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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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'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.
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'No one predicted Bihar would have highest voter turnout in country's political history': Prashant Kishor
Kishor projected Jan Suraaj as an alternative in Bihar and further attacked PM Modi saying, "If you're saying Jungle Raj shouldn't return, but then why should you (NDA)? Jan Suraaj is a new alternative."
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'POCSO Act being misused in consensual relationships between adolescents, law forced upon boys': Supreme Court
"The law is being thrust upon boys. We should spread awareness among boys and men about the legal provisions," said the Supreme Court.
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'India supports sovereignty of Afghanistan,' says MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal
The MEA also confirmed that India has been granted a six month exemption from the economic sanctions imposed by the US President Donald Trump's administration on the strategically located Chabahar Port in Afghanistan.
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What is Mitakshara Hindu Law? Chhattisgarh HC invokes it to hold daughter ineligible for inheriting father's property
In the judgment, the Court noted, “Under the Mitakshara law, even the self-acquired property of a male devolved exclusively upon his male issue, and only in the absence of such male issue did it pass to other heirs.”
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'Capable of being enjoyed, possessed': What made Madras High Court call cryptocurrency 'property'
The Madras High Court also pointed to Section 2(47A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which identifies cryptocurrencies as “virtual digital assets.”
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What is significance of 'Mithila Paag', why are BJP candidate Maithili Thakur, MLA Ketakee Singh under fire over its 'disrespect'
BJP's Alinagar candidate singer Maithili Thakur and MLA from Bansdih in UP's Ballia Ketakee Singh faced backlash over 'disrespect' of Mithila Paag during the ongoing election campaign in Bihar's Darbhanga.
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Why did Madras High Court say Juvenile Justice Act overrides Muslim Personal Law in adoption cases
While hearing the case, the court acknowledged that Islamic law does not recognize adoption, but clarified that the Juvenile Justice Acts of 2000 and 2015 “enable adoption by willing parents de hors their religious background.”
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Why did Supreme Court say Scheduled Tribes women cannot inherit property under Hindu Succession Act
The case stemmed from a 2015 decision by the Himachal Pradesh High Court, which, allowed daughters in tribal belts of the State to fall under the ambit of the Hindu Succession Act “to prevent social injustice and exploitation.”
