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August 22, 2025 6:53 AM

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West Bengal is eagerly looking towards the BJP with hope: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that West Bengal is eagerly looking towards the BJP with hope because of its development agenda. In a social media post, Mr Modi said that with each passing day, public anger against the Trinamool Congress is increasing in the state. The Prime Minister said that he ...

August 22, 2025 1:46 PM

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SC: Stray Dogs to Return to Territory after Sterilisation & Immunisation

The Supreme Court modified its earlier directions for the capture and complete relocation of stray dogs in the Delhi-NCR region. In a fresh order, the three-judge Bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria directed that stray dogs picked up must be released in their territory afte...

August 21, 2025 9:08 PM

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WB govt suspends four officials for irregularities in voter list 

  The West Bengal government has taken disciplinary action against five accused officials for irregularities in the voter list. Four officials, including two WBCS officers, have been suspended. In addition to suspending a contractual Data Entry Operator, an FIR has also been lodged against him, acco...

August 21, 2025 6:58 PM

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Cabinet reshuffle in Goa; two new ministers inducted

  The long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle in Goa finally took place as Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant inducted two new ministers: Former Chief Minister and Margao MLA Digambar Kamat, along with  Ramesh Tawadkar, the Canacona MLA, who recently resigned as Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly. The Oath-tak...

August 21, 2025 5:24 PM

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Telangana: Two Maoists surrender in Hyderabad

  In Telangana, two senior members of the CPI (Maoist) surrendered before the police in Hyderabad today. Speaking to the media, Rachakonda Commissioner of Police, G. Sudheer Babu, stated that the surrender of these senior Maoist leaders and their decision to join the social mainstream can be seen as...

August 21, 2025 2:11 PM

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Supreme Court refuses to hear plea challenging notification on stray dogs

The Supreme Court today refused urgent listing of a plea challenging a notification issued by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi about mass capture and sheltering of stray dogs. A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi declined to accord an urgent hearing after a lawyer mentioned that an...

August 21, 2025 2:04 PM

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Government Passes Online Gaming Bill 2025 to Promote Safe Gaming and E-Sports

As the Lok Sabha has passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill 2025, Dr Rohit Mehra, Dean, Research and Consultancy, Dr. BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, has welcomed the government’s effort. He said the bill is aiming to regulate online gaming by prohibiting ...

August 21, 2025 1:30 PM

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NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of Patient Death at UP Hospital

The National Human Rights Commission-NHRC has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh state chief secretary and the Director General of Police for the alleged death of a patient at the Kanpur Medical College. The commission has asked for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks. In a statement,...

August 21, 2025 1:19 PM

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Yanam Region Faces Rising Floodwaters; Precautionary Measures in Place

Heavy rains in the catchment areas of the Godavari River have led to an increase in the inflow of floodwater in the Gowthami branch near Yanam region. Irrigation Department officials informed that about ten lakh cusecs of water have been discharged into the Bay of Bengal today.   The first floo...