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Sushma Swaraj gets into Twitter spat with Pakistani minister on the treatment of minorities

Sushma Swaraj tweeted that she had asked for a report from the Indian High Commissioner about the forced conversion of two Hindu girls, triggering the spat.

BJP veteran Shanta Kumar’s six decade-long political journey comes to an unpleasant end

The BJP didn’t give Shanta Kumar, the 84-year-old former CM of Himachal Pradesh, a chance to defend the Kangra seat, signalling the end of the road for him.

CBSE to add artificial intelligence, yoga in curriculum

Along with the two subjects the board will also introduce childhood care education as a new subject.

Indian summer monsoon amplified global warming 130,000 years ago

Indian summer monsoon which was highly sensitive in the past also helped end the ice age.

Mulayam Singh Yadav name absent from SP list of star campaigners

Akhilesh Yadav to contest from Azamgarh, the seat represented in the Lok Sabha by his father Mulayam Singh Yadav who has shifted to Mainpuri in this election

UP police arrest 7 for lynching Muslim man in Sonebhadra village

Police say dispute over religious site, accuse local govt school teacher of running shakhas and instigating mob against victim.

Advani bows out as a government ‘diverts attention from its failures’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Justice P.C. Ghose sworn in as country’s first Lokpal

The oath was administered to the former Supreme Court judge by President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

What is the JKLF, the organisation banned by the Modi government

The government has banned the separatist organisation after accusing it of funnelling funds for terrorism and killing of Kashmiri Pandits.

Delhi court orders attachment of Vijay Mallya’s Bengaluru properties

The court ordered the Bengaluru Police to attach liquor baron Mallya's properties to a case relating to FERA violations by July 10.

On Camera

Devdas to Heeramandi—Bhansali doesn’t reduce courtesans to performers. They have a voice

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s films may be over-the-top, but by shining the spotlight on women who are otherwise forced to work on the edges of acceptable society, he gives them agency.

Asia’s growth outlook remains positive despite external uncertainties, says ADB

The Asian Development Outlook 2024 report suggests that policymakers in the region should monitor a number of risks. These include escalating conflicts and geopolitical tensions.

Conventional military force no more deciding factor, says Army chief. Calls for self-reliance

Army is pursuing 45 niche technologies identified for military application & 120 indigenous projects are underway to develop & absorb these niche technologies, Gen Pande says.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.