Punjab’s new anti-sacrilege law overlaps BNS, needs Prez nod: Plea in HC | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana high court, challenging the constitutional validity of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026.The petition, filed by Jalandhar-based RTI activist Simranjeet Singh, contended the law introduced criminal penalties that overlapped with a central legislation like the Bharatiya…

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Gujarat local body election: Hindu woman scripts victory in Muslim-majority Godhra ward | Ahmedabad News

In a remarkable display of unity, independent candidate Apexa Soni secured a win in Godhra’s communally sensitive Ward 7, a locality with minimal Hindu voters AHMEDABAD: Defying odds in a communally sensitive pocket of Godhra — Ground Zero of the 2002 Gujarat violence — an independent candidate, Apexa Soni, scripted an unlikely victory from Ward…

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Seven years in the making, Victoria Hospital’s 10-storey Q-block to open on May 2 in Bengaluru | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Nearly seven years after its construction began, the 10-storey ‘Q-block’ of the state-run Victoria Hospital will be inaugurated on May 2. The facility will add 629 beds to the hospital’s current capacity of 1,000.Victoria Hospital is one of the most visited public health facilities in Karnataka, with an outpatient department (OPD) footfall of 700-1,000…

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‘Felt political pressure’: Sacked UK official blames Starmer’s office over Mandelson US appointment

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, April 20, 2026 to face a showdown in Parliament over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant) The former civil servant who oversaw the approval of Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Britain’s ambassador to Washington has said he felt “political…

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