil Nadu Budget: Specialised government law college to be set up in Madurai

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:34
Finance Minister Marie Wilson, in his Budget speech, urged the Union government to immediately abolish the NEET-based admission system and restore medical admissions based on Class XII public exam marks (in Tamil Nadu)
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Kerala CM Satheesan says all VACB findings leading to his exoneration in Punarjani case were made under LDF govt

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:31
Satheesan says VACB carried out no investigation or proceedings after Congress-led UDF came to power
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Wangchuk urges Jharkhand exam protester on hunger strike to drink water; five more join fast

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:28
Heeding Sonam Wangchuk’s request, student leader Devendra Nath Mahato had water on the fourth day of his fast
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Trust seeks Central funds to conserve Gundlakamma river

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:27
The Hindu Dharma Parirakshana Trust has written to Union Jal Shakti Minister Chandrakant Raghunath Patil seeking funds under the National River Conservation Plan, for afforestation along both banks, an anti-encroachment drive and a boundary survey
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Jharkhand job aspirants' protest intensifies as five more sit on hunger strike in Ranchi

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:25
For the past 10 days, both the factions have been demanding the cancellation of the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Commission examination, reforms in the commission as well as in the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission.
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Lok Sabha passes Bill on banker's books without debate

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:18
Kiren Rijiju also accused Congress, the CPI and the Samajwadi party of being against Lord Ram and demanded that they apologise to the nation
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Attack on ED officials in Kerala: bail granted to two more accused

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:14
Sixteen of the 25 arrested in connection with an attack on Directorate of Enforcement officials at Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, during a raid on the residence of of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan have been granted bail so far
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4,000 houses in Amaravati to be handed over by December, says Vangalapudi Anitha

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:12
The ministers visited the Ministers’ Bungalows, Iconic Towers, and the MLA and MLC residential quarters, where Mr. Narayana briefed them on the progress of various projects
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TASMAC shops must issue bills for every bottle of liquor they sell: Madras High Court

Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:06
Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan also insists that every retail liquor shop in the State maintain a bill book
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