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Year after Mumbai train station stampede killed 23, commuters say not much has changed

Manasi Phadke -
The new bridge is not convenient for most passengers and is mostly used by vendors to reach their market on nearby Senapati Bapat Marg, say people.
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Any hint of detection and we would’ve called off surgical strikes: Retd Indian Army general

Pragya Kaushika -
Lt General Rajendra Nimborkar (retd), who commanded the Jammu corps, says the Indian Army ruled out airpower, didn’t risk live feed of operation.
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Police leaks led to trial by media in Bhima-Koregaon case: Quotes from dissenting judge

Ritika Jain -
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud says role of the court involves sensitive balances when state seeks to curb freedom to investigate offences against it.
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GST Council sets up Group of Ministers to look into Kerala’s demand for calamity cess

PTI -
Council headed by finance minister Arun Jaitley also discussed revenue shortfall in the states under GST.
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It’s RSS vs RSS over Mohan Bhagwat speech

Kumar Anshuman -
Sinha disagrees with BJP general secretary Ram Madhav, says people still viewing Indian institutions through a European prism.
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No mala fide intention on part of police in arrest of Bhima-Koregaon activists: Top court

Ritika Jain -
In a 2-1 ruling, the SC bench led by CJI Dipak Misra extended the house arrest of the five activists in the Bhima-Koregaon case by four weeks.
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97% Indians have Aadhaar, Assam is lagging behind due to ‘illegal immigration’ issue

Ruhi Tewari -
Of 36 states and UTs, 25 record a 100% coverage; Modi govt has made Aadhaar the basis of all its welfare schemes.
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Courts shouldn’t interfere with faith: Lone dissent on Sabarimala case by woman judge

Ritika Jain -
Justice Indu Malhotra says it is not for courts to determine which of these practises of a faith are to be struck down, except if they are oppressive. 
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Uttarakhand High Court orders strict implementation of ban on pornography websites

PTI -
The court wants to ban unlimited access to pornographic sites to avoid adverse influence on children's minds. Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court asked the Centre to...
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God will protect opposing voices, says Jayamala who kicked up a storm on women’s entry in Sabrimala

PTI -
The Karnataka women and child development minister had claimed earlier that she had touched the idol of the presiding deity in her prime youth.
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America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

+TFP Praveen Swami -
The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

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Economy

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

ThePrint Team -
The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Defence

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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