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Jailed AAP MLA Mehraj Malik to cast Rajya Sabha vote via postal ballot

J&K Government has informed the High Court that jailed AAP MLA Mehraj Malik will cast his vote in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections through a postal ballot. During a hearing in the High Court, the government stated that all necessary arrangements had been made to ensure the Doda legislator's participation in the October 24 polls.

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India-Russia cultural, spiritual relationships in focus during J&K LG's meeting with Kalmykia head

Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday held a meeting with Batu Sergeyevich Khasikov, Head of the Republic of Kalmykia in Russia, during his visit to the country to bring back the holy relics of Lord Buddha after a weeklong exposition.

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India must produce rare materials used in defence and aerospace: Rajnath Singh

Reiterating that India would acquire true strength only when it can manufacture its own materials, components, chips and alloys, the union minister said that this new plant puts India amongst a select group of nations which can make their own critical defence and aerospace materials.

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Quality healthcare incomplete without patient safety: J&K CM

Omar Abdullah inaugurated the National Conference on Patient Safety at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC), Srinagar, emphasising the urgent need to integrate patient care with patient safety to build a robust and responsive healthcare delivery system in Jammu and Kashmir.

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'Emergency-style game won't last long': Karnataka BJP hits out at Cong over 'targeting' RSS

Ashoka further slammed, "Permission for the RSS foot march has been obtained from the municipality. Advertisement tax has been paid to the municipality for putting up banners and flags, and a receipt has been issued. Even then, you had the saffron banners and flags removed overnight, Minister Priyank Kharge. Do you think of yourself as the Nizam of Chittapur, or as a Razakar?"

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RSS posters removed in K'taka towns ahead of foot marches; Priyank Kharge defends action

The action follows a recent decision by the Karnataka cabinet making it mandatory for all private organisations to obtain prior government permission to hold events in public spaces across the state. The march in Chittapur falls under the assembly constituency represented by Minister for RDPR, IT and BT, Priyank Kharge, who had previously written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking a ban on RSS activities in public areas.

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Data is the new oil, data centres are new refineries: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Underlining India's ambitious digital transformation agenda, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Saturday described data as "the new oil" and data centres as "the new refineries."

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War abroad, turmoil within: Pakistan's costly gamble against Afghanistan

Pakistan has stated with no proof that the Afghan Taliban is backing the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The TTP has inflicted heavy losses on the Pakistan Army, and statistics for this year show that in the first three quarters of 2025, the army has lost 2,400 of its personnel.

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BJP leaders laud PM Modi's pledge to eliminate Maoism by 2026, hail zero-tolerance policy

Highlighting the government's success, PM Modi, speaking at the NDTV World Summit, said that the number of Naxal-affected districts across the country had fallen dramatically -- from 125 a decade ago to just 11 today. "The day is not far when India will be totally free from Naxalism and Maoist violence, this too is Modi's guarantee," the Prime Minister said.

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Every inch of Pakistan is now within range of BrahMos missile: Rajnath Singh

Speaking at the flagging-off ceremony in Lucknow, where he was joined by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Singh said India's defence manufacturing capabilities have entered a new era, with Lucknow emerging as a major centre of the country's security and self-reliance.

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Pakistan's manufactured chaos: Durand Line clashes expose failing state's old playbook

The message from the Durand Line is clear: Pakistan is not a victim of instability—it is the architect of it. The border is bleeding not because of outsiders, but because of Pakistan's addiction to strategic deceit.

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Silver posts biggest intraday correction in MCX history

Silver futures reached a session high of Rs 1,70,415 per kilogramme, before slipping to an intraday low of Rs 1,53,700 on Friday, as global safe-haven demand eased, and finally closed at Rs 1,57,300, an increase of 0.44 per cent from the previous close.

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FIEO launches Global Tender Services to help Indian exporters go global

It is a subscription-based, real-time tender aggregation platform providing Indian businesses with access to over 15,000 live international tenders daily, sourced from more than 8,000 verified channels across over 150 countries.

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Belgian court clears way for Mehul Choksi's extradition to India

The judges ruled that the detention complied with legal standards, fulfilling the dual criminality requirement: offences like criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal breach of trust, destruction of evidence, and corruption—charged under IPC Sections 120B, 201, 409, 420, and 477A, alongside the Prevention of Corruption Act's Sections 7 and 13—are punishable under Belgian law.

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Bihar polls: AAP releases third list of 28 candidates

Earlier on Tuesday, AAP had released its second list comprising 48 candidates. As per that list, Prem Prapt Singh has been fielded from Chapra, Rajendra Prasad Singh from Lalganj, Aditya Lal from Purnia, and Inderjeet Jyotikar from Hathua.

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