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Supreme Court moved over online content insulting Sanatan Dharma

Supreme Court approached over online content allegedly insulting Sanatan Dharma.

Supreme Court approached over online content allegedly insulting Sanatan Dharma. Plea seeks action against online content allegedly insulting Hindu religious beliefs. A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and social media platforms to identify, remove and block online content allegedly insulting. The public interest litigation

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US names India a part of ‘shadow transhipment network’ helping China evade Trump tariffs

US accuses India of helping China evade Trump tariffs through transhipment.

US accuses India of helping China evade Trump tariffs through transhipment. The United States has accused India of being part of a “shadow transhipment network” allegedly helping Chinese exporters evade US tariffs by routing goods through third countries. The allegation appears in a White House report titled “The Great Transhipment Scam,” which calls for stronger

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Friday OTT releases (August 14, 2026): 5 new movies & shows on Netflix, ZEE5 & more

Five new OTT titles arrive Friday across major platforms.

Five new OTT titles arrive Friday across major platforms. Friday, August 14, 2026, brings a fresh wave of movies and shows to India’s OTT landscape, with five major titles arriving across Netflix, ZEE5 and Lionsgate Play. The lineup spans medical drama, coming-of-age storytelling, romantic comedy, political thriller and international crime, offering something for every kind

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No Marathi, no licence: New rule for auto, taxi, cab drivers in Maharashtra from August 18

Maharashtra to suspend licences of non-Marathi-speaking commercial drivers.

Maharashtra to suspend licences of non-Marathi-speaking commercial drivers. Maharashtra has tightened enforcement of its Marathi-language requirement for commercial passenger-vehicle drivers, with penalties beginning August 18, 2026. Under newly amended rules, auto-rickshaw, taxi and app-based cab drivers who cannot demonstrate a working knowledge of Marathi face licence suspension for up to three months, and repeat violations

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Karnataka bandh August 13: Will Bengaluru schools, banks remain open or closed?

Karnataka bandh August 13: Will Bengaluru schools, banks close?

Karnataka bandh August 13: Will Bengaluru schools, banks close? Bengaluru may avoid disruptions on August 13 despite Karnataka bandh calls over the Cauvery water-sharing dispute. Bengaluru is unlikely to face major disruptions on Thursday, August 13, as Kannada organisations have called for a statewide bandh over the escalating Cauvery water-sharing row between Karnataka and Tamil

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CJP's Saurav Das links police questioning of family to Amit Shah’s Puducherry visit: ‘Was this planned?’

CJP’s Saurav Das questions police action during Amit Shah’s Puducherry visit.

CJP’s Saurav Das questions police action during Amit Shah’s Puducherry visit. Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das on Wednesday alleged that Puducherry Police visited his family home and questioned his family members, calling the episode “harassment” and claiming it was carried out at the behest of the BJP government. In a post on

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Parliament passes Bill to rename Kerala as Keralam

Parliament passes Bill to rename Kerala as Keralam officially.

Parliament passes Bill to rename Kerala as Keralam officially. Kerala government forwarded the state assembly’s name-change resolution to the Centre in June 2024. Parliament on Wednesday, August 12, passed a bill to rename Kerala as Keralam, with the Rajya Sabha clearing the legislation with a voice vote. The move brings the state’s official English name

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