POLITICS
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Aug- 2025 -24 August
BRS accuses Modi govt of looting public wealth for corporates
BRS leader Putta Vishnuvardhan Reddy accused the BJP-led Union government of burdening people while benefitting corporates like Ambani and Adani through Russian crude imports. He claimed fuel taxes, tariffs and loan write-offs have cost citizens heavily despite global crude prices falling Hyderabad: BRS leader Putta Vishnuvardhan Reddy on Friday attacked the BJP-led Union government for burdening common people while favouring corporate giants like Ambani and Adani through crude oil procurement from Russia. He said India’s imports of Russian crude had not benefitted citizens, and instead severely impacted the textile and manufacturing sectors due to the latest 50 per cent tariff imposed by the US. “Prime Minister Modi has imposed a burden of Rs 5 lakh crore on people through these tariffs,” he said.…
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24 August
Private bus overturns; five suffer minor injuries in Kothagudem
Around 20 passengers escaped with minor injuries after a private bus traveling from Visakhapatnam to Khammam overturned at Gattugudem in Dammapet mandal, Kothagudem district, on Friday morning. Police Sub-Inspector Sai Kishore Reddy inspected the accident site Kothagudem: Passengers onboard a private bus had a lucky escape as the bus went out of control and overturned at Gattugudem in Dammapet mandal in the district on Friday morning. The bus was going towards Khammam from Visakhapatnam. There were around 20 passengers in the bus at the time of the accident. Five passengers sustained minor injuries. The local Sub-Inspector of Police Sai Kishore Reddy inspected the spot.
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24 August
Class V girl injured in monkey attack at primary school in Rajanna-Sircilla
A Class V student was injured in a monkey attack at Bavusaipet Primary School, Konaraopet mandal. With monkeys camping on the premises for months, students, teachers, and anganwadi visitors face daily troubles. Villagers urged officials to intervene immediately. Rajanna Sircilla: A Class V student Sheik Reshma was injured in an attack by a troop of monkeys in Bavusaipet of Konaraopet mandal on Friday. A troop of monkeys attacked the students of Bavusaipet primary school. Reshma sustained injuries on her right hand. School staff shifted her to hospital for treatment. Students as well as mid-day meal staff were facing troubles as the monkeys were camping on the school premises during the last few months. It has become difficult to continue classes as the monkeys…
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24 August
Parking dispute turns fatal, teacher killed in Varanasi
A 48-year-old teacher, Praveen Jha, was beaten to death in Varanasi after a parking dispute with Adarsh Singh and two accomplices. The trio allegedly attacked him with bricks and a rod. Police arrested all three and registered a case Varanasi: A 48-year-old teacher working with a prominent private school here was allegedly beaten to death by three persons following a dispute over a parking spot, police said on Friday. The three accused have been arrested. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Saravanan T said the deceased Praveen Jha had an argument with one Adarsh Singh over parking on Thursday night. “The dispute escalated, and Adarsh, along with two accomplices, attacked Praveen with bricks and a rod,” the officer said. Praveen was critically…
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24 August
GoM backs Centre’s GST slab overhaul; opposition-ruled states demand clarity on revenue loss
GoM supports Centre’s proposal to simplify GST slabs, but opposition states seek clarity on revenue loss and compensation measures. New Delhi: A panel of ministers from different states on Thursday in principle approved the Centre’s proposed sweeping GST reforms through rate cuts, but some opposition-ruled states wanted to know the revenue loss from the move and how that would be bridged. The Group of Ministers, headed by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, discussed the Centre’s proposal of reducing the number of slabs under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to 2 (5 and 18 per cent) from 4 (5, 12, 18, and 28 per cent). The Centre has also proposed a 40 per cent rate for 5-7 select goods.…
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24 August
Rahul Gandhi joins ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar to protest electoral roll revision
Rahul Gandhi joins Tejashwi Yadav in Bihar’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’, opposing electoral roll revisions ahead of assembly polls. Lakhisarai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday joined the second leg of ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar, which is aimed at galvanising public opinion against the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ahead of assembly polls in the state. Gandhi, who returned to the state after a day-long break, joined the Yatra in Lakhisarai district, hours after the second leg was kicked off by his ally Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD in adjoining Sheikhpura. Gandhi and Yadav, Leaders of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and Bihar assembly respectively, stood atop an open vehicle, wearing white T-shirts and baseball caps. Tunes composed by…
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24 August
Gujarat Child Rights Panel Seeks Report After Class 10 Student Stabbed to Death in Ahmedabad School
Gujarat child rights body demands report after a Class 10 student was fatally stabbed by a peer outside Ahmedabad school. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has sought a report from the Ahmedabad-based private school over the incident wherein a boy studying in Class 10 was stabbed to death allegedly by a fellow student. The incident occurred on Tuesday near the main gate of the Seventh-day Adventist School, located in the Khokhra area of the city. The victim died during treatment later that night. Chairperson of the state child rights commission, Dharmishtha Gajjar, said, “It is natural for the people to be angry over such an incident. We have learnt that an FIR has been registered. We…
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24 August
Animal rights activists mark ‘Black Thursday’ at Jantar Mantar against stray dog removal
Animal rights activists observed “Black Thursday” at Jantar Mantar to oppose the Supreme Court’s order on relocating stray dogs. Protesters, dressed in black, pledged to undertake sterilisation drives themselves, insisting the Animal Birth Control programme is the only humane solution New Delhi: Animal rights activists and caregivers observed a “Black Thursday” at Jantar Mantar to protest against the Supreme Court directive for relocation of stray dogs, and pledged to carry out sterilisation drives themselves to work towards a rabies-free India. Dressed in black and holding placards that read: “ABC is the law, compassion is the way”, “Vaccinate, sterilise, return not remove”, “Ahimsa for all, big or small”, and “Kindness is our strength, let street dogs live,” the protesters raised slogans demanding…
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24 August
Shubhanshu Shukla calls ISS journey a mission of 140 crore Indians
IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian on the ISS, said his 18-day mission was for 140 crore Indians. He credited ISRO, the government, and citizens, and said the experience will boost India’s upcoming Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme New Delhi: Reaching the International Space Station (ISS) was a mission of the 140 crore Indians, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla — the first from the country to reach the orbiting lab — said on Thursday. IAF Group Captain Shukla, who achieved the feat on June 26, called it the “mission of an entire nation”. After spending 18 days on the ISS, as part of the US-based Axiom Space’s Mission 4 along with astronauts from the US, Poland, and Hungary, he returned to Earth…
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24 August
Sambhal temple-mosque row: Court sets Aug 28 to hear case
A Chandausi court deferred the Shahi Jama Masjid–Harihar temple dispute hearing to August 28 after the mosque side argued jurisdiction lies with the Supreme Court. The case, involving claims of a temple beneath the mosque, has previously triggered violence in Sambhal Sambhal: A court in Chandausi on Thursday fixed August 28 to hear the ongoing Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar temple dispute. The matter was listed for hearing before civil judge (senior division) Aditya Singh. Advocate of the Hindu side, Shri Shri Gopal Sharma told PTI that on Thursday the opposite side filed an application saying since this matter was pending in the Supreme Court, the present court did not have the jurisdiction to hear this case. The matter was then deferred to…
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