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Synopsis: Educationalist and SPCSS-TN General Secretary PB Prince Gajendra Babu has urged MPs to oppose the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, stating that it seeks to adopt the full version of “Vande Mataram” as the National Song of India. He argued its adoption would violate constitutional guarantees of religious freedom by imposing ...

Synopsis: Doctors at a Hyderabad hospital have ruled out self-harm in the hospitalisation of IPS trainee Uday Krishna Reddy—booked over allegations of sexually assaulting and harassing a fellow trainee—saying he collapsed due to alcohol intoxication after police initially suspected a suicide attempt. On Monday, a purported suicide note attributed to Reddy cir...

Synopsis: Tamil Nadu Police arrested Vilathikulam DMK MLA GV Markandayan over remarks in which he allegedly threatened Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay at a public meeting in Kovilpatti. He was produced before a magistrate and remanded to 14 days of judicial custody until 3 August. The case arose after a video of Markandayan’s speech at the public meeting in Kovilpatt...

Synopsis: Nearly 800 former CorroHealth employees in Kerala have secured an improved compensation package after fresh talks convened by the state government, with the company agreeing to pay an additional five months’ gross salary on top of the two months already announced. The agreement also provides for experience certificates, relieving letters and other e...

Synopsis: The Telangana government has launched the Indiramma Illu housing scheme in Hyderabad’s Core Urban Region (CURE) to provide affordable apartments for eligible urban poor families on government land. The first phase will cover 16 Assembly constituencies with about 8,000 flats, while applications will be accepted from 21 July to 10 August through MeeSeva cen...