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Won’t allow govt control of Ayodhya Ram temple at any cost, says VHP
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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Israeli drone strike kills four people in southern Lebanon, Lebanese state media reports
Mohamed Ashek, 13, carries a toolbox as he walks amid the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike after returning home following displacement during the war, after the Israel-Lebanon deal, in Tyre, southern Lebanon, on July 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Four people were killed by an Israeli drone strike on a…
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Form used in rehearsal for second phase of Census has an ‘open column’ to record caste
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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Have support from India: Netanyahu counters Vance
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that the U.S. is not Israel’s sole ally, citing India’s support. File | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (July 5, 2026) cited support from India, countering American Vice President J.D. Vance’s remarks that the U.S. was its sole powerful ally “anywhere left in the…
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Thousands flee raging wildfires in southern Europe
Wildfires raged across southern Europe on Monday (July 6, 2026), forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes and prompting officials to ban spectators from a stage of the storied Tour de France cycling race. Hundreds of firefighters are battling blazes that have devastated more than 19,000 hectares (42,000 acres) of land — an area…
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Bikers perform wheelies in front of ambulance, endanger patient’s life in Bengaluru
A file photo of a driver adjusting the siren light of an ambulance. The incident reportedly occurred around 2 a.m. on June 4 on the road connecting Yeshwanthpur and Goraguntepalya | Photo Credit: R. V. Moorthy In a shocking display of recklessness, a group of bikers allegedly performed dangerous wheelies in front of a speeding…