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The Supreme Court has asked the opposition parties to behave like non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- Supreme Court refused to halt the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
- Opposition leaders alleged that the SIR could lead to mass exclusion of genuine voters.
- The Court advised opposition parties to act as NGOs, help voters with objections and inclusion.
- The Court asked the Election Commission to accept Aadhaar and Voter ID as valid documents.
- It stressed that the aim should be "en masse inclusion," not exclusion, and scheduled further hearings.
'Kaka, wherever you are, thank you': Mumbai student recalls heartfelt encounter with stranger
- Mumbai student recalls a touching encounter with a stranger who selflessly offered help.
- The stranger’s kindness left a lasting emotional impact on the young student.
- Student affectionately addresses the stranger as ‘Kaka,’ expressing heartfelt thanks publicly.
- Encounter highlights the power of small acts of human compassion in city life.
- Story inspires netizens to appreciate and acknowledge strangers’ goodwill and empathy.
Ex Karnataka clerk owns 24 houses, assets worth ₹30 crore. His salary - ₹15,000
- Lokayukta raids found ex-KRIDL clerk Kalakappa Nidagundi with ₹30 crore unaccounted assets.
- Seized properties include 24 houses, 4 plots, 40 acres farmland, luxury cars, gold, and silver.
- Clerk reportedly earned only ₹15,000 monthly, working over two decades for Karnataka government.
- Assets were held in his, his wife’s, and brother-in-law’s names to evade detection.
- Probe links him and an engineer to a ₹72 crore scam using fake documents for government projects.
Manikrao Kokate Removed as Maharashtra Agriculture Minister After ‘Rummy Game’ Row, Gets Sports Ministry
- Manikrao Kokate lost the Agriculture Ministry after a video showed him playing rummy during an assembly session.
- His portfolio has been swapped with NCP minister Dattatray Bharane, who now handles agriculture.
- Kokate has been reassigned to the Sports and Youth Welfare Ministry; he remains in the cabinet.
- The controversy sparked major criticism, especially given Maharashtra’s ongoing agrarian distress and recent farmer suicides.
- Kokate denied playing rummy, claiming he was closing an advertisement, but the government still took disciplinary action.
Operation Shiv Shakti: Indian Forces Eliminate 12 Terrorists in 100 Days, Increasing Counter-Terrorism Efforts
- India launched Operation Shiv Shakti after Operation Mahadev, post the deadly Pahalgam attack.
- In 100 days, security forces eliminated 12 most-wanted terrorists—six Pakistani and six local militants.
- Operation Shiv Shakti successfully neutralized two Lashkar-e-Taiba infiltrators in Poonch, Jammu & Kashmir.
- Operations aimed to secure the region, especially pilgrimage routes and vulnerable civilian areas.
- Joint efforts by Indian Army and Jammu & Kashmir Police led to swift and coordinated actions against terror threats.
US Secretary Marco Rubio: India's Purchase of Russian Oil Not the Only Point of Irritation with Washington
- Marco Rubio called India’s Russian oil purchases a significant “point of irritation” in US-India ties.
- Rubio said these oil imports help sustain Russia’s war in Ukraine, frustrating the US administration.
- The US recently imposed a 25% tariff plus penalties on Indian goods citing continued Russian oil imports.
- Disagreements extend beyond oil; India’s resistance to opening its agriculture and dairy sectors also upsets the US.
- Despite tensions, Rubio acknowledged India remains a strategic partner with ongoing cooperation on multiple fronts.