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The Indian national who was killed while travelling in a vehicle to a hospital in the Khan Younis area from the Rafah region has been identified as former army man Anil Vaibhav Kale. The identity of Kale was revealed by Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesperson of the United Nations Secretary-General, in a statement on Monday night.

Four years after a Bangladeshi Hindu girl named Tithy Sarkar was accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad and committing ‘blasphemy’ on social media, a court in Dhaka sentenced her to 5 years in prison. This harsh sentence has raised serious concerns about the state of religious freedom and minority rights in Bangladesh.

In a startling turn of events, Madhavi Latha, the BJP candidate from Hyderabad, experienced a direct threat to her safety. An attack on her convoy near Victoria Hotel in the heart of the city has ignited tensions and raised questions about the political climate in Hyderabad. According to reports, the attackers were identified as supporters of the AIMIM, reflecting a potentially volatile reaction to the ongoing electoral competition.

Kushinagar: In the quiet village of Baghparna, under the jurisdiction of Nebova Naurangia police station in Kushinagar district, a heated discussion about the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections escalated into a tragic event last Friday night. The debate, centered around various political issues, unexpectedly spiraled into a deadly controversy.

On May 8th, Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit, who was accused of an alleged role in the 2008 Malegaon blast under the UPA government, disclosed to an NIA court about the severe treatment he received while in custody. Lt Col Purohit claimed that officers from the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) illegally coerced him. He was pressed to implicate leading figures from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), including the current Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath.

In a dramatic turn of events that could rival any daytime soap opera, Sam Pitroda, the proclaimed ideological guru of Rahul Gandhi and the brains behind many a Congress policy, has decided to hang up his boots as the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress. His exit wasn't triggered by a newfound desire for retirement but by a storm of criticism over his racially charged comments about how people from different regions of India look.

In a tragic turn of events, a 15-year-old boy who vanished under mysterious circumstances was discovered deceased, ending a tense four-day search. The teen, initially reported missing on May 1, was last seen outside a local eatery in Greater Noida's Beta 2 neighborhood.

PERAMBALUR: In a heartbreaking incident in Perambalur, local police have taken a man into custody following the release of CCTV footage that captured him assaulting his elderly father. The dispute, centered around property issues, took a tragic turn when the father succumbed to his injuries shortly after the attack.

Sam Pitroda, the Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress and advisor to Rahul Gandhi, recently reignited a contentious political debate by suggesting that India adopt an inheritance tax similar to that of the United States to help redistribute wealth. According to Pitroda, this tax regime would allow the government to take more than half of a citizen's wealth upon their death, leaving only the remainder for their grieving family members.

In the village of Nipaniyan Kala, located under the jurisdiction of Rudhauli police station, a festive wedding procession turned tragic late in the evening. The ceremony, which was meant to celebrate the union of Shailendra Kumar, son of Vijaybhan Upadhyay from Ganeshpur in the Bandhua area of Walterganj police station in Basti district, was held at the residence of Rudranarayan Mishra. As the group gathered for the door worship ceremony, an altercation broke out. This dispute began when some attendees and local villagers clashed over the choice of music being played by the DJ, which included politically charged and obscene songs.