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How Abdul Basheer's Family Held a Funeral That Challenged Hatred

In Dakshina Kannada, where revenge propagates a cycle, victims of a communal killing sought to end it.

Safa KT writes
https://t.co/eLjfTZ7KZH

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Number of Indian Students in the US Drops to 29-Month Low: Report

There are 3,38,230 Indian students in the US as of July, while the monthly count decline from Sept 2025 to July 2026 has been 12% compared to 4.4% in the same period in the previous year.

https://t.co/6Tj5rEvMjh

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This Independence Day, Modi is Empty, Out of Both Energy and Ideas

Modi obviously wants cheerleaders and sycophants in every sphere of national life.

@whoskj2 writes
https://t.co/gd87KEBYEC

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The Rs 4.6 Lakh Crore Price India Pays For Violence Against Women

Sonali Mishra, Karan Babbar✍️
https://t.co/LGlfNPsqG2

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NALSAR Student Bar Council Asks for Manan Mishra's Apology Over Remarks on CJI Protesters

N. Rahul✍️
https://t.co/dT4n0t200r

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Over 100 Signatories Urge CJI Surya Kant to Uphold Liberty for Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam

Signatories invoke the Chief Justice of India's K.A. Najeeb ruling, urging him to uphold its principles in the Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam cases.

https://t.co/vcmMl2FlYA

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NLSIU Bengaluru Graduating Students, Existing Students and Alumni Demand ‘Unconditional Apology’ from BCI

https://t.co/Mbj9cRQC3L

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‘National unity cannot be strengthened by compelling citizens to participate in an expression that, for reasons of faith or conscience, they may not be able to embrace,’ the NBCC said in a statement.
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Nagaland Church Body Opposes ‘Vande Mataram’ Rendition at Independence Day Events
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“I stand by my belief that the invited guest must not be given any platform where they can influence, infect young minds. She belongs to the Tukde Tukde gang and must not be given such spacer,” VHP's Vinod Bansal told The Wire. | @tarushi_aswani
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VHP Denies Protest Against JNU Professor Zoya Hasan After Talk on Pluralism Cancelled in Delhi School

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https://t.co/WcxtrhTGsf

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How Indian Communists Built a Mass Movement and Why the State Feared It

Rashi Agrawal✍️
https://t.co/OSF1ACQsvB

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Swaraj is Freedom from Xenophobic Nationalism

Faisal C.K.✍️
https://t.co/UF6y1X8dIW

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If the statutory mechanisms for maintaining and cleaning electoral rolls had been effectively enforced and properly recorded, there would have been no need for a large-scale and disruptive SIR.

Suchak Patel✍️
https://t.co/CeG9JDtFRN

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If Voter Rolls Were Properly Maintained, Would SIR Be Needed? RTI Records Tell the Story.

Suchak Patel✍️
https://t.co/CeG9JDtFRN

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आज़ादी का जश्न और यूथ के प्रश्न

#TheWireLive | @_YogendraYadav
https://t.co/LtvndTLEdr

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The Andaman and Nicobar island administration has called for interested private-sector entities to undertake a “preliminary assessment” of technical, economic, environmental, operational and strategic feasibilities for the data centre.

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Island Administration Now Wants A Private, ‘Green’ AI Data Centre on Great Nicobar

https://t.co/pEfPS4r4Fs

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आज़ादी का जश्न और यूथ के प्रश्न | Online Concert & Conversation | Independence Day 2026 https://t.co/5tWKRaPEF0

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The remarks by the MEA spokesperson followed an exchange at a Congress event that invoked Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the recent focus on the Modi-Meloni 'Melodi' camaraderie.
https://t.co/8gFunQvdRC

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MEA Urges 'Respect', 'Mutual Understanding' After Meloni Remark at Congress Event
https://t.co/8gFunQvdRC