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PM: Cong backed illegal immigration in Assam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Congress of encouraging infiltration in Assam, enabling land encroachment, and aligning with an “anti-India” ideology as he credited the BJP's “double-engine” government for development and a tough stand against illegal immigrants.
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September 15, 2025
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Discord to Insta: Making of Gen Z stir
A former DJ and his obscure Nepalese nonprofit used a social media app popular with video gamers to drive massive protests and become the unlikely power brokers in installing the country's new interim leadership.
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September 15, 2025
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Top court orders real estate sector reforms
The right to shelter is an integral facet of the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution, obligating the State to secure adequate housing for its citizens, the Supreme Court underlined on Friday, as it rolled out a slew of directions aimed at protecting homebuyers and cleansing the real estate sector of speculative practices that have left many projects stalled and families stranded.
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September 13, 2025
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Nepal picks ex-chief judge Karki as first woman PM
Nepal's first woman chief justice Sushila Karki took oath on Friday as the Himalayan nation’s interim prime minister to lead a six-month transition to elections, two days after violent anti-corruption protests ousted the government.
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September 13, 2025
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SC sets two-month limit for HCs, local courts to decide bail pleas
The Supreme Court on Friday directed high courts and district courts across the country to ensure that bail and anticipatory bail applications are decided within two months of filing, emphasising that matters involving personal liberty cannot be left hanging indefinitely in the name of judicial workload.
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September 13, 2025
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FIRECRACKER BAN CANNOT BE FOR DELHI-NCR ALONE, SAYS APEX COURT
The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the rationale behind having a firecracker ban exclusive to Delhi and the National Capital Region, emphasising that the Capital cannot receive special treatment simply because the elite reside there, as it sought the Centre's response on applications challenging the yearlong prohibition.
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September 13, 2025
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OBC group ends hunger strike after govt assurance
An organisation representing Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities in Nagpur ended its six-day-old protest on Thursday, after an assurance from the Maharashtra government that their reservation would not be affected by a decision on the Maratha quota.
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September 05, 2025
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INDIA, SINGAPORE UNVEIL ROAD MAP FOR DEEPER TIES IN KEY SECTORS
India and Singapore on Thursday finalised five agreements to deepen cooperation in areas ranging from fintech innovation to a green shipping corridor as PM Narendra Modi and his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong pledged to enhance trade and investments to cope with uncertainty in the global economy.
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September 05, 2025
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Giorgio Armani, fashion icon who lent his name to global high couture, dies
Giorgio Armani, the iconic Italian designer who turned the concept of understated elegance into a multibil-lion-dollar fashion empire, died Thursday, his fashion house confirmed. He was 91.
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September 05, 2025
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Double dose for growth: PM hails GST 2.0, attacks Oppn
The changes in the Goods and Services Tax regime is a double dose of support and growth for the nation and the next-generation reforms have been done to support India’s progress in the 21st century, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, a day after the GST Council approved the most sweeping overhaul of the coun-
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September 05, 2025
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One election bill: MPs may seek to curb ECI power to defer polls
A number of lawmakers have expressed the need for the One Nation, One Election legislation to curb what they see as the excessive power the draft bestows upon the Election Commission of India (ECI), something that was highlighted by several jurists including former Chief Justices of India who appeared before the panel.
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September 05, 2025
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ONLINE BETTING: ED QUESTIONS SHIKHAR DHAWAN UNDER PMLA
Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday appeared for questioning before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering probe in illegal online betting platforms, which allegedly used multiple platforms for surrogate advertisements and to collect funds from the users.
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September 05, 2025
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Peace hopes rise as key Manipur pact signed, NH opened
The Centre on Thursday signed a landmark tripartite agreement with Kuki-Zo insurgent groups and the Manipur government, and convinced protesters to restart traffic on an arterial highway that was blocked for two years, potentially setting the stage for peace in the strife-torn state where at least 260 people have died in ethnic clashes since 2023.
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September 05, 2025
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SC flags illegal tree felling in hill states
THE APEX COURT UNDERSCORED THE GRAVITY OF THE ISSUE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF WIDESPREAD DEVASTATION IN NORTHERN STATES
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September 05, 2025
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IIT-M LEADS NIRF RANKINGS FOR 7TH STRAIGHT YEAR; SPPU SEES DROP
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has topped the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2025 for the seventh straight year, and emerged the top engineering college in India for the 10th year since rankings were introduced in 2016.
