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• Road Accident Victim to Get RS 1.5 Lakh Cashless Medical Care for First 7 Days: Nitin Gadkari in RS
  
  Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha about the expansion of a cashless treatment programme for road accident victims.Victims will be entitled to cashless medical care of up to Rs 1.5 lakh per person per accident...
• MP Cong MLAs Protest Centre's Move to Rename MGNREGA
  
  A single-day special session convened to mark the 70th anniversary of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Wednesday began on a stormy note, with Congress legislators protesting the Centre's move to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act...
• Congress MPS Protest against Centre on Parliament Premises over National Herald Case
  
  Congress leaders on Wednesday staged a protest within the Parliament House complex against the Centre after a Delhi court granted relief to senior party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. The demonstration followed the court's decision to...
• Bomb Threat Emails Trigger Security Alert across Ahmedabad Schools
  
  Ahmedabad witnessed yet another round of bomb threat emails, triggering panic and heightened security measures across the city as at least eight prominent schools received threats claiming explosives had been planted on their campuses.The emails, received around 10 a.m.,...
• CBI Arrests Two Postal Officials in UP's Jalaun in Bribery Case
  
  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two postal department officials in Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly demanding and accepting bribes in connection with official work, a statement said on Wednesday.Those arrested have been identified as...
• Class 4 Student Dies by Suicide in Hyderabad
  
  A Class 4 student allegedly died by hanging himself at his house in Hyderabad, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred in Rajendra Reddy Nagar Colony of Chanda Nagar on Tuesday evening.Prashanth, a student of a private school, hanged himself in the washroom after...
• RS: Raghav Chadha Raises Toll Plazas Waiting Issue, Minister Gadkari Assures 'zero Time' before 2026
  
  AAP MP Raghav Chadha has demanded toll tax exemption for commuters forced to wait more than five minutes at highway toll plazas, while Union Minister Nitin Gadkari assured that by 2026 India will move to a "zero wait time" system using satellite-based tolling.In a sharp...
• Searches in J&K'S Mansar after Villagers Report Suspicious Movement
  
  A CASO (Cordon and Search Operation) was launched on Wednesday by joint forces in the Mansar area of Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district after locals reported suspicious movement in the area.Officials said the locals in a village near Mansar in the district reported seeing...
• BJP Stalls Question Hour in K'taka Assembly over Gruha Laxmi Dues, Seeks Minister's Reply
  
  The Karnataka Assembly witnessed high drama on Wednesday as the Bharatiya Janata Party members staged a protest in the well of the House, demanding the presence of Women and Child Welfare Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar over alleged irregularities in Gruha Laxmi scheme payouts.The...
• Telangana Speaker Set to Pronounce Orders on Disqualification of 5 BRS MLAs
  
  Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar will pronounce orders later on Wednesday on the petitions for the disqualification of five out of 10 BRS MLAs who allegedly shifted loyalties to the ruling Congress.The Speaker will pronounce the orders in the open court at...
• Cong Welcomes Court Order on National Herald Case, Calls ED Probe 'politically Motivated'
  
  Congress leaders on Wednesday welcomed a Delhi court's dismissal of the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) money laundering complaint against Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi in the National Herald case, calling the probe politically motivated.A special press briefing was held in...
• Copyright Act under Review to Address Generative AI Challenges: Centre in Parliament
  
  The government is reviewing the adequacy of the Copyright Act, 1957, to address emerging legal challenges arising from the use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), Parliament was has been informed.An eight-member committee has been constituted by the Department for...
• Kerala Police Officer Suspended for Alleged Sexual Assault on Woman Colleague
  
  A Civil Police Officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman colleague in Kollam, Kerala, has been placed under suspension, following a preliminary inquiry that found his conduct was unbecoming of a member of the force.The suspension order was issued by the City Police...
• Rajasthan SIR: Jaipur Tops List in Deletions, Urban Constituencies Worst Hit
  
  The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has led to a massive reshaping of Rajasthan's voter base, with 41,84,819 names removed from the draft electoral rolls across 199 assembly constituencies of the state.District-wise data shows that Jaipur recorded the...
• NIA Charge Sheet Arms India to Call Out Pakistan's Pahalgam Bluff Globally
  
  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a comprehensive 1,597-page charge sheet in the Pahalgam attack case. The charge sheet was filed eight months after the attack; the investigation was a comprehensive one by the NIA.While the NIA lists all the operational...
• Parody Song Row Puts CPI(M) on Defensive in Kerala, Sparks Double Standards Debate
  
  Even as the local body election dust settles, a political parody song has triggered an uncomfortable debate for the CPI(M) on faith, free expression and ideological consistency.The song "Pottiye, Kettiye…", mocking the Sabarimala gold-smuggling controversy, continues...
• Luthra Brothers Brought to Goa a Day after Deportation from Thailand
  
  Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the North Goa nightclub 'Birch by Romeo Lane,' were brought back to Goa on Wednesday by the police, a day after they were deported from Thailand. The development comes in connection with the tragic fire incident at their nightclub...
• India to See $3.5 Billion Worth Retail Investments in 3 Years as Western Malls Crumble
  
  India, which is on track to become a $6 trillion consumption economy by 2030, is projected to see over $3.5 billion of capital inflows in the retail space in the next three years, as malls in western countries brace for an existential crisis, a report showed on...
• Karnataka BJP Warns of Protest over Gruha Laxmi Dues Issue; Seeks Apology from Minister
  
  The Karnataka BJP unit on Wednesday warned that the party would stage a dharna if Minister for Women and Child Welfare Laxmi Hebbalkar does not tender an apology for allegedly lying on the floor of the House regarding the release of pending instalments under the Gruha Laxmi...
• SC Collegium Recommends Elevation of Two Judicial Officers as Punjab and Haryana HC Judges
  
  The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, has recommended the appointment of two judicial officers as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.The recommendation for the appointment of judicial officers Ramesh Chander Dimri and...
• 'There Is Outflow of Illegal Immigrants after SIR': Bengal Governor
  
  West Bengal Governor C.V. Anand Bose on Wednesday said that the Special Intensive Review (SIR) process is driving out the Bangladeshi infiltrations since it started in the state.In an interview with IANS, he said that the SIR process will bring out a change in the Assembly...
• 'Matter of Great Pride': BJP, JD(U) Hail PM Modi on Receiving Ethiopia's Highest Honour
  
  As Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred Ethiopia's highest civilian honour, the 'Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia', leaders from the BJP and JD(U) on Wednesday described the recognition as a matter of immense pride for the nation.Speaking to IANS, BJP Rajya Sabha...
• Rajasthan SIR: Over 61,000 Names Removed from CM'S Sanganer Assembly Seat
  
  A massive reshuffle has taken place in Jaipur district's electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). According to the draft voter list, more than 5.36 lakh voters have been removed across 17 Assembly constituencies, effectively excluding every ninth...
• MGNREGA Renaming: Why Remove Gandhi's Name, Asks SP'S Ram Gopal Yadav
  
  Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ram Gopal Yadav, on Wednesday, strongly criticised the government's decision to rename the MGNREGA as the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G, calling it unnecessary and disrespectful to Mahatma Gandhi's...
• Bengal Guv Calls Messi Event Chaos 'dark Day', Says Mismanagement Is 'understatement'
  
  West Bengal Governor C.V. Anand Bose, in an interview with IANS on Wednesday, said the term 'mismanagement' would be an "understatement" of what unfolded during the event organised for Argentine footballer Lionel Messi at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, calling it a "dark...

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