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When "the investigating officer inquired with the petitioner, then he has stated that the skull was not taken out by digging the said land, but at the instance of some other persons", the Dakshina Kannada court noted in its bail order on November 24.

Dharmasthala secret burials: BJP MLAs seek interim report, allege bid to defame Hindu religious site

August 13, 2025 06:20 IST

BJP MLA Suresh Kumar alleged that the investigation into the Dharmasthala secret burials was handed over to the SIT due to demands from Left groups despite the district police being capable of probing the whistleblower's claims.

MHA: OCI card of convicted persons will be cancelled

August 13, 2025 06:22 IST

The OCI scheme was introduced in August 2005.

PixxelSpace-led consortium to make country’s first commercial earth observation constellationSubscriber Only

August 13, 2025 03:43 IST

The data would be used in the fields of agriculture, infrastructure development and urban planning, disaster management, security, as well as climate change monitoring.

‘EC made me grandma’: First-time voter Minta Devi shown as 124 years old in Bihar electoral rolls

August 12, 2025 22:01 IST

The matter has come to light at a time when parties opposed to the ruling NDA are assailing the special intensive revision (SIR), in the Parliament as well as the Supreme Court.

Far from Delhi, Goa takes a cue from Supreme Court’s stray dog orderSubscriber Only

August 13, 2025 06:22 IST

Task force formed to ‘rehabilitate’ the animals; in recent meeting with govt, tourism industry stakeholders had flagged increasing number of strays on beaches

Jaya Bchchan last seen in 2023's 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani', was seen getting shocked and agitated as she became aware of a man trying to snap a picture with her, allegedly without her consent.

Watch | Jaya Bachchan snaps at man taking selfie; Kangana Ranaut hits back with an Amitabh jibe

August 12, 2025 20:51 IST

Jaya Bachchan is known to be protective of her personal space. Recently, she was seen admonishing a man who clicked her pictures while she was speaking to a group of women at the prayer meet of veteran actor Manoj Kumar.

Citizenship is in Parliament’s domain, but ECI can include citizens and exclude non-citizens as voters: SC

August 13, 2025 06:17 IST

Presiding over a Supreme Court bench hearing petitions challenging the ECI’s special intensive revision (SIR) in Bihar, Justice Surya Kant says the litigation 'largely' seems to be 'a case of trust deficiency'.

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SC order on stray dogs: Voiceless souls not problems: Rahul, Priyanka; not tough to round up stray dogs, says Chidambaram

August 13, 2025 03:41 IST

Rahul Gandhi said that “blanket removals are cruel, shortsighted, and strip us of compassion”. “We can ensure public safety and animal welfare go hand in hand.”

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‘Opportunity to prove Indian Muslims love Tricolour’: Chhattisgarh Waqf Board chief asks mosques to hoist flag on Independence DaySubscriber Only

August 13, 2025 04:00 IST

While over 70% of mosques, madrasas and dargahs have given a positive response, some have objected, Waqf Board chairman Salim Raj said.

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Self-immolation cases rising, Odisha govt tells police: Review women’s grievancesSubscriber Only

August 12, 2025 18:25 IST

The Crime Against Women and Children Wing (CAW&CW) of the Odisha Police on Tuesday asked all SPs to review all pending grievances and fresh grievances of women and girls.

In their letter to Birla, the five MPs said they wanted to bring to his attention the matter involving a "grave breach of privilege" by Air India, arising from events on Flight AI 2455 (Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi) on August 10.

5 MPs claim ‘breach of privilege’ by Air India in letter to Speaker, seek probe

August 13, 2025 04:19 IST

In its response Monday, Air said its pilots were “well-trained to handle such situations, and in this case, they followed standard procedures throughout the flight”.

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‘No coercive steps to be taken’: SC respite for owners of 10-year-old diesel, 15-year-old petrol vehicles

August 12, 2025 17:50 IST

In 2015, the National Green Tribunal had directed that diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years should not be allowed to operate in Delhi NCR.

Police said that since the gang and the victim communicated solely via Grindr. (Representational)

Kerala man’s Grindr encounter ends in gold robbery, police bust gang that ‘cheated at least 20 men’Subscriber Only

August 13, 2025 04:02 IST

The gang members were arrested on Sunday after one of their victims, who they allegedly lured through Grindr, complained to the police that they robbed him of a three-sovereign (nearly 24-gram) gold chain.

No plans to declare cow national animal, Union Minister tells Parliament

August 12, 2025 17:02 IST

The minister said the central government has been implementing the Rashtriya Gokul Mission since December 2014 to support initiatives undertaken by states and Union Territories for protection and rearing of cows.

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Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, examine PIL for ‘income-based’ reservation system for SC, STs

August 13, 2025 03:47 IST

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, examine PIL for 'income-based' reservation system for SC, STs

Lok Sabha grants extension to joint committee on simultaneous pollsSubscriber Only

August 13, 2025 04:16 IST

The two Bills on implementing simultaneous polls were introduced in Lok Sabha on December 17 last year after a recommendation by a high-level committee chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind.

Munger’s Bajrang Dal convenor Saurabh S Sampanna told The Indian Express that the 'love jihad' tableau was meant to be a “social message”.

Bajrang Dal members ‘assault gathering at pastor’s home’ in Bihar over conversion claimsSubscriber Only

August 13, 2025 04:01 IST

Police say probing allegations from both sides; those from gathering say they were there for a Sunday prayer

YSRCP MP taken into custody: Local body bypolls begin on a stormy note in Andhra’s Kadapa

August 12, 2025 14:19 IST

YSRCP termed it a state-sponsored election hijack, accusing Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's NDA coalition government of allegedly using police force and allegedly mobilising rowdies to subvert democracy and prevent a free and fair mandate.

Article on Operation Sindoor: SC grants interim protection from arrest to journalist Siddharth Varadarajan

August 13, 2025 09:08 IST

Justice Surya Kant said that since the matter pertained to publication on a website, Siddharth Varadarajan’s custodial interrogation was not necessary.

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‘Tariffs being imposed thinking it will halt India’s growth story’: NDA ally Chandrababu Naidu’s swipe at TrumpSubscriber Only

August 12, 2025 15:37 IST

Andhra Pradesh CM and NDA ally also responded to the US President’s dead economy jibe: ‘The future will decide which economies are dead’

Despite drone warfare taking off, ground force is still the first line of defence

Soldier dies in accidental firing in J-K’s Doda

August 12, 2025 13:28 IST

Sepoy Suresh Biswal was on guard duty when his colleagues heard a gunfire from his post at Sarna camp in Bhaderwah on Monday, the officials said.

Justice Yashwant Varma cash row: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constitutes 3-member panel to probe allegationSubscriber Only

August 13, 2025 02:21 IST

The committee comprises Supreme Court’s Justice Aravind Kumar, Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Karnataka High Court senior advocate B V Acharya.

JLKM and ex-BJP leader Surya Hansda shot dead by Jharkhand Police in encounter while ‘trying to escape custody’Subscriber Only

August 13, 2025 04:02 IST

Hansda’s wife and mother have accused the police of carrying out a “planned encounter” and have refused to accept his body.

What is the Sarla Bhatt murder case, being probed 35 years after the Kashmiri Pandit woman’s death?Subscriber Only

August 13, 2025 04:00 IST

Bhatt, a 27-year-old nurse from south Kashmir, was abducted by the militants of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front in 1990

The report on SECs was released in Delhi on August 6.

State Election Commissions lack power, cause delays in urban local government polls: report

August 12, 2025 17:06 IST

Twenty-four of the 34 SECs do not have powers over both ward delimitation and reservation, a Janaagraha report has flagged.

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