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Raipur: Balwant Singh, 33, the son of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Renuka Singh from Chhattisgarh’s Bharatpur-Sonhat (ST) constituency, was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run case on Monday morning and subsequently released on bail, police confirmed on Tuesday. The incident left a motorcyclist critically injured. The case was registered under sections 125(a) of the

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The Odisha government on Tuesday invoked the Odisha Essential Services (Maintenance) Act (ESMA) to curb strikes and work stoppages by doctors and other medical staff across state-run healthcare facilities. The move comes amid intensifying protests by medical personnel demanding pay parity with central government doctors, incremental incentives for super specialists and specialists, and proportional cadre

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Politics in West Bengal is intensifying as the state gears up for assembly elections in March-April 2026, with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls emerging as a flashpoint. On Tuesday, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee claimed that Nobel laureate and eminent economist Amartya Sen had been served a notice by the Election

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In a major development in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Medical Commission (NMC) on Tuesday withdrew the Letter of Permission (LoP) granted to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Reasi for running the MBBS course for the academic year 2025–26. The decision comes in the wake of complaints regarding the college’s

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In a significant law-and-order development in Punjab, an alleged gangster involved in the murder of a village head in Amritsar was killed during a police encounter in Tarn Taran district on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Harnoor Singh, had been actively associated with criminal operatives Afridi and Prabh Dassuwal and was considered a key figure

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A major gas well fire that erupted near Irusumanda village in Andhra Pradesh’s Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema district is expected to be fully brought under control within a week, district authorities said on Tuesday, citing assurances from officials of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). The incident, which triggered panic in nearby villages

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In a significant move aimed at modernising judicial processes and reducing delays in cheque bounce litigation, the Uttarakhand High Court has permitted the service of summons through electronic modes such as WhatsApp and email. The decision, formalised through a circular issued on Monday, is expected to streamline proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments

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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid and activist Sharjeel Imam in the alleged “larger conspiracy” case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, holding that both stood on a distinctly different footing from the other accused due to their alleged “central and formative roles” in

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The father of Hyderabad-born Nikitha Godishala, a 27-year-old Indian woman found brutally murdered in the United States, has strongly rejected claims by US authorities that the prime accused in the case was his daughter’s former boyfriend. Speaking from India, Anand Godishala said the man named in the murder investigation, Arjun Sharma, was only Nikitha’s former

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In a significant policy shift aimed at accelerating project approvals, the Union environment ministry has removed the requirement for developers of non-coal mining and several infrastructure projects to submit proof of land acquisition as a pre-condition for obtaining environmental clearance (EC). The move, formalised through an office memorandum (OM) issued on December 18, 2025, is

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