Month: July 2026

If a passport is not proof of citizenship, then what is? | Explained

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If a passport is not proof of citizenship, then what is? | Explained

The government’s Passport Manual says that “a passport provides evidence of the holder’s nationality, but this is placed in the same category as any other evidence of the citizenship status of an individual”. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Indian passport is a “travel document” and not a “citizenship document”, a senior official…

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Trump administration cannot hold migrants without bond hearings past 90 days, court rules

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Trump administration cannot hold migrants without bond hearings past 90 days, court rules

A different panel of the ‌same court had been the first in the nation to endorse the Trump ‌administration’s ⁠novel interpretation of a federal immigration statute as allowing mandatory detention of non-citizens in the US. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Immigration ‌and Customs Enforcement cannot detain people for more than 90 days under ​the…

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U.S. Homeland Security probing ‘recent’ cyber breach at information-sharing network

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U.S. Homeland Security probing ‘recent’ cyber breach at information-sharing network

U.S. Senator Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said ‌the information carried in the network, “while ​not classified, is highly sensitive, and its exposure ⁠risks national security.” File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Department of ​Homeland Security said on Thursday (July 2, 2026) it ‌was investigating a breach ​in an…

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ICE arrests 10,000 in five days, sharp late-June surge in Trump’s deportation push

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ICE arrests 10,000 in five days, sharp late-June surge in Trump’s deportation push

The arrests news also comes as the number of people entered into ICE detention facilities climbed in June to roughly 39,000 after hovering around 30,000 per month since February. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 10,000 people over a five-day period at the end of June, marking a major push…

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FIFA World Cup Round of 32 LIVE updates: Portugal vs Croatia knockout clash under way

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FIFA World Cup Round of 32 LIVE updates: Portugal vs Croatia knockout clash under way

Lineups are announced and players are warming up. Portugal: Diogo Costa, Ruben Dias, Renato Veiga, Joao Cancelo, Nuno Mendes, ‌Bruno Fernandes, Joao Neves, Vitinha, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Leao, Pedro Neto. Croatia: Dominik Livakovic, Josip ⁠Stanisic, Marin Pongracic, Josip Sutalo, ⁠Mateo Kovacic, Luka Modric, Nikola Vlasic, Martin Baturina, ‌Petar Sucic, Ante Budimir, Ivan Perisic.  Source link

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Women Farmers’ Empowerment Bill passed unanimously in Maharashtra Assembly

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Women Farmers’ Empowerment Bill passed unanimously in Maharashtra Assembly

The Bill will bring transformative change to the lives of lakhs of women farmers in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar said in the House of the State Assembly. File | Photo Credit: PTI In a landmark move, the Maharashtra Assembly on Thursday (July 2, 2026) unanimously passed the Women Farmers’ Empowerment Bill, aimed at…

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Mumbai rains: Man dies after falling into manhole; four BMC officials suspended

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Mumbai rains: Man dies after falling into manhole; four BMC officials suspended

Commuters wade through a waterlogged street after heavy rain, in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: PTI   Just days after a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) worker fell into a manhole, another man lost his life after falling into another manhole in the city on Thursday (July 2, 2026). Maintenance work was in progress on Khairani…

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Coal Ministry permits use of insurance surety bonds as replacement for bank guarantees

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Coal Ministry permits use of insurance surety bonds as replacement for bank guarantees

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Coal Ministry on Thursday (July 2, 2026) allowed entities-accorded coal blocks to use insurance surety bonds (ISBs) instead of performance bank guarantees (PBGs) to fulfil their obligations for performance surety. “The measure is expected to ease the financial burden associated with conventional bank guarantee arrangements…

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Women’s T20 World Cup: Skipper Sciver-Brunt’s knock takes England into the final

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Women’s T20 World Cup: Skipper Sciver-Brunt’s knock takes England into the final

England’s Natalie Sciver-Brunt plays a shot during the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup semifinal match between England and South Africa in London on July 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Not many women have stands or gates named after them. Nat Sciver-Brunt has one. That is right here at the Oval, where she came up…

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