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Kolkata under-construction warehouse collapse LIVE: Three killed, 18 injured in Taratala accident, says West Bengal CM
According to locals present at the accident site, 50 to 60 workers were working at the site when the accident took place
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Bengaluru’s Major Arterial Road set for inauguration by June end
BDA and BTP plan to install traffic signals at both ends to address the issue of traffic bottlenecks
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Congress to launch fierce protests over exam scams and corruption
Anti-youth policies, rampant corruption, and anti-democratic actions of the BJP regime have pushed the future of the nation’s youth and students into complete darkness, says senior Congress leader Kodikunnil Suresh
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Fiscal prudence, the need of the hour for Tamil Nadu’s power utilities
The approach of successive governments to not hike user or service provider charges regularly has led to power sector entities accumulating debt
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Jonnagiri: India’s largest private gold mine set to yield a tonne of gold a year
About 12 tonnes of gold lie under Jonnagiri, enough to yield some 400 kg in 2026-27 and pay Andhra Pradesh a 4% royalty
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What constitutes a ‘workplace’ under POSH Act?
The High Court, in its judgment dated June 16, set aside the findings of an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) that had held a State Bank of India (SBI) employee guilty of sexual harassment based on an incident that occurred during such travel
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Chose education portfolio to bring social change, says HRD Minister Nara Lokesh
The Minister inaugurated school buildings built for ₹1.4 crore under the P4 programme and said the focus must now move to academic results
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Bombay High Court says shared auto not 'workplace' under PoSH Act, sets aside ICC order
The Court, in its June 22 order, set aside the findings of an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) that had held a State Bank of India (SBI) employee guilty of sexual harassment based on an incident that occurred during such travel
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India eyes 100 GW as global hydropower shifts to ‘water battery’: report
The 2026 Global Hydropower Outlook says China continues to dominate global hydropower development, with more than 300 GW, including 218 GW of pumped storage, under construction
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Get ready for Chennai’s Rainbow Pride March on June 28
In Chennai, a transformative coalition of queer individuals have come together for 18 years to celebrate identity, politics, and years of advocacy, to live as they are. Their annual pride march on June 28 proves that the rainbow flag will continue to flutter high despite impediments
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The Transgender Persons Amendment Bill and the question of identity: Who gets to define a trans life?
As India tightens its transgender law, love, desire, and dating apps reveal how trans people are still asked for proof before acceptance
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They serve as they study, says Supreme Court, backing eased NEET-SS cut-offs for govt. doctors
Access for in-service government doctors to speciality medical courses must become easier, as their healing skills would not be used for personal profit but for the benefit of the larger public, the Bench says
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Deaths could have been avoided in Lucknow blaze if authorities had enforced safety norms: Akhilesh
Claiming that emergency response systems had deteriorated, he said people trapped inside the building continued calling for help and questioned the adequacy of rescue equipment suggesting that more lives could have been saved through quicker intervention
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Lucknow building blaze: Suspended fire officer withdraws allegation of 'lapses' levelled at senior
"I was misled into making the video. I am extremely saddened by the loss of 15 lives in the incident," says suspended Fire Station Second Officer
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SIT inspects Lucknow fire incident site; Congress alleges Uttar Pradesh government’s negligence responsible for tragedy
SIT members Amrit Abhijat, Additional Chief Secretary, Tourism and Culture Department, and Praveen Kumar, ADG, Lucknow Zone, conducted a detailed inspection of the entire building for over an hour in the morning; a team from the Uttar Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) also collected crucial evidence from the site
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Congress yet to take a call on Kochi Corporation Deputy Mayor’s post
It has been more than a month since Deepak Joy, Thripunithura MLA, resigned from the position of the Deputy Mayor as well as the councillor after his win in the Assembly polls
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