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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee seeks immediate intervention of EC on SIR: 'Unplanned, chaotic, dangerous'
The West Bengal CM shared her earlier letter to CEC Gyanesh Kumar on X, in which she wrote: "I am compelled to write to you as the situation surrounding the ongoing SIR has reached a deeply alarming stage."
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Delhi Red Fort blast: L-G directs stricter rules for ammonium nitrate, old vehicles sale, maintaining doctors database
The Delhi Police has been asked to maintain a digital record of entities purchasing and selling ammonium nitrate beyond a certain threshold, including photograph of buyers and sellers.
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'Where there is lord...': Shivakumar after loyalists meet Congress president Kharge late night amid Karnataka power shift buzz
This round of political buzz coincided with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah marking two-and-a-half years in office.
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Begusarai judge objects to sudden transfer of case, says 'judiciary becoming laughing stock'
Judge Brajesh Kumar Singh questioned why “poor” litigants should face strict coercive orders while “mighty bureaucrats are made absolutely immune from judicial process in the lower judiciary”.
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Presidential Reference: Supreme Court says timelines can't be fixed for Governors, President for bills' assent
The Presidential reference was made in May, soon after the judgment delivered by a two-judge bench in the Tamil Nadu Governor case, which laid down timelines for the President and the Governor to act on Bills.
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Supreme Court mulls abrogating Talaq-e-Hasan: Know about the Muslim divorce practice
Justices Surya Kant, who will be the next CJI, went on to ask how such a system could be carried forward into the present day. “What kind of thing is this? How are you promoting this in 2025?"
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Delhi Air Pollution: Supreme Court asks CAQM to pass directions to postpone school sports activities
The Court noted that allowing sports competitions in schools during peak pollution levels in Delhi-NCR will put the kids to risk.
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Supreme Court strikes down Tribunals Reforms Act 2021 as unconstitutional
The apex court has asked the Central government to set up a National Tribunal Commission within four months.
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'Never received threat but US attitude has changed': Ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's son on Western pressure
Speaking about the new US government under President Donald Trump, Sheikh Hasina's son said with this, the situation is completely different and that there is a distinct change in outlook of Washington towards Dhaka.
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'Lalu's family disintegrating under Bihar’s people curse': Amit Malviya on Rohini's 'abuse' allegations against Tejashwi
According to Amit Malviya, this reflects the “downfall of that very family which once caused pain to millions of families,” stressing that “karma neither forgets nor forgives.”
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X Corp tells Karnataka High Court it complied with 91% of over 29,000 govt takedown requests
These figures form part of the company’s challenge to the High Court’s September 24 judgment that endorsed the Central government’s Sahyog portal -- an online interface for issuing takedown directions to intermediaries such as X.
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BJP attacks Robert Vadra for demanding fresh Bihar polls: 'Blame EC, EVM, SIR but never Rahul Gandhi'
Robert Vadra claimed that “the people of Bihar are actually not happy (with the poll result)” and alleged that “whatever has happened, it has happened because of the Election Commission.
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'If a well-educated youth...': Mehbooba Mufti attacks Modi govt over Red Fort blast; BJP responds
“You promised to make Jammu and Kashmir safe, but instead of fulfilling that promise, your policies have made Delhi unsafe,” Mufti attacked the BJP-led Central government.
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BJP takes data-backed dig at Prashant Kishor's massive drubbing in Bihar: 'Lost deposit in ...'
Jan Suraaj national president Uday Singh said in a conversation with ANI that founder Prashant Kishor “will continue to be there (in Bihar),” adding that the organisation was not created at the insistence of any other party and would not exit under external pressure either.
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'Those in power want to eradicate...', says Bangladeshi ex-PM Sheikh Hasina as tribunal set to deliver verdict
Tensions in Bangladesh escalated sharply ahead of the special tribunal verdict expected on Monday in a case accusing Hasina of crimes against humanity related to last year’s July Uprising.
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'New govt will be formed by November 22', says Chirag Paswan on Bihar Assembly poll results
The NDA achieved a resounding victory, claiming 202 out of 243 seats in the House -- its second time crossing the 200-seat barrier, the first being in 2010 when it secured 206.
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'Empty claims': Chirag Paswan on Jan Suraaj's allegation of Modi govt diverting World Bank funds for Bihar polls
It is to be noted that Rs 10,000 was transferred to the account of 1.25 crore women voters under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana by the JD(U)-BJP led NDA government in Bihar.
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'Have faced...': Chirag Paswan on Rohini-Tejashwi fallout, other leaders also react on Lalu family feud
The BJP, which achieved a sweeping victory along with the JD(U) in Bihar, attacked the RJD over its “mentality reflecting jungle raaj” and alleged nepotism within the party, saying “their fight is only for power.”
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'Hit by slipper, cursed, orphaned': Rohini Acharya's shocking revelations a day after she quit politics
Rohini Acharya's posts carried even sharper personal accusations. She claimed she was called “dirty” and accused of having given her father Lalu Yadav a “dirty kidney,” besides being taunted that she had taken money for it.
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RK Singh quits BJP after suspension, questions 'anti-party' charges over opposing tickets to 'people with criminal records'
RK Singh had criticised Deputy CM and BJP leader Samrat Chaudhary, JD(U) leader Anant Singh, and others, and had challenged the functioning of the Election Commission during the Bihar elections campaign period.
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Jan Suraaj claims Rs 14,000 crore World Bank funds diverted to give Rs 10,000 to Bihar women voters by NDA govt
It is to be noted that Rs 10,000 was transferred to the account of 1.25 crore women voters under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana by the JD(U)-BJP led NDA government in Bihar.
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Patiala House judge's 3 am hearing sends realtor to ED custody in PM Awas Yojana-linked laundering case
Promoter of Ocean Seven Buildtech Pvt Ltd Swaraj Singh Yadav is accused of siphoning off about Rs 222 crore in illegal sale of apartments originally allotted under the PM Awas Yojana in Gurugram.
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Supreme Court declines to hear Tamil Nadu's plea against Karnataka's Mekedatu dam construction plan on Cauvery
Referring to its earlier order from August 2023 which refused to go into the issue arising out of the Monsoon that year, the Court said that it does not “possess expertise”.
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'Not a symbol of democratic regime change:' Ousted ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina slams Yunus govt
Sheikh Hasina has given email/written interviews to multiple news publications in India over the past week.
