Falling Oil Prices Fuel Speculation of Petrol, Diesel Rate Cut in India

'Purify your minds': Oppn flays BJP over 'suddhikaran' at Kharge rally venue

Uddhav faction urges Supreme Court not to reward defection in Sena symbol row

Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction appeared before the Supreme Court, arguing that constitutional provisions must not be used to reward violations of anti-defection laws. The hearing centered on the dispute over party symbol recognition and the legitimacy of rival faction claims. Arguments focused on drawing a legal distinction between a formal party split and disqualification proceedings. The Supreme Court is examining the nature of the Shiv Sena split as part of its broader deliberations. The case is scheduled to continue on August 18.

Telangana School Principal Found Dead At Home With 27 Stab Wounds

According to police, the couple also owns a house in Hyderabad, where their son, Abhinav Reddy, is pursuing an engineering course.

Kerala HC Restores Foreign Funding Licences of Two NGOs, Questions Centre

The Kerala High Court has restored the foreign funding licences of two NGOs while raising questions directed at the central government. The cases were brought by Kerala Social Service Forum, a Kottayam-based body that coordinates 32 Catholic Diocesan Social Service Societies, and Save A Family Plan India, a charitable trust based in Kanjoor, Ernakulam. Both organisations had their Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licences cancelled or suspended by the Centre. The court's intervention signals judicial scrutiny over the government's handling of foreign funding permissions for civil society organisations.