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‘Similar to practices in Syria’: NHRC’s Priyank Kanoongo over use of minors as ‘shields’ in Mumbai protest
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‘Similar to practices in Syria’: NHRC’s Priyank Kanoongo over use of minors as ‘shields’ in Mumbai protest

New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Priyank Kanoongo on Saturday criticised the alleged use of children as "shields" during the Cockroach Janata…

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New Delhi: Social activist Yogendra Yadav and senior advocate Kapil Sibal, along with All India Students' Association (AISA) National President Neha Bora, and other protesters, march towards Jantar Mantar during a protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his resignation over the alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and mass deletion of voters, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. (Photo: IANS/Deepak Kumar)
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More than 50 detained during protests at Jantar Mantar

New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 60 to 70 people were detained during protests at the national capital's Jantar Mantar on Saturday, demanding Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh…

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New Delhi: Protesters raise slogans as Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel stand behind barricades during a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, in New Delhi on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Photo: IANS/Wasim Sarvar)
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Section 163 still in place across New Delhi, no permission for protest today: Delhi Police

New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi Police on Saturday said that prohibitory orders under Section 163 of BNSS, 2023 continues to be imposed across the New Delhi district and that no permission…

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Anto’s mother-in-law moves court for anticipatory bail in Kerala liquor case
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Anto’s mother-in-law moves court for anticipatory bail in Kerala liquor case

Kalpetta (Kerala), Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lilly Jose, mother-in-law of Reporter Broadcasting Managing Director Anto Augustine, has approached the Kalpetta Sessions Court seeking anticipatory bail in…

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Sexual abuse. (File Photo: IANS)
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Guwahati horror: Police probe stripping, beating of woman at nightclub; manager held, staff questioned

Guwahati, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam Police on Saturday said they have launched a probe into the horrifying incident where a woman was allegedly stripped and beaten by the bouncers of a nightclub in…

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RSS leader Indresh Kumar accuses INDIA bloc of ‘blackmailing’ Muslims for votes
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RSS leader Indresh Kumar accuses INDIA bloc of ‘blackmailing’ Muslims for votes

Rupnagar (Punjab) Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar on Friday accused the INDIA bloc of "blackmailing" Muslims and "misusing" them for garnering votes.…

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‘Should be called State Civil Code’: Salman Khurshid’s jibe at state-wise UCC implementation
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‘Should be called State Civil Code’: Salman Khurshid’s jibe at state-wise UCC implementation

Guwahati, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) With President Droupadi Murmu giving her assent to Gujarat's Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, Congress leader Salman Khurshid took a jibe at the legislation being…

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Gujarat UCC gets President’s assent, state moves towards implementation
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Gujarat UCC gets President’s assent, state moves towards implementation

Gandhinagar, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gujarat's Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill has cleared the Presidential assent stage, paving the way for the state government to move ahead with its implementation,…

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New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar addresses the counsels from across the country during the 2nd National Conference of Counsels representing the Election Commission of India at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) in New Delhi on Saturday, May 30, 2026. (Photo: IANS/X/@ECISVEEP)
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SC to hear plea challenging individual exercise of powers by CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Monday

New Delhi, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a petition challenging the manner in which the powers of the Election Commission of India (ECI) are being exercised and…

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Judicial panel begins probe against Indranil Sen over Bengal tender irregularities case
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Judicial panel begins probe against Indranil Sen over Bengal tender irregularities case

Kolkata, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) A judicial inquiry commission, set up by the West Bengal government to investigate alleged institutional corruption during the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool…

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Y. S. Avinash Reddy
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Vivekananda Reddy murder case: ED issues notice to Kadapa MP Avinash Reddy

Hyderabad, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a notice to Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy and directed him to appear before it on October 14 in connection with the…

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NEET-PG 2026: Plea in SC seeks candidate-wise disclosure of questions, options and answers
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NEET-PG 2026: Plea in SC seeks candidate-wise disclosure of questions, options and answers

New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court by the Democratic Medical Association and a group of NEET-PG 2026 aspirant doctors, challenging the manner in which…

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Bengal: Scuffle erupts at Kolkata court during Deepak Byapari case
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Bengal: Scuffle erupts at Kolkata court during Deepak Byapari case

Kolkata, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) A scuffle broke out between protesters and lawyers over eggs thrown on Thursday afternoon after arrested YouTuber Deepak Byapari was produced before the Bankshall Court…

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ED files charge sheet in Rs 66 crore bank fraud case involving Ruchi Global Ltd
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ED files charge sheet in Rs 66 crore bank fraud case involving Ruchi Global Ltd

Indore, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) Indore Sub-Zonal Office on Thursday filed a charge sheet before the Special Court (PMLA), Indore, against 21 accused persons and…

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Delhi HC refuses to suspend conviction of Bihar BJP MLA Raju Kumar Singh in 2018 celebratory firing case
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Delhi HC refuses to suspend conviction of Bihar BJP MLA Raju Kumar Singh in 2018 celebratory firing case

New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has refused to suspend the conviction of Bihar BJP MLA Raju Kumar Singh in connection with the death of a woman during celebratory firing at a…

