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In terror acts, rights of accused subservient to national interest: Supreme Court | India News

The Supreme Court has ruled that individual liberty, while crucial, cannot override national security concerns in UAPA cases. Upholding this, the court denied bail to accused in the Jnaneshwari Express derailment case, emphasizing that barbaric acts endangering national integrity are not excusable, even after prolonged incarceration. The apex court stressed the need for expeditious trials…

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Jaya wears Prada

If China consumes luxury as evidence of momentum, India consumes luxury as a negotiation with memory. Brands that succeed here will be the ones with the deepest listening & meaningJaya wears Prada, but only after completing the ritual most affluent Indians quietly perform: the object must have travelled. The leather must carry foreign air. The…

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‘You might try hiring…’: JD Vance’s solution to H-1B row as states challenge Donald Trump’s $100K visa fee

Vice President JD Vance reacted to the new H-1B row as states now challenge the Donald Trump administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, and said the states can instead try hiring Americans. Vance was reacting to Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield’s social media post on suing the new fee, calling it illegal. Dan Rayfield said the…

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Haryana ties up with World Bank to cut pollution

In what officials are calling Haryana’s most ambitious environmental push yet, the state has collaborated with World Bank and created the ‘Haryana Clean Air Project for Sustainable Development’ with a corpus of Rs 3,600 crore to ‘significantly improve’ air quality over the next five years.The proposal includes sweeping interventions, ranging from farm-level enforcement to industrial…

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Goa nightclub inferno: Landowner, Arpora–Nagoa sarpanch questioned; magisterial panel probes cause | India News

The nightclub in Arpora, Goa, was devastated by a major fire on December 6 (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Original landowner Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar and Arpora–Nagoa sarpanch Roshan Redkar were questioned till late Saturday night by a magisterial inquiry committee probing the deadly fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa.Amonkar appeared before…

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Sudan: Drone strike kills six Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers, injures six

Representational photo (Picture: UN) Six Bangladeshi United Nations peacekeepers were killed and six others injured, including four seriously, in a drone strike on a UN camp in Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan, on Saturday, the UN mission said. All the victims were serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad…

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Delhi plans to run 11 govt hospitals on PPP model | India News

New Delhi: Delhi govt has moved ahead with its plan to operate 11 govt hospitals, most of them under construction, through the public-private partnership (PPP) model. The initiative aims to expand healthcare infrastructure and fast-track long-stalled projects. Govt has invited bids to conduct a detailed feasibility study to assess the financial, technical and operational viability…

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50% tariff shock: India in touch with Mexico over ‘unilateral’ move; aim for ‘stable and balanced trade environment’

As India reels amid steep tariff hike by Mexico, ranging up to 50 per cent, an official said New Delhi is actively engaging with Mexican authorities over what it views as a “unilateral” move to raise duties on a wide range of products.The discussions, the official said, are aimed at finding solutions beneficial to both…

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