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Raj Thackeray Meets Devendra Fadnavis, Clarifies It Was Over Civic Issues, Not Political
- Aug 21, 2025 14:16 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
A day after Thackeray brand failed to show magic in the BEST Credit Society elections, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray met CM Devendra Fadnavis at his official Varsha bungalow on Thursday, creating a buzz in the state politics.
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19 Bills, Including New Income Tax Act, Passed Without Protesting Opposition
- Aug 21, 2025 14:11 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Nineteen bills - including two critical proposals, one to overhaul the Income Tax Act of 1961 and another to amend the Constitution to sack ministers facing criminal charges - were passed sans discussion or debate with the opposition.
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"It Was Entire Nation's Mission": Shubhanshu Shukla On Visiting Space Station
- Aug 21, 2025 13:31 pm IST
- Edited by: Anwesha Singh
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India's first astronaut to visit the International Space Station as part of the Axiom-4 mission, described his journey as a mission for the entire nation.
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Massive Protest In Ahmedabad Over School Murder, Over 500 Booked For Vandalism
- Aug 21, 2025 13:19 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The protests against the murder of a Class 10 student by a junior at a private school in Ahmedabad continued on Friday, with the student wing of the opposition Congress clashing with the city police.
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All Change In Maharashtra? Ajit Pawar On Raj Thackeray-D Fadnavis Meet
- Aug 21, 2025 13:03 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A meet between MNS boss Raj Thackeray, who is allied with his cousin, Uddhav Thackeray and his Shiv Sena faction, and Maharashtra Chief Minister D Fadnavis has sparked rumours of an alliance switch before the Mumbai civic elections.
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"Battle Of Ideology": INDIA bloc Veep Candidate B Sudershan Reddy Files Nomination
- Aug 21, 2025 12:47 pm IST
- Asian News International
INDIA bloc's Vice-Presidential nominee B Sudershan Reddy filed his nomination on Thursday in the presence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.
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The Inside Story On Bill To Sack Jailed Chief Ministers
- Aug 21, 2025 12:35 pm IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
The Lok Sabha erupted in protests yesterday when Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill that states that the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers and ministers, if jailed for more than 30 days
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"To Blackmail, Torture Nitish Kumar": Tejashwi Yadav On Bill To Sack Ministers
- Aug 21, 2025 12:05 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has criticised a set of bills to sack ministers in the federal or any state or union territory government - including chief ministers - if they have been jailed (not necessarily convicted) of 'criminal charges'.
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Opinion | Addiction, Laundering, Suicides: Why Real-Money Gaming Had To Go
- Aug 21, 2025 12:01 pm IST
- Subimal Bhattacharjee
The new gaming bill will effectively curb the predatory practices that have characterised much of India's online gaming sector. By severing the financial infrastructure supporting real-money games, it addresses addiction at its source.
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Indian Economy Likely Grew 6.8-7% In Quarter 1, Higher Than RBI's Estimate: SBI Report
- Aug 21, 2025 11:49 am IST
- Asian News International
The Indian economy may have registered a strong growth rate of around 6.8 per cent to 7 per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year, significantly higher than the Reserve Bank of India's estimate of 6.5 per cent.
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Calcutta University Students Beaten Up For Speaking Bengali, Called 'Bangladeshis'
- Aug 21, 2025 11:44 am IST
- Reported by: Rittick Mondal
A group of shopkeepers from West Bengal's Sealdah market allegedly thrashed some Calcutta University students and called them 'Bangladeshis' on Wednesday night.
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1 Dead, 39 Injured As Bus Carrying Vaishno Devi Pilgrims Falls In J&K Gorge
- Aug 21, 2025 11:11 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A bus carrying pilgrims to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi skidded off the Jammu-Pathankot highway and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Thursday, leaving one person dead and 39 others injured, officials said.
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Hyderabad Family Of Five, Including 2-Year-Old, Found Dead, Suicide Suspected
- Aug 21, 2025 10:58 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
A man, his wife, daughter, son-in-law and two-year-old child were found dead at their house in Maktha Mahabubpet under the limits of Miyapur police station of Cyberabad Police Commissionerate.
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After Supreme Court Order, 6 J&K Cops Arrested For Brutal Torture Of Policeman
- Aug 21, 2025 10:46 am IST
- Reported by: Nazir Masoodi
Six policemen, including a Deputy Superintendent, have been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the alleged brutal torture of a policeman during custody in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district in 2023, official sources said.
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Uttarakhand's Gangotri & Yamunotri Highways Blocked By Landslides, Clearance Work In Progress
- Aug 21, 2025 10:26 am IST
- Asian News International
The Gangotri National Highway is currently blocked near Dharasu Purana Thana and Sonagad. In addition, the Yamunatri Highway is impassable near Kuthnaur and Naradchatti, according to the Uttarkashi Police.
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"Anything More Bizarre...": P Chidambaram On 'Sack Jailed Ministers' Bill
- Aug 21, 2025 10:10 am IST
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram has described the legislation as "extraordinary" and "patently unconstitutional".
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Opposition Chaos Leaves Key Bills Passed Without Debate This Parliament Monsoon Session
- Aug 21, 2025 10:09 am IST
- Written by: Aishvarya Jain
The Monsoon Session of Parliament will be remembered less for debate and more for disruption.
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"Maar Nahi Daalna Tha": Chilling Chat Of Gujarat Student Who Killed Senior
- Aug 21, 2025 10:03 am IST
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
The death of a class 10 student after he was stabbed by a junior outside their school in Ahmedabad, has led to massive protests in the city.
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In INDIA's Fresh Unity Push, Tejashwi Yadav's 'Rahul Gandhi As PM' Hurdle
- Aug 21, 2025 09:59 am IST
- Reported by: Jayanta Ghoshal
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The Opposition unity and growing warmth has had a dampener thrown on it. The one responsible was Tejashwi Yadav, with a comment on whom he wants to see as the Prime Minister in 2029.
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'Sought Help On Stray Dogs Issue, Rekha Gupta Ignored': Attacker To Cops
- Aug 21, 2025 09:39 am IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
Rajesh Sakariya, arrested for attacking Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during a public hearing yesterday, has told the police that he attacked the Chief Minister after she allegedly ignored his appeals against removing stray dogs from Delhi