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Congress demands action against former Home Secretary over 1993 firing incident
In its annual Martyrs’ Day observance on Tuesday (July 21, 2026), the Congress party demanded action against the former home secretary, Manish Gupta, for the 1993 police firing incident, who later became a minister in the Trinamool Congress government in 2011. The development comes only a day after the Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, tabled the…
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Farmers stopped at Punjab-Haryana border en route to Delhi rally against India-U.S. trade deal
Workers under the ‘Desh Bachao Morcha’ take out a motorcycle rally against the proposed India-U.S. trade deal and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), while heading to the Deputy Commissioner’s office to submit a memorandum, in Amritsar, Punjab, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Farmers from Punjab under the banner of ‘Desh Bachao Morcha’ (save…
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U.S. accuses Cuba of sweeping spy campaign, aiding American left
FILE – A U.S. and Cuban flag hangs on a wall in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Jan 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File) | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. State Department report on Monday accused Cuban spies of infiltrating the highest levels of government in Washington and aiding “left-wing terrorism” on American soil. Containing little new…
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Africa surpasses Asia with highest population facing hunger: UN
A young boy with a donkey cart arrives to receive food aid in Mangwe district in southwestern Zimbabwe. File. | Photo Credit: AP Africa has for the first time become the continent with the largest number of people facing hunger, a UN report said Tuesday (July 21, 2026), as a growing number of Africans have…
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KSU stages railway blockade in Kannur
Police removing KSU workers who staged rail blockade in Kannur on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: S.K. MOHAN The Kannur district committee of the Kerala Students’ Union (KSU) staged a rail blockade at the Kannur railway station on Tuesday, protesting against the Delhi Police’s action against senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, and the alleged irregularities…
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Political minefields: On the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Andy Burnham, the former Mayor of Greater Manchester and the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has picked a challenging time to enter office. The revolving doors at 10 Downing Street appear to be spinning off their hinges — he will be the seventh Prime Minister in just over a decade, and the fifth…