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Supreme Court lawyers read Constitution Preamble in protest over colleagues’ detention
Supreme Court lawyers read Constitution Preamble in protest over colleagues’ detention
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Advocates staged a silent protest at the Supreme Court after lawyers were allegedly manhandled and detained during demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The controversy has ...
“Power To Empower”: PM Modi Says Tech Must Reach More People, Cites UPI and Startups
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At the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi, the Prime Minister said the real question is how power is used, and that India’s digital model shows how technology can include more people
SC Stays Defamation Trial Against Rahul Gandhi Over Remarks on PM Modi
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The Supreme Court has also issued notice to the Maharashtra government and the complainant, who must respond in four weeks. The case dates back to 2019 and has been before the Bombay High Court for ye ...
Delhi Police Registers FIRs Over Opposition March; SC Registry Flags 14 Defects in INDIA Bloc’ Plea
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Police cite barricade-breaking and graffiti during Monday’s protest, while the Supreme Court Registry has asked Rahul Gandhi and 10 other leaders to fix their petition against the Election Commission
Virat Kohli Joins LinkedIn. Please Don’t Turn Him into a Leadership Lesson
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LinkedIn gets Kohli. Kohli gets a platform for his business ambitions. Can the rest of us get something more revealing than a cover drive repackaged as a masterclass in leadership?
Beyond RJ Mitte: 5 stars who challenged disability stereotypes on screen, like the late Breaking Bad actor
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From Marlee Matlin’s fight for authentic Deaf representation in Hollywood to Sudha Chandran’s remarkable career in India, these stars have challenged assumptions about disability and who gets to tell ...
Shubman Gill wins fifth ICC Player of the Month award after record-breaking 223 against West Indies
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India’s captain beat Abhishek Sharma and Sikandar Raza to the September 2026 honour after scoring 333 runs in two ODIs, including the fastest double-century in men’s ODI history.
Durga Puja 2026: How Bengal’s ‘Shodhan’ and ‘Adi Shakti’ pandals turn devotion into a bigger message
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From an environmental warning in south Kolkata to a celebration of primordial cosmic power in Siliguri, two Durga Puja pandals are using art and mythology to offer visitors something beyond festive sp ...
Tyeb Mehta’s ₹69.1 Crore Record and the Rise of a New Auction Model for Indian Art
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With its debut sale of Mehta’s The Rickshaw-Puller, Tushar Jiwarajka’s single-lot auction platform Volte Una is betting that the rarest masterpieces deserve their own spotlight