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Year since Indian child’s death in US, govt drags feet on punishing adoption agency

Sanya Dhingra -
Sherin Mathews, aged three years old, allegedly died after an assault by her Indian-American adoptive father
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Trigger-happy UP policeman kills Apple Store manager over altercation in Lucknow

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Two constables suspended after one of them allegedly opened fire at 38-year-old Vivek Tiwari; victim's wife writes to CM seeking fair probe
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Gujarat and Delhi students emerge winners in ConQuest national quiz finals

Rohini Swamy -
Bengaluru played host to two of the editions on the same day, first the south regional round and then the finals.
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Facebook’s security breach a major blow to the company’s effort to rebuild trust with users

Sarah Frier -
Hackers exploited several software bugs at once to obtain login access to as many as 50 million Facebook accounts.
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Data of 50 million Facebook users at risk after security breach

Sarah Frier -
Accounts of Facebook CEO Zuckerberg and chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg were among those targeted by hackers.
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Modi govt said autonomy won’t lead to fee hike but is now pushing varsities to raise fees

Kritika Sharma -
HRD ministry has warned central universities that if they don't sign the MoU that calls for gradual annual increase in fees, they could lose grants.
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Year after Mumbai train station stampede killed 23, commuters say not much has changed

Manasi Phadke -
The new bridge is not convenient for most passengers and is mostly used by vendors to reach their market on nearby Senapati Bapat Marg, say people.
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Any hint of detection and we would’ve called off surgical strikes: Retd Indian Army general

Pragya Kaushika -
Lt General Rajendra Nimborkar (retd), who commanded the Jammu corps, says the Indian Army ruled out airpower, didn’t risk live feed of operation.
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Police leaks led to trial by media in Bhima-Koregaon case: Quotes from dissenting judge

Ritika Jain -
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud says role of the court involves sensitive balances when state seeks to curb freedom to investigate offences against it.
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GST Council sets up Group of Ministers to look into Kerala’s demand for calamity cess

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Council headed by finance minister Arun Jaitley also discussed revenue shortfall in the states under GST.
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Bengaluru & Hyderabad share many of Dubai’s characteristics. Why they don’t function the same

Shailaja Chandra -
Luxury is visible everywhere in Dubai, but what impressed me more was order. Parks, pathways and crossings seemed designed for actual use, not symbolic display.

India’s PDS isn’t future-ready. It needs five major reforms

West Bengal is almost beyond redemption. Messi’s visit exposed the long decay

Economy

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Defence

Turkiye delivers second MILGEM-class corvette Khaibar to Pakistan Navy, two others in making

Vaibhav Pant -
Contract for construction of four MILGEM-class ships was signed in 2018. PNS Bedir is to be delivered by June 2026, while PNS Tariq is due for delivery in first quarter of 2027.

National Interest

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

Shekhar Gupta -
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.

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