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Short tunnel project at Hebbal in Bengaluru. A public notice issued by the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) refers to the ‘removal’ of trees along Hebbal Main Road for the 2.3-km twin tunnel project. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday issued an order restraining the felling of trees for the…
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The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Savar Devre against alleged police brutality and the detention of persons taking out peaceful demonstrations in solidarity with the protests in Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Bombay High Court on Monday (October 19, 2026) observed that while peaceful demonstration is a…
AISA chief Neha Bora being detained by the police during a protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on October 16, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI The All India Students’ Association (AISA) said on Monday (October 19, 2026) that its president, Neha Bora, has challenged in the Delhi High Court a notice asking her…
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Biopics of popular figures are often a viable prospect for storytellers to garner attention. The noise around them provides a good impetus to pull crowds to theatres. Yet cinema becomes a more potent and effective tool to generate awareness when it spotlights an unsung icon. It is equally poetic to look back at a life…
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Diljit Dosanjh. File photo: X/@diljitdosanjh. Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh has described anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, who was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa last week, as a martyr and demanded justice for his family. Mr. Dosanjh shared a picture of Jhota on his Instagram handle on Sunday (October 19, 2026). “Shaheed Parvinder Singh….
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Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: AFP “Twelve migrants died on Monday (October 19, 2026) attempting to cross the Aegean Sea, including six people whose bodies were found after their boat collided with a police vessel,” authorities said. “A baby and four women were among six people who died off the island of Lesbos…
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The Beechcraft King Air C90A aircraft, registered as VT-HYA, was flying from Agartala to Kolkata on Sunday (October 18, 2026) when it encountered the problem while climbing through 12,000 feet, the state-owned BSS news agency reported. | Photo Credit: GettyImages/iStockphoto An Indian woman has died after the air ambulance carrying her made an emergency landing…
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A Palestinian child receives donated food at a tent camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The UN’s World Food Programme said on Monday (October 19, 2026) it would end monthly assistance to 500,000 people in Gaza due to a funding shortfall, while warning that needs remained…
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The government has asked Meta, owner of Instagram and Facebook, to ensure that its recommendation systems do not result in “disproportionate exposure of users to a single or limited set of narratives,” and to step up checks on content that could cause public disorder or incite violence or other unlawful activity. The advisory by the…
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Tension gripped Kuppam on Monday (October 19, 2026) as Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) cadres stormed the nomination scrutiny zone for urban local body elections, triggering an altercation and forcing police to resort to a lathi-charge to disperse the gathering….
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