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SIR: After Three Months, Union Govt Acknowledges UN Special Rapporteurs' Letter on Mass Voter Deletions

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Union government for the first time acknowledged on Thursday (July 30) that the United Nations Special...

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Kerala: UDF Reverses Stand, Greenlights Union Government’s PM Shri School Scheme

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Reversing its earlier opposition to the programme, Kerala’s Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government...

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'Should There be No Show of Fairness?': SC On 2023 Law Giving 2:1 Advantage to Govt in CEC Selection Process

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 30) asked “should there be no show of fairness” in the process followed for...

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India Examining Hasina Extradition Request, Tells Parliament Panel as MPs Push Reset with Bangladesh

Listen to this article: New Delhi: India is examining Bangladesh’s request for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, the...

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India Tells Ukraine Black Sea Attacks by 'Any Party' Are Unacceptable

Listen to this article: New Delhi: India has reiterated that attacks on commercial shipping in the Black Sea are “absolutely unacceptable”...

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Delhi Qualifies Immunity to Protesters; CJP Reminds Modi Govt of Jantar Mantar Agreement

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Delhi government issued a notification on Thursday (July 30) saying that it would not move against protesters...

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Supreme Court Says Pellet Guns Are Permissible in Exceptional Cases

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 30) directed the Delhi government to ensure adequate medical treatment for...

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Less than 15 Minutes, Only Two MPs Speaking, Lok Sabha Passes Bill Making Insult to 'Vande Mataram' Punishable

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In just about 15 minutes, and with only two members and the Union minister who presented the Bill speaking, the Lok...

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CJP Founder Says Amit Shah 'Would Have Ordered' Police to Shoot at Students; Saw Pellet Guns Fired

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has said Union home minister Amit Shah, whose ministry controls...

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Court Quashes Non-Bailable Arrest Warrants Against SFI Leader Aishe Ghosh Who Is a Key Participant in Youth Movement

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A court in Delhi has cancelled the non-bailable arrest warrant against Students’ Federation of India (SFI) leader...

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NEET Protesters in Goa Summoned, Asked Questions on Umar Khalid in 240-Point Questionnaire: Report

Listen to this article: New Delhi: At least two protesters from Goa’s Mapusa who were summoned after the NEET paper leak protests on July 24...

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Bihar Police Withdraws FIRs Against NEET Protesters Except Those With ‘Criminal Antecedents'

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Bihar police has begun the process of withdrawing FIRs registered against NEET paper leak protesters across the...

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Kerala: Case Filed Against Hindutva Ideologue Who Said He Would Shoot Protesters

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Thiruvananthapuram City Cyber Police has registered a case against Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandas over his...

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Day 152 of the US-Israel War Against Iran: US Says It Has Struck 'Dozens of Targets' in Iran

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The West Asia crisis triggered by the US and Israel’s war on Iran entered day 152 on Thursday (June 30). The US...

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After Opposition Walkout, Rajya Sabha Passes Bill Punishing Disruption of Vande Mataram

New Delhi: Following a walkout by opposition MPs and after an hour of discussion, the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (July 29) passed the Modi...

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Lok Sabha Passes Paper Leak Bill Amid Opposition Uproar Against Shah Over Police Action

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday (July 29) passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill,...

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Rahul Gandhi Calls for Modi to Sack Amit Shah Over Police Brutality on Youth Protesters

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (July 29) accused Union home minister Amit Shah of...

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Bill to Bring Stricter Birth, Death Registration Rules Introduced in Lok Sabha as Opposition Calls for PM, HM

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A key Bill to amend the law for the registration of births and deaths was introduced in the Lok Sabha today (July...

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‘No Shots Fired, Utmost Restraint Exercised,’ Minister Jitendra Singh Says in Lok Sabha

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In the first statement by a Union minister on the use of force on protesters last week, Jitendra Singh on Wednesday...

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No Fault Found in Fuel Switch Lock of the Crashed AI-171 Flight: Govt

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Junior civil aviation minister Murlidhar Mohol told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (July 29) that no abnormality has been...

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‘Home Minister Ordered Students to be Shot,’ Says Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Lok Sabha saw heated exchanges on Wednesday (July 29) after leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi accused Union...

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Delhi Police Asks X to Take Down Posts Targeting Govt Heads, File FIR Against Posts on Modi

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Delhi Police have written to the social media giant X to delete or remove posts and videos from the platform...

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Supreme Court Closes Coal Block Allocation Case Against Former PM Manmohan Singh

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Supreme Court today (July 29) accepted the decision of the Central Bureau of Investigation to close the case...

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Second Diary Entry Shows Delhi DCP Authorising Use of Pellet Guns in Writing

Listen to this article: New Delhi: After a report by The Hindu confirmed that there is a general diary entry at New Delhi’s Parliament Street police...

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Rs 16-Crore Bridge on Dehradun-Paonta Sahib Highway Collapses After 16 Days of Opening

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The newly constructed “Nanda ki Chowki” bridge, costing nearly Rs 16 crore, collapsed following heavy rainfall...

