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April 22, 2026 1:31 PM

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Bombay High Court discharges four accused in 2006 Malegaon blast case

The Bombay High Court today discharged four men accused in the 2006 Malegaon blast case and quashed a special court order framing charges against them. A bench comprising Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Shyam Chandak allowed the appeals filed by the four accused - Rajendra Chaudhary, ...

April 22, 2026 1:22 PM

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Punjab Police report up to 69% drop in gangster-related crimes

Punjab Police is claiming a significant decline of up to 69% in gangster-related murders and firing incidents in the last three months since the launch of the operation ‘‘Gangstran Te Vaar” in the state on January 20th this year. This has been made possible because of the help of the worried general...

April 22, 2026 12:20 PM

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AP ministers attend governance training programme in Singapore

A delegation of Andhra Pradesh ministers is continuing its official visit to Singapore, taking part in a week-long training programme on governance and public service delivery.   Today, the ministers met K. Shanmugam, who briefed them on public safety measures and Singapore’s legal framework. The da...

April 22, 2026 11:58 AM

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Rashtriya Lok Morcha to hold Dhikkar protest march across Bihar today

In Bihar, the Rashtriya Lok Morcha will take out a (Dhikkar) protest march today at all district headquarters across the state. The party’s national president, Upendra Kushwaha, said that the march is being organized in protest against the Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill not being passed in the L...

April 22, 2026 11:15 AM

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INST develops material to detect nicotine and cotinine levels

Institute of Nano-Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, has developed a new material which can detect the level of nicotine and cotinine by fluorometric sensing. Fluorometric sensing is a technique that measures various parameters using fluorescent emission.   In the present case, the material, whi...