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Photos recovered from an encounter site in 2024 helped identify Pahalgam terrorists 

The three Pahalgam terrorists who were killed during Operation Mahadev on July 28 were identified and tracked with the help of photographs recovered from a mobile phone seized by the security forces after an encounter in south Kashmir in 2024, a senior government official said.

Odisha girl allegedly set afire dies; police reject attack angle

A 15-year-old girl who sustained over 75% burns after being allegedly set on fire by unidentified miscreants in Odisha’s Puri district on July 19 died at the AIIMS, New Delhi, on Saturday (August 2, 2025). However, in a major twist, the State police, just hours after girl’s death, said “no other person” was involved in the incident. Earlier reports had said that the girl was waylaid by three persons and set ablaze.

Sell only Swadeshi goods, PM Modi exhorts Indian traders amid ‘global economic uncertainty’

Asserting that India is on the path to becoming the world’s third-largest economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the country must remain alert to its own economic priorities amid the instability and uncertainty facing the world economy. PM Modi’s remarks came just days after U.S. President Donald Trump called India a “dead economy”.

India will continue to buy Russian oil, government sources tell NYT

India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of penalties, two Government sources told The New York Times, not wishing to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter. “These are long-term oil contracts,” one of the sources said. “It is not so simple to just stop buying overnight.

No political party has filed complaints on Bihar draft roll in last 24 hours, says Election Commission

A day after the publication of the draft electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, the Election Commission on Saturday said all eligible electors would be given new Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC). Hence, they should provide new photographs by September 1 when the deadline to file claims and objections ends, it said.

IndiGo bans passenger for 30-days for assaulting a co-traveller

IndiGo on Saturday announced an interim flying ban on a passenger for 30 days for assaulting a co-traveller on a Mumbai-Kolkata flight after the latter suffered a panic attack onboard and demanded that the aircraft return to the parking bay.

Indians in Ireland urged to take ‘reasonable precautions’ after growing number of racist attacks against foreigners

Against the backdrop of racist attacks on foreigners in Dublin, the Embassy of India in Ireland has issued an advisory for citizens urging them to take “reasonable precautions”. The advisory came soon after an Indian national took to social media, on July 31, reporting that he became the latest victim of an attack by teenage gang members.

Bangladesh to unveil democratic overhauls on revolution anniversary

Bangladesh’s interim government said on Saturday (August 2, 2025) it will release its slate of democratic overhauls on August 5, the one-year anniversary of the overthrow of the previous autocratic administration. Bangladesh has been in political turmoil since a student-led revolt ousted then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024, ending her 15-year rule.

Chhattisgarh court grants bail to two Kerala nuns in human trafficking-conversion case

A special court in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district on Saturday (August 2, 2025) granted bail to three persons, including two nuns from Kerala, arrested on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion, lawyers said. Principal District and Sessions Judge (NIA court) Sirajuddin Qureshi had reserved the order on their bail pleas after a hearing on Friday. The court has granted conditional bail to the trio, defence lawyer Amrito Das said.

Ahmedabad Air India crash: U.K. families await update on DNA-matched remains

British families, waiting for the remains of relatives aboard the London-bound Air India 171 plane that crashed soon after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport, are expecting confirmation on DNA matches after high-level India-U.K. government talks, their legal team has said.

Rajnath dares Rahul to detonate ‘atom bomb of evidence’ against ECI

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday (August 2, 2025) slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for claiming to have an “atom bomb of evidence” which would prove that the Election Commission was committing “vote theft” in Bihar.

Operation Sindoor succeeded with Mahadev’s blessings, says PM Modi in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (August 2, 2025) in Varanasi invoked Lord Shiva’s ‘Rudra roop’ (fierce form) to hail the country’s resolute action against terrorism, adding Operation Sindoor highlighted India’s strength and send a loud message that anyone who dares attack our homeland will not be spared, not even in ‘Pataal Lok’.

2024 Lok Sabha polls were ‘rigged’ and we will prove it, alleges Rahul Gandhi

In a no-holds-barred attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday (August 2, 2025), Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were rigged and claimed that the Congress party suspects anywhere between 70 and 100 seats were manipulated.

Tejashwi Yadav alleges name missing from electoral draft; Patna district administration clarifies his name is registered

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday (August 2, 2025) claimed that his name was missing in the Bihar’s “draft electoral rolls” published by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on August 1, 2025 and added that it’s a “murder of democracy and snatching away voter rights”.

Former Mali Prime Minister arrested for supporting jailed critics of the ruling military junta

Mali’s former Prime Minister was taken into pretrial detention on Friday (August 1, 2025) after expressing solidarity in a media post with jailed critics of the military junta ruling the West African country, his lawyer and a close associate said. Moussa Mara’s arrest is the latest in a crackdown on dissent by Mali’s military rulers following the country’s first pro-democracy rally since soldiers seized power nearly four years ago.

Coaches of passenger train derail in Pakistan, at least 30 injured

At least 30 passengers were injured after several coaches of a train derailed near Lahore, officials said on Saturday (August 2, 2025). According to the Pakistan Railways, the Islamabad Express that was going to Rawalpindi from Lahore derailed at Kala Shah Kaku, Sheikhupura, some 50 km from Lahore, on Friday (August 1, 2025) evening.