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Eviction drive clears 1,000 bighas of forest land from encroachment in Assam. The Assam government on Sunday carried out an eviction drive to clear alleged encroachment from nearly 1,000 bighas of forest land, displacing more than 350 families, in Golaghat district. A day after completing the five-day long first phase of a massive eviction drive to clear alleged encroachments from almost 11,000 bighas of forest land in Rengma Reserve Forest, the administration began a similar drive inside Nambor South Reserve Forest. “Encroached areas in Gelajan and No. 3 Rajapukhuri were cleared during the day, with over 350 households evicted and…

The injured doctor, identified as Dr Litan Das, was admitted to the same hospital after he suffered multiple injuries. A doctor of the state-run Govind Ballabh Pant (GBP) hospital, a premier healthcare facility in Tripura, was injured when two relatives of a patient attacked doctors there on Sunday, an official said. The incident happened in the early hours of the day. The injured doctor, identified as Dr Litan Das, was admitted to the same hospital after he suffered multiple injuries. He is, however, out of danger, the official said. A complaint has been lodged with the police. The accused persons…

The ECI refuted Tejashwi Yadav’s claim of non-inclusion in the voter list and said that his name was indeed listed at Serial No. 416 of Polling Station No. 204. The Election Commission of India has sent a notice to Bihar assembly’s leader of opposition and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, saying that the voter ID he showed in the press conference on Saturday, claiming that he was not included in the voter list, is not officially issued. The poll body also refuted Yadav’s claim of non-inclusion in the voter list and said that his name was indeed listed at…

MEA has also dismissed a report which claimed that India is reviewing its bilateral agreements with the United States. Amid the tariff row between the United States and India, the Ministry of External Affairs has debunked certain fake reports circulating on social media. Taking to X, the fact check unit of the ministry has dismissed reports that India is reviewing US goods exempted from tariffs as it works towards a response to Trump’s 25 percent bombshell on New Delhi. In another post, the fact check unit for MEA dismissed a report which claimed that India is reviewing its bilateral agreements…

“The Indian Army is committed to uphold the highest standards of discipline and conduct and takes all allegations seriously,” Indian Army said in a statement. The Indian Army on Saturday said it is awaiting the outcome of an investigation into an alleged violent assault by one of its personnel on SpiceJet employees at Srinagar airport last week, even as disturbing visuals of the incident went viral on social media. In a statement issued following mounting public scrutiny, the Army said, “The matter involving an alleged altercation between an Army personnel and airline staff at Srinagar Airport on 26 July 2025…

Technology can break geographical barriers, bring legal aid to doorstep: SC judge Surya Kant. Supreme Court judge Surya Kant on Saturday emphasised that technology can break barriers and bring legal aid to the doorstep of every citizen and said if harnessed inclusively, it can bridge persistent gaps in the judicial system. The digital divide is very real, he said and asserted that “the task before us is not simply to create digital solutions, but to ensure that these solutions are inclusive”. Justice Kant was delivering the ‘Justice R C Lahoti Memorial Lecture’ at Manav Rachna University in Haryana’s Faridabad on…

The deceased worked as a teacher in a private school in Dindoli, while his wife Phalguni is employed as a clerk with the Zila Panchayat office. A 41-year-old schoolteacher in Surat’s Dindoli area allegedly poisoned his two children, aged 7 and 2, and died by suicide after suspecting his wife of having an extramarital affair. The woman and her alleged partner have been arrested following a complaint by the man’s family. The deceased, Alpeshbhai Kantibhai Solanki, worked as a teacher in a private school in Dindoli, while his wife Phalguni is employed as a clerk with the Zila Panchayat office.…

CM Adityanath forms special team of ministers ‘Team-11’ for flood relief. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has formed a special team of his ministers ‘Team-11’ for flood relief and rescue in the state, according to an official statement issued here on Saturday. The statement said that Chief Minister Adityanath formed the ‘Team-11’ of his ministers to effectively conduct relief and rescue operations. This team will monitor the relief work in 12 flood-affected districts. According to the statement, the flood-affected districts and ministers in-charge include Prayagraj- Nand Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’, Jalaun- Swatantra Dev Singh and Sanjay Gangwar, Auraiya- Swatantra Dev…

Suhas Shetty was hacked to death by a group of assailants, including accused Abdul Safwan, in May this year in Mangaluru City. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out raids at 18 locations in Karnataka on Saturday in connection with the killing of Bajrang Dal member Suhas Shetty. The Hindu activist was hacked to death by a group of assailants, including accused Abdul Safwan, in May this year in Mangaluru City. The NIA took over the case from the state police in June, and as part of its probe, conducted raids at 18 locations. Several digital devices, including 11 mobile…

The case relates to the rape of a 48-year-old domestic worker employed at the Revanna family’s Gannikada farmhouse in Holenarasipura, Hassan district. A special court in Bengaluru on Saturday sentenced former MP and suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna to life imprisonment in connection with a rape case. The court, designated for cases involving MPs and MLAs and presided over by Judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat, had convicted the 34-year-old leader on Friday. This is the first among four rape and sexual assault cases filed against him. The Special Court for MPs/MLAs Judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat also imposed a total…