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NDA leaders allege ‘mass irregularities’ in K’taka SIR; demand probe, re-verification

Bengaluru: A delegation of NDA leaders on Monday submitted a formal complaint to Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukumar, alleging “massive irregularities” in the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in the state and demanded an immediate inquiry and mandatory door-to-door re-verification of all enumeration forms. They also sought strict legal action against all officials and…

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PM Modi greets Dalai Lama on birthday

New Delhi: (Jul 6) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on his birthday, and said his message of peace has been a guiding force for people across the world. The Dalai Lama was born on July 6, 1935, to a Tibetan farming family in the small village of…

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Pune-Mumbai carriageway traffic diverted after landslide near ‘Missing Link’ tunnel exit

Mumbai: Traffic on the Pune to Mumbai carriageway of the Khopoli-Kusgaon ‘Missing Link’ alignment was diverted early Monday following a landslide near the exit of Tunnel 2 amid heavy rains, officials said. The Mumbai-Pune Expressway Missing Link, opened two months ago, is a 13-km bypass that cuts through the Sahyadri mountains, reducing travel distance by…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

NEET, Ayodhya and the Politics of Manufactured Outrage

Coincidence is often the first refuge of those unwilling to examine patterns. Every now and then, India witnesses an extraordinary convergence of controversies that, though unrelated on the surface, somehow erupt simultaneously, dominate headlines, flood social media, and become the ammunition of a relentless political campaign. The alleged NEET paper leak, renewed attacks on the…

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Have support from India: Netanyahu counters Vance

Washington:  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday cited support from India, countering American Vice President J D Vance’s remarks that the US was its sole powerful ally “anywhere left in the entire world.” Netanyahu told the ‘Fox News Sunday Briefing’ that Israel has the support of many other countries, including “a small country called…

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