Rajapaksas’ party decides against backing Ranil in presidential election

Party to field its own candidate, widely expected to be a non-Rajapaksa

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Target drug producers in Telangana, not users

The fight against drugs in Telangana requires smart thinking and policing

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BJP should admit that MUDA scam happened during its regime, says Lad

The Labour Minister has said that the saffron party can go ahead with the padayatra after make this admission

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Tense Venezuela votes in shadow of ‘bloodbath’ warning

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Maldives President Muizzu thanks India, China for support to strengthen his country’s fragile economy

China and India provide the most assistance in repaying the country’s debt, President Muizzu said at an official function held to mark the 59th anniversary of the country’s independence

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Special Sub-Inspector run over by goods train in Arakkonam

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Residents want rail overbridge in Polur town to be completed without further delay

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Kargil war heroes remembered for their valour and sacrifices

NCC cadets take out rally in Guntur on Kargil Vijay Diwas

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New attendance system for Karnataka Health Department staff

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Myanmar junta, ethnic armed group claim control of military regional HQ

Fighting has rocked the town of Lashio, home to the military’s northeastern command, since July 3 when an alliance of ethnic armed groups renewed an offensive against junta troops

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Bangladesh PM Hasina surveys destruction as unrest recedes

Sheikh Hasina, 76, spent the morning surveying destruction in the capital Dhaka, where the commuter rail network connecting the sprawling megacity of 20 million people was shut down after mob attacks

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Chief Minister meets Governor

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Kishan Reddy should resign: Revanth Reddy

All 8 BJP MPs should protest along with Congress MPs

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Hyderabad | Promotion of pet dog registration, mandatory crèche at construction sites on GHMC’s agenda to check dog bite incidents

Apex committee to be set up to formulate an action plan to control the incidents of dog bites

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PhonePe founder and CEO apologises for comments on job reservation draft Bill

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On the student protests in Bangladesh | Explained

Why have students in Bangladesh took to the streets? Why is the 30% quota for freedom fighters and their descendants an emotive matter for the Awami League? How did the protests turn violent? Have the quotas been misused?

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Israeli military says it has struck several Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks

A number of “military targets” were hit in the western port city of Hodeidah, a Houthi stronghold, the Israeli Army said, adding that its attack was “in response to the hundreds of attacks carried out against the state of Israel in recent months”

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DMK forms coordination committee for 2026 Assembly poll

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13 Palestinians killed in central Gaza as cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas grind on

Among the dead in Nuseirat Refugee Camp and Bureij Refugee Camp were three children and one woman, according to Palestinian ambulance teams that transported the bodies to the nearby Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital

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Reunion day at Sainik School

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Opposition continuously using language inciting violence against PM Modi: BJP

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says ‘choice of words’ is crucial in public life and ‘the kind of words the Opposition uses against Modiji is extremely worrying’; Rajya Sabha member Sudhanshu Trivedi says use of provocative language for short-term political goals should be avoided

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Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Democrats make a fresh push for Joe Biden to reconsider 2024 race ahead of convention

If Democrats are seriously preparing the extraordinary step of replacing Mr. Biden and shifting Vice-President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket, this weekend will be critical to changing the President’s mind

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HC slams Kochi Corporation for proliferation of flex boards

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Republicans find god’s plans in Trump’s escape

Far from resisting the transformation of the party under Donald Trump, both Senators — Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz — are now among the loudest cheerleaders of it

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Welsh leader Vaughan Gething resigns after allies desert him over campaign donation scandal

The announcement came after four members of Vaughan Gething’s semi-autonomous government quit, demanding he resign

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Seventh Pay Commission recommendations to be implemented from August 1

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Israel hits Gaza from land, sea and air as Hamas halts talks

Shells rained down on the neighbourhoods of Tal Al-Hawa, Sheikh Ajlin and Al-Sabra in Gaza City; Israeli Army had shelled the Al-Mughraqa area and the northern outskirts of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza

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Amitabh Bachchan, SRK, Kardashians among guests at Anant-Radhika’s blessing ceremony

The event happened at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai

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Hyderabad job aspirants stage a protest demanding rescheduling of competitive examinations

Aspirants expressed concern over lack of time between the two different recruitment examinations

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MHA amends Rules to widen the administrative role of J&K L-G

The changes give the L-G more say in matters pertaining to police and public order 

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Cabinet subcommittee to coordinate between govt. departments

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France’s unions call for strikes to pressure Macron into allowing leftist coalition government

A leader of a major French union has called for mass strikes to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into “respecting the results” of recent legislative elections and allow a leftist coalition to form a new government

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Dholes injured goats near Vaniyambadi, says Forest Department

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Energy is vital pillar of cooperation: PM after exhibition visit in Moscow

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French parties scramble to gather allies after inconclusive results

In the French system, the President nominates the Prime Minister, who must be able to survive a confidence vote in parliament

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BBMP launches helpline to help citizens pay tax dues under OTS scheme

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PM Starmer wraps up U.K. tour after visit to Nothern Ireland

In Belfast, he met the leaders of the U.K. province's power-sharing executive and other parties at the Stormont parliament buildings

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Free sand supply policy to come into force in Andhra Pradesh from today

Each consumer will be given 20 tonnes of sand in a day, say officials; only seigniorage and GST would be collected

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A Ukrainian drone triggers warehouse explosions in Russia as a war of attrition grinds on

Social media footage appeared to show rising clouds of black smoke in the Voronezh region while loud explosions could be heard in succession

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No political conspiracy behind murder of Armstrong, says Chennai City Police Commissioner Sandeep Rai Rathore

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Oil truck collides with minibus in western Ukraine, 14 dead

The report, on the Telegram messaging app, was accompanied by pictures of an overturned vehicle in a cornfield

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Siraj accorded rousing reception

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Rachel Reeves: Britain's first woman finance chief

Rachel Reeves won U.K. general election by a landslide, ending 14 years of rule by the right-wing Conservatives.

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Karnataka ties up with Meta for online safety programmes in colleges

More than 1 lakh teachers and 10 lakh students to be trained in digital safety, AR and VR skills

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Kochi Corporation presses mobile food lab into action

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U.K. elections 2024: Faced with prospect of defeat, Rishi Sunak says he is ‘fighting hard for every vote’

Labour leader Keir Starmer accuses Tories of dissuading people from voting with talk of a foregone conclusion

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IAF chief inaugurates newly established weapon systems school

The new training establishment is a gigantic leap for the armed forces in general and IAF in particular, says an IAF statement

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Sufficient funds released to local bodies in Kerala, says Centre

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Unhygienic water, mercury rise may be behind ‘brain-eating amoeba’ cases in Kerala

Three cases of the infection, including two deaths, reported in the last two months;experts suggest avoiding swimming and bathing in unhygienic and stagnant water; Naegleria fowleri infects people after it enters their body through the nose

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Modi’s Moscow visit to stem international perception, allay Russia’s worries of ‘drift’ in ties

Modi-Putin talks on July 8-9 to discuss Ukraine war, resolving payments issues, supply of hardware and conclude major military logistics agreement

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