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Targeted stereotyping of Hindus and Sikhs? US administration’s poster featuring ‘Mr Singh’ sparks racism row

As the US administration’s poster gained traction on X and resonated within diaspora communities, Indian-American advocacy bodies condemned the advertisement and sought to impress upon US Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K Dhillon and FBI Director Kash Patel for federal scrutiny of the post.

Headmaster assaulted by students at a school in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri; midday meal dispute behind incident

A group of students barged into the headmaster's office and began punching and kicking him, then chased him out of his office while continuing the assault. The incident lays bare a troubling breakdown in trust between the school administration and the students.

Former Delhi chief secretary Rakesh Mehta found dead at his Noida flat; police say he ended his own life

The death of the 75-year-old retired IAS officer, Rakesh Mehta, was discovered after his wife, herself a retired IAS officer, tried to reach him by phone from out of town and got no answer despite several attempts. Mehta left a handwritten note behind.

No liquor and DJ during Durga Puja in Bengal any more; govt also wants puja pandals to stay within ‘Sanatan traditions’

Durga Puja organisers in West Bengal will have to be cautious this year. The Suvendu Adhikari government has told Puja committees that idols, pandal designs and themes cannot depart from “Sanatan traditions”.

Pregnant woman loses baby in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra as ambulance remains stuck in pothole for two hours

The ambulance could be pulled out of the huge pothole with the help of a tractor. The baby’s death due to a bad road in Uttar Pradesh prompted Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to claim corruption is rampant in the state.

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