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2013 Muzaffarnagar riots: Court drops case against 25 BJP leaders, Hindu activists

India, Aug. 13 -- A special MP-MLA court has allowed the prosecution to withdraw a case against 25 BJP leaders and Hindu activists, including Uttar Pradesh minister Kapil Dev Agarwal, former Union min... Read More


Activists detained as Cauvery bandh grips Karnataka's Mandya

India, Aug. 13 -- The Karnataka bandh called by pro-Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj against the release of 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu on Thursday evoked a mixed response, with intense... Read More


Ghaziabad: Home Guard jawan dies after speeding Thar hits police motorcycle

India, Aug. 13 -- A Home Guard jawan was killed and a police constable was injured when a speeding SUV rammed their police motorcycle in Ghaziabad, an official said on Thursday. The accident took pla... Read More


FCRA Bill: Mayawati says govt, Opposition playing politics

India, Aug. 13 -- BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday accused both the government and the Opposition of politicising the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, and said the Opposition sh... Read More


UN report names AQIS in deadly Red Fort attack

India, Aug. 13 -- The Red Fort terror attack in New Delhi in November last year has been "officially attributed" to Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), according to a new report from a UN Secu... Read More


Delhi riots case: Court acquits 13, cites doubts over key witness

India, Aug. 13 -- A Delhi court has acquitted 13 people accused in a 2020 northeast Delhi riots case, saying the testimony of a key prosecution witness was under a "shadow of doubt" and could not be s... Read More


Bengal: STF probes source of Fort William material seized from Pak suspect

India, Aug. 13 -- A day after the arrest of a suspected Pakistani national and his "associate" by the West Bengal STF, investigators were examining how they obtained a map and photographs of Fort Will... Read More


Kerala tourism minister confirms probe into "betrayal" of public in Messi row

India, Aug. 13 -- Kerala Minister for Tourism and Culture P.C. Vishnunadh on Thursday said people were "betrayed and misled" with promises of bringing Lionel Messi and the Argentina team to the state,... Read More


Why Meta is paying for controversial content - and what that means for the posts you see

India, Aug. 13 -- (By Toija Cinque for the conversation) In recent days, media reports have revealed several instances where Facebook has paid for content that could be deemed controversial. ABC New... Read More


Rupee falls 7 paise to 95.40 against U.S. dollar in early trade

India, Aug. 13 -- The rupee depreciated 7 paise to 95.40 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday, Aug 13 pressured by elevated crude oil prices and lingering geopolitical risks. Forex trad... Read More