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Creamy layer status cannot be decided by income alone: MP HC
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Creamy layer status cannot be decided by income alone: MP HC

Gwalior, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench, has set aside orders denying an Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificate to a woman applicant and directed the competent…

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Karnataka CM meets CEO, seek action over alleged bid to delete voters through pre-filled Form 7
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Karnataka CM meets CEO, seek action over alleged bid to delete voters through pre-filled Form 7

Bengaluru, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, and his Cabinet colleagues on Thursday submitted a representation to State Chief Electoral Officer Anbukumar, urging him to…

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Noida: A traffic police officer issues a challan via a handheld machine to the driver of a non‑BS‑VI vehicle during an enforcement drive at the Noida–Delhi Chilla border, Sunday, November 23, 2025. Delhi to ban entry of non‑BS‑VI commercial vehicles from November 1. (IANS)
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SC’s written order on e-challans does not include linking traffic fines to electricity bills

New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court’s suggestion that pending traffic e-challan dues could be linked to electricity bills was an oral remark made during the hearing and does not form…

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Mumbai: A security guard stands outside industrialist Anil Ambani's office in Mumbai on Thursday, July 24, 2025. The Enforcement Directorate conducts multiple raids in connection with an alleged ₹3,000 crore bank loan fraud-linked money laundering case involving Anil Ambani group companies. (Photo: IANS)
Business

CBI files second charge sheet in Reliance Home Finance case

New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a second charge sheet in the Reliance Home Finance Ltd. (RHFL) case on Thursday before the Special Judge for CBI…

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Jharkhand HC fines Hemant Soren Rs 10,000 for seeking more time in ED officials’ FIR case
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Jharkhand HC fines Hemant Soren Rs 10,000 for seeking more time in ED officials’ FIR case

Ranchi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Jharkhand High Court, while hearing a petition seeking quashing of an FIR registered under the SC/ST Act against Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials, on Thursday…

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Bengaluru: Musical maestro and Rajya Sabha Member Ilaiyaraaja during a press conference on “Ilaiyaraaja 50 – Live in Concert” at ISKCON, in Bengaluru on Monday, December 15, 2025. (Photo: IANS)
Entertainment

SC dismisses Ilaiyaraaja’s plea against HC order in ‘En Iniya Pon Nilave’ copyright row

New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court order restraining the use of the song "En Iniya Pon Nilave" from the Tamil film "Moodu…

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Kerala HC stays trial against IAS officer Venkitaraman in journo Basheer death case
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Kerala HC stays trial against IAS officer Venkitaraman in journo Basheer death case

Kochi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed further proceedings in the trial against senior IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman in the 2019 road accident death of journalist…

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BKI man deported from UAE arrested by NIA for Punjab VHP leader’s killing in 2024
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BKI man deported from UAE arrested by NIA for Punjab VHP leader’s killing in 2024

New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested an accused, a fugitive deported from the UAE, over the targeted killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas…

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Gavel.
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CBI court sentences LIC assistant to 10 years RI in Rs 6.37 crore fraud case

Lucknow, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) A CBI court in Lucknow has sentenced a former LIC assistant to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a Rs 6.37-crore fraud case, while three private persons have…

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Andhra Pradesh HC strikes down 34 pc BC quota in local body polls
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Andhra Pradesh HC strikes down 34 pc BC quota in local body polls

Amaravati, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a setback to the Chandrababu Naidu-led government, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday set aside 34 per cent reservation for the Backward Classes in local…

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Calcutta HC extends Mahua Moita’s protection from arrest till Jan in religious sentiments case
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Calcutta HC extends Mahua Moita’s protection from arrest till Jan in religious sentiments case

Kolkata, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday extended interim protection from coercive action, including arrest, for Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in a case in which she…

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Gavel.
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Ahmedabad serial blasts: SC grants interim relief to death-row convict Ahmed Bawa Abubakar Barelvi, halts execution

New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of the death sentence awarded to Ahmed Bawa Abubakar Barelvi, a death-row convict in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial…

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SC rules out total ban on firecrackers, says no 24-hour bursting either
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SC rules out total ban on firecrackers, says no 24-hour bursting either

New Delhi, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled out a complete ban on firecrackers ahead of Diwali, while making it clear that unrestricted bursting of crackers throughout the…

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Former Income Tax officer gets five-year jail in Rs 40,000 bribery case
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Former Income Tax officer gets five-year jail in Rs 40,000 bribery case

Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant development in a decade-old corruption case, the Special CBI Court at Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) in…

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Bhopal: Former district judge Giribala Singh was produced before a special CBI court by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the alleged dowry death case of former model and marketing professional Twisha Sharma, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. The court later sent Giribala Singh and co-accused Samarth Singh, Twisha Sharma's husband, to 14-day judicial custody after the completion of their CBI remand. (IANS)
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Twisha Sharma case: MP High Court directs ex-judge Giribala to remove dowry reference from bail plea

Jabalpur/Bhopal, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Observing that the CBI found no evidence to establish the allegation of dowry harassment against retired district judge Giribala Singh in connection with the…

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