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Rising illegal migration can upset India’s poll mechanism: Jagdeep Dhankhar
The Vice President said mind-boggling numbers of migrants are entering India without a “token of resistance” and are straining resources; urges immediate intervention, beyond “petty politics”
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Capacity expansion at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, Mumbai, to cross 10 million TEUs by 2027
In 2024, the JNP port handled the highest ever container volume of 7.05 million TEUs, performing at more than 90% capacity
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How entrance examinations for professional courses made an entry into Tamil Nadu
In his memoir, a civil servant traces the idea of TNPCEE to the discussion Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran had with Anna University Vice-Chancellor V.C. Kulandaiswamy in 1982. MGR advised the educationist to ensure that candidates from rural areas seeking admission to engineering courses were treated leniently at pre-admission interviews
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When Manmohan Singh’s election was challenged in the Madras High Court
Soon after he joined Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao’s Cabinet as the Finance Minister, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Assam. In 1993, a petition was filed in the court for his disqualification from Parliament. But the court did not find merit in the petitioner’s case that Singh could not claim to be ‘an ordinary resident’ of Assam
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Lodha case hearing adjourned to January 27: Bombay High Court
The company that was founded in 1980, was split between the brothers, when Abhinandan Lodha separated to form a different entity
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Row over feeding stray animals: Mysuru varsity Registrar transferred
Speculations rife that the shifting stemmed from the controversy over the ban on feeding stray animals at Kukkarahalli lake
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U.S. President Donald Trump declares end to birthright citizenship
The decision could affect thousands of Indian professionals working in the U.S. under H-1B and other temporary visas; President threatens to impose 100% tariffs on BRICS countries if they attempt to move to “non-dollar” transactions.
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Supreme Court reserves verdict in contempt plea on DDA for illegal tree felling in protected ridge area
Court seeks to look into the extent of contempt, the reasons for the widening of road that led to the tree felling
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Centre, police propose to establish 88 new security camps in Maoist affected areas
Officials said that it helps the security forces in planning operations against the armed Maoist cadres and fill the security vacuum in an area
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Field-level RPF officers put through specialised course on Improvised Explosive Devices detection
The five-day crash course on IEDs detection is conducted for a select group of about 40 men and women officers in batches; over 500 RPF and Railway Protection Special Force officers have undergone training at the centre since 2023
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Indian fact-checkers to continue with Meta partnerships, for now
For at least a few months, Meta’s partnerships with fact checkers in India, as well as other countries other than the US, will continue, an executive from the firm said
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High Court issues notice to Punjab and Haryana governments on petition challenging anti-begging laws
The PIL challenges the constitutionality of certain sections of 50-year-old State laws that prohibit begging by criminalising it
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On UCC, Modi government treating Law Commission in a “cavalier manner”: Congress
In a consultation paper, the 22nd Law Commission said UCC “neither necessary nor desirable”; in June 2023, said it would examine UCC again after reference from Law Ministry; wound up in August 2024 without submitting UCC report
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Kodli village PHC doctors, staff blamed for yet another maternal death in State
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