Supreme Court of India — 38 Latest News (Daily)

Apr 17

As Indian Elections Near, a Delhi Chief Minister’s Arrest Raises Concern: After his party's meteoric rise, the national government’s detainment of ...

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Quick Glance: Arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Raises Concern Ahead of Indian Elections

When Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested in March for an alleged liquor scam by the Enforcement Directorate, it marked the latest incident in a long list of legal offensives against opposition leaders ahead of the Indian general elections.

Surveys indicate the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ahead, but concerns over unemployment and inflation could boost the opposition.

Opposition parties in India, critical of Modi, see recent developments as a government attempt to use central agencies to pressure political opponents.

Kejriwal's arrest could pave the way in Delhi for President's Rule, leading to the dissolution of the AAP-led government with the BJP taking control of the state.

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The US report also highlighted the killing of three Muslim passengers and a Railway Protection Force official on a train from Jaipur to Mumbai in July by ... Show more

‘Extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests’: US government report flags human rights abuses in India

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The petitioners had sought a return to the ballot paper system of voting or 100% verification of the #VVPAT slips as they cited reports where Electronic Voting ... Show more

SC rejects pleas seeking verification of all EVM votes with VVPAT slips

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Apr 23

Following the court’s orders on April 16, Patanjali Ayurved had apologised for the “mistake of publishing advertisements and holding a press conference” even ... Show more

Patanjali apology should not have to be seen through microscope, says Supreme Court

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Apr 25

In a big win for working moms, the Supreme Court says women have the right to a two-year child care leave, in addition to the mandatory 180-day maternity leave ... Show more

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Apr 25

CM Kejriwal 'kingpin' of excise scam, worked with AAP leaders: ED to SC: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is the "kingpin and key conspirator" of the excise ...

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Apr 24

Probe alleged quid pro quo revealed through electoral bonds, says plea in Supreme CourtFor more on latest news, visit The Latest - A quick look at what's making news | Scroll.in #scrollaivideos

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SC to deliver verdict on pleas seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT verification tomorrow | Mint

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“In Surat, where nobody else has appeared, they are forced to go with whoever the candidate is,” the petitioner told the court ... Show more

SC seeks Election Commission’s response on plea seeking re-election when NOTA gets maximum votes

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Apr 23

#LokSabhaElection2024 | PM Narendra Modi claimed that the 4 per cent quota for Muslims announced by the Congress in Andhra Pradesh in 2004 was a pilot project for a similar ... Show more

Congress wants to give reservations to ‘special vote bank’ by reducing SC/ST quota: PM Narendra Modi

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India’s Supreme Court Rejects Plea for Paper Audit of Votes: India’s top court declined to order any changes to the counting of votes in the country’s on-going ...

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Apr 17

‘Everyone will regret it,’ says PM Narendra Modi on scrapping of electoral bonds scheme

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Apr 20

The #ElectoralBonds scheme was struck down by a five-judge bench of the SC on the grounds that it violated voters’ right to information and could lead to quid pro quo ... Show more

Will bring back electoral bonds after wider consultations, says Nirmala Sitharaman

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Apr 25

Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list For more on latest news, visit The Latest - A quick look at what's making news | Scroll.in #scrollaivideos

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Apr 24

Patanjali 'misleading' ads row: Bigger public apology appears in papers with names of Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna

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Apr 23

The Supreme Court has facilitated the release of drought relief funds for Karnataka. The Centre confirmed that the Election Commission has given clearance to ... Show more

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Inside Indian polls: Modi’s lies, fake news and media that does not question: Modi has been on a spree of ‘interviews’ with no interruptions, follow-ups ...

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Apr 22

🔊 What you need to know today: -Opening arguments to begin in Trump’s trial -IDF unit faces US sanction threat -Zelenskiy welcomes passage of US military aid ... Show more

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Quick Glance: Overview: Tesla Stocks Plummet, Europe Business Surpasses Expectations

World markets have brightened slightly this week, but Tesla is facing a critical earnings test, while Europe's business pulse has surprisingly been lively this month.

Following the worst week on Wall Street since 2022, relief from easing Middle East tensions helped stabilize the situation on Monday. The chip giant Nvidia made a modest recovery from losses as Big Tech megacaps gear up for quarterly earnings releases.

