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Ajinkya Rahane announces retirement from international cricket
Mumbai: Senior batter Ajinkya Rahane, who famously led an injury-ravaged Indian team to an improbable Test series win over Australia during a 2020-2021 tour, announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday,…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC quashes Union Bank officer’s forced retirement
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has set aside the compulsory retirement of a Union Bank of India officer, holding that failure to repay personal credit card dues cannot be treated as misconduct warranting…
- Kashmir
Against all odds, Majid Magray set to lead India at Lord’s
New Delhi: For years, every training session meant travelling more than 50 kilometres as there was hardly any infrastructure for differently abled cricketers in Kashmir. The long commute, limited facilities, and five…
- News
MP farmers end strike after govt raises moong procurement
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has agreed to procure 60 per cent of the moong crop from eligible farmers, extended the procurement deadline and halted the e-token system for fertiliser distribution, prompting…
- Sports
Sreeshankar leaps into history with second CWG long jump medal
Glasgow: Murali Sreeshankar added another chapter to Indian athletics history on Wednesday, July 27, becoming the country’s first long jump double medallist in Commonwealth Games with a silver here. Having claimed silver…
- Politics
Prashant Kishor alleges police picked up supporters before bypoll
Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday, July 30, accused the Bihar Police of having picked up many of his supporters, allegedly at the behest of the ruling BJP, which…
- India
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…