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SC issues norms amid rising pupil suicides
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday issued sweeping nationwide guidelines mandating mental health safeguards, mandatory counsellors, and regulatory frameworks for all educational institutions across India, responding to an alarming rise in student suicides.
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July 26, 2025
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MINISTER VOWS ACTION AGAINST DOCS FOR CLOSING EMERGENCY, OT
Jammu and Kashmir health minister Sakina Itoo on Friday vowed action against the protesting doctors who closed emergency, operation theatre and wards at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital during protests after an attendant had assaulted a resident doctor on Wednesday night.
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July 26, 2025
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SC REJECTS TELANGANA, AP DELIMITATION PLEA
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a fresh delimitation exercise in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, ruling that there is a constitutional bar against taking up such a demand before the first census conducted after 2026, and cautioning that entertaining such public interest petitions could “open the floodgates” for similar pleas from other states.
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July 26, 2025
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‘The question of choices made in war sits at the core of who I am’
The winner of this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction reflects on theft, crafting a story of same-sex love, and being recognised for writing from the margins
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July 26, 2025
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4 cops to get CM Rakshak Padak on I-Day for saving 11 from drowning
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday felicitated four police personnel who saved the lives of 11 people after a car fell into the Sirhind Canal in Bathinda on July 23.
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July 26, 2025
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9 held for rape and murder of minor who was stabbed 24 times
Weeks after the body of a 14-year-old boy bearing multiple wounds and having a cloth tied around the neck was found near Haiderpur water treatment plant, the Delhi Police on Friday said the minor was allegedly sexually assaulted and stabbed 24 times by a gang who also shot a video of the assault “for fun”.
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July 26, 2025
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Both Houses to discuss Op Sindoor next week
After a week-long impasse, both Houses of Parliament are set to function normally next week and discuss Operation Sindoor and Pahalgam terror attack.
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July 26, 2025
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Building dreams: Free from clutches of beggary, children rewrite future in classrooms
They once used to roam the streets of Ludhiana, begging for money. Today, they are role models for street children across the city.
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July 26, 2025
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Inflation is tamed, but war isn't over: RBI guv
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has won the battle against inflation, even as it continues its war against price rise, keeping in mind its objective of price stability, governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Friday.
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July 26, 2025
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₹260-CRORE FAKE BILLING SCAM BUSTED IN MANDI GOBINDGARH, TWO ARRESTED
Officials from the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST), Ludhiana commissionerate, have unearthed a large-scale fake billing racket in Mandi Gobindgarh.
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July 26, 2025
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NO DISCUSSION ON TRADE WITH U.S. IN TALKS OVER PAK: GOVT TO PARL
The issue of the ongoing trade discussions did not feature in conversations with the US at the peak of the military hostilities between India and Pakistan, Union minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh informed the Lok Sabha on Friday, rebutting claims by US President Donald Trump who said he threatened to cease trade with India if the neighbours did not agree to a ceasefire.
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July 26, 2025
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Soldier killed in ‘friendly fire’ during op can't be denied benefits: High court
The Punjab and Haryana high court has said a soldier killed in ‘friendly fire’ while deployed in a military operation cannot be denied benefits applicable to those Killed in action.
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July 26, 2025
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1-armed rape-murder convict escapes from jail, caught in 4 hours
A rape and murder convict, whose arm was amputated years ago, cut through the bars of his prison cell at Kannur Central Jail, scaled a 25-foot boundary wall with the help of a rope made out of clothes and managed to escape early Friday.
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July 26, 2025
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India-UK FTA: A bold pathway to closer trade ties
It addresses India’s concern on weaponisation of environmental and labour standards for disguised protectionism
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July 26, 2025
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Such a mood
Boss made you mad? Rage-apply for other jobs. Date is hotter IRL than on the app? You just got reverse-catfished. We now have words for every situation and emotion. As dictionaries groan and Boomers cringe, grab a fridge cigarette and follow our guide to 2025 slang
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July 26, 2025
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Govt to use UK FTA window to boost industry capacity
Currently, Indian exporters have less than 2% share in over $564 bn goods market
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July 26, 2025
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Women of unbearable dignity
Broken Nest and Other Stories is a collection of three short stories and a novella by Rabindranath Tagore. Capturing the lyricism of the Nobel Laureate’s prose, poet and writer Sharmistha Mohanty translates the stories The Ghat’s Tale, Notebook and Postmaster, and the novella Broken Nest, from the Bengali. Westland presents the works in avolume with an exquisite red-and-white cover.
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July 26, 2025
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India successfully tests drone-launched missile in Andhra’s Kurnool
India on Friday carried out flight trials of a drone-launched missile at a test range in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, a weapon that has anti-armour and anti-bunker capabilities, the defence ministry said.
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July 26, 2025
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Driver denies abrupt halt, woman’s aides attack bus, passengers
PASSENGERS, INCLUDING A COP, WHO TRIED TO INTERVENE WERE ALSO THRASHED
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July 26, 2025
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25 OTT sites blocked over obscene content
The government has blocked 25 over-the-top entertainment platforms for hosting obscene, vulgar and pornographic content, in a sweeping crackdown on unlawful digital entertainment that officials say violates multiple laws and degrades women.
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July 26, 2025
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Our govt has always prioritised welfare of soldiers, kin: Hry CM
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday announced that the state will soon conduct police recruitment, with necessary directions already issued to concerned officials.
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July 25, 2025
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'No move to drop secular, socialist from Preamble'
The government has not initiated any formal legal or constitutional process to remove the words “socialist” and “secular” from the Preamble of the Constitution, the Union law and justice ministry informed Parliament on Thursday.
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July 25, 2025
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'BILL WILL BRING TRANSPARENCY AND REFORM TO FEDERATIONS'
Olympic medallist-turned-sports administrator Gagan Narang believes the National Sports Governance Bill will usher in much-needed transparency and reforms in the functioning of National Sports Federations (NSFs).
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July 25, 2025
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Swear on Simba, you're part of our pack forever
“Swear on Simba,” became a mantra for my two boys anytime they knew they were heading for trouble for unfinished chores.
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July 25, 2025
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ILLEGAL REHAB CENTRE SEALED IN DHURI
SANGRUR: An illegal private de-addiction and rehab centre running in Dhuri on a suspended licence was sealed, authorities said on Thursday.
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July 25, 2025
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Kashmiri Pandits urge political parties to support bill on their return to Valley
Kashmiri Pandits welcomed the recommendation made by President Droupadi Murmu to a bill on the return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Hindus in the Valley and urged political parties to vote for and support the bill concerning the community's rehabilitation.
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July 25, 2025
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PRIVATE SCHOOL IN KANGRA GETS HOAX BOMB THREAT
A day after multiple schools across Shimla received bomb threat emails, a private school on the outskirts of Dharamshala received a similar email on Thursday, causing panic among students and staff.
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July 25, 2025
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DGCA issues 4 show cause notices to AI
India’s aviation regulator on Wednesday issued four show cause notices to Air India for multiple violations of operational procedures and regulations on training cabin crew and managing their duty hours.
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July 25, 2025
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2 men ‘bridge gap’ to help students cross rain-hit road
With heavy rains washing away a portion of a road in Punjab’s Moga district, two men played Good Samaritan “bridging the gap” to help several school children cross the flooded path and reach home.
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July 25, 2025
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Haryana approves ₹665 crore as mid-day meal scheme budget
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government has approved a budget of ₹665 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM-POSHAN) Scheme, also known as midday meal scheme.
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