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Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen will make her first public appearance in Kolkata since 2007 at an event on August 1, nearly two decades after protests over her memoir Dwikhondito forced her to leave the city. Speaking to PTI, Nasreen said returning to Kolkata felt…
Speaking to PTI, Nasreen said returning to Kolkata felt like coming back to “my own country” and expressed hope that her visit would reaffirm the importance of freedom of expression and protecting dissenting voices. Cybercrime police in Hyderabad have registered cases against operators of.
Hamas has formally agreed to a 20-point deal brokered under President Trump’s “Board of Peace” framework, which includes provisions for Gaza’s disarmament. Celebrated mountaineer Nirmal Purja is among ten climbers feared missing after an avalanche struck Pakistan’s Broad Peak, triggering a rescue operation on.
What Happened
Purja, known for his record-breaking ascents of all 14 eight-thousanders, was part of an expedition on the peak when the avalanche hit. Delhi dropped 13 FIRs against CJP protesters in a single day, while Maharashtra’s demonstrators continue to wait for the promised.
Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen will make her first public appearance in Kolkata since 2007 at an event on August 1, nearly two decades after protests over her memoir Dwikhondito forced her to leave.
The agreement, if it holds, would represent the most significant diplomatic breakthrough in the conflict since October 2023 — though the distance between a signed deal and durable peace in Gaza has historically been.
Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen will make her first public appearance in Kolkata since 2007 at an event on August 1, nearly two decades after protests over her memoir Dwikhondito forced her to leave.
Key Details
At least 32 miners have been killed and 10 others trapped after a blast at a coal mine in Pakistan’s Quetta, in one of the deadliest mining disasters in the country in recent years — a reminder of the chronic safety failures.
Karnataka has called an all-party meeting on August 2 after the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) upheld a directive asking the state to release 3,500 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15.
The NGO alleged Prakash had been forced into bonded labour at a dairy farm in Punjab for nearly two decades before being rescued in 2022.
The share of over-leveraged consumers rose from 5% in FY17 to 18% in FY24 before easing to 15% in FY26, while new-to-credit borrowers' share of retail loan originations fell from 32% in 2017 to.
Why It Matters
The Congress government said it had appealed the decision, while pro-Kannada groups are considering a bandh over the order. Karnataka has argued it is facing acute hydrological distress due to poor monsoon inflows, while Tamil Nadu has sought higher water releases.
Cybercrime police in Hyderabad have registered cases against operators of several Facebook and Instagram accounts and the India head of parent company Meta over allegedly morphed and objectionable content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The police have not confirmed any organisational affiliation or motive and said the investigation is underway.
What Reports Say
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Continued reporting by The Indian Express as more details emerge
