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Odisha doctors call of strike after government assurances
Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA), Odisha’s largest association of government doctors, called off strike which was launched demanding better service conditions and workplace safety following assurance from the Mohan Majhi Government on Saturday (July 4, 2026). “We met Odisha Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling and…
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Aung San Suu Kyi | A symbol of resistance
When Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow met Myanmar’s newly designated President Min Aung Hlaing in April 2026, he was told that the regime in Naypyitaw was “considering good things” for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. This was the same general who, as chief of the dreaded junta, had deposed the country’s civilian government yet again…
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No need for India to take a leaf out of Pakistan’s Iran mediation book, says envoy
Ambassador to China Vikram Doraiswami speaking at the Protectionism and Global Economic Governance Panel at the 14th World Peace Forum on July 4, 2026. Photo: X/EOIBeijing Rejecting comparisons between India’s role on the world stage and Pakistan’s recent mediation efforts in the Iran crisis, Ambassador to China Vikram Doraiswami said on Saturday (July 4, 2026)…
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Fresh political support pours in on 15th day of CJP protest; student hospitalised
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)’s protest at Jantar Mantar entered its 15th day on Saturday (July 4, 2026), drawing fresh political support from AAP MP Sanjay Singh and CPI(M) MP John Brittas, while climate activist Sonam Wangchuk continued the seventh day of his hunger strike. All India Students’ Association (AISA) said one of its fasting…
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Mali government reports rebel attacks targeting northern towns
A general view shows traffic moving along a main road in Bamako on July 4, 2026. Jihadists and their separatist Tuareg allies hit Mali with fresh coordinated attacks on July 4, 2026, striking multiple towns and a prison just months after hobbling the country’s military junta with a similar wave of assaults. | Photo Credit:…
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Ninth edition of The Hindu Home Expo commences at LuLu Mall
Mayor V.K. Minimol inaugurating the 9th edition of the two-day The Hindu Home Expo 2026 at LuLu Mall, Kochi, on July 4, 2026, in the presence of Kiran Joshi, Assistant Vice-President and Kerala Business Head of The Hindu; Sandeep Abraham, President, Sales and Growth Strategy, CERA Sanitaryware Limited; Jayadeep Narasimhan, General Manager, Sales, CERA Sanitaryware Limited; and K.S. Sudhi, Chief of Bureau, The Hindu, Kochi. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Curtains have gone up on the ninth…