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    Muslim Population in India May Match Indonesia After Census: Rijiju

    Union minister Kiren Rijiju said India’s Muslim population could nearly match Indonesia’s after the Census, while asserting that all citizens are equal under the Constitution.

    South Asia
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    65% Bengal MLAs Face Criminal Cases, 61% Crorepatis

    ADR report reveals 65% of newly elected West Bengal MLAs face criminal cases, while 61% are crorepatis. Women remain underrepresented at just 13% in the Assembly.

    South Asia
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    WB Result: Split Minority Votes Dent TMC, Lift BJP

    BJP’s Bengal sweep gains momentum from split minority votes in key districts, weakening TMC’s stronghold. Fragmented Muslim voting and opposition divide reshape the state’s political landscape.

    South Asia
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    West Bengal Polls: BJP Crosses Majority Mark, Leads in 185 Seats

    BJP surges past majority mark in West Bengal, leading in 185 seats against TMC’s 91. Early trends signal a major political shift, though counting continues and results may still change.

    South Asia
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    Iran Opens Hormuz Shipping Lanes After Lebanon Ceasefire

    Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz to shipping after a Lebanon ceasefire, easing energy market tensions and signaling fragile diplomatic progress amid ongoing US-Iran negotiations and regional uncertainty.

    West Asia
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    Turkish Activists Form Human Chain in Iran in Show of Solidarity

    Turkish cultural figures and media activists form a human chain outside a Tabriz power plant, signalling solidarity with Iran as regional tensions continue to escalate.

    West Asia
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    FIR Filed in Rs 550 Crore IDFC Bank Embezzlement Case

    CBI registers FIR in Rs 550 crore Haryana funds embezzlement case involving alleged shell firms and bank officials, after taking over probe into fraudulent transactions and diversion of public money.

    South Asia
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    FIR Filed in Rs 550 Crore IDFC Bank Embezzlement Case

    CBI registers FIR in Rs 550 crore Haryana funds embezzlement case involving alleged shell firms and bank officials, after taking over probe into fraudulent transactions and diversion of public money.

    South Asia
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    Massive Public Turnout on the 40th Day of Iran Leader

    Thousands gathered across Iran to mark 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s assassination, with processions in Tehran, religious observances, and official ceremonies held nationwide.

    West Asia
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    Trump Pulls Back From Brink as Iran Declares Victory After 40-Day War

    US President Donald Trump halted planned strikes on Iran hours before a deadline, agreeing to a two-week ceasefire in a 40-day conflict, as Tehran claimed victory.

    West Asia
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    Iran Rejects Trump’s Temporary Ceasefire Proposal

    Iran rejects US ceasefire, demands a permanent end to war, sanctions relief, and guarantees, warning any temporary truce would only escalate future conflict.

    West Asia
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    US President Threatens Civilisation

    US President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran does not meet his latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to agree to a deal.

    West Asia
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    63 children die in India hospital over two days: police

    More than 30 children, many of them newborns, have lost their lives in a government-run hospital in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh during the last two days, police and officials say.

    South Asia
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    Indian Army steps up ‘readiness’ on China border

    India's military has increased operational readiness along the eastern Indian border with China, sources said, as neither side shows any sign of backing off from a face-off in a remote Himalayan region.

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    US-led airstrike kills 16 civilians in Afghanistan

    An air raid conducted by foreign forces in Afghanistan has claimed the lives of at least 16 civilians in the eastern province of Nangarhar, which borders Pakistan.

    Central Asia
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    India's top judge urged to end quickfire Muslim divorce law

    India's top judge was urged on Thursday to scrap a civil law that permits Muslim men to divorce their wives by simply stating their intention three times, a practice that has even left some wives dumped by text.

    South Asia
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    India ‘to deport 40,000 Rohingya Muslims’

    A government spokesman said on Friday that New Delhi was in talks with Bangladesh and Myanmar about its plan to deport around 40,000 Rohingya Muslims.

    Southeast Asia
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    Fear, unease growing among Muslims in India, says outgoing Vice President

    Outgoing Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari today said there is a feeling of unease and a sense of insecurity among the Muslims in the country, asserting the "ambience of acceptance" is now under threat.

    South Asia
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    14 Shia Saudis at imminent risk of execution, HRW warns

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that 14 Shia Saudi citizens are at imminent risk of execution after Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court upheld their death sentences in mid-July following an “unfair trial”

    West Asia
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    Indian Army orders People near Doklam to vacate their Village

    According to sources, a few hundred villagers living in Nathang village have been asked to vacate their houses immediately. Nathang is 35 km from the site of the two-month old standoff between Indian and Chinese troops.

    South Asia
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    Doklam standoff: What if we enter Kashmir? China to India

    China, this time through official sources, needled India once again over the ongoing Doklam standoff, asking New Delhi what it would do if Beijing "enters" Kashmir.

    South Asia
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    Pak asks US to shun force in Afghanistan

    In its input for the ongoing review by the United States on Afghanistan, Pakistan has advised the Trump administration to follow the path of negotiations instead of relying on the use of force to find a solution.

    Central Asia
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    Int'l Red Cross warns of rising air strikes against civilians in Yemen

    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned Tuesday of the rising trend recently of air strikes targeting civilians in Yemen, urging for an end to such practices.

    West Asia
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    Pakistan: JuD launches political party, plans to contest 2018 polls

    The Jamaatud Dawa (JuD), a Pakistan-based charity that the US accuses of being a front for anti-India militant group, has entered the mainstream politics by forming a new party, officials said Monday.

    South Asia

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