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Structural consultant, contractor arrested after Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse in Maharashtra

ANI -
CM Shinde has said that the state govt is deciding on a 'war footing' for reconstruction of the statue, which collapsed earlier this week.

8 months after inauguration, 35-foot statue of Shivaji Maharaj collapses in Maharashtra fort

PTI -
While the exact cause is yet to be determined, the statue in Sindhudurg’s Rajkot Fort fell after two days of 'heavy rains and gusty winds'.

Bangladesh has an old problem with statues. Islamists find it to be an eyesore

Deep Halder -
In 2017, there was a controversy over the statue of the Lady Justice placed in Bangladesh's Supreme Court. It was removed after religious hardliners objected to it.

‘Deplorable:’ India on defacement of Gandhi statue in Italy, day before Modi’s visit for G7 summit

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Gandhi statue in Italian city of Brindisi was vandalised hours after its inauguration Wednesday.

India & Canadian envoy condemn ‘Khalistan zindabad’ graffiti on Hindu temple in Toronto

Pia Krishnankutty -
The gates of BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto, one of the largest temples in Canada, were spray-painted with the words 'Khalistan zindabad' & 'Hindustan murdabad'.

Soldier statue in Pakistan removed. Some say it was Hari Singh, others don’t even name it

Nidhima Taneja -
Hari Singh was known to be the Sikh warrior the Afghans were scared of. Haripur in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where the statue was removed, was named after him.

Not just Indians, Pakistanis also angry at Maharaja Ranjit Singh statue vandals

Unnati Sharma -
Maharaja Ranjit Singh, also known as Sher-e-Punjab, is hailed and respected as one of the bravest warrior kings.

Wooden statue of US First Lady Melania Trump torched on 4 July in her Slovenia hometown

Taran Deol -
Earlier this year, a wooden statue of US President Donald Trump was also torched in Slovenia’s Moravce.

Facebook post claims TMC’s Muslim men smashed Vidyasagar bust, but it’s from Iraq

Simrin Sirur -
The original picture has nothing to do with the West Bengal violence, but is of ISIS militants destroying ancient Iraqi artifacts. 

Not just Vidyasagar College, even Bangalore University is grappling with statue unrest

Rohini Swamy -
Placing statues of Saraswati and Buddha side-by-side to quell a dispute has opened a Pandora’s box at Bangalore University.
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Shishir Priyadarshi -
India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

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Economy

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

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Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Defence

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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