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Meet Devendra Nath Mahto, the Jharkhand student leader whose hunger strike earned Sonam Wangchuk’s support | Ranchi News

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Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto is leading an indefinite hunger strike in Ranchi. RANCHI: As protests over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand’s recruitment examinations gather momentum, student leader Devendra Nath Mahto has emerged as the face of the agitation, drawing comparisons with activist Sonam Wangchuk after launching an indefinite hunger strike and receiving his public support.Mahto,…

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Calcutta high court rejects TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s foreign travel plea for eye treatment | Kolkata News

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The Calcutta High Court denied Abhishek Banerjee permission to travel abroad for treatment (File Photo). KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee was on Wednesday denied permission by the Calcutta High Court to travel abroad for eye treatment after he declined to appear before a medical board at the state-run SSKM Hospital.The single-judge bench of Justice…

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TN budget allocatesRs 23,357 crore for health, cancer care, telemedicine and maternal schemes | Chennai News

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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has earmarked Rs 23,357 crore for the health and family welfare department in the 2026-27 Budget, with new spending proposed for cancer services, telemedicine, primary healthcare and high-risk pregnancy care. Finance minister Marie Wilson announced the measures while presenting the budget on Wednesday.The govt will establish five district-level cancer care hospitals under…

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Over one lakh passengers penalised in ticket checking drive | Patna News

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Patna: A total of 1,02,217 passengers were detained and penalised during a monthlong intensive ticket checking drive conducted across different locations under the Danapur division of the East Central Railway (ECR) in July month alone. The drive generated revenue of Rs 8.33 crore through fines collected from passengers travelling without valid tickets or violating railway…

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‘Vile, abusive’: Bombay HC orders takedown of fake posts targeting Gadkari over E20 ethanol row | India News

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The Bombay High Court directed social media platforms to remove allegedly defamatory deepfakes linking Nitin Gadkari and family to E20. NEW DELHI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday granted interim relief to Union minister Nitin Gadkari, directing social media intermediaries, including Meta, to take down defamatory deepfakes, AI-generated images and other posts linking him and…

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Kol inaugurates 2 special NIA courts for swift trials | Kolkata News

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Kolkata: Two exclusive special NIA courts were inaugurated on City Session Court premises on Tuesday by Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Tapabrata Chakrabarty for “expeditious trial” of NIA cases where regular bail is often restricted due to stringent statutory checks. The ACJ said, “A swift trial is the ultimate safeguard for personal liberty and public confidence.”The…

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Sharad Pawar: Sharad Pawar’s NCP removes all spokespersons but two — here’s who’s left | Mumbai News

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The Nationalist Congress Party (SP) dissolved all spokesperson appointments immediately. MUMBAI: The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party on Tuesday dissolved all existing appointments to the post of party spokesperson with immediate effect and designated former MLA Vidya Chavan and Mahesh Tapase as the only authorised spokespersons until further orders.In a statement posted on X, the…

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