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DH Evening Brief | Karnataka govt to order probe into honey-trapping attempts on politicians; Elon Musk's X sues Centre over alleged censorshipHere are the top stories this evening
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Karnataka govt to order high-level probe into honey-trapping attempts targeting state ministers

The Karnataka government will order a high-level investigation into honey-trapping of lawmakers after Cooperation Minister K N Rajanna sensationally revealed in the Assembly that attempts were made on him and at least 48 politicians across parties have fallen victims to this.
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Elon Musk's X sues Centre over alleged censorship and IT Act violations

Social media giant 'X' (formerly Twitter), owned by US billionaire Elon Musk, has filed a lawsuit in the Karnataka High Court against Government of India, challenging what it called unlawful content regulation and arbitrary censorship.

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Seems 'two anti-farmer parties' have joined hands against farmers: Mallikarjun Kharge

Attacking the BJP and AAP over eviction of farmers from Shambhu and Khanauri protest sites, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said it appears that "two anti-farmer parties" have now joined hands against the country's food providers.

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30 Naxalites, cop killed in two encounters in Chhattisgarh

In a fresh offensive against Naxals, security forces killed at least 30 members of the banned CPI (Maoists) in two separate encounters in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region on Thursday, officials said.

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Houses adjourned for the day as DMK rock Parliament with tees protesting delimitation

The T-shirts read, '#fairdelimitation Tamil Nadu will Fight, Tamil Nadu will Win' while mufflers had 'uncivilised, un-democratic' written on it.

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Cow slaughter and trafficking: Repeat offenders will be booked under MCOCA, says Fadnavis

The stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) will be invoked against repeat offenders in cases of cow-slaughter and cow trafficking, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday told the legislative assembly here.

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Cauvery Aarti controversy: Karnataka High Court refuses to halt programme

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday refused to stop the proposed Cauvery Aarti programme at Sankey Tank scheduled on March 21.

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Indian postdoc student detained in US for opposing Israel policy: Report

An Indian national enrolled as a postdoctoral fellow in the US has been detained by immigration authorities, said a media report, less than a week after a Columbia student from India self-deported following allegations of activities supporting Hamas.

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Former PM Nawaz Sharif gets new govt job under daughter Maryam Nawaz in Pakistan's Punjab

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has got a new job in the government of his daughter Maryam Nawaz in Punjab province. 

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RBI appoints Indranil Bhattacharyya as executive director

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said it has appointed Indranil Bhattacharyya as executive director (ED).

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IPL 2025: BCCI lifts ban on use of saliva to shine cricket ball

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday lifted the ban on use of saliva on the ball in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) after majority of captains agreed to its proposal.

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(Published 20 March 2025, 19:10 IST)