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The Statesman Delhi
CM Omar blames J&K LG for book ban
As criticism over banning of books in Jammu and Kashmir intensified, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday distanced himself from the controversy and squarely blamed Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for the move, asserting \"I have never banned books, and I never would\".
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Judge Orders Temporary Halt to Construction at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Center
A federal judge on Thursday ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed \"Alligator Alcatraz\" as she considers whether it violates environmental laws.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Blooper-prone Rahul must manage optics
It has been over two decades since Congress leader and Gandhi family scion Rahul Gandhi ventured into politics.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Trust in Zelenskyy drops despite reversal of controversial anti-corruption law
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy quickly reversed course last month on a law that would have curbed the independence of the country's anti-corruption watchdogs after widespread protests that threatened the stability of his leadership for the first time since Russia's invasion.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Dharmasthala case: SC refuses to gag media, asks trial court in Karnataka to decide on temple's plea
The Supreme Court on Friday directed a trial court in Karnataka to reconsider, within two weeks, a petition by the Dharmasthala Temple administration seeking to block publication of allegedly defamatory reports in connection with the Dharmasthala mass burials case.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
VHP to launch 9-day nationwide campaign from 16 August to promote Hindutva and cultural unity
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) is preparing to roll out a nine-day nationwide initiative starting August 16 to commemorate its 61st foundation day.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Tariffs and Trust
Just six months after pledging to double bilateral trade by 2030, US President Donald Trump has slapped India with a combined 50 per cent tariff on all imports – 25 per cent as part of his broad trade overhaul, and a fresh 25 per cent penalty targeting Indian purchases of Russian oil.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
PM speaks to Putin, reaffirms commitment to deepen ties
President Putin also briefed PM Modi on the latest developments concerning Ukraine
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Assam Police Foil Interstate Drug Peddling Attempt, Two Arrested
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the Assam Police busted an interstate drug peddling attempt and recovered a significant cache of narcotic substances.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
TN counters NEP with SEP, vows to continue two-language formula
Rejecting the New Education Policy of the BJP-led Union government in toto, the State Education Policy (SEP) released by Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday affirms continuation of Tamil Nadu's more than half century-old two-language formula of mother tongue Tamil and English denying any space for Hindi in state-run and aided schools.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
SBI Q1 net profit up 12 pc to ₹19,160 cr
Largest Public Sector Lender, State Bank of India (SBI) reported a 12 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in its standalone net profit for the Q1FY26 at Rs 19,160 cr, compared to Rs 17,035 cr in the same period last year.
1 min |
August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
False and Fabricated: Defence Ministry Denies Reports of India Pausing US Arms Talks
Issuing a strong rebuttal regarding news reports claiming that India has temporarily halted talks related to the defence deals with the US, the Ministry of Defence dubbed them as false and fabricated.
1 min |
August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Census challenge
At the time of the launch of the reservation policy, the concept of other backward classes was not in place, and therefore job reservation for them as a group was also not on the agenda. The demands for job reservation came up strongly only after the submission of the reports of the Mandal Commission on 31 December 1980. The commission in its report recommended, inter alia, 27 per cent reservation for jobs under Central government for the members of OBCs.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Domestic Help Kills Newborn After Delivering in Bathroom
A domestic worker was held by the Delhi Police for allegedly strangling her newborn baby to death after giving birth in her employer's bathroom in Patel Nagar, an official said on Friday.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Cabinet Clears ₹30,000 Cr LPG Loss Compensation for PSUs
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday approved compensation amounting to Rs 30,000 crore to the three Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (IOCL, BPCL & HPCL) for the under-recoveries incurred on sale of domestic LPG.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Couple denied entry in restaurant for wearing desi attire
A couple in Delhi alleged that they were denied entry to a restaurant in the northwest of the city's Pitampura for wearing Indian attire, a salwar-kameez and a pant-shirt.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Ladakh LG, top brass bid final farewell to Siachen hero Chhering Motup in Likir
Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Kavinder Gupta, on Friday, attended the funeral of late Chhering Motup, an Ashok Chakra awardee, at Likir village in Leh.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Support surges for whistleblower doctor in Kerala
Senior Congress leader and Opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan on Friday alleged that a conspiracy is being hatched under the leadership of the Health Minister against Dr. Harris Chirackal, Head of Urology Department at Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College, who had spoken openly about the systemic issues affecting patient care and day-to-day functioning of government medical colleges.
1 min |
August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Dr Aviral Malik's phone stolen during grandfather Satyapal Malik's last rites
During the last rites of former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satyapal Malik, his grandson and the BJP's national spokesperson, Aviral Malik, had his mobile phone stolen.
1 min |
August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Nifty Drops Below 24,400 Points After Three Months
At close, the Sensex was down 765.47 pts at 79,857.79, and the Nifty was down 232.85 pts at 24,363.30
2 min |
August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Dear Maa, the most evocative Bengali film since Rituparno Ghosh left
This is as flawless as cinema gets: numbing in its fluid interpretation of life's often-cruel vicissitudes, resplendent in its compassion, empathy and profound understanding of human relationships, broken and battered as they often are.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Akhilesh Yadav Slams UP Govt Over Education Budget Cuts, Cites Misplaced Priorities
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Friday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to cite budget constraints as a reason for not hiring more teachers.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Assam Police Foil Interstate Drug Peddling Attempt, Two Arrested
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the Assam Police busted an interstate drug peddling attempt and recovered a significant cache of narcotic substances.
1 min |
August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Moody's: Trump's 50pc tariffs to hit India's manufacturing
Moody's Ratings on Friday said the steep 50 per cent tariffs on Indian imports by US President Donald Trump could severely undermine India's manufacturing ambitions and slow economic growth.
1 min |
August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Centre, NE states to prepare plan for better connectivity
Scindia: States to map all projects on PM GatiShakti Portal & update logistics policies before next NEC session
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Lebanese Shiite ministers walk out of a Cabinet meeting over plan to disarm Hezbollah
Shiite members of Lebanon's Cabinet walked out a government meeting on Thursday in protest of a proposed plan to disarm the Hezbollah militant group and political organization.
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August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Tomato price spike in Delhi due to rains; all-India avg cost remains below: Centre
The temporary tomato price spike in Delhi is due to rains, but the all-India average cost remains below, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said on Friday.
1 min |
August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Government withdraws Income Tax Bill 2025, revised version could be introduced next week
The government on Friday withdrew the Income-Tax Bill, 2025, which was initially introduced in the Lok Sabha to replace the Income-Tax Act, 1961.
1 min |
August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Queries on Op Sindoor Pointless
K.anwal Sibal, 77, is a career diplomat who retired as Foreign Secretary of India.
4 min |
August 09, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Rahul, others opposing SIR as infiltrators are their vote bank, says Amit Shah
Terming the infiltrators as \"a vote bank\" for opposition political parties, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of engaging in politics over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
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