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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.

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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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    Indian students rally after woman threatened with rape

    A day after nationalist group Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) held its ‘Tiranga’ march in the Indian national  capital, hundreds of students and teachers from Delhi University

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    Eleven Afghan police killed in insider attack

    An Afghan policeman linked to the Taliban shot dead 11 of his colleagues at a checkpoint in the southern province of Helmand, officials said Tuesday, in the latest so-called “insider attack”.

    Central Asia
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    Israeli planes hit Gaza after rocket attack

    The planes also made two raids against Hamas lookout posts along the border with Israel, east of Khan Yunis, and on a base of Islamic Jihad's military wing in the north of the strip, the source said.

    West Asia
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    Iran tests missiles in naval exercises

    The latest naval cruise missile called Nasr was test-fired during Velayat 95 naval manoeuvres in the southern waters of the country,” said Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan, according to the Fars news agency.

    West Asia
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    Taliban leader goes green, urges Afghans to plant trees

    Taliban's leader has just issued a statement calling on Afghans to plant more trees while Kabul government said the move was made to "deceive public opinion" and distract from the Taliban's "crimes and destruction."

    Central Asia
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    Thousands of Azerbaijanis mark Khojaly massacre

    Thousands of Azerbaijanis in Baku on Sunday commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Khojaly massacre, a 1992 attack which took the lives of hundreds of civilians, including children.

    Central Asia
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    Saudi king in Malaysia on first leg of Asia tour

    The visit is the first by a Saudi king to Malaysia in more than a decade, as the Arab nation courts Asian investors for the sale of a 5 per cent stake in state firm Aramco in 2018, expected to be the world’s biggest IPO.

    Southeast Asia
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    'Yemeni forces shoot down Jordanian F-16'

    Yemeni air defense forces, backed by fighters from allied Popular Committees, have reportedly intercepted and shot down a single-engine, supersonic and multirole F-16 fighter jet of the Royal Jordanian Air Force.

    West Asia
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    India mulling control of mosques and media in Kashmir to improve situation

    A Ministry of Home Affairs,India report has purportedly recommended the “control” of the mosque, madrasa, print and television media, political scenario changes, strengthening of intelligence infrastructure.

    South Asia
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    Iran complying with nuclear deal, says UN watchdog

    Iran is complying with the landmark nuclear deal it sealed with major world powers in 2015, according to a report from the UN watchdog seen by AFP on Friday.

    West Asia
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    UN decries Israeli sentence as excessively lenient

    The United Nations’ human rights office said on Friday that an 18-month sentence handed down to an Israeli soldier for killing a wounded Palestinian was “excessively lenient” and “unacceptable”.

    West Asia
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    Saudi minister in talks with Iran team over Hajj

    A Saudi minister held talks with an Iranian delegation about the possibility of Iranian pilgrims rejoining the annual Hajj despite ruptured ties between the two countries, state media reported late Thursday.

    West Asia

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