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Monkey Skull Found in Passenger’s Bag at Delhi Airport
New Delhi, August 12, 2026 An unusual security incident at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has raised questions over the movement of suspected wildlife remains through air travel. On Monday, CISF personnel detected a suspicious object in the handbag of a passenger who was preparing to board a flight from Delhi to Hyderabad, leading to a detailed security inspection. During the pre-embarkation screening, CISF personnel noticed the suspicious item and carried out a thorough check...
Old AAP Posts Raise Questions Over Dipke’s Political Claims
New Delhi, August 12, 2026 Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), is facing renewed questions over his political background after old social media posts resurfaced, pointing to an association with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Dipke has projected himself as a politically independent youth leader who entered public advocacy over concerns surrounding education reforms and the alleged NEET examination paper leak. However, the resurfaced posts appear to present a different picture...
Cash Row: Panel Finds Ex-Judge Yashwant Varma Guilty
New Delhi, August 12, 2026 Former Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma has come under renewed scrutiny after a parliamentary committee concluded that he failed to satisfactorily explain the presence, source and ownership of a large quantity of cash recovered from his official residence. The findings, presented in Parliament on Wednesday, have intensified the controversy surrounding the incident and raised fresh questions over both the cash and the handling of evidence. A fire broke out at...
Ex-CJI DY Chandrachud Appointed Russia’s Arbitrator in Ukraine Bank Dispute
New Delhi, August 12, 2026 Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has been appointed by Russia as an arbitrator in an investment treaty dispute involving Ukrainian state-owned Oschadbank. The case highlights the growing role of international arbitration in resolving high-value disputes arising from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to reports citing Global Arbitration Review, the proceedings stem from a 1998 bilateral investment treaty between Ukraine and Russia. The three-member...
Vande Mataram Gets Legal Protection
New Delhi, August 11, 2026 President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday gave her assent to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, turning it into law and extending legal protection to the national song Vande Mataram. The amendment makes deliberately stopping its singing or disrupting an assembly engaged in singing it a punishable offence, bringing it under the same legal protection as the national anthem Jana Gana Mana. The Lok Sabha passed the Bill on July 30, while the Rajya...