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Apex court reserves order on pleas challenging rounding up of stray dogs in Delhi NCR, no stay for now

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on pleas challenging its August 11 directive to round up all stray dogs in the Delhi NCR region, keep them in designated shelters,…

  • Published: August 15, 20251:29 pm
  • Author Parmod Kumar
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Indian PM Modi’s video promoting investment platform flagged as ‘fake’, ‘AI-generated’

PIB Fact Check has termed a video circulating online—allegedly showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi promoting an investment platform called ‘QuantumAI’ and asking citizens…

  • Published: August 15, 202510:36 am
  • Author The Statesman
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Man dies, daughter injured after being crushed by tree amid heavy rainfall in New Delhi

Heavy showers lashed Delhi and the NCR early Thursday, Aug 14, offering respite from the heat but also causing widespread waterlogging and traffic snarls in low-lying areas.

  • Published: August 15, 20259:45 am
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Massive cloudburst hits Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir; rescue operations underway

About 30 bodies have been recovered so far, officials said.

  • Published: August 15, 20259:11 am
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Indus gets rejuvenated as 2,000 volunteers remove non-biodegradable waste from tributaries in Ladakh

As dignitaries and volunteers worked side by side along the riverbanks, the campaign took on a deeper symbolism — a collective reaffirmation that the Indus is more than a water…

  • Published: August 14, 20259:34 am
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India’s retail inflation slips to eight-year low of 1.55% in July

According to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, there is a decline of 55 basis points in the headline inflation of July 2025 in comparison…

  • Published: August 13, 202510:46 am
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Move by India’s Assam state to allow arms for ‘indigenous’ people stirs fears of worsening violence

Move is ostensibly to help with security but criticised for potentially targeting Bengali Muslims, with fears of escalating violence and eroding rights.

  • Published: August 13, 20258:20 am
  • Author Debarshi Dasgupta
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‘Operation Falcon’ in India’s Assam nets 42 people in crackdown on rhino poaching

The Indian one-horned rhino, found mainly in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and a few other protected areas, is a UNESCO World Heritage species and a global conservation…

  • Published: August 12, 20251:57 pm
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Indian supreme court warns dog lovers of stern action if they come in way of authorities picking-up stray dogs

The country's top court ordered authorities to remove stray dogs from streets in Delhi-NCR and put them in shelters.

  • Published: August 12, 20259:49 am
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India gang rape: 14-year-old thrown from terrace, 3 accused on the run in Haridwar

According to the police, the incident caused a minor communal flare-up, as the three suspects and the victim are from different communities. To prevent any further trouble, a…

  • Published: August 11, 20251:49 pm
  • Author The Statesman

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