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NCP (SP), SENA (UBT) REJECT CM'S PLEA TO SUPPORT NDA V-P CANDIDATE
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August 23, 2025
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U.S. SAYS ALL VISA HOLDERS UNDER WATCH FOR ACTS THAT BREAK LAW
The US State Department’s continuous vetting applies to “all of the more than 55 million foreigners who currently hold valid US visas,” officials said, adding that the visas can be revoked any time in cases of overstaying, and criminal or terrorist activity.
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August 23, 2025
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Oppn’s V-P candidate aided Naxalism: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday accused the Opposition’s vice-presidential nominee B Sudershan Reddy of aiding Maoism with his Supreme Court judge-ment on the Salwa Judum militia in Chhattisgarh and criticised the Congress for not filing a single complaint despite its protests about the SIR in Bihar.
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August 23, 2025
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SCHOOLS TO ADOPT PRINCIPLE OF ‘SIMPLE TO DIFFICULT’: BHUSE
Maharashtra’s school education minister, Dada Bhuse, on Thursday said that the state will adopt the principle of moving from “simple to difficult” in curriculum and learning methods.
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August 23, 2025
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National policy needed on stray dog issue: SC
Apex court reverses ‘harsh order’ on stray dogs in the Capital; orders transfer of similar petitions in high courts to itself
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August 23, 2025
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UN declares famine in Gaza; Israel calls it a ‘lie’
The United Nations officially declared a famine in Gaza on Friday, blaming “systematic obstruction” of aid by Israel during more than 22 months of war, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu swiftly dismissing the findings.
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August 23, 2025
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SC raps parties for ‘inaction’ over voter deletions in Bihar
The Supreme Court on Friday expressed dismay at the “inaction” of political parties in Bihar over the exclusion of nearly 6.5 million voters from draft electoral rolls, ordering the 12 recognised parties in the state to instruct their booth-level agents (BLAs) and party workers to actively assist excluded voters in filing claims and objections.
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August 23, 2025
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Online gaming bill clears RS as vexed Parl session closes
Parliament cleared the country’s first federal legislation banning online money gaming on Thursday, with Rajya Sabha approving the bill through a voice vote amid opposition protests over procedural concerns, as the monsoon session came to an end after ‘weeks of acrimony and logjams.
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August 22, 2025
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{ INDIA TO PLAY PAK ON SEPT 14 } No bilateral games with Pakistan, but Asia Cup to go ahead, says Centre
India severed all bilateral sporting ties with Pakistan but will continue to compete against its neighbours in multilateral international events, the sports ministry announced on Thursday.
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August 22, 2025
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Focus on trade as EAM meets Putin and Lavrov
India and Russia on Thursday explored ways to expand trade in a balanced manner, ensure long-term supplies of key commodities such as fertilisers and sustain energy cooperation, with external affairs minister $ Jaishankar saying bilateral ties were among the steadiest of the world’s major relationships due to geopolitical convergence.
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August 22, 2025
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GoM nod for simpler GST, but some states flag compensation
THE GST COUNCIL WILL NOW DECIDE ON REMOVING THE 12% AND 28% RATES, RETAINING 5%, 18% SLABS AND ADDING A SPECIAL 40% LEVY
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August 22, 2025
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BEST poll: Sena(UBT), MNS downplay defeat even as Raj meets CM
A day after a panel backed by the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) failed to win a single seat in the BEST employees credit cooperative society election, the two parties chose to downplay the drubbing, saying it was just a local credit society election and had nothing to do with the politics of the state.
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August 22, 2025
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Woman on FBI's ‘most wanted list’ arrested in India over son’s murder
NEW YORK: A woman on the FBI's ‘10 Most Wanted Fugitive’ list was arrested in India on charges of killing her six-year-old son, according to officials.
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August 22, 2025
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CONTRACTOR HELD FOR DEATH OF 3 WORKERS IN BSNL DUCT
The Nigdi police on Thursday arrested Ramesh Shivaji Patil, 46, a telecom infrastructure contractor, after three labourers died of suspected suffocation while working inside an underground optic fibre duct belonging to BSNL. Police have also booked BSNL officials for negligence.
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August 22, 2025
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India still looks ‘saare jahan se accha’ from space, says Shukla
India still looks “sare jahaan se achcha (better than the entire world)” from space,” astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla said on Thursday as he described his recent mission to the International Space Station (ISS), even as the Isro chief V Narayanan revealed critical events in the run-up to the mission, which included a potentially catastrophic fuel leak in SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket.
