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life and liberty which is one of the most sacrosanct rights guaranteed by the Constitution, the Supreme Court said on Friday. The apex court rejected the preliminary objection raised by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that AAP leader Manish Sisodia cannot be permitted to file second set of special leave petitions to challenge the Delhi High Court's May 21 verdict which denied him bail in the excise policy cases. While granting bail to Sisodia in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, the top court noted the counsel appearing for probe agencies had argued that he should be relegated to approach the trial court afresh for seeking relief. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan referred to the apex court's June 4 order which had disposed of Sisodia's plea challenging the high court verdict. The top court had then said that Sisodia can revive his bail petitions after the ED and CBI file their final prosecution complaint and charge sheet respectively.

Independence Day, the Indian national flag is being sold in post offices all around the country as part of the Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan 3.0. The Government of India has launched the campaign two years back to encourage all citizens to hoist the National Flag in their houses. The flags are available in India Post from August 1 to August 13, according to the website. On July 28, 2024, the Prime Minister encouraged the public in his most recent Mann Ki Baat episode to hoist the Tiranga at home in observance of Independence Day and to carry on the «Har Ghar Tiranga» tradition, which has seen a significant increase in public participation over the previous two years.

Kazakhstan’s anti-money laundering agency says officials in the country have blocked illegal crypto transactions worth a total of $75.4 million.

influx from Bangladesh into Assam due to ongoing disturbances, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assured that stringent security measures have prevented any unauthorized entry. Highlighting that the Indo-Bangladesh border is being vigilantly monitored, he confirmed that no individuals from Bangladesh have entered Assam without valid documentation. Sarma addressed the media in Guwahati, emphasizing, «Government of India has instructed the state government to completely secure the Indo-Bangladesh border so that no one can come inside the country. Accordingly, the Assam government is maintaining strict vigil in the border area and as of now no one has entered our country except those having valid visa and passport and genuine and bonafide citizens of this country.» He expressed confidence in the central government's efforts, stating, “However, I do hope the government of India will do everything possible and I am sure the Prime minister is doing everything possible to ensure the safety and security of Hindus, Sikha, Buddhist Jains and Christian people in Bangladesh.”

Taylor Swift’s upcoming concerts in Vienna.As a result, all three Eras Tour shows have been cancelled, the organizers confirmed Wednesday.“With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone’s safety,” Barracuda Music shared to Instagram.A post shared by Barracuda Music (@barracuda.music)Swift was scheduled to play Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The organizers wrote that all ticket holders will have their money refunded in the next 10 business days.The arrests of the suspected extremists took place Wednesday in Austria.

Mint explains: The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016 aims to regulate transactions, so that projects are completed and handed over in time. MahaRERA has now issued more orders for developers—on delivery dates, maintenance of bank accounts, parking space and complaint redressal. It kept the registration of 1,750 lapsed projects under suspension due to delays.

Bangladesh, two days after the Sheikh Hasina government collapsed. A special evacuation flight returned to New Delhi early in the morning with 199 adults and six infants on board. The flight, which took off without any passengers, was arranged at a «very short notice», according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Opposition Congress party on Wednesday raised in Rajya Sabha the issue of dropping of Preamble to the Constitution from certain NCERT textbooks saying this was an attempt to impose communal ideology on the country — a claim which Union Minister J P Nadda countered saying the government was committed to protecting the constitution. Raising the issue, Leader of the Opposition and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said Preamble, which is the soul and foundation of the Indian Constitution, used to be published in NCERT textbooks. The objectives stated by the Preamble are to secure justice, liberty, equality to all citizens and promote fraternity to maintain unity and integrity of the nation, he said and went on to read the debate in Constituent Assembly in November 1948, where it was argued that political democracy in the country should also be made a social democracy. «Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life,» he quoted from the debate.

prison capacity to help tackle violent, week-long anti-immigrant riots that have prompted a growing number of countries to warn their citizens about the dangers of travelling in Britain. Riots across a number of towns and cities have erupted following the murder of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event in Southport, a seaside town in northern England, after false messaging on social media wrongly identified the suspected killer as an Islamist migrant. The Justice department, which is being forced to release some prisoners early as it battles a jail overcrowding crisis, said nearly 600 prison places had been secured to accommodate those engaged in violence.

The quantum of loss in FY22 was Rs 80.33 crore, it was Rs 50.10 crore in FY21 and Rs 44.22 crore in FY20. Chaudhary further said to help customers recover the loss on account of fraudulent transactions, the RBI has issued instructions to banks on limiting the liability of customers in cases of unauthorised electronic banking transactions.

