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In this February 5, 2019 file photo, Hafiz Saeed, addresses a rally in Lahore, Pakistan. | Photo Credit: AP The Story So Far: Pakistan-based terrorist Hafiz Saeed (76), who heads the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), was named in the second chargesheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on July 6 in the Pahalgam terror attack, which…
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In today’s world fuelled by mass consumption, the art of upcycling is an important skill we must possess in order to create a circular and sustainable society. Bringing this vision to life are over 100 practitioners in the textile space at the upcoming Weave The Future, a national platform initiated by the Development Commissioner for…
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A view of the site showing all that remains of the peepal tree. Photo: Arrangement In a bizarre incident in the city, two fully grown decades old trees, were hacked down in a string of events following a drunken brawl about two years ago. The trees in question — a 40-45 years old peepal, and…
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Heavy rains lashed Palghar on Monday (July 6, 2026) , resulting in the death of one person, while hundreds of families had to be evacuated to safety, officials said. As of Monday (July 6, 2026) morning, the district recorded an average rainfall of 132.1 mm, with cumulative rainfall estimated to have breached the 350 mm…
The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s special wing, Counter Intelligence Jammu, on Monday (July 6, 2026) visited the office of Samagra Shiksha as part of an ongoing investigation to identify the people responsible for the book Great Personalities and Legends of J&K, which has profiled Kashmir separatist leaders such as Maqbool Bhat, Masarat Alam, Shabir Shah…
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Malkangiri, the southernmost Assembly segment of Odisha and with a large number of settlers from Bangladesh, has recorded the highest voter deletions – 27,653 – from the electoral roll following the first phase of the special intensive revision (SIR) in the State. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Malkangiri, the southernmost Assembly segment of Odisha…
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BJP National President Nitin Nabin. File | Photo Credit: PTI Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin on Monday (July 6, 2026) said his party would form government in Jammu and Kashmir in the near future. “Like Jammu, the lotus will bloom in Kashmir as well and Jammu and Kashmir will have a BJP…
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Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah. File | Photo Credit: @Bhupendrapbjp/X via PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for a 125-foot statue of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, in Kolkata on Monday. The statue will come up in the New Town area. Later, addressing a…
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A view of Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya Dwar of Ram Mandir. | Photo Credit: ANI At a time when the debate over the change in administrative structure of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya gathers pace, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday (July 6, 2026) reiterated its opposition to government control of the shrine. The organisation,…
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The rehearsal for the second phase of Census, which started in 16 States and Union Territories on July 6, has an “open column” for respondents to record their castes, several officials involved in the exercise told The Hindu. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The rehearsal for the second phase of Census, which started…
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