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August 22, 2025
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‘Very perplexed’: Jaishankar on Russia oil claims against India
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday responded to the Trump administration’s repeated criticism of India’s purchases of Russian crude by dispelling claims by senior American officials and saying the US itself had asked India to help stabilise global energy markets by buying Russian oil.
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August 22, 2025
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V-P pick Radhakrishnan missed Union cabinet bus twice in the past, once over name confusion
In the inner circles of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, CP Radhakrishnan’s nomination has brought joy not just because he's a grassroots leader from Tamil Nadu, but also because the 68-year-old narrowly missed high-profile Lutyens’ assignments narrowly—twice.
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August 22, 2025
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3K ACRES AT FOUR TIMES MKT PRICE TO BE ACQUIRED FOR PURANDAR AIRPORT PROJECT
The Maharashtra government has decided to acquire only 3,000 acres of land instead of the earlier 7,000 acres for the proposed Purandar International Airport, with landowners to receive four times the current market price as compensation.
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August 22, 2025
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China will stand with India against trade bullies: Envoy
Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong likened the US to a “bully” on Thursday and said Beijing will stand with New Delhi to uphold the multilateral trading system at a time when Washington is using tariffs to demand “exorbitant prices” from other countries.
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August 22, 2025
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Russia states oil trade with India won't be hit
NEW DELHI: Russia on Wednesday dismissed concerns about sanctions and tariffs imposed by the US and European Union (EU) hitting oil supplies to India, with senior Russian officials saying Moscow has a “very special mechanism” to get around punitive measures imposed by the Donald Trump administration to curb energy trade.
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August 21, 2025
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Bolton calls Trump's India policy 'confused'
Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton sharply criticised the administration's “confused” approach toward India, saying the relationship is in “a very bad place” due to contradictory policies that unfairly single out New Delhi.
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August 21, 2025
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PMC relocates 1,498 citizens as water level in Mutha rises
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has expressed concern that further discharge from the Khadakwasla reservoir could trigger a flood-like situation in low-lying areas such as Khilare Wadi (Karvenagar), Tadiwala Road, Shantinagar, Laxminagar, Bopodi and Khadki
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August 21, 2025
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No ban on slaughter houses during Jain religious festival: HC
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to order closure of slaughter houses for nine days coinciding with the Jain religious festival of Paryushan Pary, saying there was no such legal mandate.
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August 21, 2025
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Shah tables 3 bills in LS, sent to JPC amid chaos
Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday introduced in the Lok Sabha three contentious bills that bar any minister, chief minister or prime minister from holding the position after getting arrested, amid a storm of Opposition protests and sloganeering that even saw the draft legislation torn up and pieces of paper flung at the minister.
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August 21, 2025
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{ PRESIDENTIAL REFERENCE } States will be at guv’s whims if bills held: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed reservations over the Centre's interpretation of the governor’s powers under the Constitution, observing that if a governor could permanently withhold assent to bills passed by an elected state legislature, it would leave the state government at the “whims and fancies” of a nominated office-bearer.
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August 21, 2025
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INDIA, RUSSIA NEED 'CREATIVE' APPROACHES: EAM IN MOSCOW
India and Russia should adopt a “more creative and innovative approach” to tackle challenges posed by a complex geopolitical situation, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday while co-chairing a meeting of a bilateral economic panel with Russian deputy prime minister Denis Manturov.
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August 21, 2025
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Nobel for Ukraine deal? Trump eyes bigger prize
SALVATION STRATEGY
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August 21, 2025
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FADNAVIS OPENS ONE ARM OF FLYOVER ON GANESHKHIND RD
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday inaugurated one arm of the Ganeshkhind double-decker flyover, built by the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) to ease traffic congestion on the busy University Road.
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August 21, 2025
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INSURANCE MAY BE EXEMPT FROM GST, GOVT RAISES PLAN WITH GoM
The Centre has proposed to exempt premiums for life insurance and health policies purchased by individuals from the 18% Goods and Services Tax, a plan that received a positive response from the group of ministers (GoM) in a meeting in Delhi on Wednesday, said people aware of the matter.
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August 21, 2025
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Delhi CM assaulted by auto driver during public meeting at residence
Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta was assaulted at a weekly public hearing at her official residence in Civil Lines on Wednesday morning bya 41-year-old man who came from Rajkot in Gujarat, and entered posing as a complainant.
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