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School excursion row: UDF leaders release CCTV footage in support of their claims

Hindu - Thu, 11/05/2026 - 17:42
The leadership claimed that the visuals showed the principal and the PTA president entering and leaving the establishment, alleging that a bill of ₹1,100 for alcoholic beverages was settled using the PTA president’s personal ATM card.
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24-hour arrest rule starts from detention: Supreme Court

Hindu - Thu, 11/05/2026 - 17:39
The 24-hour rule to produce a detainee before court starts the moment a police officer ‘touches the body’ to restrain liberty, says top court; right to life and liberty cannot be curtailed by even ‘special statutes’ like UAPA, PMLA, NDPS, says court
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Centre tells Supreme Court it may set up a panel to review UGC equity on campus regulations

Hindu - Thu, 11/05/2026 - 17:38
The Centre said it was examining criticism about the Regulations, which had sparked protests by upper-caste student groups; the Court had stayed the regulations in January, stating that they were “too vague”
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Zero tolerance against violence on campuses, says Roji M. John as SFI activists stage ‘banner protest’ at Kalady

Hindu - Thu, 11/05/2026 - 17:37
Suspended SFI activists staged a banner protest, declaring that they would not tender an apology over the August 13 campus incidents
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Karnataka targets 30 GW renewable energy capacity addition in five years

Hindu - Thu, 11/05/2026 - 17:35
Additional Chief Secretary of the Energy Department Gaurav Gupta says Karnataka is planning to add 41.5 GW of new wind and solar capacity and approximately 11,000 MWh of battery energy storage by 2034–35
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ECI issues fresh work allocation order; brings back oversight on IT head

Hindu - Thu, 11/05/2026 - 17:34
An internal order issued on July 28 by Senior DEC Maneesh Garg had removed DEC Sanjay Kumar from the charge of IT and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) divisions, and given Dr. Khanna a free hand, enabling her to directly report to the Commission
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INDIA bloc demands scrapping of SIR, seeks use of pre-SIR 2025 electoral rolls for next local polls

Hindu - Thu, 11/05/2026 - 17:33
The declaration urged the State government to conduct next taluk and zilla panchayat elections using the pre-SIR 2025 electoral rolls
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Four killed, two missing as SUV plunges into river near Gangotri

Hindu - Thu, 11/05/2026 - 17:30
According to police, the accident took place on the Gangotri National Highway when the vehicle reportedly went out of control and plunged into the river
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Sporadic clashes mar MPTC/ZPTC elections in Kurnool, Nandyal, and Anantapur districts

Hindu - Thu, 11/05/2026 - 17:29
Nandyal registers 73.63% polling, Kurnool 68.23 %, and Anantapur 64.83%
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DRDO conducts successful flight-test of Pralay missile

Hindu - Thu, 11/05/2026 - 17:29
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the test was conducted as part of user evaluation trials and successfully met all the stipulated objectives, as validated by data captured through various range instruments.
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Delhi HC asks ED to respond to Al Falah University chairman’s interim bail plea

Hindu - Thu, 11/05/2026 - 17:29
Al Falah University group chairman Siddiqui sought interim bail or custody parole to care for his ailing wife
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Injunction on Koodathayi-based web series challenged in High Court

Hindu - Thu, 11/05/2026 - 17:28
The release of the series had been halted following an interim injunction granted by a munsiff court on a suit filed by Jolyamma Joseph, the prime accused in the alleged murder of six members of her family
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Kerala-born Nithya Raman becomes Los Angeles Mayor

Hindu - Thu, 11/05/2026 - 17:28
Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Mayor Karen Bass to take charge of the second most populous city in the U.S. after New York.
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Montana man wins home after funding $955,000 despite title being in wife's name

Times of India - Thu, 11/05/2026 - 17:28
In a contentious property dispute in Montana, a couple found themselves at odds after their marriage dissolved. The husband poured approximately $955,000 into their shared home, though it was registered solely in the wife's name. Ultimately, the Montana Supreme Court favored the husband, underscoring the significance of financial contributions over title ownership in divorce settlements.
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