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UDF convenor dares V.D. Satheesan reveal name of ‘anonymous benefactor’ who sponsored his chartered flight

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 12:27
Adoor Prakash told a television channel that V.D. Satheeshan had a moral obligation to clear the politically controversial ambiguity surrounding his ‘obstinate refusal’ to name the person or entity who sponsored the private chartered flight
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Tributes paid to Rajiv Gandhi recalling his communal peace rally at Charminar

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 12:10
The meeting is held every year since 1990 to commemorate former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s message of communal harmony and national integration from Charminar
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Delhi SIR: Public audit in two booths finds over 100 voters wrongly marked absent, shifted, or dead

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 12:10
Voters residing at the same address for multiple decades express anger that they were marked ‘untraceable’, ‘absent’, and permanently shifted, and their only option is to enrol afresh using Form 6
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POSH compliance in public sector banks: CIC remands RTI appeal for ‘fair hearing’

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 11:58
The applicant, Chayan Ghosh Chowdhury, cited the Supreme Court’s decision in Aureliano Fernandes vs State of Goa case and claimed that banks had failed to constitute Internal Committees as required under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
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The Howdah Bearers | Mysuru's Dasara elephants

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 11:52
Kings stopped riding it in 1969. The elephants never stopped carrying it. This year, Mysuru has picked the next elephant.
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Delhi High Court permits 16-year-old rape survivor to terminate 31-week pregnancy

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 11:49
Under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, the procedure can be done till 20 weeks of gestation period in ordinary cases and 24 weeks in certain categories such as rape survivors
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Neha Bora moves Delhi High Court against peace bond notice

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 11:44
AISA said Neha Bora’s petition seeks an immediate stay and withdrawal of the notice, and argues that the notice is prima facie ambiguous and factually incorrect
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SC upholds cancellation of patta over Tamil Nadu water body, orders alternative site for 20 flat owners

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 11:16
A Bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria directed the Tamil Nadu government to allot a suitable site to the 20 flat owners within six months before demolishing their apartments
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Prior nod to probe bribe demand by police personnel not needed under anti-graft law: Supreme Court

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 11:11
The significant observation was made by a Bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria in its judgment delivered on October 16
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MEA rejects OIC’s ‘anti-India’ references, accuses Pakistan of orchestrating them

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 11:08
The MEA said that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India, and “politically motivated propaganda” cannot alter that reality
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Kerala High Court directs release of ₹9.73 crore for 225 victim compensation claims

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 10:58
The court also directed the secretaries of the respective District Legal Services Authorities to collect all required documents from victims while their cases were pending before the court to avoid delays in processing and disbursing compensation
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Peaceful protest is fundamental right, but protesters’ credentials must be weighed: Bombay HC

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 10:41
The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to respond to petitions alleging illegal detention of protesters during the anti-CEC demonstrations, while cautioning that “criminals should not participate” under the guise of civilians
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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, former CM Jagadish Shettar seek time from sugarcane farmers of Karnataka at late night meeting in Hubballi

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 10:00
Farmers to decide next course of action after consultations on October 19
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NGT halts tree felling for Hebbal Short Tunnel Project in Bengaluru

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 09:49
The tribunal has scheduled the next hearing for December 15
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Anti-drug activist murder: Diljit Dosanjh says Jhota's family should get justice

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 09:27
Known for raising his voice against the illegal sale of addictive substances at chemist shops, Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot in broad daylight inside a medical store in a busy marketplace in Mansa on October 13
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We're seeking development in all domains, air, sea to AI: Vice-chief of Naval Staff

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 09:08
Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar also referred to the Navy's Operation Urja Suraksha, which has helped in safely escorting many ships to Indian shores, amid attacks in critical sea lanes
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Anbumani Ramadoss discharged from hospital after undergoing elective knee procedure

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 08:56
As per a medical bulletin, Dr. Ramadoss underwent the procedure at Chennai’s Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road
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Hyderabad airport regains X account access after cryptocurrency promotion posts by hackers

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 08:33
At around 1.30 a.m., the airport’s X handle, ‘@RGIAHyd’, published posts promoting ‘StonkFun Season 1’, an eligibility checker linked to the Stonk App and the Solana cryptocurrency ecosystem.
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Indian air ambulance makes emergency landing in Bangladesh; patient dies

Mon, 10/19/2026 - 07:59
The air ambulance, flying from Agartala to Kolkata, made an emergency landing in Dhaka after a mid-air technical fault; the 56-year-old patient later died at a city hospital
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