Citing low reimbursement rates and arbitrary payment deductions, the Association of Healthcare Providers-India (AHPI) on Friday said that it has advised member hospitals in north India to stop providing cashless treatment facilities for policyholders of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company with effect from September 1, 2025.

There are over 15,000 member hospitals, including Max Healthcare and Medanta, which would now stop cashless treatment by the insurer.

The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday modified its August 11 order saying that stray dogs will be released back to the same area after sterilisation and immunisation. However, dogs infected with rabies or showing aggressive behaviour will be detained, according to an X post by Live Law.

Prominent NRI industrialist and philanthropist Lord Swraj Paul died in London on Thursday evening at the age of 94. The UK-based Caparo Group founder had been unwell and was recently hospitalised, passing away in the presence of his family.

A regular in the annual Sunday Times Rich List, this year he was ranked 81st with an estimated wealth of GBP 2 billion, largely derived from the steel and engineering multinational Caparo Group.

An intruder on Friday scaled the wall of Parliament and was caught by security personnel, according to news agency ANI.

According to ANI, the man entered Parliament House by climbing a tree and scaling the wall at around 6:30 am. The intruder, after jumping over the wall from the Rail Bhavan side, reached the Garuda Gate of the new Parliament building.

White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro on Thursday (local time) claimed that India does not want to recognise its role in the bloodshed, adding that the road to peace runs through New Delhi.

Speaking with PBS News, Navarro said, India doesn't appear to want to recognise its role in the bloodshed... It's cosying up to Xi Jinping (Chinese President).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he received a call from French President Emmanuel Macron, during which they discussed the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia and reviewed the progress of the India-France strategic partnership.

“Had a very good conversation with my friend President Macron. Exchanged views on efforts for peaceful resolution of conflicts in Ukraine and in West Asia. Reaffirmed our commitment to further strengthen the India-France strategic partnership,” Modi said in a post on X.

Casual gaming studios and publishers are set to benefit from the government’s blanket ban on real money gaming (RMG) platforms such as Dream11, Games24x7, Mobile Premier League, and WinZO, even as the overall gaming industry contracts.

Industry executives said the ban could push demand for casual, midcore, and AAA titles — games with low-to-moderate complexity and shorter session lengths that rely on advertising and in-app purchases.

Mumbai-based Godrej Properties has emerged as the highest bidder for a 7.83-acre land parcel in Hyderabad’s Kukatpally with a bid of Rs 547.75 crore. The site is expected to generate revenue potential of around Rs 3,800 crore through the development of premium residential apartments.

The company participated in an e-auction conducted by the Telangana Housing Board (TGHB) for residential group housing, where it secured the top bid, according to a bid status intimation email issued by MSTC, the auction facilitator.

The Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar on Thursday resumed after a day-long break, with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav informing the public that Rahul Gandhi will be back from Delhi in the afternoon.

Yadav was joined by CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, Bihar Congress president Rajesh Kumar and Vikassheel Insan Party chief Mukesh Sahni, among others, when the yatra resumed at Sheikhpura district.

The Congress on Thursday cited the Election Commission's own 2024 survey of all 243 assembly constituencies in Bihar to allege that the Special Intensive Revision is less about cleansing electoral rolls and more about "destroying democracy itself".

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared a media report on X which claimed that while the Election Commission has launched a special intensive revision (SIR) to clean up Bihar's electoral rolls.

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