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ED freezes Trinamool Congress bank accounts with Rs 440 crore deposits
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said that it had frozen three bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress holding deposits worth Rs 440 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The party described the agency’s action as “politically motivated”. The ED said that it froze the accounts after conducting searches at five premises in and…
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Taxi, auto drivers who fail Marathi test to lose license starting August 16, says minister
Licences of taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers who fail to clear a Marathi language test will be cancelled from August 16, The Hindu quoted Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik as saying on Wednesday. On April 14, the state government made it mandatory for all licensed taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers to have a basic knowledge of Marathi…
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Glacial melt in the Himalayas could alter water chemistry downstream
Glaciers are often seen as frozen reservoirs of clean and fresh water, but new research shows they are also active chemical systems and climate warming may be altering not just how much water they release, but also its quality. A new study on Rulung Glacier in Ladakh region found that rising temperatures and faster glacier…
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Four persons forced into Bangladesh in 2025 brought back to India
Four persons from West Bengal’s Birbhum district who were forced into Bangladesh in June 2025 were brought back to India on Wednesday, a resident of their village confirmed to Scroll. Sunali Khatun, her husband and their son, as well as another woman, Sweety Bibi and her two sons, had been taken into custody in Delhi…
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Rush Hour: Trump says Iran ceasefire ‘over’, four persons forced into Bangladesh brought back & more
United States President Donald Trump said that Washington’s ceasefire with Iran was “over”. This came after American and Iranian forces exchanged fire following attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. “I do not want to deal with them any more,” said Trump. “They are scum.” Earlier in the day, America launched strikes on Iran in response…
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Shinde Sena corporator arrested for allegedly assaulting hospital staff in Kalyan-Dombivli
Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting doctors and staff at the Shastri Nagar Hospital in Thane’s Dombivli, The Times of India quoted the deputy commissioner of police as saying. The incident took place on Monday. Mhatre had been absconding till Wednesday, according to The Indian Express. Three of…
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For children: Five friends stage a play about former Indian men’s cricket team captain, MS Dhoni
(2003. Kharagpur. The main stage is divided into two unequal sections. The bigger side depicts a railway station. There are a few benches and a signboard bearing the station’s name. On the other side of the stage is a small, well-furnished room, which is the office of the Station Director. The Station Director is seated…
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Tamil Nadu challenges Madras HC denying Backward Class status to persons who convert to Islam
The Tamil Nadu government has challenged a Madras High Court ruling that said that a person who converts to Islam cannot claim reservation under the Backward Class (Muslim) category, Live Law reported on Wednesday. On June 24, the High Court struck down a 2024 government order that allowed persons from Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes,…
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NCERT removes chapter on ‘corruption in judiciary’ in revised Class 8 textbook
Months after the National Council of Educational Research and Training withdrew a social science textbook following criticism from the Supreme Court, the educational body has released a revised edition that removes references to “corruption in the judiciary”, PTI reported. The sections on “Challenges Faced by the Judicial System” and “Corruption in the Judiciary” have been…
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Trump says Iran ceasefire is ‘over’
The United States’ ceasefire with Iran is “over”, said US President Donald Trump on Wednesday after American and Iranian forces exchanged fire following attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. “I do not want to deal with them any more,” Trump said at a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the Turkish capital, Ankara.…