Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a forceful address to the Lok Sabha on 29 July 2025, defended Operation Sindoor as a decisive and historic counter-terror mission that not only dismantled Pakistan-based terror infrastructure but also exposed the political opportunism of the Opposition.
Rising to speak on Operation Sindoor, PM Modi declared, “I stand here to present Bharat’s stand.” He described in detail how Indian forces penetrated deep into Pakistan to destroy terror camps, stating that “for the first time, India’s strategy extended into areas we had never reached before — we dismantled terror networks inside Pakistan itself.”
The Prime Minister highlighted that the Pahalgam massacre of April 22, in which terrorists killed innocent civilians after asking their religion, was a calculated attempt to trigger communal violence and destabilise national unity. “But the strength of Indian unity crushed that conspiracy,” he said.
In a clear dig at the Congress, PM Modi condemned the Opposition’s reaction in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack. “They were celebrating too early. They thought they had scored a political point by asking, ‘Where is 56-inch Modi now?’ They were mocking, laughing, playing politics over the blood of innocents,” he charged.
“Congress wasn’t looking for justice; they were looking for headlines,” he said, adding that such remarks were demoralising the armed forces. “Their statements showed sheer pettiness. They don’t trust the Army’s strength, nor India’s capabilities.”
Referring to the global reaction, PM Modi noted that 193 countries watched India’s actions, and not one stopped us. Only three nations stood with Pakistan.
“From Sindoor to Sindhu, the world saw India’s resolve,” he asserted. He also revealed that after Pakistan’s infrastructure suffered massive losses, its military leadership requested India’s DGMO to halt the assault, leading to the suspension of Operation Sindoor on May 10.
“It was not ended—just paused. If Pakistan misbehaves again, it will resume with even more aggression,” he warned. PM Modi expressed disappointment that instead of trusting Indian forces and their evidence, some opposition leaders chose to amplify Pakistan’s propaganda.
“Our Army gave the facts, but some in this country preferred to spread enemy lies.” He ended by stating that Congress might win headlines with such politics, but they will never win the hearts of the Indian people.
-IANS
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Farmers in several village panchayats of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu have threatened to launch a series of protests after water from the Bhavani River failed to reach many ponds under the Athikadavu-Avinashi Project, despite the release of surplus water from the Lower Bhavani (Bhavani Sagar) Dam earlier this week.
“Many water bodies in Nambiyampalayam, Thekkalur, Karuvalur, Pudupalayam, Uppilipalayam, and Kittampalam are completely dry,” said S. Thangamuthu, a farmer from Thekkalur and coordinator of the Athikadavu-Avinashi Project Agitation Committee.
“After decades of struggle, the project was commissioned last year. But in many areas, water bodies are still not receiving adequate water. In some places, water has not reached the ponds at all,” he said.
Thangamuthu added that repeated complaints to officials had yielded no results. “16,700 cusecs of excess water were released from Bhavani Sagar Dam into the river yesterday. Yet, ponds in our area remain dry. We continue to face drought-like conditions even though the project is operational. We are preparing to mobilise farmers and launch a series of protests soon,” he warned.
Supporting the call for protest, M.K. Manikantan, a farmer, accused authorities of biased water distribution. “Water bodies in major cities and villages are getting filled under the scheme, but remote villages like ours are ignored. Many ponds here are still without sufficient water. This negligence will earn the government disrepute among farmers and the public,” he said.
However, officials of the Water Resources Department (WRD) have assured that the problems will be rectified shortly. A senior WRD official from the Avinashi Division explained that damage to project lines during the recent Avinashi-Mettupalayam road expansion works had disrupted water supply at nine locations.
“Damage at starting points in the lines also led to pumps shutting down completely. These issues will be resolved in a few days,” the official said. The official added that water had already reached 387 water bodies in the Avinashi Division this financial year and pointed out that 1,330 mcft of surplus water was drawn from the Bhavani River for the project last year.
Another senior WRD official from the Perundurai Division said the pumping process had slowed because of water hyacinths blocking intake points in the river. The Athikadavu-Avinashi Project, which became operational in August 2024, aims to divert surplus water from the Bhavani River to 1,045 water bodies and irrigate 24,468 acres of farmland across Erode, Tiruppur, and Coimbatore districts.
Farmers say that unless the distribution issues are addressed immediately, they will be forced to intensify their protests.
-IANS
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Following the powerful 8.7-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, multiple countries across the Pacific region have issued urgent tsunami warnings, urging residents to take immediate precautions. The earthquake, which originated 125 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at a depth of 19.3 km, triggered fears of potentially destructive tsunami waves across a wide area of the Pacific Ocean.
