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Assemblies sat less, passed more bills in ’25: Study
STATE legislatures across India passed more than 600 bills in 2025, their highest tally in recent years, yet assembled for an average of just 24 days and sent fewer than one in twenty bills to committees for scrutiny, according to the PRS Annual Review of State Laws 2025, which covered 27 states and three Union Territories.
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June 01, 2026
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General Raja Subramani takes charge as 3rd CDS
IN a twin change of guard at the helm of India’s defence establishment, China-Pakistan expert General N S Raja Subramani on Sunday took charge as the third Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Admiral Krishna Swaminathan as the 27th Chief of the Naval Staff.
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June 01, 2026
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FREEDOM FIGHTER BIRSA MUNDA LIVES IN NEW BHARAT
WHEN India recalls its great freedom fighters, one name rises from the forests of Chotanagpur with enduring moral force—Bhagwan Birsa Munda, revered as Dharti Aaba, the Protector of the Land.
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June 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Vijayawada
Wrestlers Aman, Sujeet, Deepak qualify for Asiad
AS expected, all the top men freestyle wrestlers made it to the India squad for the 2026 Asian Games, winning trials in their respective weight categories on Sunday.
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June 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Vijayawada
How Vaibhav became story of 2026 season
A little after Rahul Tewatia hit the winning runs for Gujarat Titans during Qualifier 2, Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi sank into his seat at the dugout.
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June 01, 2026
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‘Cong should understand its function in INDIA bloc’: CPI calls for alliance unity
AMID growing strains within the opposition INDIA bloc following the fallout between two of its key constituents, the Congress and the DMK, CPI general secretary D Raja on Sunday called for greater trust, unity, and accommodation among alliance partners, asserting that this is not the time to discuss the formation of a third front.
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June 01, 2026
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Preserving cultural heritage govt’s top priority, says Modi
CITING the recent repatriation of ancient Chola-era copper plates from the Netherlands, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reiterated his government’s commitment to safeguard India’s cultural heritage.
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June 01, 2026
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Gukesh fights to defeat Pragg
WHEN the Norway Chess crew had given R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh specific attire ahead of their boat race at the tournament’s games on Friday, a rest day, both of them were laughing.
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June 01, 2026
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After two years of hurt and pain, a red-letter Sunday for SatChi
IT is an apt case of light at the end of the tunnel.
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June 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Vijayawada
High price, short supply of bitumen cripple TN road projects
SEVERAL ongoing state and national highway projects across Tamil Nadu have been disrupted due to shortage of bitumen and steep hike in its price because of the West Asia crisis.
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June 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Vijayawada
Adani says US legal issues ‘behind us’, bets on airports, green hydrogen, AI
THE Adani Group has indicated that it considers the turbulence arising from its legal proceedings in the US to be largely over, with Chairman Gautam Adani declaring in his latest letter to stakeholders that “the matters related to our US legal proceedings are now behind us.”
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June 01, 2026
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French Open: Swiatek ousted by Kostyuk
FOUR-TIME former champion Iga Swiatek was eliminated from the French Open fourth round on Sunday by Marta Kostyuk.
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June 01, 2026
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BJP wins three out of four civic bodies in HP
IN a setback for the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government ahead of the 2027 Assembly polls, the BJP—the main Opposition party—won three out of the four municipal corporations in Himachal Pradesh, results of which were announced on Sunday.
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June 01, 2026
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THE PAARI PRINCIPLE
IT’S World Environment Day on June 5, and many thoughts flood the mind of our relationship with Nature.
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June 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Vijayawada
Coffee Day turns profitable, posts ₹210 crore profit
COFFEE Day Enterprises (CDEL), parent of the Café Coffee Day chain, reported a turnaround in the March quarter and for the full financial year 2025-26, aided by improved operational performance and lower losses across businesses.