Delays in justice deliver are among the biggest barriers in India to making it easier to do business and improving people’s ease of living. In a recent response, Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal informed Parliament that more than 50 million cases are pending in various courts across India, of which nearly 90% are in district and subordinate courts. This backlog not only burdens the judicial system, but also denies timely justice to millions of citizens, and the cost of it is borne not just by the economy, but by all of us.

France on Sunday called on its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country «as soon as possible» amid fears of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah and a broader regional conflict. «In a highly volatile security context, we once again call the attention of French nationals, particularly those passing through, to the fact that direct commercial flights and ones with stopovers to France are still available, and we invite them to make their arrangements now to leave Lebanon as soon as possible,» the foreign ministry said in its travel advice notice for Lebanon.

Iran and its allies readied their response to the assassination of Hamas's political leader, blamed on Israel, spurring fears of a regional war. Israel ally the United States said it would move warships and fighter jets to the region, while Western governments called on their citizens to leave Lebanon — where the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah movement is based — and airlines cancelled flights. The killing this week of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, hours after the Israeli assassination of Hezbollah's military chief in Beirut, has triggered vows of vengeance from Iran and the so-called «axis of

West Bank killed nine Palestinian militants on Saturday, Israel's army said, as violence flared again in the Israeli-occupied territory with tensions high over the war in Gaza and a potential regional escalation. Cease-fire discussions on Gaza continued, with an Israel delegation led by the Mossad chief briefly visiting Cairo, an Egyptian official said. The U.S. has urged Israel to seize the chance for a cease-fire after the shock killing of Hamas' political leader in Iran, which Tehran blames on Israel. That killing and Israel's assassination of a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon have the region holding its breath for retaliation against Israel on either front, or both, after Iran and its proxies vowed to act. Hamas said its command had begun discussions on choosing a new leader.

Rajnath Singh on Saturday urged citizens to take part in 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign with the same zeal and enthusiasm as in the last two years to mark the Independence Day. He said this in a post on X and also shared a video. «On the call of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi > people from all over India have been participating in the #HarGharTiranga > campaign with great zeal and enthusiasm on the occasion of Independence Day for the last two years,» he said. «This time also you should hoist the national flag, the symbol of India's pride and honour, in your homes from August 9 to August 15 with great respect. All of you are also requested to hoist the 'tricolour' at your homes and also take a selfie and upload it on the www. harghartiranga.com > website. Along with participating in this campaign yourself, inspire others to join it as well,» the minister wrote on the social media platform.

citizenship in 2023, the Congress on Saturday said the exodus of high-skilled and high net worth Indians is an "economic travesty" that will shrink the country's tax revenue base over the next few years. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said business personalities are increasingly relocating to places such as Singapore, UAE, the UK and other places renouncing their Indian citizenship. In a written response to queries on Indian citizens who have renounced their citizenship, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh recently told the Rajya Sabha that more than 2.16 lakh Indians renounced their citizenship in 2023. Ramesh, the Congress general secretary in-charge communications, said the number was almost double than what it was in 2011, at 123,000.

Thirty-three people were also stuck in Malana II power project in Manikaran area of Kullu district. Deputy Commissioner Kullu, Torul S Raveesh, said 29 out of the 33 have been rescued.

government employee in the failed attempt to assassinate an American citizen on US soil last summer, an official said. «We continue to expect accountability from the government of India in relation to the alleged role of an Indian government employee in the failed attempt to assassinate a US citizen on US soil that occurred last summer,» State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters at his daily news conference. «We continue to raise our concerns directly with the Indian government at senior levels,» he said. Patel, however, declined to comment on a news report alleging that Canadian authorities claim to have arrested five Indian nationals planning to target a Sikh separatist at a wedding ceremony.

The European Union’s world-first artificial intelligence law has formally taken effect, marking the latest milestone in the bloc’s efforts to regulate the technology

Ohio’s historical society has struck a deal that will allow it to take control of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks located on a golf course east of Columbus

prisoner swap with Russia was «not an easy decision» and called on Russia and Belarus to free all political detainees. Russian citizen Vadim Krasikov was jailed for assassinating a former Chechen rebel commander in Berlin in 2019. German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said the decision to send him back to Russia had been informed by Berlin's duty towards German citizens and solidarity with the United States.