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AAP MLA Gurpreet Gogi shoots himself accidentally, declared dead
The DCP mentioned that the cause of death would be determined once the post-mortem report is received
Categories: National News
Denotified tribes’ anger boiling over amid a stagnating scheme and classification deadlocks
Many leaders ask why DNT/NT/SNT communities are being left out of the BJP’s vision of giving forgotten tribes their dues despite being among the first ones to resist to British colonisers and being branded “criminal” for it
Categories: National News
India’s rights have to be well guarded and well protected: Sonowal on China’s new dam in Tibet
Inland Waterways Authority of India has announced investments of more than ₹50,000 crore in the next five years to create infrastructure for inland water navigation
Categories: National News
In Kerala, a squabble over shirts and seers
A few weeks ago, Swami Sathchidananda, the religious head of Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham Trust, said that men should be allowed to enter Hindu temples in Kerala wearing shirts. The Chief Minister has supported his views. The seer’s remarks have sparked a debate, with some contending that the rules should be changed and others arguing that age-old practices should be retained, reports K.S. Sudhi
Categories: National News
New Tamil Nadu Bill seeks to protect victims of sexual crimes
An executive magistrate can pass a ‘protection order’ on an application filed by the aggrieved person to legally restrain those accused of harassing women from contacting them
Categories: National News
Couple, three minor daughters found murdered in Meerut
Initial investigations point to murder due to personal enmity, police say; special teams formed
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IIT-M’s Saarang 2025 brings students’ skills to the forefront
An array of events, including a quiz contest, was organised as part of IIT-M’s Saarang 2025
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Surplus funds of temples cannot be used to construct shopping complexes, rules Madras High Court
Chief Justice K.R. Shriram and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy say such funds can be used only for purposes mentioned in the HR&CE Act
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PM Modi to visit Paris for AI summit next month
Earlier editions of the AI summit were held in United Kingdom in November 2023 and in South Korea in May 2024.
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Trinamool suspends ex-MP Santanu Sen and ex-MLA Arabul Islam
Santanu Sen had distanced himself from the party after speaking against the official line of the party during the protests over rape and murder of a doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital
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‘Colonisers promoted rote learning; destroyed critical thinking in India’
Governor R.N. Ravi says the British laid stress on memorising facts rather than on practical learning as they wanted to control Indian youth. Under the National Education Policy, the government plans to revive the ‘traditional ways of learning’
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LIC pensioners’ association holds demonstration; puts forth various demands
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Two killed in road accident in Ranipet
Categories: National News