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Oil prices fall on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to resume. Source
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M.P BJP forms two-member panel to review Datia bypoll defeat, dissolves local unit
The Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) evening disbanded its Datia district unit as part of disciplinary action following recommendations from a two-member review panel constituted earlier in the day to delve into the reasons for the Datia byelection loss. “On the directions of State president Hemant Khandelwal, and based…
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Bankipur bypoll victory reveals Gen Z backing for Prashant Kishor
Former election strategist and Jan Suraaj Party founder, Prashant Kishor, on Monday (August 3, 2026), demolished the three-decade stronghold of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party over the Bankipur seat in central Patna by defeating BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha with a comfortable margin in the bypoll. Mr. Kishor’s party tasted defeat in the last Assembly…
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Washington state wildfires trigger evacuations
State officials said wildfires across more than 250,000 acres have led to widespread evacuations and power outages. Source
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Assam flood situation improves as number of affected dips to 1.78 lakh
The flood situation in Assam improved slightly, with the number of affected people coming down to 1.78 lakh even though the count of districts hit by the deluge increased to seven, an official bulletin said. No fatalities were reported in the State in the last 24 hours, with the death toll remaining at 82, the…
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Waqf registrations rise by 35,000 in West Bengal after UMEED portal launch
Kolkata The Union Minority Affairs Ministry has informed Parliament that 1,15,551 Waqf properties in West Bengal have been validated and approved on the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) portal as of July 15, 2026, up from 80,548 properties reported in February 2025. A rise of around 35,000 registrations in a year. “As on date 15.07.2026, a total of 1,33,417 waqf properties…
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What Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation means for Odisha politics?
Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as Union Education Minister has undoubtedly dented the image of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Though he is unlikely to return to the Union Cabinet in the near future, his stature as a party strongman in Odisha remains largely intact. Mr. Pradhan is Odisha’s longest-serving Union Minister and arguably its most influential leader.…
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Odisha proposes radical reform in policy “Nutan Sakala” to curb trafficking of women, girls
Trafficking profile of the State raises concern as it has been recording highest number of human trafficking victims annually in India since 2021 with “near-zero” conviction rates in certain years Source