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Recent events in Nepal’s Rautahat district have highlighted growing communal tensions. In the district's Garuda Municipality Ward No. 6, Muslims recently renamed a village to "Islam Nagar" and displayed a new village sign. This sign, prominently painted in green, showcased Arabic and Urdu script and included images of Islamic religious sites. The renaming and the new sign installation stirred significant unrest among the local Hindu population.

On June 25th, a distressing incident occurred in Lucknow where a Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped by seven individuals. According to her formal complaint, during the assault, her phone was forcibly taken from her and she was physically attacked. The police have managed to apprehend the main suspect, Anwar, while the remaining six suspects are still at large, prompting ongoing police searches to locate and arrest them.

In a distressing case from Badaun district, Uttar Pradesh, a young Hindu girl was allegedly forced by a Muslim youth named Azim Ali to convert to Islam and enter into a Nikah with him. The victim was reportedly compelled to consume meat, visit Dargahs, and read Islamic texts, activities contrary to her religious beliefs. Resisting these forced conversions led to physical assault by Azim Ali.

Snehalatha Reddy (1932 – 20 January 1977) was an Indian actress, producer, and social activist renowned for her contributions to Kannada cinema, Kannada theatre, Telugu cinema, and Telugu theatre. She was notably arrested for her involvement in the Baroda dynamite case and endured over 8 months of imprisonment during the Emergency in India. She co-founded the Madras Players in the 1960s, an amateur group known for staging significant productions such as Ibsen's Peer Gynt, directed by Douglas Alger, in addition to Twelfth Night and Tennessee William's Night of the Iguana, directed by Peter C...

The issue of reservation for the Maratha community in Maharashtra continues with minimal resolution to date. The protests led by 'Maratha activist' Manoj Jarange Patil are persistent. Since October 2023, Patil has been striking, demanding reservations for Marathas from the backward quota. The protests have turned violent, damaging public property and vehicles in several districts such as Jalna, Pune, Beed, and Dharashiv. Additionally, demonstrators have set fire to the homes of several NCP politicians and chanted the slogan 'Ek Maratha, Lakh Maratha'.

In an exciting turn of events, the ongoing restoration efforts at the mausoleum of the notable Raje Lakhujirao Jadhav in Buldhana district have led to a significant archaeological find. On June 20, a team from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), operating under the Nagpur circle, made a groundbreaking discovery during an excavation near this historical site.

An in-depth investigation into the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) undergraduate examination has uncovered signs of paper leaks and other irregularities, pointing to a complex scheme orchestrated at an exam center in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. It appears this operation was part of a larger education mafia, allegedly led by a figure known as Sanjeev Mukhiya.

In a horrifying series of events in Russia's North Caucasus, specifically in the republic of Dagestan, 15 police officers and 5 civilians have tragically lost their lives following coordinated attacks on police posts, churches, and a synagogue. The attacks occurred on Sunday evening, leaving a community in shock and prompting an immediate response from local authorities.

On June 21st, a severe outbreak of violence shook the city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The unrest began after a group of Hindus protested against what they claimed were attempts by Islamists to open a gate at an Eidgah, which is located directly opposite a Hanuman Mandir. The protest escalated quickly, leading to significant chaos.