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Three schoolgirls in Telangana tribal school hospitalised after suspected food poisoning, one critical

The girls, aged between 13 and 16, suffered acute gastroenteritis, dehydration, and kidney-related complications




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Telangana to set up four new drug testing labs




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Haryana Congress again urges Speaker to disqualify MLA Kiran Choudhry from State Assembly

Since the senior leader had joined the BJP, according to the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, ‘any member of a House who voluntarily gives up their membership of a political party is liable to be disqualified,’ the Congress said




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Bihar Government cancels 350 contracts worth ₹826 crore awarded by Mahagathbandhan regime

BJP-JDU government cites “irregularities in the process of awarding contracts” by the Public Health Engineering Department, initiates probe. RJD says NDA “scared of Tejashwi Yadav’s popularity”




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Pune bar case: Police detain two people from Mumbai

The detention follows CM Shinde’s order to crackdown on illicit pubs for a ‘drug-free’ Pune




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Bridge collapses in Bihar’s Kishanganj, fourth incident in State in eight days

A pillar of the bridge across the Mariya river could not withstand strong currents of the river whose water level rose due to heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of Nepal, said officials




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BJP finalises road map to contest Maharashtra Assembly polls with Shiv Sena, NCP

The election for the 288-member State Assembly is scheduled for later this year




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Purpose of Maratha quota stir not to aggravate social tensions, says Jarange-Patil 

The activist reiterates that he won’t be changing his stance on Maratha reservation, warns that leaders opposing him will not get any votes from the community in upcoming Assembly election




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Arunachal Pradesh yields new species of horned frog

A team of researchers from the Zoological Survey of India recorded the forest-dwelling frog from the Talle Wildlife Sanctuary




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10 Amarnath pilgrims injured after jumping out from moving bus in J&K’s Ramban

The incident happened when the passengers who wanted to get down were informed of the failure of the brakes.




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Assam floods claim 8 more lives, death toll 46

Three persons reported missing as rising waters affect 16.25 lakh people across 29 districts




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Rahul Gandhi likely to visit Ahmedabad on July 6

Rahul Gandhi will meet party workers and leaders who were ‘assaulted by BJP goons’, says Gujarat Congress chief 




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Gujarat HC asks why illegal building in Rajkot game zone was not demolished for a year

‘Demolition order proves that officials knew the structure was illegal,’ the Chief Justice said




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Assam floods: Six more dead as toll mounts to 52; over 21 lakh people affected

At least seven districts of Arunachal Pradesh cut off due to landslides; eight persons, including two children, killed in rain-induced landslides and floods in Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura




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With four out of five NEET ‘solver gang’ arrests from the district, no easy answers in Nalanda

According to the police, the ‘solver gang’ is spread across Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat




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Panel formed to monitor opening of treasury of Jagannath temple in Puri to meet on July 6

The last inventory of Ratna Bhandar was taken 46 years ago in 1978




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Rahul Gandhi to visit Ahmedabad on July 6

Rahul Gandhi will meet family members of Cong. workers arrested after clash with BJP members




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Avoid arresting boys who go on a date, says Uttarakhand High Court

PIL petition cites gender discrimination in teenage dating




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BJP government in Rajasthan takes over Gandhi Vatika Museum’s management

Conceptualised by the Gandhi Peace Foundation, the museum makes concerted efforts to keep the Gandhian philosophy relevant to the life and times of India




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Ex-MNS leader Vasant More joins Shiv Sena (UBT) as Uddhav Thackeray looks to strengthen base in Pune 

Vasant More had unsuccessfully contested the Pune seat in the recently concluded Lok Sabha election on a VBA ticket after quitting the MNS




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‘Public emergency’ in six Nagaland districts suspended

The move was to facilitate talks with the Centre on the creation of the autonomous Frontier Nagaland Territory, said the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation




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Amit Shah calls Madhya Pradesh ‘lungs of Bharat’ as Indore sets world record by planting 11 lakh saplings

Amit Shah said that Madhya Pradesh contributes 12% of the nation’s forest cover and termed the State as the ‘lungs of Bharat’




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Ajit sounds poll bugle in Baramati; ‘don’t fall prey to fake narratives of MVA’

NCP president reinforces his party’s commitment towards preserving values of the Constitution, ending poverty, and bringing about development through schemes launched by Mahayuti govt.