In response, governments and agencies in Japan, the United States (Hawaii), and the Philippines have activated emergency protocols. In Japan, the Prime Minister’s Office posted a directive on its official X account at 09:43 JST, instructing authorities to act swiftly.
“Provide timely and accurate information to the public regarding the tsunami, evacuation, etc., and take thorough measures to prevent damage, such as the evacuation of residents. “Assess the state of affairs regarding damage as soon as possible. Act in close coordination with local governments and, under the principle of prioritizing human life above all else, spare no effort in our emergency disaster responses, including saving lives and rescuing disaster victims, with the Government working as one,” it added.
A tsunami warning has been issued for the eastern Pacific coast of Hokkaido and other widespread coastal areas. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) advised residents to check the estimated arrival times and expected wave heights via their official website.
In the United States, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency also posted an urgent update on X, stating: “TSUNAMI WARNING, FIRST WAVE UPDATE TO ARRIVE AT 7:10 PM HST URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY, HOURLY UPDATES WILL BE POSTED.”
In another post, the agency announced: “ALL HAWAIʻI ISLANDS, The All Hazards Sirens will sound at 4:10 PM HST TUE 07/29/2025. HAWAIʻI IS IN A TSUNAMI WARNING WITH FIRST WAVE IMPACT AT 7:10 PM HST.”
Meanwhile, in the Philippines, the Presidential Broadcast Service – Radyo Pilipinas, citing PHIVOLCS (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology), reported: “PHIVOLCS issued a Tsunami Warning following an 8.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia. According to PHIVOLCS, tsunami waves less than one (1) meter high are expected to affect the coastal areas of the Philippines facing the Pacific Ocean. The first surge of waves may be experienced between 1:20 PM and 2:40 PM on Wednesday. The public is advised to stay alert for any unusual water movements in the sea. The public is also urged to avoid approaching coastal areas and beaches in the provinces covered by the advisory.”
Emergency services in all affected regions remain on high alert. Residents living in vulnerable coastal zones are being urged to evacuate to higher ground and avoid shorelines until official all-clear messages are issued. Authorities continue to monitor the evolving situation, and more updates are expected as tsunami wave activity is tracked across the Pacific Basin.
-IANS
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A 15-year-old Baloch teenager was forcibly disappeared by Pakistani security forces from Kech district in Balochistan, amid an ongoing wave of enforced disappearances across the province, said a leading human rights organisation on 29 July 2025.
Raising concerns, Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, said that on 24 July, 15-year-old Qamber Fida was abducted from his house in the Tump tehsil of Kech district in Meerabad. “His abduction without charge or due process is a clear violation of international human rights law and constitutes a crime under the definition of enforced disappearance,” the rights body said.
Paank strongly denounced the “ongoing crimes against humanity” in Balochistan, including “arbitrary detentions, disappearances, and repression of dissent”.
The human rights body called on the Pakistani authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Qamber Fida and ensure his safety, saying that “all enforced disappearances must end, and those responsible must be held accountable”.“The rights to life, liberty, and security must be upheld without exception. Baloch lives matter, and the world must not stay silent,” Paank asserted.
Meanwhile, another human rights organisation, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), on 29 July, demanded an immediate end to the mental and physical torture of a political activist, Imran Baloch, by the Pakistani authorities in Gwadar Jail of the province. “Baloch political activist Imran Baloch was detained four months ago under the ‘Maintenance of Public Order (3 MPO)’ and transferred to Gwadani Jail, where he remains imprisoned. Imran Baloch is being deprived of basic human rights in jail. Not only are medical facilities not being provided to him, but Imran is also being subjected to severe mental and physical torture,” said a statement issued by BYC.
“He is under constant surveillance day and night, and he is kept confined in a single room for 24 hours, where basic necessities such as light, fresh air, and proper food are not available. Imran Baloch is not allowed to meet with his lawyers or family, and he is being kept completely uninformed about his health condition, which has put his life at serious risk,” the statement added. The BYC appealed to human rights organisations to take notice of this “inhumane treatment” by Pakistani authorities and play their role in ensuring the “immediate and safe release of Imran Baloch”.
-IANS
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The News Minute’s (TNM) recent coverage of the national education conclave hosted by RSS affiliate Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas (SSUN) in Kerala makes for an interesting study – not in reportage, but in projection.
Cloaked as a straight news report, the article subtly reveals the unease The News Minute (TNM), and its ideological ecosystem feel when long-standing institutions of Indian thought gain ground in domains historically dominated by colonial or Marxist narratives.
