Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan has been going viral on social media for the past few days. Memes featuring the actor-turned-politician are viral not just in India but abroad as well, with even the likes of European football giants Juventus and Borussia Dortmund joining the trend on Instagram.

Ravi Kishan, whose real name is Ravindra Kishan Shukla, is a two-term MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur, a seat that was held by Yogi Adityanath from 1998 till 2018.

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Choosing a nominee for accounts or policies is crucial, but they only act as custodians until legal heirs receive assets. Final ownership is governed by wills and succession laws, not solely by the nominee.

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A day after announcing that the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) would continue as a public pressure group, founder Abhijeet Dipke announced a nationwide 'Kya Bolti Public' campaign to interact with people and understand their concerns.

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According to the reply by MEA, expenditure on the Prime Minister's foreign visits was over ₹180 crore in 2025, ₹109 crore in 2024, ₹93 crore in 2023, ₹55 crore in 2022 and ₹36 crore in 2021.

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Maharashtra resident doctors have called off their strike after the Bombay High Court's intervention, but the row over allowing qualified homeopathy practitioners to prescribe allopathic medicines continues.

Here's why doctors protested and how the rules differ for ayurvedic practitioners 👇
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#MintMarkets | Check how Indian stock market is expected to trade today 📈📉

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#MintMarkets | As the market is pointing towards a positive start, some stocks are likely to remain in focus on Friday due to their own positive/negative triggers.

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#MintMarkets | Indian equity markets opened lower on Friday, with the Sensex falling 438.68 points to 78,516.08 and the Nifty slipping 97.10 points to 24,538.90 in early trade.

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Under India's E20 fuel program, the primary beneficiaries making money are large private distillery owners, sugar mills scaling up biofuel production, the owners of whom are majorly political party leaders from across the spectrum and all political parties.

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Kenneth Andrade, founder and chief investment officer, Old Bridge Mutual Fund, is known for his high-conviction stock-picking. In this interview, he explains why he remains constructive on Indian equities, the sectors he is backing and avoiding, and the biggest risks he sees for markets.

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Donald Trump has signed two executive orders expanding restrictions on birthright citizenship and cracking down on "birth tourism," marking the latest move in his immigration agenda. Here's what the new measures could mean.

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Rahul Gandhi hosted an ‘AMA’ session on Instagram and interacted with the GenZ days after the photo-sharing app became a key political messaging platform among the political leaders PM Narendra Modi amid multiple student protests in India.

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Nepalese mountaineer and icon Nirmal ‘Nimsdai’ Purja was tragically killed with nine others in an avalanche while attempting to summit Broad Peak. Who was this late bloomer with the relentless drive to be the man with the most mountaineering records?

https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/business-of-life/nirmal-purja-nimsdai-death-broad-peak-11786020064904.html

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced a comprehensive loan recovery framework to protect borrowers from harassment while ensuring fair recovery practices by banks and regulated lenders.

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The Lok Sabha has passed the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, creating a legal framework for possible future charges on select UPI and RuPay transactions while introducing key tax reforms to boost investment, manufacturing, AI data centres, and India's digital economy. Here's what it means.

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#MintMarkets | Sumeet Bagadia recommends three stocks to buy on Monday — 10 August 2026.

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A leaked police dossier has revealed security threats during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo among the players targeted. The incidents included bomb threats, stalking and online abuse, while other players and referees also faced threats

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In the video, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke could be seen confronting a police sub-inspector (PSI) deployed as part of the security detail at his home in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra.


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Abelardo de la Espriella took office as Colombia’s president on Friday, pledging a tough crackdown on crime and insurgency.

All you need to know about him 👇
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If India launches another Operation Sindoor-style strike on Pakistan, will Saudi Arabia and Turkey come to Islamabad's aid? The Mecca defence pact raises questions over collective defence, but.....

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