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21 Opposition parties to CJI: SIR process is irregular and illegal, must be suspended
The eight page letter, dated June 28, 2026 but released publicly on July 3, includes signatories Mallikarjun Kharge, President, INC, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party MP, Mamata Banerjee, TMC, Turchi Silva, DMK and independent MP, Kapil Sibal; the signatures of DMK. AAP assume significance as both parties had distanced themselves from INDIA bloc.
Save his life: Poets and writers appeal to President of India to help Varavara Rao
Rao (79) is suffering from Covid-19, contracted due to abysmal conditions at Taloja jail, says family
Gauhati HC grants Akhil Gogoi bail in three cases
The peasants’ rights activist tested positive for Covid-19 recently, and has hearings coming up in NIA cases
ECI shoots down postal ballot for Bihar voters aged over 65 years
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Vernon Gonsalves, Anand Teltumbde ask to be tested for Covid-19
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Varavara Rao tests Covid-19 positive!
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Dalit couple attempt suicide after forceful eviction, police brutality
The state government has sacked the District Collector and SP after a video of the brutal attacks by the police on the couple went viral
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Gov’t justifies higher GST on sanitisers!
Finance Ministry fails to allay fears about price increase, instead says lower GST puts domestic manufacturers at disadvantage by making imports cheaper
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