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Now, ‘Balika Panchayat’ in Maharashtra’s Nanded district fights alcoholism and child marriage




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Scientists discover new antidote to cobra venom

A commonly used blood thinner can be repurposed as an inexpensive antivenom treatment, a study published in Science Translational Medicine has said




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Role of Rajasthan’s tribal communities in meeting global challenges highlighted at U.N. event

The best practices of tribal communities highlighted at the forum included the production of local seeds, water conservation at source, use of animals in agriculture, checking soil erosion through mixed cropping, and the use of uncultivated food for nutritional security




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13-year-old in Madhya Pradesh died trying to shoot hanging scene from tree, police find

While filming, the boy slipped from the wall and suffered a jerk in his neck. His friends did not realise this and assumed that he was still acting, official says




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Braj Mandal Yatra begins in Haryana’s Nuh amid tight security

The Braj Mandal Yatra route spans over nearly 80 km and ends at Singar via the Jhir temple




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Hundreds relocated in Gujarat as heavy rains flood districts, disrupt daily life

Due to heavy rains, the district administration has declared a holiday for all educational institutions




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600 schools with zero, low enrolment shut in Arunachal Pradesh

The Arunachal Pradesh Government is planning to close more such schools with zero or low enrolment




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Assam district heads instructed to only serve vegetarian food at state events

Government functions should be simple and solemn, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said at a two-day conference of District Commissioners




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Shopkeeper killed, brother injured over refusal to give cigarette late night in Bihar

Police have arrested one person and seized the motorcycle used to commit the crime while claiming that two other absconding persons would be caught ‘very soon’




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Akali Dal expels eight rebels; they say ‘party has become Badals fiefdom’

SAD leader Balwinder Bhundur said the eight leaders had actively colluded with the party’s enemies to create divisions in the party and weaken it




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Survey finds violations at Patna’s ‘Khan Centre’

Patna has over 3,000 coaching centres, mostly concentrated in Mushallapur, Mahendru, Bhikhana Pahadi, Khazanchi Road, and Kankerbagh




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The Meghalaya Public Service Commission is under the scanner after Assam and Arunachal Pradesh

A students’ body has asked the panel to justify the ‘missing candidates’ who should have been called for the police service interview according to the prescribed number per post




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Man marries five women, proposes 49 others; arrested in Odisha

The police recovered a car, a motorcycle, ₹2.10 lakh in cash, a pistol, some ammunition and two marriage agreement certificates from his possession




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New criminal laws biggest reform of century: Amit Shah

Home Minister says once the new laws are completely implemented, India will be the most modernised and technological savvy criminal justice system in the world




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Heavy rains lash Gujarat, rivers in spate; over thousand people evacuated

CM Bhupendra Patel spoke with collectors of Navsari and Valsad districts, directing them to shift residents of low-lying areas to safer places




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Agnipath at political centre stage as Haryana assents to Agniveer Policy

Policy offers employment and entrepreneurship opportunities post-service, with several exceptions in norms




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Those who won’t write names on shops ‘not Hindus’: Pragya Thakur

Ms. Thakur’s remarks come about two weeks after the Supreme Court stayed directives by the U.P. and Uttarakhand governments mandating eateries to display the owners’ names




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Two arrested in M.P. for allegedly forcing Dalit man to drink urine; counter FIR against him for alleged extortion

Police said that an investigation had been launched but claimed that no evidence to support the victim’s claims has been found so far




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Assam group opposes Meghalaya ban on cave worship, threatens road blockade

Meghalaya’s Tourism Minister justifies a ban by the local village council as a move against promoting a tourist spot as a religious site




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Why Himalayan towns need a different kind of development | Explained

Do cities along the Indian Himalayan Range have adequate funds and resources to manage civic issues?




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Aman Sehrawat wins bronze for India in 57kg wrestling, keeps India and Chhatrasal’s flag flying high

The Indian shakes off the humbling loss in the semifinals, goes through the rigmarole of making the weight before dominating Puerto Rico’s Darian Toi Cruz for the 57kg bronze




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Farmers in Rajasthan set to get electricity for irrigation of crops during day time

A memorandum of understanding was signed for two gas-based power plants in Jaipur, says Minister Nagar




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Wild elephant tramples four to death in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur

The jumbo was being tracked by forest officials when it entered the village




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PM Modi to release 109 climate resilient crop seeds developed by ICAR, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

The aim is to ensure that the benefits of science and research directly reach the farmers, says the Agriculture Minister




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Animal rights activists protest shooting of stray dog in Sikkim

The dog was shot and buried on Kazi Road in the State’s capital Gangtok on July 19




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After raping and murdering doctor, accused went to sleep, washed his clothes: Kolkata Police

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee vowed to seek death penalty for the perpetrator in the Kolkata doctor rape and murder case




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Madrasa employee arrested for ‘sodomising boy’ in Indore

The accused, identified as Mustakeen (20), was arrested on August 12 and has been remanded to judicial custody