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Aadhaar, voter card, PAN not proof of citizenship: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court held that a person’s Aadhaar, voter identity card, Permanent Account Number (PAN), and bank account are not conclusive proof of Indian citizenship, while hearing Nasir’s case, who…
- India
Amit Shah skips Parliament, hails youth over anti-paper leak bill
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was conspicuously absent during the Lok Sabha debate on the anti-paper leak bill, on Wednesday, July 29, congratulated “every student in India” on its passage. ”…
- India
Either he ordered it or is incompetent: Rahul calls for Shah’s resignation
New Delhi: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, July 29, claimed that Union Home Minister Amit Shah is either culpable in the police brutality…
- Bangalore
Karnataka High Court upholds quashing of NICE land acquisition
Bengaluru: In a significant relief to farmers who lost their land for the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) road project, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday, July 29, upheld a single judge’s…
- Bangalore
Andhra man dies by suicide on railway tracks, missing head found
Bengaluru: A 28-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after coming under a moving train in Bengaluru, with police recovering his severed head nearly a day after his headless body was found. The…
- Hyderabad
Workshop calls for safer migration of Indians to Saudi Arabia
Hyderabad: A stakeholder workshop on Wednesday, July 29, called for stronger measures to ensure safe and fair migration of Indian workers to Saudi Arabia, highlighting concerns over recruitment fraud, wage exploitation and…
- News
SC grants bail to UAPA accused, cites right to liberty violation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has granted bail to two alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives, who were in custody since 2014, saying their continued incarceration was “grossly violative” of the right to liberty…
- India
What is the anti-paper leak Amendment Bill all about?
New Delhi: The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, July 29, proposes stricter punishment. The legislation aims at effectively deterring persons, organised…
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Rajya Sabha clears bill criminalising insult to Vande Mataram
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, July 29, passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which criminalises any insult to the national song Vande Mataram. The House…
- India
Umar Khalid placards: Goa NEET protest lowest level, says CM
Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday, July 29, said the recent student agitation in Goa over the NEET exam had “stooped to the lowest intellectual level”, and that placards demanding activist…
- India
MP govt forms panel to hold talks with protesting farmers
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday, July 29, said a committee comprising ministers has been formed to hold talks with the farmers agitating here over various demands, including 100…
- India
SC says Rs 8 lakh EWS income limit prima facie reasonable
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has observed that the Rs 8 lakh annual income limit for determining eligibility under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) reservation appears to be prima facie reasonable. The…
- India
Jharkhand: Top Maoist Misir Besra arrested
Ranchi: Banned CPI (Maoist) politburo member Misir Besra, who was carrying a bounty of over Rs 1 crore on his head and wanted in 141 cases, was arrested from Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district,…
- India
Bill introduced for stricter delayed birth, death registration
New Delhi: A Bill to make provisions for delayed registration of births and deaths more stringent to “encourage timely reporting by citizens” was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, July 29.…
- India
Satheesan defends remarks on family food traditions
Thiruvananthapuram: Defending his recent remarks on preserving traditional food practices, Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday, July 29, rejected allegations that he had made a sexist statement, saying his comments…