As the first of the 'Magnificent 7' Vanguard stocks, electric vehicle giant Tesla will report on Tuesday, having plummeted by a substantial 43% year-to-date and nearly 60% over the past two years amidst fierce price competition, declining EV demand, and governance/product concerns.

While Big Tech jitters define this month's market fluctuations, investors will closely watch the upcoming results for a clearer perspective.

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Apr 23

“There are also posters which have been put up of his [Ashish Mishra’s] political appearances in UP. So, I do not know how that is being allowed ... Show more

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Ashish Mishra violating bail conditions, victims’ families tell Supreme Court

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Apr 23

Voting in India has never been perfect. Allegations of rigging and other forms of malfeasance have always been a part of the hurly-burly of Indian politics ... Show more

Rising doubts over the fairness of voting in India are a bad sign for its democracy

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Apr 20

India set for major overhaul of criminal justice system with new laws: CJI: Hailing the enactment of the new criminal justice laws as a watershed moment for ...

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Apr 24

#HemantSoren has been claiming that his prosecution and arrest are politically motivated by "extraneous considerations and are part of a well-orchestrated ... Show more

Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren files fresh plea in SC against ED arrest in money laundering case

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SC issues notice to EC on plea seeking re-election if NOTA gets majority: Lok Sabha elections 2024: Petition filed by motivational speaker Shiv Khera wants NOTA ...

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Apr 20

Hindu nationalism is a key election theme in India, especially after Narendra Modi's consecration of a temple in Uttar Pradesh more than three decades after ... Show more

Indians vote in huge election dominated by jobs, Hindu pride and Modi | Reuters

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Apr 18

Check claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP during mock polls in Kerala, Supreme Court tells EC For more on latest news, visit The Latest - A quick look at what's making news | Scroll.in #scrollaivideos

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Apr 18

SC reserves verdict on cross-verification of votes using EVMs with VVPAT: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking complete ...

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Apr 25

Chief Justice of India (#CJI ) #DYChandrachud announced that the Supreme Court will begin disseminating information regarding cause lists ... Show more

Supreme Court to begin sending WhatsApp updates on cases: CJI Chandrachud | Latest News India - Hindustan Times

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Apr 17

On March 15, the National Investigation Agency told the court that it did not need Sen in its custody any longer. The court granted Sen bail on account of her ... Show more

Bhima Koregaon case: Former professor Shoma Sen released from prison

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Apr 24

Congress wanted to give SC, ST quota to Muslims: PM Narendra Modi: He said the Congress' actions betrayed that it didn't respect either the Constitution or B R ...

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Delhi court rejects Brij Bhushan’s plea seeking further probe in sexual harassment case

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Apr 22

From 2023 | While hearing a group of petitions seeking action against instances of hate speech, the court observed that abjuring hate speech is essential to ... Show more

Hate speech would end if politicians stop misusing religion, says Supreme Court

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‘Do not defer polling for Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat’: Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah tell EC For more on latest news, visit The Latest - A quick look at what's making news | Scroll.in #scrollaivideos

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Apr 23

Among India's 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, Bengaluru South has established itself as a defining stronghold of the saffron party in the recent decades ... Show more

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‘Significant abuse in Manipur, govt took minimal credible steps’: US report on human rights in India

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Apr 17

SC questions EVMs, VVPAT counting process; rejects return to ballot paper: EVM-VVPAT Case Update: A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta heard ...

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Apr 22

The TikTok War: The battle over the Chinese app, and why Israel is losing - explainer

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Quick Glance: San Francisco's Real Estate Market in Turmoil

The city of San Francisco, once seen as the shining star of the West Coast, is now on the verge of collapse, with seemingly no one raising the alarm.

In particular, the city's housing market has been severely impacted over the past year, with prices plummeting and homeowners fleeing en masse.

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, did not hold back in his comparison of San Francisco's issues to those of New York City, stating that the Bay Area is 'in far worse shape.'

San Francisco is failing in all aspects, leading to a quiet collapse of its housing market, where once luxurious properties are now being offered at significant discounts.

