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U.S. Mint will produce $1 coin with Trump’s image, Treasury Secretary says
The U.S. Mint has started producing a new $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump’s image. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Mint will begin producing $1 coins with President Donald Trump’s face on the front as part of its commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday (July 15, 2026).…
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State liable to pay compensation in manual scavenging deaths even if labourers were employed by private individuals: Bombay High Court
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court has held the State liable to pay ₹30 lakh as compensation to the families of two labourers who died while cleaning a septic tank at a private residence in Nanded district in 2021. A division bench of Justices Nitin Suryawanshi and Vaishali Patil-Jadhav ruled that the State’s…
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What is Greater Tunb Island, the strategic point in the Strait of Hormuz targeted by U.S. airstrikes?
Explosions at an unknown location, during U.S. Central Command says are strikes on Iran. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. military’s Central Command said on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) that it had launched airstrikes on Greater Tunb Island in the Strait of Hormuz, targeting Iranian defence installations and missile sites. The latest escalation comes days…
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Bengaluru Minister seeks feedback for proposed apartment law
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, holding discussions with representatives of apartment associations in Bengaluru on Wednesday (July 15). | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Wednesday (July 15) said that the proposed Karnataka Apartment (Ownership and Management) Bill, 2026, may not provide…
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Indian national stabbed in U.S. over his religion: reports
This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto An Indian man was allegedly stabbed 15 times inside a shopping mall near Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah because of his religion, media reports said. Syed Sohailuddin, a worker in the Valley City Mall in West Valley City,…
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Bihar cabinet authorises Gram Panchayats to levy and collect taxes in Panchayats
The Bihar cabinet on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) authorised the Gram Panchayats to impose and collect taxes that would enable panchayats to develop their own financial resources, thus reducing their dependence on the State government. The cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, gave its nod to the draft “Gram Panchayat Taxes, Rates and Fees…