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July 16, 2026 1:17 PM
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The Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to formulate and implement a comprehensive policy for the early or premature release of prisoners who are of advanced age or are terminally ill. The Court directed that the policy be framed and notified within three months to ensure a u...
July 16, 2026 12:57 PM
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The Delhi High Court has directed the authorities to monitor the health of activist Sonam Wangchuk on a daily basis, stressing that every life is precious. Mr Wangchuk is on an indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. A bench comprising Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia direc...
July 16, 2026 12:17 PM
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President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have extended greetings to people in India and abroad on the sacred occasion of Jagannath Rath Yatra. President Murmu said that it is a popular belief that during the grand proc...
July 16, 2026 12:06 PM
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A study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has demonstrated that drone-assisted transport of tuberculosis (TB) sputum samples can reduce diagnosis time and patient expenses. The study was conducted under ICMR's flagship i-DRONE initiative in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana, i...
July 16, 2026 11:39 AM
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at 13 premises in connection with a case related to an alleged terror funding and illegal infiltration network. The case stems from an FIR registered by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) against an organised syndicate allegedly involved ...
July 16, 2026 8:43 AM
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The Central Government has revised the Special Additional Excise Duty on exports of petrol, diesel and Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) as part of its latest fortnightly review of fuel export taxes. Under the revised rates, the export duty on diesel has been increased to 15.50 rupees per litre, while the...
July 16, 2026 8:13 AM
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha today. The IMD has also forecast heavy rainfall over Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Manipur,...
July 16, 2026 8:09 AM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab tomorrow. The Prime Minister will flag off India's first hydrogen train between Jind and Sonipat at Jind Railway Station in Haryana. He will also lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation various development projects wo...
July 16, 2026 7:53 AM
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India and Belgium have agreed to deepen cooperation in areas including trade and investment, green energy transition, innovation and technology, connectivity, defence, security, regional and global issues, as well as people-to-people exchanges. The first meeting of the India-Belgium Strategic Dialog...
July 16, 2026 7:40 AM
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The Union Cabinet has approved two elevated highway projects worth over 25,000 crore rupees for Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the projects to improve road connectivity and reduce congestion and travel ti...
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