The RSS holding an education conclave isn’t new, nor is it clandestine. The theme, “Education for a Developed India” and its emphasis on Indian philosophy and the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 are aligned with well-publicized government and civil society efforts to decolonize and indigenize education. Yet TNM’s tone, framing, and selective emphasis betray a larger anxiety: the growing intellectual mainstreaming of Bharatiya civilizational frameworks.
The article seems less interested in evaluating the ideas discussed and more in asking, “Why were vice chancellors present?” Well, why not? The VCs represent institutions that are part of India’s education ecosystem. The NEP has been official policy for five years. Shouldn’t VCs attend policy-oriented forums, especially those discussing structural shifts mandated by the government? Or is the objection not about academic engagement but about who’s hosting?
This is where TNM’s ideological discomfort shows. Repeated references to RSS as if invoking a danger, pointed mention of SFI protests, and the citation of a High Court judgment unrelated to the conclave’s content, these are not incidental. They are part of a narrative scaffolding that seeks to paint any RSS-linked initiative as inherently illegitimate, regardless of content or context.
Then there’s the tone policing of academic participation. Professors are quoted only to be subtly discredited. Vice chancellors are name-dropped with a sense of foreboding, as if academic freedom itself is suspect when it operates outside leftist boundaries.
Even when quoting Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar or RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, TNM focuses on phrases like “vishwa guru” and “Bharatiyaness” with thinly veiled mockery. But these aren’t fringe, jingoistic slogans; they represent widely held aspirations of civilizational resurgence across Indian society. If anything, the unease stems from the fact that such ideas are no longer restricted to speeches in Nagpur, they are now entering seminar halls in Kochi. Did they forget that the RSS has a very strong presence in Kerala, and it is not new?
The real concern for TNM then, is not about the conclave itself, or the content of the discussions. It’s about the collapse of their (leftist) monopoly. For decades, the Indian education discourse was curated by a select intellectual class that defined “progressive” as Westernised, “scientific” as materialist, and “national” as suspect. That stranglehold is weakening. Institutions are experimenting, faculty are exploring, and the RSS, long the subject of caricature, is being engaged with, if not yet embraced, by the academic mainstream.
So why is TNM so rattled? Because the ideological certainties it once considered settled are now up for debate. The narrative it helped shape is now being challenged by alternative visions grounded in dharma, diversity, and indigenous knowledge.
Keep being rattled TNM because your future is bleak.
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Social media has been abuzz after a video went viral allegedly showing a kit “Oraniyil Tamil Nadu” containing items such as two ₹500 currency notes in a cover stating ‘Egmore Constituency’, a Titan gold watch featuring images of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin along with the DMK party symbol, and a Samsung Galaxy smartphone. These were labelled as bribes allegedly given by the DMK to voters ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls.
In another related post, kits were shown to include similar watches and smartphones, along with umbrellas, stationery sets, study pads, pens, and backpacks. The video has triggered allegations online, with some users claiming the kits are part of an attempt by the DMK to influence voters ahead of the upcoming elections, particularly in areas like Chennai’s Thiru V. Ka Nagar. Others speculated that the packages could be intended for new members of the DMK or DK IT wing.
DMK giving gifts to people in thiru vi ka nagar Chennai.
Many netizens have tagged the Election Commission on social media, urging officials to investigate the matter. However, the authenticity and origin of the video have not been independently verified, and the claims remain unconfirmed as of now.
Below are some of the allegations:
ஒரு தொகுதிக்கு 30 லட்சம் வீதம் 234 தொகுதிக்கு 600 கோடிக்கு மேல் திமுக தனது பூத் முகவர்களுக்கு செலவு செய்கின்றது..!!
கடை தேங்காயை எடுத்து வழி பிள்ளையாருக்கு உடைத்த கதையாக, கொள்ளையடித்த பணத்தை வாரி இறைத்து வெற்றியைப் பெற்று விடலாம் என்ற திமுக எண்ணம் ஒருபோதும் பலிக்காது..!!… pic.twitter.com/g444hqCcUC
The members of the Hindu Munnani reportedly stopped a group of Christian missionaries who were distributing religious pamphlets promoting Christianity and Jesus Christ in Kolakudi village, located in Thottiyam taluk of Trichy district. The incident unfolded after local residents, suspecting an attempt at religious conversion, alerted Hindu Munnani volunteers.
Responding swiftly, Hindu Munnani members confronted the missionaries and questioned them about their activities. “Did the government gave any permission for you to distribute such notice?” they asked, further demanding that the missionaries accompany them to the local police station. Caught off guard, the missionaries reportedly did not respond and remained silent.
