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‘Torture’ in custody: J&K High Court directs police to submit its report
The victim’s family has moved the court to seek the transfer of the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation, ‘so that the investigation is conducted fairly and independently and in an impartial manner’
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Andhra Pradesh promulgates Ordinance on sub-classification of Scheduled Castes
It seeks to provide a legal framework to classify the communities into three sub-groups to address disparities in representation and access to welfare schemes
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Shiv Sena (UBT) backs Mamata’s claim, accuses BJP of fuelling Bengal violence
“Wherever the BJP fails to form a government — be it Kerala, Tamil Nadu, or Bengal — they try to create unrest”
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Paddy harvesting picks up in Yadgir
But growers in the district are worrying over the yield falling short of their expectation due to shortage of water during a crucial period
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IUML has no moral right to oppose amendment while eyeing Waqf land, says INL leader
He alleged that 22 acres, originally owned by a tax-paying Jamaat mosque and leased for 99 years to the college, had effectively been appropriated by the IUML-controlled CDMEA
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India’s defence sector ready to play important role in global supply chain resilience, says Rajnath
Defence Minister noted that domestic defence capabilities serve as credible deterrence, maintaining peace and tranquillity in a dual bid to ensure national security and strategic autonomy.
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TNPCB study shows elevated levels of mercury in waterbodies near NLCIL
The TNPCB study, with water samples collected on December 17, 2024, was undertaken following the intervention of the NGT, the report of which was submitted on Wednesday
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Supreme Court sets aside Delhi High Court orders against Wikimedia
Delhi High Court had ordered removal of a Wikipedia page on a defamation case filed by ANI
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Mayawati cautions Dalits amid SP outreach, terms statements as politics of narrow selfishness
The former Uttar Pradesh CM asks Dalits, backward classes, and minorities not to fall prey to the SP’s tactics
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As bike taxi ban looms, Bengalureans turn to carpooling for daily commute
For thousands of daily commuters, bike taxis have been a low-cost, time-saving solution in the traffic-congested city.
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How many poor Muslims got benefitted from Waqf Board in the last 75 years?, asks BJP
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National Herald an open-and-shut case of fraud, corruption, and money laundering, alleges BJP
At a press conference, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says the Congress workers should protest against their own leadership for allegedly misusing a charitable entity and the party’s resources for their own personal gain
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ASI finds centuries-old rock art sites in Mizoram
The discoveries were made during a survey conducted across villages in four districts, officials said
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Palghar district in Maharashtra trains 259 gram panchayats in disaster management
Earlier such kits were only distributed among the Tehsildars in taluka level and fire brigades; this is the first time that gram panchayats are being given disaster kits
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Nellore IAB allocates 41 tmcft water for over 3 lakh acres in Rabi season
Water from Somasila reservoir will be released to the crop canals from May 5, says Endowments during the IAB meeting
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EPFO to relocate its Coonoor office
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Environment Ministry must roll back order on desulphurising coal plants: study
The study was commissioned by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, and executed by the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru
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Tension in Tirupati as police place YSRCP leader Karunakar Reddy under house arrest
Accepting the challenge thrown by the TDP, the former TTD chairman vowed to visit the Goshala to prove his charges on cow deaths
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