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June 01, 2026
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No terror-related fatality in J&K in May for the first time
THE month of May passed off peacefully in Jammu and Kashmir with no fatality due to terror-related incidents, according to data compiled by the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP), which reflects improvement in security situation in the Union territory.
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June 01, 2026
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KARNATAKA’S WAGE HIKE NEEDS DELICATE BALANCE
KARNATAKAS labour force has reason to cheer. The state government has revised minimum wages for 2026-27 by a substantial 60 percent and introduced a uniform variable dearness allowance of ₹174.97 per day across all skill categories.
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June 01, 2026
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HOW DO RICH PEOPLE MANAGE THEIR WEALTH
THE rich in India do not reveal much. About 3.2 lakh people proudly disclose incomes above ₹1 crore, according to data from IT returns filed each year.
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June 01, 2026
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Rural areas more hostile to married women than urban centres: NFHS-6
WOMEN living in rural areas in the age group of 18-49 years face spousal violence more than their counterparts in urban areas, according to the latest NFHS-6 data.
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June 01, 2026
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Hilly terrain, once known as a no-go Naxal zone, to see first ‘fearless’ census
BUDHA Pahad, which remained a safe haven for Maoists for three decades owing to its difficult topography and inaccessible terrains, is set to witness a fearless census this time after more than three decades.
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June 01, 2026
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THE POPE'S PRESENT PONDERABLES
N the 5th century CE, Augustine of Hippo decided a debate in the Christian faith with a terse argument that remains quotable: ‘Roma locuta, causa finita (Rome has spoken, the case is closed).’
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May 30, 2026
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WAY AHEAD FOR QUAD: LESS SUMMITRY, MORE SUBSTANCE
HIS Quad’s ministerial meeting in India this week showed why the grouping may be entering its most consequential phase yet—not as an Asian Nato or a summit-heavy geopolitical theatre, but as a focused coalition delivering practical public goods across the Indo-Pacific.
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May 30, 2026
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“Honestly don’t think it’s such a big win”: Pragg
WHEN Magnus Carlsen headed to the confessional booth early on during his game against R Praggnanandhaa at Norway Chess on Wednesday, he had an axe to grind.
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May 29, 2026
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1st Kuki village in Manipur resettled after return of displaced persons
KHODANG, a Kuki village in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, was resettled on Thursday, exactly three years after the displacement of the locals during the ethnic violence which erupted on May 3, 2023.
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May 29, 2026
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What Gill and Co need to do to stop Rajasthan?
ON Tuesday night, a while after Royal Challengers Bengaluru overpowered Gujarat Titans to seal a berth in the IPL final, Glenn Phillips, who was not a part of the playing XI, faced the media.
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May 29, 2026
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4 killed, 3 missing as boat capsizes in Ganga due to strong winds in Bihar dist
FOUR people drowned and three went missing on Thursday when a boat capsized in the Ganga river near Sultanpur Diyara in Bihar’s Samastipur district.
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May 29, 2026
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‘Dizzy’ top-seed Sinner wilts in French Open heat, stunned in 2nd round
JANNIK Sinner’s 30-match winning run came to an abrupt halt at the French Open on Thursday as the world number one succumbed to sweltering conditions in a five-set, second-round loss to Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
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May 29, 2026
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JIMMYING OPEN GYMKHANA DOORS
THE bubble has burst and nothing will quite set Humpty right again.
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May 29, 2026
The New Indian Express Vijayawada
Dope positive weightlifters may affect CWG participation
DRUG abuse has reared its ugly head again and this time only a couple of months ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games triggering fear of non-participation of Indian athletes in a few weight categories in the weightlifting event.
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May 29, 2026
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Cyber fraudsters target Kedarnath pilgrims, busted
AS the Char Dham Yatra surpasses the 25-lakh pilgrim mark—with Kedarnath alone witnessing a record 10 lakh visitors—the Rudraprayag Police launched an aggressive campaign to safeguard devotees from a surge in cybercrime.
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