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T.N. BSP chief Armstrong murder: Accused Thiruvengadam killed in police encounter at Chennai
Thiruvengadam was taken to a hideout where he claimed he had stashed the weapons used for the Armstrong murder
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Why has Parliament increased the number of Supreme Court judges? | Explained
This is the first increase in the court’s strength since 2019, when Parliament raised the sanctioned strength from 31 to 34 judges
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Former Kadapa airport director gets three years in bribery case
Mukundagiri Rangachari Srinivasan was caught accepting ₹25,000, the first instalment of a ₹50,000 bribe sought for clearing pending bills and not blacklisting a firm; he has also been fined ₹50,000
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Why you get better care when you stop nodding and start asking why
Doctors are trained to approach illness in a particular way — whereas what you want out of treatment may be vastly different. When this is not discussed, a large mismatch in expectations can develop, resulting in a trust deficit, and ultimately, disappointment
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Youth Congress workers protest outside Gadkari’s house in Nagpur, several detained
The police were deployed along with barricades on the route near Mr Gadkari’s house; several protesters attempted to climb over them to proceed. At least 30 Congress office bearers and party functionaries were detained
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Noisy scenes in Punjab Assembly over paper leaks
During the Question Hour, Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa raised the issue of alleged multiple examination paper leaks in Punjab over the last four-and-a-half years under the Aam Aadmi Party regime
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Suvendu Adhikari to meet NCPI MPs in Delhi on August 4 as TMC stares at more exits
Speculations are rife that leaders from the ‘Kalighat camp’, which comprises of the loyalists of Trinamool founder Mamata Banerjee, are likely to switch sides and join the NCPI
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‘Donors got mixer grinders, cash’: blood banks in Bengal under scanner over ‘illegal’ sale to other States
Officials said around 11 blood banks have been barred from organising donation drives until the investigation is over. However, they are still permitted to collect blood from donors at their centres
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Several WhatsApp users say their accounts 'put under review'
The disruption was highlighted around 8 p.m. IST when users started facing the issue without any prior warning from the Meta group's messaging app
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Delhi police move against social media handles over misleading Jantar Mantar protest videos
Meta and X have been asked to remove videos falsely portraying the concluded agitation as ongoing, while police identify accounts for possible legal action
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Cauvery water issue: DMK members walk out from both Houses in protest
DMK Rajya Sabha MP P. Wilson blames the Congress for ignoring the issue which he said affects nearly everyone in Tamil Nadu
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Baghel asks workers to beware of ‘traitors’ within Punjab Congress
Addressing the gathering in Bathinda, he said the next elections will not be fought by the candidates alone, but by the entire party’s rank and file, underlining the need for strengthening the organisation at the grassroots level
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Opposition MPs protest over Ram Temple donation theft
Members of the Samajwadi Party, who took part in the protest, say till now ₹47,000 has been collected and the money would be donated to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and a receipt would be taken
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Govt to sell up to 6.5% in LIC at ₹382/share; to add ₹31k crore to disinvestment kitty
If fully subscribed, the sale of over 82.22 crore shares or a 6.5% stake at the given floor price will fetch about ₹31,000 crore to the disinvestment kitty
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The dilemma over PM SHRI in Kerala
The UDF is caught between the need for central funds and maintaining its integrity
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1.28 lakh people in seven Assam districts reel under floods; toll rises to 87 with two more deaths
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), in its report, said both the deaths were reported from the worst-hit Sivasagar district
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Amid a flood of holiday demands, Collectors weather an online storm
As online demands and criticism over rain holidays mount, District Collectors say decisions are guided by weather data and field reports—not social media pressure; school closures during orange, yellow alerts depend on local assessments, they say
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