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India will contribute 1 million dollars to UNESCO World Heritage Centre, announces PM Modi at 46th session of World Heritage Committee in Delhi

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PM Modi on Sunday announced that India will contribute one million dollars to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to provide support for heritage conservation in countries, especially of the Global South
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, who opposed CAA, says her govt will offer shelter to ‘helpless people’ suffering in ongoing violence in Bangladesh, cites...

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Mamata Banerjee added that assistance will also be extended to Bangladeshis who came to West Bengal and are facing difficulty in returning home.
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Bangladesh: Students to continue protests over other demands even after Supreme Court scraped almost all quota in govt jobs

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A spokesman for one of the student groups stated that the protests in Bangladesh would continue.
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Swami Govindananda Saraswati says Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati is fake baba and a Congress toy, slams Priyanka Vadra for calling him Shankaracharya despite SC stay...

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Avimukteshwaranand will stand with Rahul Gandhi when he makes anti-Hindu remarks. Why? This letter is the reason... The Congress is playing a game and Avimukteshwaranand is the toy, Govindananda Maharaj said.
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Karnataka government mulling new plans to make 14 hours workday and 70 hours workweek, faces stiff opposition from employees and IT unions

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The IT union, KITU, has warned that this will be an “open challenge” to the 20 lakh employees working in the IT/ITeS sector in Karnataka and called upon them to unite and oppose this move. 
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News Reports

Delhi HC tells petitioners to seek relief through IT Rules on PIL against derogatory YouTube videos and comments: Read how videos of women and...

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A petition was filed against the derogatory videos being posted on YouTube of women and minor girls taking holy dip at Rivers in Haridwar, Rishikesh and other places
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Opinions

Unconstitutional, blatant overreach, and dividing Indian citizens: Kerala government’s appointment of ‘Foreign Secretary’ is against Indian constitution itself

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The move is also seen as an attempt to usurp the powers of the Union government, posing a serious threat to federalism and the democratic process in the country.
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Neglected regions: The socio-economic struggles of Pakistan-Occupied Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan

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Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) are regions in Pakistan that have long been neglected in various domains such as education, youth unemployment, poverty, infrastructure, healthcare, and food security
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Law

“Judges are also humans”: Karnataka High Court recalls order which stated only watching child pornography not a violation under IT Act

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Karnataka HC earlier observed that only watching child pornography is not an offense under the provisions of the IT Act.
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News Reports

Bangladesh Supreme Court revokes High Court order on govt job quota that led to deadly protests, reduces reservation from 56% to 7%

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In a significant decision, the Bangladesh Supreme Court has scrapped most of the quotas in govt jobs amid violent protests against the reservations for grandchildren of freedom fighters.
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News Reports

Anyone who harms us will pay a heavy price: PM Netanyahu after Israel attacks Houthi-controlled Yemen port which left 3 people dead, injured 87...

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The Supreme Political Council of the Houthis declared that there would be an "effective response" to Israel's airstrikes.
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Landslide in Rudraprayad on Kedarnath Yatra route kills 3 pilgrims, 8 injured

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Three people are dead and eight were injured in a landslide in the Chidwasa region of Rudraprayad district of Uttarakhand on Sunday.
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World

Pakistan economy is very fragile: Global financial report on the country facing economic collapse

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The analysis made some dire predictions for the Pakistan economy saying that it remains extremely fragile and that growth was weighted to the downside.
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News Reports

There were 3 Muslim-majority districts after independence, now there are 9, how is this happening in West Bengal: Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar

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The West Bengal BJP chief stated that the demographic shift in the country is not biological but planned.
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Madhya Pradesh: “It is customers’ right”, Ujjain Mayor directs shops to show names of owners prominently

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Ujjain Municipal Corporation's Mayor Mukesh Tatwal issued orders directing shopkeepers to prominently show the name and phone number of the owner outside the shop.
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World

“I took a bullet for democracy”: Former US President Donald Trump in his first rally after assassination attempt

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"I took a bullet for democracy," former US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, addressing a first rally after he was shot in the ear during an assassination attempt on his life last week, The Hill reported.
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Acharya Pramod Krishnam sends legal notice to producers and actors of ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ including Amitabh Bachchan alleging the movie has hurt religious sentiments...

