CSJP and CAG submit a memorandum to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, raising concerns over the proposed FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026 and its potential impact on minority-run institutions and services for the poor. Catholic Association of Goa also urges Congress to field young, clean candidates for the 2027 Goa polls. • Former GPCC President Amit Patkar questioned his exclusion from the Congress Political Affairs Committee (PAC) meeting chaired by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, stating that he was not invited • The Principal District Court has extended the judicial custody of Suleman Siddique Khan by one day after the ED filed a transfer application seeking his custody; transfer application will be heard tomorrow at 5 pm; Mapusa Court’s order on Khan’s bail plea is scheduled to be heard on August 19. • Jony Anthonio, 34, a security guard from Moira, died after allegedly being hit by an unknown vehicle while walking home in Moira; he sustained serious injuries and later succumbed. • The Supreme Court dismissed a plea challenging hanging as the method of executing the death penalty. The Court, however, clarified that the issue can be revisited if compelling medical or scientific evidence emerges and said the Union Government is free to examine alternative methods through an expert body.
CSJP and CAG submit a memorandum to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, raising concerns over the proposed FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026 and its potential impact on minority-run institutions and services for the poor. Catholic Association of Goa also urges Congress to field young, clean candidates for the 2027 Goa polls. • Former GPCC President Amit Patkar questioned his exclusion from the Congress Political Affairs Committee (PAC) meeting chaired by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, stating that he was not invited • The Principal District Court has extended the judicial custody of Suleman Siddique Khan by one day after the ED filed a transfer application seeking his custody; transfer application will be heard tomorrow at 5 pm; Mapusa Court’s order on Khan’s bail plea is scheduled to be heard on August 19. • Jony Anthonio, 34, a security guard from Moira, died after allegedly being hit by an unknown vehicle while walking home in Moira; he sustained serious injuries and later succumbed. • The Supreme Court dismissed a plea challenging hanging as the method of executing the death penalty. The Court, however, clarified that the issue can be revisited if compelling medical or scientific evidence emerges and said the Union Government is free to examine alternative methods through an expert body.
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