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India Points Finger at Pakistan as Maldives Now Calls For SAARC's Revival

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Responding to Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu’s remarks addressing the stalling of SAARC, India on Tuesday...

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CBI Chargesheets 13 Accused In 2026 NEET-UG Leak Case

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Days after the youth movement centering on the NEET-UG paper leaks generated Delhi’s largest protest in recent...

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‘Defender of Rapists’: Gandhi Siblings Target New Education Minister Joshi's Remarks on Bilkis Bano Convicts

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday (July 28) saw heated exchanges between the opposition and the Treasury benches after...

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After SC Interim Order on Protest FIRs, CJP Warns of Return to Streets as Govt Deadline Nears

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said on Tuesday (July 28) that it will revive its nationwide student protest unless...

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Government Data Shows Nearly 40% Jump in Indians Reporting Income Above Rs 100 Crore

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The number of Indians who reported income exceeding Rs 100 crore, or one billion, has increased from 415 in 2023-24...

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CBI Skips First Hearing of PM Modi's Paper Leak Fast-Track Court

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The first hearing in the specially designated fast-track court handling the NEET question paper leak case was...

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Junaid Malik, Who Distributed Free Food At CJP's Protest, Seeks SC's Intervention, Alleges Police Harassment

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Junaid Malik, who was a food volunteer during the recent protests in Jantar Mantar led by the Cockroach Janta Party...

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Supreme Court Mulls SIT Probe on Use of Excessive Force, Orders Release of Student Protesters Without Criminal Antecedents

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said that no coercive action can be taken against student protesters without criminal...

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Not 332, But 593 Sewer and Septic Tank Workers Dead This Year Already: Safai Karamchari Andolan Asks PM to ‘Admit Failure'

New Delhi: The government told Parliament on July 21, that there had been 332 sanitation worker deaths reported due to hazardous sewer and septic tank...

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‘Removed in Error’: Meta Apologises to Union Government Over Temporary Blocking of Modi’s Video

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Meta has apologised to the Union government for blocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s late night video message...

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'Ear Practically Torn Off': Protester Says Security Forces Shot at Her on July 20

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A protester has said that she sustained gunshot injuries during the youth protests in Central Delhi on July 20, The...

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Delhi Police DCP Ordered RAF to Fire Pellets on Unarmed Protesters: Report on Diary Entry

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A day after an investigation by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) revealed that a Rapid Action Force (RAF)...

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CJP Gives Ultimatum, Pellet Victims File Writ Petition, Instagram Handles Under Watch: Here's What Happened As the Youth Movement Shifted Gear

New Delhi: It is the first Monday after the Narendra Modi government was forced to eat crow, with unrelenting youth protests dragging the education...

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After Uproar, Bihar Withdraws Youth Protest FIRs, AISA Asks Students to Be 'Vigilant'

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Bihar government on Monday (July 27) said that it will not take any adverse legal actions, withdraw cases and...

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Parliament Impasse Continues, Opposition Demands Shah’s Statement Over Police Action on Protesters

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Two days after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as the Union education minister, the impasse between the opposition and...

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'No Assessment Done' on How Many Vehicles E20 Compatible, Govt Tells Rajya Sabha

Listen to this article: New Delhi: More than three years after the rollout of the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme, and months after E20 became...

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India Summons Ukrainian Envoy Over Black Sea Attack That Killed Indian Seafarer

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Six days after it summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires over a Black Sea strike that killed four Indian...

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In first Appearance After Resignation, Dharmendra Pradhan Receives Hero’s Welcome in Parliament

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Two days after he was forced to resign as Union education minister facing nationwide protests demanding his exit...

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'Women Being Told They Won't Get Welfare Benefits If They Don't Vote for BJP': Prashant Kishor Ahead of Bankipur Bypoll

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder and Bihar’s Bankipur bypoll candidate Prashant Kishor on Sunday (July 26) accused...

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Siwan: Bihar Police Personnel Seen Firing AK-47 at Students Suspended

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Bihar police official seen firing an AK-47 at student protesters in Siwan on Saturday (July 25) has been suspended,...

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As CJP Reminds Govt of its Assurances, States Where Police Has Cracked Down on Protesters

New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which led a mass youth movement seeking the government’s accountability over the recent examination...

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Justice H.R. Khanna Memorial Lecture, of Which CJI Surya Kant is Chief Guest, Postponed

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Justice H.R. Khanna Memorial Lecture, which was to take place on July 28 and had as its chief guest, the Chief...

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After CJP Protests, 'E20 Janta Party' Targets Gadkari Over Ethanol-Blended Fuel

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Hours after Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation from his post after widespread protests...

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'Right to Peaceful, Lawful Protest Absolutely Guaranteed under Constitution': CJI Surya Kant

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday (July 27) orally observed that the right to peaceful protest is...

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Who Is on the ‘High Powered Task Force on Examinations’?

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third reel on the evening of July 27 announced a High Powered Task Force on...

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