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Topic: Purulia

Researchers tracking pangolins stunned by rare sight—a rusty-spotted cat in Purulia forest

Weighing a mere 900 grams, the rusty-spotted cat, which is world's smallest cat, appeared in front of one of 7 camera traps installed in a Purulia forest by a Kolkata NGO. 

12 arrested over ‘assault’ on monks in West Bengal’s Purulia, political row erupts

In the video, authenticity of which PTI could not independently verify, the monks, who were on their way to Gangasagar Mela, could be seen getting roughed up by a mob in Kashipur.

Amit Shah set for Purulia visit in bid to bolster Bengal outreach after BJP workers’ deaths

The visit, likely to take place at the end of June, is aimed at keeping up the pressure on the Mamata Banerjee government amid allegations of widespread political violence by her party.

Last laughs: Donald Trump pardons federal law violator and Indian media’s selective coverage

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

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.