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Awarapan 2 “₹100 crore” — by estimate
Emraan Hashmi’s sequel is being called a ₹100-crore India-net film in five days — by Sacnilk. The tracker itself warns its data are approximate. Pick your favourite number; they don’t match each other.
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Awarapan 2’s ‘81.5 cr’ is a vibe
The sequel’s buzz is real. The weekend number doing the rounds isn’t — not yet on any record that counts.
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Trump threatens Oman. Again.
The US president reportedly told Fox News he’d “bomb the s--- out of” Oman if it “gets in the way” on the Strait of Hormuz — a sequel to his May line that Oman must “behave” or be “blown up.” Oman says it’s facilitating safe navigation, not trying to “control” anything.
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73 years, one police station, zero papers
A Kangan family says the J&K police took 7 kanals 18 marlas in 1953 without acquisition. The High Court called it “dead”; the Supreme Court has been hearing the challenge. A report says the Court has now ordered compensation and rentals — the signed order isn’t public yet.
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Awarapan 2 has numbers. Audit, not so much
The Emraan Hashmi sequel opened on August 14. The internet has precise figures and zero paperwork — a very Indian box office tradition the Congress-BJP-TDP chorus never finds time to fix, between their culture wars and photo-ops.
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SC to FSSAI: warnings go on the front
The Supreme Court isn’t buying years of “consultations” on junk-food labels. It told the Union and FSSAI to consider clear front-of-pack warnings and come back with something real — not another meeting note.
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BCI blinked. Students didn’t.
Hyderabad’s NALSAR briefly had its 2026 batch frozen out of enrolment. A day later, the Bar Council of India backed off. The Supreme Court discussion that followed asked the obvious: who authorised this stunt.
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Caste count is in. The 40 questions aren’t.
Delhi says Census 2027 will enumerate caste in Phase II. A “40‑question” form doing the rounds? Not in any Gazette we can find yet.
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Caste count is in. Details, still hiding
The BJP-led Centre says Census 2027 will, for the first time since Independence, enumerate caste beyond SC/ST. The what and when are official. The exact questionnaire everyone is arguing about is not — yet.
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SC stay is on record; ‘quash’ needs proof
Rahul Gandhi’s Lucknow case over Savarkar remarks was stayed by the Supreme Court in April 2025 — that order exists. A new report now claims the Court has quashed the case for want of sanction. The primary order is not yet public in the material we could verify.
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Rajya Sabha session ends; mines Bill claim needs proof
The Monsoon Session was slated to close on August 13. A report says the Upper House passed a 2026 mines amendment — but the primary record isn’t in public view yet.
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SC flags UAPA delay, nudges Centre
No, it didn’t order a one‑year finish. It warned that might be “far‑fetched”, and told the Union to get serious about exclusive NIA courts so trials can actually move.