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The Right to Information Act has been hollowed out by Indian governments over the years – most recently by way of amendments to the law through the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. Transparency activists and legal experts have warned that India’s new Digital Personal Data Protection Act bars the disclosure of personal information about public…

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Canada rejected 71% of the visa applications filed by Indian citizens to watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup, CTV News reported on Wednesday. Of the 1,225 Indians who applied for the visa, only 355 were approved. Indians were the fourth-largest group to file Canadian visa applications for the football world cup, after Ghana, Colombia and…

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I was at a bar. Not drinking. Not really. Just sitting there, existing in that low hum where the world felt like skin I could peel off, head buzzing with Kishore, in my father’s voice, soft and off-key, celluloid, from back when the days didn’t feel like an ambush. And I smiled (I think), wondering…

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The names of five Indian Army personnel and one Indian Air Force staffer who were killed during Operation Sindoor were published in the Roll of Honour section of the National War Memorial website on Friday. This is the first time that the government has formally disclosed the identities of the military personnel killed during the…

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Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust General Secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra on Friday resigned from their posts on “moral grounds” following the alleged embezzlement of donations made to the Ram temple in Ayodhya, ANI reported. The trust manages the temple. The development came a day after a first information report was registered…

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Karnataka has made it mandatory for the police to register first information reports in cases involving the non-consensual sharing of intimate images and videos, including revenge pornography, sextortion and blackmail-related cases, state Home Minister Priyank Kharge said on Thursday. “Consent to record is not consent to share,” Kharge said, warning that police officers who refuse…

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Seafood medley All my favourites in one wok! Prawns, fish with peas and spinach. A healthy dish served with two options of prawns or fish, peas or spinach, best served with a bowl of steaming rice. Ingredients Prawns and peas: 500 grams prawns; 1 cup peas; ¼ cup oil; 1 cup puréed tomatoes; 2 tbsp…

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday closed a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi filed by the son of Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Kartikey Singh Chauhan had filed the suit before a trial court after Gandhi allegedly linked him to the Panama Papers row during the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections campaign in…

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Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that a trade deal between India and the United States will only take effect once Washington ensures a clear tariff advantage for New Delhi over competitors. Speaking at the India Global Forum in London, Goyal said the agreement had already been agreed to by both sides in…

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India will resume issuing tourist visas to Bangladeshi citizens starting Sunday, ending a suspension that lasted for nearly two years, ANI reported. The announcement was made on Thursday by newly-appointed Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi in Dhaka. Tourist visa applications will initially be accepted through five centres in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chattogram, Sylhet and Khulna, with…

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