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As soon as wrong map showing Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan flashed on the screen, Second Secretary at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Pooja Kumari Jha, stopped the programme midway and registered a strong objection

A nine-year-old child faced bullying in her classroom and ended her life in a posh school in the capital city of Rajasthan, without anyone as much as noticing.

SSP Avinash Pandey justified the police action and informed that the protesters had turned violent and attacked police personnel during the demonstration.

Videos of hundreds of snakes slithering through floodwaters after Typhoon Maysak destroyed a snake farm in China's Guangxi province have gone viral, drawing global attention to the terrifying escape of nearly 900 reptiles and the country's little-known snake farming industry.

The Dhamrai Rath Yatra, a 500-year-old tradition in Bangladesh, once drew subcontinental pilgrims with a colossal 60-foot chariot. Despite its brutal destruction by the Pakistani Army in 1971, the festival endures today as a testament to deep-seated cultural resilience.

Reports suggest that the DRDO is reviving the long-dormant Kaveri engine programme to produce a viable indigenous fighter jet engine, curbing reliance on foreign suppliers.

Uranium ore in Domiasiat in Meghalaya is a low-depth sandstone deposit, and mining it will require open-cast methods, which may be hazardous for the environment

On 8th July, Mohsin Kazmi from Jharkhands Jamshedpur, who claims to be working at Jindal Steel in Odishas Sambalpur, uploaded a video on his Instagram page with more than 3 lakh followers.

It has been reported that the alternate mosque project in Ayodhya has been drastically scaled back due to a severe funding crunch and lack of support from the Muslim community.

India had faced continuous criticism and accusations from the Trudeau government of Canada regarding the killing of Nijjar.

Delivering the order, Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad observed that the circular, when read in its entirety, did not contain any compulsory or coercive direction requiring students to take part in activities that go against their faith.

Nida Khan filed an application for the modification of the bail order, requesting reduction in the security amount.

A World Cup handshake dispute has descended into an ugly war of words, with Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla hurling abuse at Kylian Mbapp as racism allegations and legal threats intensify.

The TMC leader has an opprobrious record of threatening FIRs against anyone who criticized his party or Mamata Banerjee. Nilanjan Das is a close aide of TMC motormouth MP Mahua Moitra.

Australias huge superannuation pool has grown faster than its domestic market. Funds are moving overseas for liquidity and diversity as India offers infrastructure, equities and private markets at scale for stronger long-term returns.

The assault on a woman doctor in Maharashtra is more than an isolated act of violence. It lays bare a disturbing reality of Indian politics, where many elected representatives, intoxicated by power, behave less like public servants and more like feudal warlords, resorting to intimidation and violence whenever their authority or ego is challenged.

With Satluj, Diljits past controversies have returned to focus, from his farmers protest stand and refusal to clearly condemn Khalistan to support for Jagtar Singh Johal, named in cases involving Hindu and RSS leaders.

The preliminary report by the SIT into the embezzlementof funds and valuables from daily chadhava or donations at the Ram Mandir reveals that the Chanda Chori was a preventable theft, had the temple authorities been less egoistic and more accountable.

The outrage over Argentina's victory says less about refereeing and more about how football has become a battleground for political and ideological conflicts far beyond the game itself.

Law enforcement authorities in the United States, Canada and Europe have launched a major crackdown on organised criminal gangs operating in their respective regions.

The court relied on 17th February chats about road blockade and inciting violence. The timing destroys the narrative blaming Kapil Mishras 23rd February speech for the riots.

The latest incident follows a pattern seen repeatedly during periods of heightened public interest in India-China relations. Old military footage, unrelated videos of troop movements, satellite images or clips from other countries are often repackaged with new captions claiming a fresh Chinese incursion into Indian territory.

Sabangs future lies in differentiation. It can become Indonesias western maritime-services hub as Great Nicobar anchors container movement, creating economic spillover across the Andaman Sea without forcing Jakarta into a security-heavy frame or rivalry narrative.

Indonesia will become the first country to import Indias indigenous Astra Mk1 beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM).

Bloomberg has received backlash for the Indian governments notification to Meta for the removal of child porn, a regulatory headache for the US tech giant.

Babu Jagjivan Ram fought caste with uncompromising resolve, but unlike Ambedkar, believed Hindu society could be transformed from within rather than abandoned.

