Malegaon case: Court orders Pragya to be present every week

The special NIA court, which is hearing the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, has directed all the seven accused, including the BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, Pragya Singh Thakur, to register their presence in the court once in a week. Read More
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WhatsApp urges users to upgrade app after ‘surveillance’ attack

Facebook’s WhatsApp urged users to upgrade to the latest version of its popular messaging app as an added precaution after reporting that users might be vulnerable to having malicious spyware installed on phones without their knowledge. Read More
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‘Federal Front’: TRS ‘open to Cong outside support’ to form govt

The TRS said a “Federal Front” of regional parties suggested by its leader and Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is open to take support from the Congress to form a government at the Centre – as long as they don’t ask for leadership position in the coalition. Read More
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Morphed Didi photo: BJP worker granted bail, but must apologize

The Supreme Court granted bail to Priyanka Sharma, who was arrested for sharing a morphed image of West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee. However, the bench also directed Sharma to tender an apology in writing for her act. Read More
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KCR invites Stalin, ‘Federal Front’ talks still remain inconclusive

Telangana chief minister and TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao called DMK chief MK Stalin to his residence, to discuss his proposal for a “Federal Front”. However, sources said Stalin was firm that the DMK would be with the UPA and urged Rao to extend TRS’s support to the Congress. Read More
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Lanka extends curfew, blocks social media after mosque attacks

Sri Lanka widened the countrywide curfew after successive days of mob attacks on mosques and Muslim-owned shops in the North Western Province in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings. Authorities have also blocked social media to stop people inciting violence. Read More
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BJP youth leader arrested for posting Mamata Banerjee meme

Bharatiya Janata Party youth wing leader Priyanka Sharma has been arrested for posting a morphed image of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on her Facebook account, in West Bengal. Read More
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Puducherry LG powers: SC notice on Centre’s plea against HC order

After the Madras high court ordered that Puducherry lieutenant governor Kiran Bedi “cannot interfere” in the day-to-day affairs of the Union territory, the Supreme Court issued a notice to Laksminarayanan on an appeal filed by the Centre against the HC’s order. Read More
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Ayodhya: SC extends time for mediation process till August 15

The Supreme Court granted the three-member mediation committee time until August 15 to continue with its efforts to resolve the prolonged Ayodhya dispute through mediation among the parties. Read More
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SC rejects Maharashtra’s plea on maratha quota in medical PG

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, upheld an order of Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court, in which maratha reservation will not will not come into effect for admissions in postgraduate medical and dental courses in the academic year 2019-2020. Read More
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