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Gujarat: 10 killed as mini-truck rams into stationary vehicle in Ahmedabad district
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Gujarat: 10 killed as mini-truck rams into stationary vehicle in Ahmedabad district

The incident took place near Bagodara village on Rajkot-Ahmedabad Highway when a group of people was returning to Ahmedabad from Chotila in neighbouring Surendranagar district, they said.

'Great step towards decolonisation': Tejasvi Surya hails Bills tabled to replace IPC, CrPC and Indian Evidence Act
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'Great step towards decolonisation': Tejasvi Surya hails Bills tabled to replace IPC, CrPC and Indian Evidence Act

Hailing the tabling of Bills to replace the IPC, CrPC and Indian Evidence Act, BJP leader Surya on Friday said "the fact that India had to wait for 75 years to decolonise its criminal justice system speaks volumes of the kind of intellectual and mental slavery that plagued the earlier regimes

Death for raping minor & mob lynching, 20 yrs for gang rape: Amit Shah introduces far-reaching changes in criminal law
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Death for raping minor & mob lynching, 20 yrs for gang rape: Amit Shah introduces far-reaching changes in criminal law

The new bill prioritises laws for crimes against women and children, murders and 'offences against the state'

Delhi: 24 children of MCD school hospitalised after gas leak in Naraina area
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Delhi: 24 children of MCD school hospitalised after gas leak in Naraina area

"The gas leak had taken place at nearby railway tracks. 15 students have been taken to RML hospital and 9 students are at Acharya Bhikshuk Hospital," a MCD official said.

AAP MP Raghav Chadha suspended from Rajya Sabha
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AAP MP Raghav Chadha suspended from Rajya Sabha

Raghav Chadha will be reinstated only after the privileges committee submits a report on his case

Centre starts releasing onions in key markets from buffer stock to rein in prices
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Centre starts releasing onions in key markets from buffer stock to rein in prices

The central government had earlier decided it will maintain 3 lakh tonne of onions in the 2023-24 season as buffer stock. In 2022-23, the government maintained 2.51 lakh tonne onion as buffer stock.

Lok Sabha passes amendments to Central, Integrated GST laws to levy 28% tax on e-gaming, casinos
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Lok Sabha passes amendments to Central, Integrated GST laws to levy 28% tax on e-gaming, casinos

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced bills to amend the Central and Integrated GST laws in the Lok Sabha on Friday

Judge who refused to pause Rahul Gandhi's conviction among 23 HC judges recommended for transfer
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Judge who refused to pause Rahul Gandhi's conviction among 23 HC judges recommended for transfer

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended transfer of 23 judges, including Gujarat HC judge Justice Hemant M Prachchhak who had dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his 'Modi surname' remark

PM Modi degree defamation case: Gujarat HC refuses interim stay on trial against Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh
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PM Modi degree defamation case: Gujarat HC refuses interim stay on trial against Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh

Gujarat HC on Friday refused to grant interim stay on the defamation proceedings against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and his party's MP Sanjay Singh in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Gujarat University in PM Modi’s degree case

Amit Shah tables bill to replace CrPC, IPC & Indian Evidence Act, says sedition law to be repealed
India

Amit Shah tables bill to replace CrPC, IPC & Indian Evidence Act, says sedition law to be repealed

The Bharatiya Sanhita Suraksha Bill, 2023 in Lok Sabha to replace three "19th Century Laws", namely the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act, says Amit Shah as he tables bill in Lok Sabha on Friday

Watch: Union Minister Anurag Thakur, Kishan Reddy, Shobha Kaeandlaje participate in 'Har Ghar Tiranga' rally
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Watch: Union Minister Anurag Thakur, Kishan Reddy, Shobha Kaeandlaje participate in 'Har Ghar Tiranga' rally

In a video a group of people along with Union Ministers Anurag Thakur, Kishan Reddy, Shobha Kaeandlaje can be seen riding the bike with Indian flags in hand chanting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' slogans

WATCH: Baby Ariha's mother stages protest for letting kid celebrate Independence Day with Indians in Germany
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WATCH: Baby Ariha's mother stages protest for letting kid celebrate Independence Day with Indians in Germany

Baby Ariha, an Indian girl, who is now 2 years old has been under foster care in Berlin for more than 20 months

UPI gets a major makeover, now integrated with AI to support conversational payments
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UPI gets a major makeover, now integrated with AI to support conversational payments

UPI is getting a major makeover and will start supporting a bunch of cool features, very soon. The most significant among these is its integration with a ChatGPT like AI bot, that will allow users to make conversational payments using UPI

'PayCS' posters targeting Karnataka minister Chaluvarayaswamy appear in Mandya, BJP workers detained
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'PayCS' posters targeting Karnataka minister Chaluvarayaswamy appear in Mandya, BJP workers detained

Karnataka Police on Friday detained BJP workers for pasting posters of 'PayCS' with a QR Code in the district headquarters town of Mandya targeting state Agriculture Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy on Thursday over alleged corruption

Chinese bourses improve trading mechanism to revive stock market
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Chinese bourses improve trading mechanism to revive stock market

The announcements came after top Chinese leaders vowed to "invigorate capital markets and boost investor confidence" during the July politburo meeting as Beijing struggles to revive flagging economic growth.

Congress again protest in Parliament, this time over suspension of Adhir Ranjan, says MP expelled on 'flimsy ground' 
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Congress again protest in Parliament, this time over suspension of Adhir Ranjan, says MP expelled on 'flimsy ground' 

On Thursday, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was expelled from the Lok Sabha for “deliberate and repeated misconduct” while the Privileges Committee has been notified of the situation

'Bill brought as per SC directive': Law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on appointment of CEC, ECs
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'Bill brought as per SC directive': Law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on appointment of CEC, ECs

A day after he introduced a Bill on the appointment of CEC and other ECs in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday said that there was nothing wrong with the proposed legislation as it has been brought as per the directive of the Supreme Court

'He will fight for people of northeastern state': US singer Mary Millben supports PM Modi over Manipur issue
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'He will fight for people of northeastern state': US singer Mary Millben supports PM Modi over Manipur issue

Citing late American civil rights movement leader Martin Luther King Jr's quote' let freedom ring', Millben mentioned that she has full confidence in PM Modi

Delhi HC issues notice to Newsclick, its director on ED's plea for vacation of ‘no coercive action’ order
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Delhi HC issues notice to Newsclick, its director on ED's plea for vacation of ‘no coercive action’ order

The ED sought to vacate a 2021 Delhi HC order that said no coercive action is to be taken against the news portal. The probe agency also claimed in its application that they had come across fresh evidence of money laundering in the NewsClick probe.

In video, BJP leader shot dead outside residence in Moradabad
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In video, BJP leader shot dead outside residence in Moradabad

According to reports, Chaudhary’s family has blamed political rivals for the killing. They have named two people involved in the killing — Amit Chaudhary and Aniket, an official said.