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Apr 20

Will bring back electoral bonds after wider consultations, says Nirmala Sitharaman

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Apr 25

Additional sessions judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar has told the #UttarPradesh police that he was getting "malicious calls and death threats from international ... Show more

Gyanvapi judge claims ‘receiving death threats from international numbers’: Report | Latest News India - Hindustan Times

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Apr 16

SC gives Patanjali one week to publicly apologise for misleading advertisements For more on latest news, visit The Latest - A quick look at what's making news | Scroll.in #scrollaivideos

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Apr 23

Decode Politics: PM’s ‘Muslim quota’ attack on Congress: What lies beneath?: 14 Muslim groups identified as backward were given 4% quota in united Andhra in ...

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Apr 19

Can BJP use Ram as a campaign tool during the election?: The India Fix: A newsletter on Indian politics from Scroll.in.

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Apr 21

Journalist Soumya Viswanathan’s mother challenges bail granted to murder convicts in Supreme Court

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“For a matter which involves Rs 700 per month, the state or Union must have spent Rs 7 lakh & too from the public exchequer” – #SupremeCourt in Aug 2023 ... Show more

More Courtrooms, Judges & Tech Won’t Reduce India's Pending Cases When The Biggest Litigator Is The Govt

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Apr 19

Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?

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Apr 17

‘Don’t try to bring down the system’, says Supreme Court on pleas to count all VVPAT slips

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Apr 24

‘5G scam is going to be the biggest scam’: AAP’s Sanjay Singh on Centre’s request on spectrum case

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Apr 19

General election in India 2024: The most important answers: Due to the size of the country, the vote will take place in seven stages. 2,600 parties are running ...

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Apr 24

India’s democracy needs a stronger opposition: The Congress party is set for a drubbing in the world’s biggest election

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#LokSabhaElection2024 | Sen also said that while the Opposition’s pitch for a nationwide caste census is a good initiative, the country needs more steps to empower the ... Show more

Authoritarianism, suppression of Opposition makes Lok Sabha elections as good as rigged: Jean Drèze

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Apr 15

JUST IN | Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea of Delhi Chief Minister #ArvindKejriwal challenging his arrest by ED and his ... Show more

Supreme Court seeks ED's response by April 24 on Arvind Kejriwal's arrest plea | Mint

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India election: Second phase of voting begins: The second phase of the Indian general election has begun, and 160 million people are eligible to vote in this ...

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Apr 15

'No one should be scared': PM Modi on his vision for Viksit Bharat by 2047: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he is focused on making India developed by ...

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Apr 24

Maharashtra MLAs Nitesh Rane, Geeta Jain have been booked for hate speech, police tell Bombay HC For more on latest news, visit The Latest - A quick look at what's making news | Scroll.in #scrollaivideos

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Quick Glance: MLAs Nitesh Rane, Geeta Jain Booked for 'Hate' Speeches After Mira Road Clashes: Police Update Bombay HC

The Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court that FIRs had been filed due to speeches made by MLAs Nitesh Rane and Geeta Jain during and after communal clashes in Mira Road.

Police commissioners decided to initiate criminal investigations against the leaders, resulting in multiple FIRs being registered for incitement to riots and promoting enmity between groups.

Petitioners argued that the politicians' speeches clearly constituted hate speech offenses, pushing for FIR registration under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including defiling places of worship and causing public unrest.

Police registered several complaints related to the violence in Mira Road in January, filing FIRs against the politicians in different areas. The hearing is adjourned to June 19.

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SC gives Patanjali one week to publicly apologise for misleading advertisements: ‘What we did should not have been done,’ yoga guru Ramdev told the court ...

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Donald Trump immunity case: US SC hears Trump's immunity case : It's a double court day for former President Donald Trump today, the hush money trial ...

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Quick Glance: US Supreme Court discusses Trump's Immunity

Conservative US Supreme Court justices signal sympathy for the argument that presidents have some immunity against criminal charges for certain actions taken in office.

Former President Donald Trump appealed after lower courts rejected his request to be shielded from four election-related criminal charges.

The Supreme Court hearing could distort the presidency without immunity and affect decision-making when bold and fearless action is most needed.

The Supreme Court's decision on immunity is expected and could lead to Trump's trial occurring before the election.

