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Amid wrangle, LDF lays groundwork for CPI-CPI(M) detente over Kerala Deputy Opposition Leader post
LDF convenor T.P. Ramakrishnan’s high-profile visit at the M.N. Smarakam, the CPI’s State headquarters, seemed to signal that the CPI(M) was willing to revisit the dispute | Photo Credit: K Ragesh The Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Tuesday appeared to lay the groundwork to assuage the Communist Party of India (CPI), which has increasingly been…
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India bans the import of goods made using forced labour, even as U.S. investigation is pending
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos The government of India has issued a notification banning the import of goods manufactured using forced labour, a significant step towards clearing the path towards the signing of an interim trade agreement with the U.S. The U.S. is currently in the process of releasing its final decision on…
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Bangkok bar that caught fire lacked basic safety measures: expert
Forensic police officers inspect the interior of the music bar where a fire killed a number of people in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The Bangkok bar that erupted into flames, killing 30 people, lacked some basic safety systems that might have saved lives, an independent expert told AFP on…
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SIT reconstructs minor rape-murder crime scene in Baruipur
People stage a protest over the alleged rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Baruipur, in Kolkata on July 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) reconstructed the sequence of events in connection with the rape and murder of a girl in West Bengal‘s South…
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Direct tax mop-up grows 16% to over ₹6.51 lakh crore so far in FY27
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Net direct tax collection grew 16.40% to over ₹6.51 lakh crore till July 13 this fiscal, driven by higher corporate tax mop-up, government data showed on Tuesday (July 14, 2026). Net corporate tax collection rose 22% to ₹2.40 lakh crore, and mop-up from net non-corporate tax (NCT), which…
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Two arrested as firefighters battle Fontainebleau forest fire near Paris
A firefighting helicopter in action as wildfires are seen in the Fontainebleau forest region, about 60 kilometres south of Paris, France, on July 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Firefighters battled through the night to tackle a blaze that tore through a historic forest near Paris on Tuesday (July 14, 2026), with at least two…