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September 05, 2025
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Maratha activist Jarange to give up water too if demands not met
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, who is on an indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan for the past three days, threatened to even give up water from today if his demands on reservation were not met.
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September 01, 2025
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Modi, Xi stress border peace, global stability in crucial meet
India on Sunday emphasised the link between peace and tranquillity on the border and further development of ties with China, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping committed themselves to a mutually acceptable resolution of the boundary issue and to working together to stabilise the global economy.
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September 01, 2025
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'Russia and China against sanctions'
{ VLADIMIR PUTIN } RUSSIAN PRESIDENT [We] take a common stand against discriminatory sanctions that hinder development of our members and the world at large
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September 01, 2025
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FORMER RBI GUV URJIT PATEL APPOINTED IMF EXEC DIRECTOR
Former Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as India's next Executive Director at the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) for three years, after the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet cleared his name on Thursday.
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August 30, 2025
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JIO TO FLOAT IPO BY MID-2026: AMBANI DURING FIRM'S AGM
MUMBAI: Reliance is planning to take Jio Platforms public by mid-2026, its chairman Mukesh Ambani said during the company's Annual General Meeting on Friday. He also said Reliance was creating an AI unit, with Google and Meta as partners. \"I am sure that it will be a very attractive opportunity for all investors,\" he said.
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August 30, 2025
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GDP growth blows past estimates, hits 5-qtr high of 7.8%
NEW DELHI: The Indian economy grew at a significantly better than expected 7.8% in the quarter ending June, the highest this number has been in five quarters, underlining strong domestic tailwinds to growth amidst growing external headwinds from US tariffs on Indian exports. While the latest GDP numbers will boost economic sentiment, they could also nudge the Reserve Bank of India to hold back on any further easing of interest rates in the near term even though inflation is expected to remain benign.
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August 30, 2025
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TOURIST INFLOW AT TEMPLES TO BE MAPPED WITH MTDC SYSTEM
The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) launched an integrated data collection system at Kolhapur’s Mahalaxmi Temple in August, as part of its religious tourism reform programme.
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August 30, 2025
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BJP, Cong clash amid alleged abuse against PM
The political row over alleged abuses hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Rahul Gandhi’s “Voter Adhikar Yatra” in Bihar intensified on Friday as workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress clashed in Patna even as police said that two people, including the man who allegedly hurled the expletives, have been arrested.
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August 30, 2025
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Rupee falls to record low of 88.09 against $
The rupee breached the 88-mark for the first time and closed at an all-time low of 88.09 against the US dollar on Friday, registering a sharp decline of 51 paise amid a massive outflow of foreign funds and heightened tensions over a trade deal between India and the US.
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August 30, 2025
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Japan vows $68bn investment as PM, Ishiba chart future path
Japan on Friday set a target of 10 trillion yen ($68 billion) in private investments in India over a decade as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Shigeru Ishiba finalised a 10-year roadmap to deepen economic cooperation in vital areas such as technology, digitalisation and rare earths against the backdrop of uncertainty created by the trade policies of the US administration.
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August 30, 2025
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Quota activist Jarange-Patil on strike as supporters pour in
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil began his indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan on Friday, vowing not to end his fast till the community's demand for reservation in Maharashtra's OBC category is fulfilled.
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August 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
CHOKSI SUFFERS ANOTHER SETBACK AS BRUSSELS COURT REJECTS BAIL PLEA
NEW DELHI: In another setback to fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, a court of appeal in Belgium has again rejected his bail plea, extending his prison stay there, people familiar with development said on Friday.
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August 30, 2025
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SC to govt: Clarify SOP on deportation drive
SC SAID GOVT MUST CLARIFY ITS STANCE IN VIEW OF ALLEGATIONS THAT LANGUAGE WAS BEING USED AS A PRESUMPTION OF FOREIGN ORIGIN
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August 30, 2025
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India, B’desh border forces ink pact to curb infiltration
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August 29, 2025
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17 dead in Virar building collapse; builder arrested
A four-storey building collapsed in Virar east minutes before midnight on Tuesday, killing 17 and injuring nine others.
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