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Bankipur bypoll: voters say the battle will be between BJP and JSP
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary with BJP candidate for Bankipur Assembly by-election Abhishek Kumar Sinha during the ‘Ashirvad Sabha’ held after filing his nomination papers, in Patna. | Photo Credit: ANI Ahead of the byelection to the Bankipur Assembly constituency in Patna, residents said the contest this time will be between the Bharatiya Janata Party…
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Gaza civil defence says Israeli attacks kill six
Palestinians gather around a car hit in an Israeli military strike that, according to health authorities, killed at least one person in Gaza City, Thursday, July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Gaza’s civil defence agency and health officials said Israeli attacks killed six people across the Palestinian territory on Thursday (July 9, 2026). A…
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8 men indicted in planned drone and sniper attack on White House UFC cage-fighting show
Workers continue building the cage for UFC fight on the South Lawn in front of the White House. File | Photo Credit: AP Eight men were indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges on Thursday (July 9, 2026) for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show staged…
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Gone girls | Death of 14 Juang girls from Odisha in Tiruvallur ammonia gas leak exposes tribe’s socio-economic struggle
When the MGR Chennai Central–Bhubaneswar Superfast Express pulled into the Bhubaneswar railway station on the morning of June 27, Sari Juang, along with her two younger sisters, had just cheated death by a mile. The over 1,500-km journey back to their home State followed a deadly ammonia gas leak at their workplace – a seafood…
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China, Taiwan brace for Typhoon Bavi; likely to make landfall in eastern Fujian on July 11
Suao Port, as Typhoon Bavi approaches Taiwan, in Yilan, Taiwan, on July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters China is still reeling from Typhoon Maysak with 39 killed in flooding caused by the storm in Guangxi; nine others still missing China and Taiwan were bracing for possibly the most destructive tropical storm in years as…
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Prabhsimran credits Yuvraj, Ponting for his improvement
Prabhsimran Singh. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Prabhsimran Singh was in the middle of a gym session when he got to know about his selection in the India squad for the three T20Is in Zimbabwe later this month. When PTI reached out to him, the 25-year-old from Patiala could not express in words…