Top News Headlines of August 13, 2025 | Harvey Weinstein to be tried for a third time in New York
Top News Headlines of August 13, 2025 | The 73-year-old Weinstein will face trial in the sexual assault case of Jessica Mann, in which a jury in New York could not reach a verdict in June.
The Supreme Court is hearing cases challenging the electoral rolls revision in Bihar; PM Modi is likely to meet US President Donald Trump in September.
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Top News Headlines of August 13, 2025 | The Supreme Court of India is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. On Tuesday, while hearing the case, the top court said that the ECI can decide to include a citizen in the voter list or exclude a non-citizen from it.
Meanwhile, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai Wednesday agreed to look into a plea related to the vaccination and sterilisation of community dogs in Delhi. Apparently referring to the August 11 order of the bench presided by Justice J B Pardiwala — which directed authorities in Delhi-NCR to relocate stray dogs from streets to shelters — the CJI then said that another bench has already passed an order concerning strays.
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At a time when India has been hit by 50 per cent tariffs by the Donald Trump administration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to be in the US in the last week of September to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York. However, a key objective will also be to meet Trump, iron out the issues on trade and arrive at a common ground on tariffs.
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20:42 (IST) 13 Aug 2025
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19:58 (IST) 13 Aug 2025
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