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CJI-led Bench to hear pleas on Ram Temple donation embezzlement case | LIVE
A petition filed by RJD MP Sudhakar Singh to provide and publish complete financial details of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, including foreign contributions, is listed along with two other petitions
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Prove 'poaching' charge or face ₹100 crore defamation suit: BJP to Omar Abdullah
"The BJP Jammu and Kashmir has sent a legal notice to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah through post/mail, demanding that he either provide concrete evidence to substantiate his allegations of 'poaching' against the BJP or issue a public apology within seven days," says BJP spokesperson
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YSRCP using disgruntled farmers as pawns to stall Amaravati, alleges Ananda Babu
The opposition party is trying to stall development of the capital city project by using a small number of disgruntled farmers as pawns in its political game, alleges Nakka Ananda Babu
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Kerala observes State mourning following demise of Qatar’s former ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
The government, through an order, directed that there shall be no official entertainment or celebratory State functions during the period of mourning
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Sahitya Akademi award-winning Tamil writer Poomani passes at 79
Poomani received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2014 for his monumental novel Agnaadi, an epic narrative set against the backdrop of the Sivakasi (1899) and Kazhugumalai (1895) communal riots; Chief Minister Vijay announces State honours
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Suspended employee of Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee arrested for donation 'irregularities'
Accused Pramod Nautiyal served as the Personal Assistant to the BKTC chairman.
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Bengal to observe 'Ayushman Divas' on Aug 16, replacing TMC's 'Khela Hobey Divas': CM
"The previous TMC government observed it as 'Khela Hobey Divas'. Our government has decided that the day will be observed as Ayushman Divas. The details of our programme will soon follow," says West Bengal CM
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Three militants arrested in Manipur
An insurgent belonging to the banned United Peoples' Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) outfit was apprehended in Porompat area in Imphal East district on July 13
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Suvendu Adhikari backs curbs on Kolkata airport mosque entry, cites security concerns
The location of the Kolkata international airport is critical since both China and Bangladesh are close by; it cannot keep its gates open for outsiders, said Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari
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Road rage | Politics of renaming a street in Bengal
Soon after the BJP government renamed Kolkata’s Suhrawardy Avenue as Gopal Mukherjee Road, there was public outcry — and historical evidence — that the street was originally named not after the man whom the government blames for killings, but rather the first Muslim V-C of Calcutta University. Here’s why the renaming of the street marks a crucial moment in Bengal politics
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BJP, RSS, VHP have hijacked Lord Ram, says former MP V. S. Ugrappa
He told reporters in Belagavi that none of the 11 members of the temple trust, including a retired government officer, were able to prevent the alleged theft
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Central Vista to be known as ‘Kartavya Bhawan Area’: HUA Minister Manohar Lal
Until now, we have been repeatedly referring to it as ‘Central Vista’; from now on, please call it the ‘Kartavya Bhawan Complex’ or ‘Kartavya Bhawan Area’, says Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal
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Madras HC to take up today MRK Panneerselvam’s plea to be discharged from 2011 disproportionate assets case
This is the second discharge plea; the first plea was allowed by a magistrate in 2016 but reversed by the High Court in 2025
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Retrenchments in Kerala: Labour codes and its rules | Explained
Chapter XI of the Code provides that the appropriate Government shall set up a worker re-skilling fund, and the employer must contribute to the fund an amount equal to 15 days’ wages last drawn by the worker immediately before the retrenchment
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CAG flags ₹3,541 crore excess spend, budgetary lapses in Maharashtra Govt’s Ladki Bahin scheme
The CAG said audit scrutiny revealed that ₹15,586 crore drawn between January and March 2025 was transferred to Virtual Personal Deposit Accounts (VPDAs)
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Supreme Court to hear plea against sky-high airfares today
The petition said the government’s answer that “new rules are being framed, trust the process” was just not enough
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SIR anomalies may cross one crore in Telangana: CEO
In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudharshan Reddy provides more insights into the ongoing SIR process
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‘We tried CPR, but it was too late,’ say Vietnam boat tragedy witnesses on return to Hyderabad
Several Indian tourists who were stranded in Vietnam after the tragedy landed in Hyderabad on the night of July 12
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Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary inaugurates projects worth ₹1,047 crore
Mr. Choudhary said that Bihar’s economy was being significantly strengthened by promoting women’s economic empowerment and entrepreneurship.
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West Bengal government seeks support of DMSC for cervical cancer vaccination for sex workers in Sonagachi
Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, a collective for working on rights and recognition of sex workers, celebrates 31 years
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