Pakistans sudden embrace of the pre-Islamic history of the Indian subcontinent is pretentious, agenda-driven, a tactic of retrofitting facts to appropriate the history of ancient India.One or two pre-partition name changes do not change the fact that Pakistans foundation is still rooted in the Two-Nation Theory that essentially says that Muslims cannot co-exist with Hindus.

In practice, this is the difference between the cost of supply rate and the rate a household actually pays. A rural lifeline consumer using up to 100 units a month effectively pays around 3.00 per unit after subsidy, even though the underlying cost of that power is much higher. The state government is absorbing the gap for now, not the consumers.

No rational government would or could keep its borders open for anyone to enter its country. Open borders are impractical for any nation, including India and Bangladesh. There is a reason why nations like Egypt and Jordan resolutely refuse to accept displaced Palestinians, despite their overwhelming support for them

ZEE5 has publicly affirmed its support for the film and stated that it is exploring all appropriate avenues to restore it, underscoring that the episode reflects the procedural complexities of digital content regulation rather than outright censorship.

The Zion Church is among the largest underground or house churches in China that are unregistered with authorities.

The relationship between India and Japan is no longer confined to diplomacy alone. It is expanding rapidly across multiple sectors, including investment, technology, clean energy, and the future economy.

The Petroleum Ministry said no E20 proposal existed. Yet Lamsang turned Bhutans request for continued conventional petrol into a rejection story. His past posts show a long record of hostile commentary on India and Modi.

Bhutan requested Indian OMCS to keep supplying pure petrol as long as it remains available in India, and to give advance notice before supplying E20

Himanta Biswa Sarma has been unabashed about his Hindu identity and has meticulously worked to unite the community across linguistic and ethnic lines in Assam. The historical differences between Assamese Hindus and Bengali Hindus have healed, and the State has moved in the direction of permanent reconciliation.

The early release of Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed has triggered widespread outrage in Britain. Despite losing his British citizenship, a loophole in the 1971 Immigration Act and diplomatic resistance from Pakistan currently prevent his immediate deportation.

He dedicated the country's first greenfield integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex to the nation at Pachpadra in Rajasthan's Balotra district, marking a major milestone for India's energy sector and industrial development.

Despite the vicious narrative pushed by The Guardian, the creation of the Guardian of the Blue Horizon distinction has nothing to do with Prime Minister Modi himself but is instead rooted in the internal political restructuring of Seychelles.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has formally asked Pakistan to reverse recent reconstructions and unnecessary interventions at Mohra Moradu, a Buddhist monastery and stupa complex from the Kushan era, and Sirkap, the Indo-Greek city layer.

Unlike e-rickshaws, Indian EVMs have no Bluetooth, no Infrared, no WiFi, no radio, no wired internet connection, and no wireless features of any kind.

The Union Government has decided to waive excise duty on blended petrol, but surprisingly, it does not cover E20 petrol, which everyone is forced to buy at present

The proliferation of Trump's cryptocurrency capital has once again highlighted the murky connections as well as the unpredictability and unreliability of Pakistani relationship with the US, which is driven purely by self-interest.

AACs Sardar Aman Khan said, Look, it was the Pakistan Army that put guns into the hands of Kashmiris. Kashmiris had guns because the Pakistan Army gave them those guns. The entire Pakistan Army did it. And today, they have the audacity to call us terrorists?

OpIndia analysed how the letter titledAppeal to the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan by Concerned Citizens, amplified Pakistans narratives and interests

Publishing a nearly two-decade-old case appears to reflect the anti-India BBC's intention to create the impression that such infections are uniquely associated with present-day India, even though neurocysticercosis is a recognised parasitic disease found across several developing regions in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Investigators said more than 1,000 debit cards were circulated across India, with nearly Rs 100 crore withdrawn, including suspicious transactions in Naxal-affected Chhattisgarh, while TTIs portal data was deleted through remote access after ED searches.

An Indian Express opinion column invoked Mahatma Phule's legacy and Bahujan pride to question BJP MP Medha Kulkarni's visit to Mahatma Phule Wada in Pune for offering Vat Purnima rituals.

A letter, titled Appeal to the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan by Concerned Citizens, has been issued by the Centre for Peace and Progress on 30th June 2026. The appeal has been signed by 117 prominent citizens, including 61 from India and 56 from Pakistan.

Vizhinjam port has emerged as a premier trans-shipment hub and ramped up at an unprecedented pace, mentioned APSEZ CEO.

Despite Pakistan's repeated appeals and public statements, India has made it clear that the conference and the statements made there will not change its position.