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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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    'US mulling drone strikes in Philippines'

    The US Department of Defense is weighing a new strategy that would authorize the military to expand its global drone strike program to the Philippines, according to a new report.

    Central Asia
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    US forces attack Iraqi military base,kill 30 troops

    In the statement, the brigades called on the Iraqi government to launch an extensive investigation into the incident, while noting that the US’ actions will not remain unanswered.

    West Asia
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    Gandhi brand no longer sells in Indian politics

    India's Congress party and its controlling Nehru-Gandhi dynasty that has been synonymous with political power for most of the 70 years since independence, hit a new low with this weekend's vice-presidential election.

    South Asia
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    Insurgents butcher 50 civilians in Afghan village

    Militants have massacred dozens of civilians, mostly Shia Hazaras, in “a brutal, inhumane way” after attacking a village in a remote area of Afghanistan’s northern province of Sar-e Pul, officials and locals say.

    Central Asia
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    Western Divide Evident At Rouhani Inauguration

    Observers say, Mogherini's presence in Tehran is a clear show of support for the Iranian president, who built his first four years in office on a policy of engagement with western nations.

    West Asia
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    Darshan Lal becomes first Hindu to enter Pakistan cabinet in 20 years

    Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi formed his cabinet on Friday, filling it with his toppled predecessor Nawaz Sharif's aides and allies. It also included the first Hindu in a Pakistan government.

    South Asia
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    Buddhist nationalists raise new fears among Rohingyas

    Religious tensions are on the rise again in Myanmar, after masked assailants attacked young Muslims and nationalists led by Buddhist monks set up protest camps in major cities this week.

    Southeast Asia
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    China threatens 'military operations' against India: Report

    India and China have been witnessing a prolonged standoff in the Sikkim sector since June 16 after Chinese troops began constructing a road near the Bhutan trijunction.

    South Asia
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    Benjamin Netanyahu is suspect in fraud, corruption case

    Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been named as a suspect in two investigations into allegations of “fraud, breach of trust and bribes” with his former chief of staff signing a deal with prosecutors.

    West Asia
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    US strikes against IS claim another 21 civilian lives, toll 624

    The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria on Friday acknowledged another 21 civilian deaths in past air strikes, bringing the toll up to 624.

    West Asia
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    Doklam standoff: India wants peace and tranquility as China cries foul

    India has turned down China's demand that the Indian Army should immediately withdraw soldiers from Doklam near the Sikkim-China-Bhutan trijunction.

    South Asia
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    New Pakistan PM Shahid Abbasi's cabinet sworn in

    The Cabinet of Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was sworn in on Friday with media reports saying that Khawaja Asif has been appointed the country's first full-time foreign minister since 2013.

    South Asia

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