Mon 11 August 2025: On Monday, Indian police detained Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi, and multiple senior opposition MPs during a march in New Delhi opposing a contentious revision of Bihar’s voter list, local media reported. The unified opposition protest was sparked by the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) […]
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Sun 10 August 2025: Pakistan on Saturday rejected an Indian claim to have shot down six Pakistani aircraft, including five fighter jets, during May’s four-day conflict between the South Asian nuclear-armed neighbors. The claim was “implausible” and “ill-timed,” said Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif in a statement. “Not a single Pakistani aircraft was hit or […]
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Sat 09 August 2025: In the US-China technology rivalry, which came to light with the bans the US imposed on Huawei in 2019, the biggest competition in recent years has been in the chip sector. In recent days, allegations of espionage and theft have risen to the top of the agenda in a process that has continued […]
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Sat 09 August 2025: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has dropped prominent historical figures like Tipu Sultan, Haider Ali, Raziya Sultan and Nur Jahan from the history syllabus of 8th class. This change has been done under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education […]
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Fri 08 August 2025: The Jammu and Kashmir government has banned the publication and circulation of 25 books, including works by prominent authors such as Maulana Maududi, Arundhati Roy, A.G. Noorani, Victoria Schofield, and David Devadas. The books have been deemed by the authorities as promoting “false narratives” and “glorifying terrorism,” posing a threat to […]
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Thu 07 August 2025: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recognized India’s use of Israeli-supplied weapons, including the jointly developed Barak-8 missile with India’s Defence Research Development Organisation and HARPY drones, in its military operation, Operation Sindoor, launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. “The things we provided before worked very well on the field… […]
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Thu 07 August 2025: On Thursday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared his readiness to pay a “heavy price,” in response to elevated US tariffs, emphasizing that he will “never compromise” on safeguarding the interests of India’s citizens. His reaction came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump doubled US tariffs on India to 50%, up […]
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Image Courtesy : Scroll Wed 06 August 2025: Washington-based advocacy and research group India Hate Lab on Thursday released a new data brief under its Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) initiative on “sharp and deeply concerning” escalation in hate speech, targeted harassment and violence against Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam state. The briefing said Senior Bharatiya Janata Party […]
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Wed 06 August 2025: China has approved the ninth batch of applications from research institutions for borrowing lunar samples returned by the Chang’e-5 and Chang’e-6 Moon missions, state media reported Monday. The Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center, which operates under the China National Space Administration, released the approved list, said state-run Xinhua News Agency. […]
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Tue 05 August 2025: China is restricting supplies of critical minerals to Western defense firms, delaying production and forcing them to seek alternatives in other markets, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources at the companies. For example, the newspaper points out, one drone manufacturer that supplies the US military was forced to delay orders […]
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