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Supreme Court junks review plea against verdict on loss of Scheduled Caste status upon religious conversion
"Application seeking oral hearing of the review petition is rejected. We have gone through the review petition and perused the judgment dated March 24, 2026, which has been sought to be reviewed. There is no error apparent on the record. The Review Petition is, accordingly, dismissed," says Supreme Court
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Why have three Assam districts borne the brunt of floods | Explained
Much of Assam has learnt to live with floods, an annual phenomenon, but historically near-untouched Charaideo, Jorhat, and Sivasagar were least expected to become a waterworld
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Four years after a migrant’s death in Kerala, a family in Odisha still bears the burden
A delayed legal battle, mounting poverty and a childhood cut short underscore the hidden cost of migrant worker deaths
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Maharashtra scraps mandatory one-year SRS bond for MBBS students
A Government Resolution (GR) dated July 23 stated that the one-year bond was introduced to enable MBBS graduates to repay society through their service in return for receiving subsidised medical education
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Chennai Corporation set to launch Intelligent Transport System in August
The project aims to enhance traffic management, improve road safety, and provide better public transport services; it is being implemented at a cost of ₹530 cr., with financial assistance from JICA
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Govt introduces Bill in Lok Sabha for stricter measures to check paper leaks
The Bill proposes to set up fast-track courts in every State for speedy trials of accused and enhances punishment
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Bombay High Court asks Maharashtra government to consider symbolic immersion for large Ganesha idols
Senior advocate Sanjeev Gorwadkar, representing the Shri Ganesh Murtikar Utkarsha Sastha, Thane, also presented an alternative proposal to the court
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Four schoolboys in Kerala booked after visuals of alleged assault on minor go viral
Police say a verbal dispute over leaving a tap open led to the assault that took place near Muvattupuzha
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Live fence against wild boar claims farmer’s life near Kuppam in Chittoor
Venkatesh touched a fence powered to keep wild boar off a neighbouring field at Jogyanur village and died on the spot; forest officials say they have repeatedly warned farmers in border villages against using live wires
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AAP to organise 'National Town Hall Against E20' in Delhi on Aug 1
"We are inviting people to join in large numbers on this platform, where we will discuss how to create pressure on the central government to withdraw the E20 petrol. Experts and people who have faced problems with their vehicles, all are invited," says Arvind Kejriwal
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Amid UDF-LDF spat over Kerala finances, govt reminds departments of need for ‘austerity’ in Budget estimates
Finance department repeats advice about dropping uneconomical schemes and 'perhaps deferment of certain measures, including maintenance expenditure, which can be postponed’
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IIT-Guwahati student ends life, probe on
Police says an investigation is under way; IIT-Guwahati says it is cooperating fully with the police
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Apologise to students, take action against those who attacked students: Rahul to PM
"The entire system is downright murderous against students. Reports are coming in that AK-47s have been fired at protesting students in Bihar, and hundreds have been arrested and booked under FIRs," says Rahul Gandhi
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Adhesive gel pack found with food in Mysuru-Chennai Vande Bharat Express
A senior official of Southern Railway said the incident has been reported to the IRCTC team as well as to the South Western railway
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Oil mill gutted in massive fire in Kerala's Kozhikode
None injured as mill was not operational at the time of the incident. The blaze reportedly originated from a copra drying unit operated with firewood
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Former Odisha Minister Susant Singh dies at 53
A prominent leader from western Odisha, Susant Singh represented the Bhatli assembly constituency for three consecutive terms after winning the elections in 2009, 2014 and 2019 on a BJD ticket
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Two workers killed in explosion at illegal fireworks unit in Sivakasi
One worker, who suffered 75% burns, is in a critical condition at the government hospital in Virudhunagar. The police say the owners had set up the fireworks unit without licence and used the free electricity meant for agriculture to run it
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Action taken against cops seen firing AK-47 during student protest in Bihar: Siwan SP
The cops have been suspended after the incident, said the Siwan Superintendent of Police
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Congress says exam reform panel announced by PM to divert attention
The Opposition party said the Modi government has still not finished implementing the 101 recommendations of the K. Radhakrishnan Committee formed in 2024 after "it bungled multiple examinations including NEET-UG".
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Will see what Nilekani-led task force suggests on online NEET exam: Supreme Court
The Bench was hearing a plea filed by RJD MP Sudhakar Singh following the cancellation of the NEET-UG held on May 3 over alleged paper leak and the announcement of re-NEET
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