‘Everyone is treated equally’ after lawyer flags delay in Rahul Gandhi case: Supreme Court

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday said everyone is treated equally as it responded to a claim by the complainant's lawyer in a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that the matter had not been listed for hearing in a long time. The top court is hearing Gandhi's petition challenging a May 29, 2025 order of the Allahabad High Court. The high court had dismissed Gandhi's plea challenging the trial...

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Punjabi singer Ammy Virk escapes unhurt after convoy vehicle comes under gunfire in Canada

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Washington: Punjabi singer Ammy Virk escaped unhurt after a vehicle in his concert convoy came under gunfire in Abbotsford, Canada, local media reported. The attack took place soon after Virk's concert at the Rogers Forum September 5 in British Columbia province. Canadian media outlets Vancouver Sun and Abbotsford News reported the shootout, quoting local police officials. Just after 1100 pm on September 5th, 2026, a vehicle was travelling in the 2500...

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Supreme Court asks CBSE to consider exempting Class 6 students from 3-language policy this year

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to consider exempting Class 6 students from its three-language policy for this academic year. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, while deferring the hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the CBSE's three-language policy to September 17, asked the Board to look into the possibility of accommodating the students of Class...

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IRGC claims attacks on two US vessels, eight tankers

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Tehran: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed attacking two US vessels and eight oil tankers in the Persian Gulf in retaliation to a US attack on five Iranian tankers, Iranian state media reported Wednesday. In a statement published by its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said that its navy struck the vessels and inflicted heavy damage in retaliation to the "terrorist US Army's aggression and malicious act of...

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Nayagada: NGT forms panel to probe illegal stone extraction

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Nayagada/Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a joint committee to probe allegations of illegal stone extraction, blasting and crushing activities in Nayagada district, official sources said Wednesday. Hearing a petition filed by Santosh Pradhan of Nayagada, the Eastern Zone Bench of the environment watchdog formed the joint committee, comprising representatives of the...

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In Kalahandi, over 3,000 await Vasundhara land

RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Kalahandi/Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government, under the ambitious Vasundhara scheme, aims to provide homestead land to all landless people in the state. However, suitable government land for housing is not available in several tribal-dominated districts, while much of the available land is unsuitable for habitation. As a result, 3,319 landless people in Kalahandi are waiting...

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Legends honoured as ‘Maati’ steals finale

Bhubaneswar: The five-day 32nd Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (GKCM) Award Festival 2026 concluded on a high note here Wednesday with the prestigious award presentation ceremony followed by a captivating performance of ‘Maati’ by the Srjan Ensemble. The festival, organised by Srjan – Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Nrityabasa, in collaboration with Sri Sri University, kataka. On the concluding day,...

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Youth’s arrest puts Badagada police under HC scrutiny

 Badagada/Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has issued notices to police officers of Badagada police station here over the alleged violation of mandatory procedural safeguards under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in the arrest of a 19-year-old youth, directing the State to produce the arrest memo, checklist and other relevant records for judicial scrutiny. The matter came...

 

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