Assam invokes National Security Act against activist Pranab Doley after Kaziranga protest bail
Assam authorities have invoked the National Security Act against land rights activist Pranab Doley, a day after a local court granted him bail in a case linked to protests over a proposed luxury hotel project near Kaziranga National Park. The move marks a sharp escalation in a dispute that has combined environmental concerns, indigenous land rights and public-order allegations. Doley was arrested on 12 July in connection with a protest in Inglay Pathar, adjoining the park in Golaghat district.Police said the protest on 28 June involved about 50 people who went to the site in a pre-planned manner and were... [Continue Reading]
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Day News Recap: Ukraine hit by deadly Russian barrage as Iran tensions and global wildfires spread
Russia launched a major overnight missile and drone assault across Ukraine, killing at least eight people, with the worst damage reported near Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk region. Poland said a missile that left a 10 metre crater near Tarnawa Kolonia was likely fired by Russia during the attack, as investigators continued to assess the strike. π πThe conflict widened further after the United States Central Command said it struck dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran overnight, while Iraq condemned Saudi US strikes on Iran backed Popular Mobilisation Forces positions as a breach of sovereignty. Reports also said... [Continue Reading]
Noontime News Recap: Iran strikes widen conflict fears as Ukraine, Europe and Asia face fresh shocks
The United States said it struck dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran overnight, a major escalation that followed earlier regional retaliation reports and raised the risk of a wider confrontation. πRussia kept up pressure on Ukraine with missile and drone attacks that killed at least eight people and wounded dozens overnight, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy again called for stronger air defences. π In Poland, officials said an object that crashed near Tarnawa Kolonia was probably a Russian missile, after it left a crater about 10 metres wide, and an investigation is continuing. πIn the Middle East and... [Continue Reading]

