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‘Crucial to depict sensitivity’: Madras High Court asks Tamil Nadu police to complete probe on FB post on Lord Krishna
The High Court said depicting Hindu Gods in a disrespectful manner, intentionally hurting the sentiments of millions, cannot be justified adding that freedom of speech does not translate into hurting religious feelings.
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CCI rejects objection raised by AGI Greenpac, clears way for Uganda's INSCO takeover of HNG
INSCO had proposed to acquire 100 per cent of HNG's fresh equity, with a 5 per cent minority stake. The filing was made through the green channel route and was deemed approved on submission.
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What is Sona Comstar succession dispute: Rani Kapur seeks UK probe in Sunjay Kapur’s death amid Rs 30,000 crore family feud
"The events leading to Sunjay's death are very alarming," a family source informed ANI, further stating that the UK authorities have been urged to take immediate action.
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Banke Bihari temple case: Why row over UP govt's Ordinance reached Supreme Court
The SC has proposed to constitute a committee headed by a retired High Court judge to oversee the management of the temple while the validity of the Ordinance is decided by the High Court.
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Tamil Nadu files plea in SC against Madras HC restraining use of living persons' names, former CMs' photos in ads
On July 31, the Madras High Court had restrained the Tamil Nadu government from using the name of any living personality in the nomenclature of new or re-branded public schemes to be introduced in the future.
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‘Lord Krishna was first mediator’: Supreme Court seeks mediation in Banke Bihari Temple case
"Lord Krishna was the first mediator", the apex court said seeking mediation in the case. It proposed a committee to settle the issue between the state government and the temple trust.
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Congress veteran Ashok Ram quits after 40 years, joins JD(U) citing Dalit neglect ahead of Bihar polls
Ashok Ram alleged that "Dalits were being ignored" in Congress with which he had been associated for nearly four decades.
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Watch | Part of Patna's Rs 422 cr double-deck flyover, inaugurated 2 months ago by CM Nitish Kumar, sinks after heavy rain
The city’s first elevated corridor or double-deck flyover was inaugurated by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on June 11, 2025 and spans the congested Ashok Rajpath corridor.
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‘Anti-national, insulting’: Mamata Banerjee says Bengali termed 'Bangladeshi national language' in Delhi Police letter
"See now how Delhi Police under the direct control of the Ministry of Home, Government of India, is describing Bengali as "Bangladeshi" language!" Banerjee posted on her Facebook account, sharing a copy of the letter.
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Netnayahu condemns Hamas for ‘Nazi-like abuse’ after hostage video shows Israeli ‘digging his own grave’
The Prime Minister ended his statement with a call to the international community: "I call on all the countries of the world – stand against this Nazi-like abuse. Do not stand by. This is a moral test."
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BJD, Congress raise questions on Odisha Police claims of ‘no one involved’ in Puri girl death: 'Foul play'
BJD leader Pramila Mallik alleged that the state police from day one have been attempting to "shield" the culprits suspected to be members of the ruling party (BJP).
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‘No issues to talk about’: Prashant Kishor on Tejashwi Yadav for claiming name missing in Bihar voter list, EPIC changed
“No one is going to fall for false promises, those whose names are not on the list will fight the Election Commission, the Election Commission is not the master, the people are the masters,” Prashant Kishor said.
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EC asks Tejashwi to hand over his EPIC card for investigation: ‘Not issued officially’
ECI dismissed RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s allegation that his name was missing from the draft electoral roll or that his EPIC number had been altered.
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‘Gundagardi’: J&K Political parties demand action against Army officer for attacking SpiceJet employees in Srinagar
SpiceJet on Sunday said that a senior Army officer, who was to board a flight to Delhi, assaulted four airline ground staffers at the Srinagar airport on July 26 and one of them suffered a spinal fracture.
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Bihar electoral draft roll: EC says no demand raised by any party to include or remove names so far
The ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral roll in Bihar has seen opposition parties attacking the EC, alleging that the exercise will deny voting rights to crores of eligible persons for want of documents.
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NPPA slashes prices of 37 essential drugs, including paracetamol, atorvastatin, amoxycillin
Price ceilings, issued by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), cover medicines used to treat various conditions ranging from infections, heart ailments, and inflammation to diabetes and vitamin deficiencies.
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Malegaon blast case: Lt Col Purohit gets warm welcome as he returns home in Pune after acquittal
Those who took part in the procession also raised "Jai Shree Ram" and "Sanatan dharm ki jai" slogans hailing his acquittal, and expressed happiness over what they termed as the end of a long legal battle.
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Buried after no claimant: Indian authorities hand over exhumed Pakistani national's body recovered in Kupwara
"The body was recovered from the banks of Kishanganga river near Government Higher Secondary School, Keran, on July 20 but had remained unidentified," authorities said.
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Dharmasthala mass burial case: No skeletal remains found at two more suspected sites
So far, skeletal remains have been recovered only from site No 6 on Thursday, where 15 bone fragments—no skull—were found.
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‘Let BJP-JD(S) leaders comment, if we speak…’: Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar on silence on life sentence for Prajwal Revanna
Speaking to reporters in Delhi, Shivakumar said, JD(S) leaders and their alliance partner BJP are competent to comment on the Prajwal Revanna issue, and questioned as to why they are not speaking.
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15-yr-old girl set on fire by miscreants in Puri, dies in AIIMS Delhi, says Odisha CM; police claims no other person involved
The girl was set on fire by three unknown people on the morning of July 19 on the banks of river Bhargavi in Puri district.
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Shashi Tharoor on Rahul Gandhi backing Trump’s India is a ‘dead economy’ remark: 'He has his reasons...'
Tharoor reiterated that his concern is that India’s relationship with the US, as a strategic and economic partnership, is important, and that "we need to support our negotiators".
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Employer must accommodate employees who acquire disabilities during service: Supreme Court
“The employer's discretion ends where the employee's dignity begins,” the court said.
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'Not some charity': SC judge highlights need to create sensitisation & awareness for rights of persons with disabilities
Justice Manmohan said it has to be ensured the executive machinery understands that this is an obligation on them and this is "not some charity being done".
