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BJP Calls Opposition's March Against SIR 'Anti-Democratic'
The BJP on Monday termed the Opposition political parties' protest march towards the Election Commission of India's office as 'anti-democratic', while the protesting MPs said it was their constitutional right and a movement to safeguard democracy.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Deciding min balance not in regulatory domain: RBI guv amid ICICI Bank row
Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday said setting up a minimum balance in the savings accounts is not in the regulatory domain, and the RBI has left it to the banks to decide.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Air India Halts Delhi-Washington Flights From 1 Sept
Air India on Monday informed that it is suspending its services between Delhi and Washington D.C. from September 1, saying that the suspension is primarily driven by the planned shortfall in Air India's fleet, as the airline commenced retrofitting 26 of its Boeing 787-8 aircraft last month.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Summit of Illusions
A planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin may command headlines, but it is unlikely to shift the trajectory of the Ukraine war.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Road access to Dharali to be restored tonight
The Uttarakhand government hopes to restore road connectivity to disaster-hit Dharali and Harsil villages by Tuesday or Wednesday as two more road ruptures are to be patched by the BRO and SDRF teams even though they were able to fix the washed away Limchigad bridge ahead of Bhatwadi on Monday night.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Stampede tragedy: BJP, JD(S) protest against Congress govt in Bengaluru
BJP and JD(S) MLAs and MLCs on Monday staged a protest in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue in the Vidhana Soudha premises, ahead of the Monsoon Session, condemning the Congress-led Karnataka government over the 4 June stampede at Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed 11 lives.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
BJP Has Turned EC Into Its Poll Rigging Machinery: MK Stalin
With TN Assembly polls due early next year, Stalin is opposed to Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
PM Modi Inaugurates New Housing Complex for MPs
Says it will increase ease of living for them in Delhi
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Structural Strains
The Reserve Bank of India's decision to leave its policy rate untouched at 5.5 per cent is less about caution and more about recognition – it knows the easy wins from rate cuts have already been taken.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Bangladesh is ravaged by 'extremist communal-terrorist forces' under Yunus rule: Awami League
The Awami League on Monday expressed grave concern over the current situation in Bangladesh under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, asserting that the country has been \"ravaged and imperilled\" by the \"monstrous rampage of extremist communal-terrorist forces and foreign agents.\"
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Shah to unveil Delhi Assembly archives during All India Speakers' Conference on Aug 24
Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijendra Gupta on Monday announced that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will unveil an exhibition of archival documents, photographs, and verbatim records on the state's legislative institution during the upcoming All India Speakers' Conference on August 24-25, 2025.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Delhi Transco Ltd Appeals to People Against Flying Kites Near High Tension Lines
Ahead of Independence Day, Delhi Transco Limited on Monday appealed to the public to fly kites in open spaces such as parks and playgrounds and should not use metal-coated manjha for their safety and smooth transmission of power.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
BJP Clean Sweep in Panchayat Presidential Polls in U'khand
As Uttarakhand reels under the state's worst natural disaster in the last one decade, the BJP got a big shot in its arm on Monday as the ruling party got its four of the 12 district panchayat heads elected unopposed.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Kerala HC dismisses plea of prime accused in 'cyanide' case
The Kerala High Court on Monday refused to intervene in a trial court order that denied permission to Jollyamma Joseph, alias Jolly Joseph, the prime accused in the sensational Koodathayi serial murder case, to visit the crime scene along with her new lawyer.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
UP Assembly Adjourned for Day After SP's Ruckus
The opening day of the Monsoon Session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly could not function smoothly on Monday and was adjourned for the day following protests by the Samajwadi Party members over the insult of Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Mata Prasad Pandey during his visit to Gorakhpur last month.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Home World Cup a great opportunity to create history: Yuvraj Singh
With just 50 days left for India to host the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, 2011 Men's World Cup Player of the Tournament Yuvraj Singh has backed the women's team to make history on home soil.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Mass grave case probe: K'taka BJP to demand answers from CM Siddaramaiah in Assembly
Expressing concern over the developments regarding the mass grave allegations and the Dharmasthala murders case, the Karnataka BJP has stated that the party will demand answers from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Assembly.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Punjab govt deploys 504 newly-recruited Patwaris to strengthen transparent, citizen-centric services
In line with Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led government's commitment to delivering clean, transparent, and accountable services to the people, Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian today handed over appointment letters to 504 newly-recruited Patwaris.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif as toll worsens on Gaza journalists
Netanyahu insists the offensive aims to demilitarise Gaza and ensure Israeli security control
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Let the House Function, Kiren Rijiju Appeals to Opposition
In an earnest attempt to persuade agitated Opposition members in the Lok Sabha, the parliamentary affairs minister said discussion on the ECI issue cannot be held in the house as the matter is sub judice
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
'Saree Weaves' up to reviving Bengal's handloom heritage with each saree telling a story
It's a two-pronged strategy, for sure. On one hand, it carries Bengal's Handloom Legacy into the Digital Age.
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August 12, 2025
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Air India cites technical issue as reason for diversion of Thiruvananthapuram-Delhi flight to Chennai
A day after a Delhi-bound flight made an emergency landing at the Chennai airport, Air India on Monday clarified that a Thiruvananthapuram-Delhi Air India flight, carrying passengers including five MPs, was diverted to Chennai as a \"precautionary measure\" after the pilot detected a suspected technical issue and in view of the weather conditions en route to the national capital.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Mayawati asks for constructive session of UP Assembly, Parliament
As the Monsoon Session of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly begins Monday, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has called on both the ruling government and the opposition to ensure that the session is not merely a formality, but a meaningful and constructive one.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
American Follies Take Long to Unravel
The Panama Canal opened more than a century ago, in 1914.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Patriotism must show in everyday habits, not just Tricolour hoisting: Sood
Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood on Monday said patriotism should be reflected in everyday habits and not limited to unfurling the Tricolour.
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August 12, 2025
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Row escalates over LG's authority to nominate 5 MLAs in J&K Assembly
The Home Ministry's assertion before the High Court that the Lieutenant Governor can nominate five members to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly without the \"aid and advice\" of the elected government in the Union Territory has triggered a political storm, with the ruling National Conference (NC) saying the move \"strikes at the heart of parliamentary democracy.\"
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Lok Sabha Passes Sports Bill; Mandaviya Calls It Single Biggest Reform in Sports Since Independence
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the long-pending National Sports Governance Bill, which Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya hailed as the \"single biggest reform in Indian sports since Independence,\" even as opposition members staged protests over the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Pushing allies under the bus
The line \"To be an enemy of America is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal,\" is attributed to Henry Kissinger though he may not have been the originator.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Parliament Nod to Bill Seeking to Reserve Seats for STs in Goa Assembly
The Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2024, got Parliamentary approval on Monday as the Rajya Sabha cleared it amidst an Opposition walkout.
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August 12, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
India-Sri Lanka Coast Guards Hold 8th High-Level Meeting to Boost Maritime Cooperation
The 8th High-Level Meeting (HLM) between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) was held here today.
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