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Over 25 crore workers to strike on July 9: Bharat Bandh set to paralyze banks, transport

Massive nationwide protest targets contentious labor reforms and privatization push, with banking, transport, and public services set for major disruption.

Bihar chokes under rush for domicile certificates as voters scramble to meet EC deadline

India kicks off first digital census; citizens can now self-enumerate online

Death toll in Telangana pharma plant blast rises to 41, nine still missing

‘I buried hundreds of bodies’: Former sanitation worker blows lid off mass murder cover-up in Karnataka’s Dharmasthala

Decade-old horror resurfaces as whistleblower links mass graves and sexual violence to a powerful cover-up in state’s temple town.

SC wants ex-CJI Chandrachud out of official bungalow, flags overstay to govt

Top court tells housing ministry to reclaim Krishna Menon Marg residence after lapse of post-retirement grace period and special extension.

India ranks fourth globally in income equality, ahead of China and US

A World Bank report shows India’s Gini index fell to 25.5—placing it among the world’s most equal societies—driven by poverty reduction and targeted welfare schemes over the last decade.

Hizbul chief Syed Salahudeen, 10 others chargesheeted in cross-border narco network

SIA unearths major terror financing ring in Jammu and Kashmir, linking Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen operatives to drug smuggling and radicalization of youth.

At 90 Dalai Lama vows long life, says China can’t decide his successor

On the eve of his 90th birthday, Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama expressed a desire to continue living and serving for many more years, while firmly rejected Beijing’s involvement in choosing his successor.

CBI uncovers major medical education scam involving top officials, godman

A CBI FIR names 35 people, including ex-UGC chair, a self-styled godman, and senior bureaucrats, in a nationwide racket accused of illegal approvals and fake inspections.