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on eve of S.i.r. deadline, 6.5 mn voters likely to be dropped from bihar poll roll

New Delhi, July 26 -- On the eve of the deadline for the special intensive revision (SIR) of poll rolls in Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday said that around 6.5 million electors... Read More


Bill enabling govt to appoint VCs cleared

Ranchi, July 26 -- The Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand cabinet has approved a bill to transfer powers to appoint Vice Chancellors (VCs), pro-VCs and financial advisors in state-run universities from the Go... Read More


'Govt not against statehood ask'

Jammu, July 26 -- Kavinder Gupta, 65, who took oath as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh last week, is the first political figure to hold the top job since the strategic region was carved out as a Uni... Read More


Amputee rape and murder convict escapes from jail, caught in 4 hours

Kochi, July 26 -- A rape and murder convict, whose arm was amputated years ago, cut through the bars of his prison cell at Kannur Central Jail, scaled a 25-foot boundary wall with the help of a rope m... Read More


SC junks AP, T'gana plea for delimitation

New Delhi, July 26 -- The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a fresh delimitation exercise in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, ruling that there is a constitutional bar against taking up su... Read More


SC issues nationwide norms amid rising student suicides

New Delhi, July 26 -- The Supreme Court on Friday issued sweeping nationwide guidelines mandating mental health safeguards, mandatory counsellors, and regulatory frameworks for all educational institu... Read More


India successfully tests drone-launched missile

NEW DELHI, July 26 -- India on Friday carried out flight trials of a drone-launched missile at a test range in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, a weapon that has anti-armour and anti-bunker capabilities, the ... Read More


'India to forge own path in global energy transition'

New Delhi, July 26 -- India will forge its own distinct pathway in the global energy transition, with the country emerging as a "clean energy powerhouse" despite different challenges facing developing... Read More


Bengal anti-rape bill sent back, says TMC

Kolkata, July 26 -- The Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024, passed by the state legislative assembly in September last year seeking the death penalty and other ... Read More


Bombay HC junks plea to hold protest for Gaza

MUMBAI, July 26 -- The Bombay high court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) seeking permission to hold a "peaceful protest" at Azad Maidan against the "geno... Read More