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Bangladeshi national held at Mumbai airport for using forged Indian passport
Mumbai Police arrested a 36-year-old Bangladeshi national at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport for allegedly travelling on a fraudulently obtained Indian passport.The accused has been identified as Babu Biswas, alias Tapas Biswas. Immigration officials grew...
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Rajasthan: Owaisi's AIMIM Announces Foray into Civic and Panchayat Polls
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday announced that it will contest the upcoming Panchayat and Municipal body elections in Rajasthan.The move marks party's first organised attempt to contest grassroots elections in the...
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Many nations impacted by extreme heat lack power cooling resources, says report
Climate-driven temperature changes are on track to cause about 430,000 more deaths annually by 2050, with 10 times more deaths occurring in poor countries than in richer countries. How many of those lives can be saved largely depends on access to energy, particularly the...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon amid uproar over 'police action' on protesting students
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon on Monday following an uproar over the alleged police atrocity on protesting students in Delhi during the paper leak demonstrations.After members and ministers laid papers and reports, Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan called upon members...
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'Strict Measures Will Curb Examination Fraud', Say NDA Leaders on Proposed Anti-paper Leak Bill
NDA leaders on Monday welcomed the proposed anti-paper leak legislation, saying the Bill will introduce strict provisions to prevent examination malpractices and safeguard the future of students.Leaders from the BJP and its allies said the recurring issue of paper leaks has...
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Lok Sabha adjourned amid Oppn sloganeering over police action on NEET protesters
The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon on Monday amid Opposition sloganeering on the use of "lethal force" on protesters during the Parliament March on July 20.Even after repeated requests from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urging the MPs to proceed with the Question Hour, the...
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Delhi Police arrest phone snatcher, recover mobile phones and scooty
Delhi Police on Monday arrested an active snatcher within hours of a mobile phone snatching incident in the Madhu Vihar area. With the arrest of accused, police claimed to have cracked four criminal cases, recovering a snatched mobile phone, a scooty used in the commission...
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SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav Questions Govt over Anti-paper Leaks Bill, Says 'laws Alone Cannot Stop Crimes'
Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Monday raised questions over the effectiveness of the proposed anti-paper leak legislation, arguing that stricter laws alone may not be enough to prevent examination frauds and paper leaks.Reacting to the Paper Leak Bill, Yadav...
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Paper Leaks Didn't Happen Due to Lack of Laws: Oppn Questions Effectiveness of Proposed Exam Bill
As the Centre prepares to introduce the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, in Parliament on Monday, several Opposition MPs expressed scepticism over the proposed legislation, arguing that stricter laws alone would not prevent examination...
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Third Year BTech IIT Guwahati student found dead; probe launched
A third-year BTech student at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati was found dead on the institute's campus in a suspected case of suicide, police said on Monday.The deceased was identified as Ritesh Raj Singh, a third-year student of the Computer Science and...
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Siwan AK-47 firing: Cop suspended after viral video; injured protesters stable
A police personnel was suspended following the firing of an AK-47 rifle during the July 25 'Bihar Bandh' protests in Siwan district.The action was taken on the directions of Bihar Police Headquarters after a video purportedly showing the personnel firing the weapon during...
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No brick will be laid for Mekedatu dam; CM Vijay will not allow it: TN Minister
Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister Sengottaiyan on Monday asserted that Karnataka would not be allowed to proceed with the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir project, reiterating the state government's firm stand on protecting TN's rights over the Cauvery waters.Reaffirming...
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Four Members of Rajasthan Family Found Dead in Water Tank; Police Suspect Suicide
A tragic incident has sent shockwaves across Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district after four members of the same family were found dead in a water tank in Loharki village under the Ramdevra police station limits.The bodies were detected late Sunday night. The deaths have plunged...
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Kerala Police Intensify Probe into Two Vadakara Women Teachers' MDMA 'racket'
Kerala Police have intensified the investigation into the sensational MDMA drug racket involving two female teachers in Vadakara, with the probe now focused on uncovering a wider narcotics network and identifying other possible accomplices.The investigation team will soon...
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BJP's Bansuri Swaraj, Shrikant Shinde from Shiv Sena expected to speak during LS debate on exam bill
From BJP's Bansuri Swaraj to Shiv Sena's Shrikant Shinde, young NDA MPs are expected to speak in the Lok Sabha on Monday following the introduction of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026.The Centre will table the Bill in Parliament as...
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BJP welcomes Sikkim Budget, seeks stronger focus on revenue generation
BJP's Sikkim unit on Monday welcomed the state government's Rs 18,455-crore Budget for 2026-27, describing it as development-oriented, while urging the government to place greater emphasis on revenue generation, timely implementation of projects and employment...
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Pradhan's exit just the start, Centre became laughing stock: Shiv Sena(UBT) in 'Saamana'
Launching a scathing attack on the BJP-led NDA government, the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Monday claimed that the Centre became a "laughing stock" during the 35-day agitation by youth and student leaders at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar.In a sharply worded...
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NIA raids premises linked to Bihar-based businessman in Bengal's Durgapur
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was conducting a raid and search operation on Monday at the residence of a Bihar-based businessman at the industrial-cum-steel township of Durgapur in West Burdwan district of West Bengal.The person at whose residence the operation is...
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Manish Tewari Seeks LS Debate on Anti-defection Law, Moves Adjournment Motion Notice
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Monday submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking a discussion on the need for a new anti-defection law to address what he described as mass political defections driven by opportunism while safeguarding genuine ideological...
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Oppn MPS Move Adjournment Notices in Parliament over Police Action on NEET Protesters
Several Opposition Members of Parliament on Monday submitted adjournment motion notices in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, demanding an immediate discussion on what they described as the "brutal, unprovoked, disproportionate" use of force by the Delhi Police and...
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FCNR (B) Deposits May Have Surpassed 2013 Level of $26 Billion in Just 45 Days: SBI Report
India may receive FCNR (B) deposits in the range of $65-70 billion by the end of the RBI scheme on September 30, and overall $80-$85 billion, an SBI Research report said on Monday.The RBI figure of $20 billion inflows (till July 17) came as a positive reprieve, chiefly with...
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MP: Indore Man Swept Away in Narmada at Maheshwar; Search Enters 2ND Day
A 30-year-old man from Indore was swept away by the strong currents of the Narmada River while bathing at the Sahastradhara Ghat near Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, prompting an extensive search operation that continued for the second day on Monday, police...
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TN cracks down on M-sand units operating without valid registration
The Tamil Nadu government has intensified its crackdown on irregularities in the state's mineral resources sector following the change in administration, with a series of surprise inspections exposing widespread violations in quarrying and manufactured sand (M-Sand)...
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TN'S Tambaram Corporation Plans Stormwater Drain Network to Tackle Chronic Flooding
With the northeast monsoon only a few months away, the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation in Tamil Nadu has proposed a comprehensive Rs 111.08-crore stormwater drain project aimed at permanently addressing chronic flooding in several low-lying neighbourhoods that face...
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Heatwave Conditions in Eight TN Districts; Rain Likely in Western Ghats
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has forecast a rise in daytime temperatures across parts of Tamil Nadu over the next few days, with maximum temperatures expected to remain significantly above normal in eight interior districts until July 30.At the same...