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Former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Saturday sent a legal notice to the producers and actors of the recently released movie 'Kalki 2898 AD'.
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World

Close to 1,000 Indian students return from Bangladesh as anti-quota protests claim 115 lives, 4,000 remain

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Nearly 1,000 Indian students have returned from Bangladesh as anti-quota protests convulse the country, claiming 115 lives thus far.
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Rajasthan: Two Muslim girls pretended to be Hindus to get married and ran away within a week, broker had taken Rs 2 lakh each...

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The women threatened to file a rape case against the grooms if they are not allowed to return to their home in Bihar.
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News Reports

‘Efforts to undermine Madarsas will not be tolerated’: Muslim bodies attack UP govt for order to transfer students from Madarsas to schools

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The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, along with others said that they strongly condemn the efforts to undermine the status and identity of Madarsas
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Madhya Pradesh: ‘Holy Scriptures’ distributed in a government school in Vidisha to promote conversion from Hinduism to Christianity

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The girl was distributing books titled,  'Pavitra Shashtra, Bhajan Sanhita, and Niti Vachan’, one of the teachers of the school revealed that it glorifies Jesus Christ and promotes Christianity. 
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“Arrogance even after being defeated, have seen it for the first time’: Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi

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Speaking at the Jharkhand BJP working committee meeting in Ranchi, Shah accused the JMM-Congress alliance of indulging in corruption and working against the interests of the tribals.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Police arrest man on blasphemy charges, mod attack and damage the police station demanding the suspect’s handover to them

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A Police Station was attacked in Pakistan’s Okara by people after a man was arrested on blasphemy charges. demanding his handover to them
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Student-led protests, deaths and appeasement politics: How Bangladesh’s anti-quota movement is reminiscent of anti-Mandal agitation in India

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A major turning point in the anti-Mandal agitation came on 19th September 1990 when a student named Rajeev Goswami set himself on fire in protest.
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News Reports

West Bengal: TMC Minister Firhad Hakim, who wanted to convert non-Muslims to Islam, opposes UP government’s order for eateries, says shouldn’t do Hindu-Muslim as...

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Earlier this month, on 3rd July, Firhad Hakim stirred the hornet’s nest after he derided non-Muslims as ‘unfortunate’ and openly called for their religious conversion to Islam. 
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Blatant overreach and a violation of the Union list of Constitution: Kerala BJP chief slams Pinarayi Vijayan govt for appointing ‘Foreign Secretary’

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Kerala BJP president K Surendran slammed the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government for appointing IAS officer K Vasuki as Foreign Secretary in the state
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Love Jihad in UP: Aaqib poses as Aakash to befriend a Hindu girl, rapes and administers drugs to her for 2 years; had forced...

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The accused threatened to murder the victim and her family members and sexually exploited her for two years.
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IIT Madras student peddles pro-Palestine propaganda in convocation: The weaponisation of academic institutions to promote Hamas’ talking points

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In his speech during the convocation ceremony, the IIT Madras student claimed a "mass genocide" was underway in Gaza and called for "action" to stop it.
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News Reports

After Karnataka, Tamil Nadu police hounds journalist Ajeet Bharti based on Congress complaint: Details of the case

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The notice was issued to X based on a complaint by one M. Samuel Diraviam MC, a Congress party worker in Tamil Nadu. He had alleged that Ajeet Bharti made 'false claims' about Rahul Gandhi.
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News Reports

NTA publishes centre-wise marks obtained by candidates in NEET (UG) 2024 exam as per Supreme Court order: Read how to check the marks

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday published the detailed city-wise and centre-wise results of the NEET-UG 2024 exam on its website
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World

Anthony Fauci, who came under fire for his mishandling of Covid, says Donald Trump’s wounds from assassination attempt are superficial

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Dr Anthony Fauci claimed Donald Trump’s ear injury from the assassination attempt was "superficial."
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News Reports

Congress government in Karnataka proposes 2 per cent cess on cinema tickets and OTT subscription fees, bill tabled in the assembly

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"The Cine and Cultural Activists Welfare Cess" would be the name of the welfare cess levied by the Karnataka government.
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Swastika vs Nazi Hakenkreuz: When Oregon Education Department recognised the distinction between holy Hindu symbol and Nazi hate symbol

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When translated from its Sanskrit root, Swastika comprises of ‘su’ meaning ”good” and ‘Asti’ meaning ”to be”. In other words, well-being. It dates back some 6,000 years to rock and cave paintings. Scholars generally agree it originated in India.
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Former Pakistan Army soldiers and trained terrorists behind recent terror strikes in Jammu: Report