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Apr 15

Need to protect judiciary from ‘unwarranted pressures’, 21 former judges tell CJI ChandrachudActions required to protect judiciary from ‘unwarranted pressures’, 21 former judges tell CJI #ScrollAIVideos

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Apr 25

‘Nehru, Indira were not fools’: JNU VC says uniformity in religion, language cannot be imposed

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Apr 15

India's Modi warns of 'black money' in political funding after old system scrapped by court

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Apr 22

Indian Supreme Court allows 14-year-old rape survivor to abort 28-week pregnancy

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From media to bureaucracy, there’s plenty of blame to go around for the Patanjali fiasco

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We will restore Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, hold Assembly polls: PM Narendra Modi

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Apr 16

Foreign entities funding Indian NGOs to stall public projects, Centre tells Supreme CourtFor more on latest news, visit The Latest - A quick look at what's making news | Scroll.in #scrollaivideos

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SC rejects pleas seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips, return to ballot papers

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Apr 24

Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court

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Apr 24

Teachers gather against Calcutta HC order in SSC recruitment case: WB Teachers' Recruitment Scam: The political heat in West Bengal has been giving the rising ...

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Apr 24

Modi’s vision: capitalizing on the gaming generation: I use emotions for many and reason for few. Adolf hitler Humans are first emotional beings ...

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Apr 23

CM Kejriwal gets insulin in Tihar, AAP credits Lord Hanuman: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, meanwhile, thanked Lord Hanuman for his “intervention” in the matter.

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#CBI recovered arms, including foreign-made pistols, and ammunition, from a house in West Bengal's #Sandeshkhali in connection with a mob attack on an #EnforcementDirectorate team ... Show more

Bengal: CBI recovers arms, ammunition from Sandeshkhali house, NSG commandos deployed | Latest News India - Hindustan Times

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India's 10% GDP contributors struggle to vote due to job loss, & travel expenses. The #ElectionCommission's Remote #EVM initiative remains a proposal ...

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Apr 22

Supreme Court issues notice to office of Bengal Governor Ananda Bose over alleged inaction in assenting to bills

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Apr 18

View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change

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#BREAKING | Supreme Court affirms the credibility of EVMs and their integration with VVPATs Read here: Scam alert! Fraudster impersonates MS Dhoni to con cricket fans | Mint

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The #AAP national convenor had moved the Supreme Court on April 10 after the Delhi High Court rejected his petition against his arrest by the Enforcement ... Show more

Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody extended till April 23 in Delhi liquor case

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Apr 20

BJP tilted level playing field through electoral bonds, ED raids: Prashant Bhushan

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Apr 23

US rights report on India cites abuses in Manipur, harassment of media and minorities

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The tenant section of the #UttarPradesh Police mobile app UPCOP recently caught the attention of many after multiple bizarre professions were listed in the ... Show more

‘Drug smuggler’, ‘beggar’ listed as ‘professions’ in UP police's UPCOP app | Latest News India - Hindustan Times

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Apr 16

'India pushed towards black money': PM Modi on scrapping of electoral bonds scheme by Supreme Court

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Quick Glance: Modi Warns of Black Money and Benefits of Electoral Bond Scheme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the significance of the electoral bond scheme as a tool for disclosing donations to political parties.

Modi cautioned that the Supreme Court's abolition of the electoral bonds system had pushed the country towards black money in elections, leading to future regrets.

He pointed out areas for enhancement within the system and defended the objective of making electoral processes more transparent and free from black money.

Modi took on the Opposition, accusing them of spreading falsehoods about electoral bonds, and disclosed information regarding corporate donations made through the system.

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Apr 12

Not concerned just about Patanjali, but about all FMCG firms deceiving customers, says Supreme CourtFor more on latest news, visit The Latest - A quick look at what's making news | Scroll.in #scrollaivideos

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Apr 19

Harsh Mander: Congress manifesto is not perfect – but kindles some hope: With promises to restore personal freedoms, recognise civil unions and improve health ...

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Senior Advocate Balbir Singh, representing yoga guru and #Patanjali co-founder Ramdev, said that the opportunity could be taken to create guidelines for the ... Show more

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