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Centre deploys 20 additional CRPF companies in Delhi amid CJP protests

The forces, all drawn from the CRPF, are being airlifted from West Bengal after the Ministry of Home Affairs ordered their immediate deployment in the national capital on Tuesday night

Sikkim tunnel collapse: Death toll rises to 12, rescue operations continue

Rescue operations are underway at the NHPC tunnel collapse location

21 killed in a day as floods worsen in Assam; 564K affected in 16 districts

According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority, the worst-hit Sivasagar district reported 13 fatalities in the last 24 hours, followed by 5 deaths in Charaideo, 2 in Golaghat and 1 in Jorhat

Nothing can shame people unfazed by Ram temple donation theft: HC

Justice Atul Sreedharan also suggested death penalty for offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act

Samyukt Kisan Morcha to hold countrywide protests against trade pacts

In an open letter to the president, the farmers' body has urged her to instruct PM Modi not to sign the India-US Free Trade Agreement, repeal all signed FTAs and ensure discussion in Parliament

India charts its own high-speed rail path beyond Japanese Shinkansen

India plans to deploy indigenous train sets and globally interoperable signalling systems as it recalibrates its high-speed rail strategy beyond the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor

NSA Doval meets Saudi FM, discusses energy security and regional situation

NSA Ajit Doval meets Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal to discuss energy security and maritime corridors amid rising tensions in West Asia

Indian refiners halt Iraq oil loadings as Hormuz risks escalate: Report

Indian Oil Corp. abandoned plans to load the supertanker Lila Jamnagar, which can hold as much as 2 million barrels of oil, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private

SC issues notice on Dhoot's plea over Videocon's overseas oil & gas assets

The apex court sought responses to Venugopal Dhoot's appeal challenging the NCLAT ruling excluding Videocon Oil Venture's overseas assets from the insolvency process

Govt wasted our time: Abhijeet Dipke on talks between Nadda and CJP team

Union Health Minister JP Nadda held talks with two representatives of CJP and assured that the government leadership will hold internal discussions on their demands

CJP removes Vijeta Dahiya as spokesperson after 'insensitive' burger video

Dahiya said people didn't see that he had not slept for two nights, just like those who were at the protest site

Sarbananda Sonowal condoles deaths of 4 Indian seafarers near Ukraine

Sonowal in a post on X said India strongly condemns such attacks that endanger innocent civilian crew members and impede the freedom of navigation and commerce

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka detained after sit-in protest outside PM's residence

Police detained several Opposition leaders, including Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, while clearing a protest backing students' demands over the NEET-UG paper leak

Maharashtra eyes DELTA Act for blockchain-based tokenisation of land assets

The proposed law aims to create a legal framework for digitising and tokenising immovable properties using blockchain technology, unlocking land value while improving transaction efficiency

Govt open to Neet debate in Parl: Jitendra Singh after Rahul Gandhi meet

Singh said Rahul Gandhi was assured that the government was prepared to discuss all issues related to Neet in Parliament

GST refund fraud: Three Delhi tax officials among five held in ₹5.5 cr scam

The accused have been identified as GST Officer Ajit Singh, GST Inspector Atal Bhardwaj, Lower Division Clerk Himanshu Malik, and private persons Ajay Kumar and Ashish Mishra

Motor vehicle crashes leading cause of road injury, deaths in 2023: Study

Researchers found that mortality rates are nearly six times higher in low-income countries than in high-income countries, with more than 90 per cent of deaths occurring in low, middle-income countries

Two held in Bengaluru for printing and circulating fake Rs 500 notes

Police claimed to have seized 338 counterfeit Rs 500 currency notes, a photocopy machine, a laptop, a car, mobile phones and other incriminating materials

SC stay prompts court to postpone Sambhal mosque-temple case to Aug 25

The Supreme Court had in November 2024 imposed an interim stay on the survey of the 16th-century Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal and halted all proceedings regarding the dispute in the local trial court

Parliament adjourned for day amid row over police action on CJP protesters

This is the second day of the Monsoon Session and on both the days Question Hour couldn't be completed due to opposition protest