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Depot blast in Bangladesh kills nearly 50 people  - BBC News
Depot blast in Bangladesh kills nearly 50 people - BBC News
Russia accused of stealing about 600,000 tonnes of Ukraine's grain - BBC News
Russia accused of stealing about 600,000 tonnes of Ukraine's grain - BBC News
Devastation of Australia's climate change crisis captured on camera - BBC News
Devastation of Australia's climate change crisis captured on camera - BBC News
Boris Johnson survives leadership vote but 41% of his MPs have “no confidence” - BBC News
Boris Johnson survives leadership vote but 41% of his MPs have “no confidence” - BBC News

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CM Siddaramaiah states that the Karnataka government will consider licensing YouTubers.

Karnataka's Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, announced on Monday that the government is considering making licenses mandatory for YouTubers in the state to launch their channels. This statement follows calls from the Karnataka Electronic Media Journalists' Association regarding YouTubers allegedly using their platforms to broadcast and amplify controversial issues, citing Dharmasthala as a recent instance. Earlier, the …

Discussions have begun within the Karnataka government regarding the inclusion of a Kuruba subsect in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list.

The Karnataka state government is reigniting efforts to incorporate the Kuruba sub-caste into the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list. This move has sparked opposition from the BJP, particularly because Chief Minister Siddaramaiah belongs to the Kuruba community. The Kurubas, who are shepherds and the state's third-largest community, are currently categorized as OBCs but have been advocating …

Shabbir welcomes the Supreme Court's relief regarding the Waqf Act.

Government advisor Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Monday deemed the Supreme Court's interim stay on select provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 a "decisive recognition" of the apprehensions articulated by minority populations, civil society organisations, and scholars of constitutional law.   Shabbir, a petitioner against the provisions of the statute, characterised the apex court's suspension of …

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