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Uttar Pradesh: Cabinet approves historic honorarium hike for Shiksha Mitra and part-time instructors; Read details

OpIndia Staff -
The decision benefits 1,42,929 Shiksha Mitra and 24,717 instructors. Government estimates additional burden exceeding Rs 1,475.27 crore. Honorarium payable for 11 months yearly, with Centre share proposal under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan also planned by state.
Crime

Manipur violent again: Kuki insurgents attack BSF jawan’s home in Bishnupur, two children dead, their mother injured

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Locals say that a suspected projectile struck the house, causing a powerful explosion which resulted in the on-spot death of the two kids. After hearing the explosion, villagers gathered at the damaged house to rescue those stuck inside.
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Pakistan: Lahore Archbishop slams Shariat Court verdict validating minor Christian girl’s marriage with abductor Shehryar Ahmed, flags forced conversion and child marriage

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Court recognised marriage of 13 year old Maria Bibi to Shehryar Ahmed. Father’s habeas corpus plea dismissed. Court said she embraced Islam and was in husband’s custody. Lahore High Court earlier rejected the father’s appeal.
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Women positioned at the front, provocative announcements from local mosque, switched off CCTV: What NIA’s preliminary inquiry report in Malda violence case reveals

Shraddha Pandey -
The probe agency’s preliminary findings in the case indicate a simultaneous emergence of demonstration and road blockades across multiple locations, pointing to prior planning and strategic execution by an organised network rather than a ‘protest’ driven by organic anger over SIR.
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National security, give it up or go to jail: Trump warns media over ‘leaked’ information about airman rescue mission in Iran

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"They didn't know there was somebody missing until this leaker gave the information," Trump expressed at the White House.
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India unlocks major milestone in nuclear power as Kalpakkam PFBR attains criticality: Read how it will help the nation to tap its vast Thorium...

Anurag -
The Kalpakkam PFBR achieving criticality marks the start of a sustained chain reaction. The fast breeder reactor converts uranium-238 into fissile material and creates the fuel base needed for stage III thorium reactors.
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Uttar Pradesh: Jaunpur police bust Christian conversion racket in Badlapur, FIR registered against 10 after complaint by Hindu organisation; Exclusive details

Anurag -
Complaint says ailing Hindu man was invited to Sunday prayer promising cure, sermon urged conversion, warned non-believers of misery and poverty, police were informed, suspects fled, and some attendees were detained.
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Fact-checker Vijay Gajera announces quitting social media activism and closure of his fact-checking website ‘Only Fact India’

OpIndia Staff -
"I never imagined situations like this, but my team and I lost to the powerful ecosystem," Vijay Gajera posted online.
Crime

IS-linked module busted by Delhi police: Mossab and Hamad wanted to use toy car bombs, were in touch with JeM terrorist Abu Hufeiza

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The terrorists joined groups called 'Soldiers of Jihad' and 'Mission Khilafat' online. They were in touch with JeM-linked Abu Hufeiza.
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West Bengal: Pro-China ‘journalist’ Shahin calls for anarchy and violence in Malda, had earlier downplayed incident where Muslim waiter served beef to Hindu Brahmin

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A quick perusal of his Facebook profile reveals that Shahin is a pro-China propagandist. He has downplayed Chinese atrocities on Tibetans and opposed the indigenous demand for the independence of Tibet.
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