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Weapons left behind by the US in Afghanistan are finding their way into Jammu and Kashmir via Pakistan.
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Civil Aviation Ministry says operations back to normal a day after biggest IT outage caused massive disruptions globally, Crowdstrike says core issue resolved 

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Crowdstrike confirmed the problem was due to a defect in a content update for Windows hosts and not a security incident or cyberattack.
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Haryana: Sonepat Congress MLA Surender Panwar arrested by ED in illegal mining case

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The arrest of the Congress MLA is in connection with a money-laundering case linked to illegal mining in Yamunanagar in Haryana and some other areas of the state.
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Bollywood actor Sonu Sood justifies spitting in people’s food, says it is Humanity; equates spitting on food with Lord Ram eating Shabri’s ber

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Several users also objected to Sonu Sood analogy where he equated the miscreant with Shabri and by extension likened himself with Lord Shri Ram.
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Drones, videography of Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra, and more: Nuh administration heightens security measures following last year’s Islamist violence

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The Police have also formed a dedicated social media wing to flag incendiary posts and constituted a committee of both Hindu and Muslim members, authorities said on Friday (19th July).
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Bangladesh: Death toll rises to 105 as students clash with law enforcement authorities over quota politics

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The agitation over the reinstatement of the 30% quota to the families of the freedom fighters of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War has been ongoing for over a month.
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Uttar Pradesh Govt notifies State Capital Region in the line of Delhi-NCR, six districts including Lucknow to be included for planned development

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The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has issued a notification forming the State Capital Region in the line of Delhi-NCR
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Bangladesh: 39 dead in violent clashes over quota system dispute, Sheikh Hasina’s govt to probe Pakistan’s ISI role in unrest

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BNP is leading the violent protests that are demanding a rollback of reservations granted to descendants of the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war.
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Sangam Dhaba becomes Salim Bhojanalaya, Chai Lover Point renamed as Ahmed Tea Stall: Eateries display real owner names in Uttar Pradesh after official directive

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All hotel owners and sellers are instructed to display their names in front of their establishments by the Uttar Pradesh govt.
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Beed: Hindu youth arrested for posting WhatsApp story against Vishalgadh illegal encroachment after Islamists threaten violence

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The video allegedly posted by Ganesh said no illegal encroachment on the fort of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj would be tolerated.
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News Reports

‘How can you raze structures during the rainy season? Will not hesitate to put officers in jail,’ Bombay HC halts demolition of illegal structures...

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Bombay High Court criticized the Maharashtra government for demolishing over 70 houses built on encroached land in the Vishalgadh Fort area in Kolhapur
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News Reports

If Rahul Gandhi becomes brand ambassador of population control, it will show fatafat results if not khatakhat, says Himanta Biswa Sarma, claims Assam will...

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Himanta Biswa Sarma said that if Rahul Gandhi becomes population control brand ambassador, it will show results fast because Muslims listen to them
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News Reports

As US Embassy courts controversy by inviting propagandist Akash Banerjee, read how the State Dept is spending ₹1.6 crores to recruit ‘fact-checker’ in India

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The US State Department is implementing the project, starting 1st September this year, in 5 cities of India - Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi.
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Kolkata: Leftist ‘student’ body protest in solidarity with Bangladeshi protestors opposing reservations to descendants of freedom fighters of 1971 war

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On Thursday, four AIDSO protestors went to the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission and submitted a memorandum demanding a halt on attacks on peaceful protestors in Bangladesh.
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Opinions

Hinduphobic associate, former cheer girl of Kamala Harris, and corruption allegations: Why Donald Trump needs to cut Khalistani Harmeet Dhillon loose

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Harmeet Dhillon's strident anti-India stance and her attempt to whitewash Khalistani Hardeep Singh Nijjar could present roadblocks to take the US-India ties forward as polls show Donald Trump is returning as the US President.
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News Reports

“F**k the police”: Tattoo artist in soup after posting tattoo image on Instagram, case registered by Bengaluru police for ‘insult with intent to breach peace’

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A social media user shared a screenshot of the tattoo on X and urged Bengaluru police to take action in the matter.
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UPSC files FIR against IAS probationer Puja Khedkar for ‘faking identity to fraudulently avail attempts beyond limit’, serves show cause notice to cancel selection

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UPSC said on Friday that it has registered a FIR against IAS probationer Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar for allegedly "faking her identity to fraudulently avail attempts beyond permissible limit"
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