NHRC seeks action taken report on caste-derogatory village, locality names across India

IANS | August 2, 2025 10:35 AM

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) In a significant move aimed at upholding constitutional values of equality and dignity, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Department of Posts and the Principal Secretaries of Urban Development and Panchayati Raj Departments across all States and Union Territories, calling for a detailed Action Taken Report (ATR) regarding the continued use of caste-indicative and derogatory names for villages, localities, settlements, and streets across the country.

'HP may vanish from map': SC tells Centre, state that 'earning revenue is not everything'

IANS | August 1, 2025 6:48 PM

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court has told the Centre and the Himachal Pradesh government that "earning revenue is not everything", warning that if the current trajectory of ecological degradation continues, "the entire State of HP may vanish into thin air from the map of the country".

SC issues notice to RBI, ED, TRAI, states on plea to ban all betting apps

IANS | August 1, 2025 4:54 PM

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), and all state governments on a plea seeking a complete ban on "illegal" betting apps across the country.

Bengaluru court convicts ex-JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna in rape case; sentence tomorrow

IANS | August 1, 2025 2:07 PM

Bengaluru, Aug 1 (IANS) The Special Court for MPs/MLAs in Bengaluru on Friday pronounced ex-JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, guilty in the obscene video and rape case.

ED summons Anil Ambani in Rs 17,000 crore loan fraud probe

IANS | August 1, 2025 10:08 AM

Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has summoned Anil Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Group (RAAGA companies), for questioning in connection with its ongoing probe into an alleged Rs 17,000-crore loan fraud case.

Punish those who filed, pursued false Malegaon blast case: Delhi BJP chief

IANS | July 31, 2025 7:23 PM

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Thursday welcomed the NIA Special Court’s decision to acquit all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, demanding legal action against those who filed and pursued the false matter.

‘Congress should apologise to Hindu community’: Maha CM on Malegaon blast verdict (Lead)

IANS | July 31, 2025 6:25 PM

Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday accused the Congress party of portraying the Hindu community as terrorists, asserting that the grand old party-led UPA government had hatched a conspiracy, and should apologise to the community in the wake of the Malegaon bomb blast case verdict.

Congress tried to tarnish BJP’s image: MP BJP on Malegaon verdict

IANS | July 31, 2025 5:25 PM

Bhopal, July 31 (IANS) Reacting to the verdict of the Special NIA Court in the Malegaon blast case, the Madhya Pradesh BJP said on Thursday that Congress had tried to set a narrative with terms like 'Bhagava Atankwad' to tarnish the image of the BJP and its supporters.

2008 Malegaon blast: Verdict after 17-year trial junks ‘Hindu terror’ theory

IANS | July 31, 2025 4:33 PM

Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) The acquittal of all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case on Thursday marks the end of a case which saw the coining of a new term ‘Hindu terror’ and its effective junking by the Special NIA Court in Mumbai.

Dharmasthala mass grave case: SIT recovers bones at 6th burial site

IANS | July 31, 2025 2:13 PM

Mangaluru (Karnataka), July 31 (IANS) In a major development in connection with the mass grave allegation case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has recovered bones during the excavation of the sixth burial site at a Hindu pilgrimage centre in Mangaluru district of Karnataka, sources confirmed on Thursday.

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NHRC seeks action taken report on caste-derogatory village, locality names across India

'HP may vanish from map': SC tells Centre, state that 'earning revenue is not everything'

SC issues notice to RBI, ED, TRAI, states on plea to ban all betting apps

Bengaluru court convicts ex-JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna in rape case; sentence tomorrow

ED summons Anil Ambani in Rs 17,000 crore loan fraud probe

Punish those who filed, pursued false Malegaon blast case: Delhi BJP chief

‘Congress should apologise to Hindu community’: Maha CM on Malegaon blast verdict (Lead)

Congress tried to tarnish BJP’s image: MP BJP on Malegaon verdict

2008 Malegaon blast: Verdict after 17-year trial junks ‘Hindu terror’ theory

Dharmasthala mass grave case: SIT recovers bones at 6th burial site

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