திருச்சி மாவட்டம், தொட்டியம் வட்டம், கொளக்குடி பகுதியில், மதமாற்றும் நோக்கத்தோடு கிறிஸ்தவ மிஷனரிகள் துண்டு பிரசுரம் விநியோகித்து கொண்டிருந்தனர்..
In what comes across as a bewildering speech by DMK MP A Raja in the Lok Sabha today, he mounted a sustained attack on the BJP-led Central Government while speaking proudly of his party’s “nationalist” credentials and legacy of “supporting” the armed forces. His speech was laced with secessionism and attempted to further the North-South divide amid the Pahalgam terror attack debate and the neutralization of the terrorists responsible for it via Operation Mahadev.
He first started with, “…as other members from the regional parties put it, they should not brand as we are antinational, DMK is known for national integration.”
The members of BJP raised questions on this claim to which he replied “Hindi nahi maloom, Hindi nahi maloom, still I am Indian.”
Acknowledging the state’s secessionist demands, he said, “There was a time that we wanted to have a separate state in the name of Dravida Nadu. In 1962 when the China aggression took place in this country, we gave up the separate state. In 1971, when the Pakistan war came into existence, our then chief minister Kalaignar Karunanidhi gave 5 crore which was not matched by none. In 1999, Kargil war imposed on us, that time, 100 crores were given on behalf of Tamil Nadu government by same Dr Kalaignar Karunanidhi, our beloved leader which was matched by none. Now as my colleague put it, the first rally to support the Indian army with lakhs of people was organized by my leader Mr. MK Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for which the entire country is indebted and followed it.”
Blaming the BJP government for their constant finger pointing to Congress Prime Ministers Nehru, Indira, Rajiv Gandhi, he justified their actions saying, “Any decision will be taken by the then prime minister or leader in the context and the circumstances and the situation prevailing over, that decision must be viewed and this decision must be weighed. Yes, in 1962, there was a sent to India. But it was suppressed by Nehru, concealed by Nehru? None other the prime minister in India. He was the only prime minister used to write letter to everyone. Whereas he appraised how the defeat was happened. What are all the reasons? climate, the terrain which was forced before our army, then the international China and Russia and the arms lapses, quality of the arms which was not able to pair the China, he honestly admitted and then army chief at the time tended resignation, with pain, Nehru accepted it. Past is past. Come to the present.”
He then claimed that none of the BJP members, not even the Prime Minister expressed regret for Pahalgam. Then he said something bizzare about the terrorists. “Today four persons have been shot down. You are claiming pride. How can you pride for four persons, terrorists were shot down?”
He added, “Sir, 16th century Machiavelli, he’s a philosopher for them, ends justify the means, you can do anything, achieve the ends, that is your philosophy, you are telling that whatever happened in the Pahalgam, the culprits are shut down, so we got the victory, is it correct.” He then mouthed a Tamil proverb and said, “That is our philosophy, even the mother suffering starvation don’t do wrong. So, means is very important.”
Raja claimed that despite an IB report of threat, police and armed forces were not increased in the area and mocked at the BJP for thumping their chests about amending Article 370 and called it an “intelligence failure”. Then he pulled the Kandahar hijack and then dragged the then-PM Vajpayee and Ajit Doval.
On the issue of the “downed jets”, he said, “Defence minister of India says don’t ask about pencils, how many broken, how many rubber, whether the exam was conducted properly, sir we are not we are not concerned about the pencils and rubbers, but there should not be any malpractice in the examination, for result you are always doing malpractice. I wanted to harvest the wrong results bogus results that is why we are we are bothered about the means.”
Then he claimed that none of the countries from G20, G7, BRICS, Quad, “None of the organizations officially passed any resolution supporting India and condemning Pakistan. They are condemning the terroristic attack. Not Pakistan.”
Quoting the External Affairs Minister’s own statement, Raja pointed out that India had been warned by the US Vice President about an imminent Pakistani attack: “On 9th May, Vice President JD Vance called the Prime Minister warning of a massive Pakistani attack in next few hours… Are you sleeping?” He said it was shameful that India’s response came only after the Americans alerted them: “Vice President of America called the Prime Minister of India. You are going to be attacked. You are having military. You are having RAW. You are having IP. What you are doing yesterday?Is it not shame on your part?”
Mocking India’s claims of global support, Raja said, “Pakistan is getting elected as Vice Chairman in the United Nations Security Council to control terrorism.” He then asked the government to follow former PM Vajpayee. He said, “Don’t follow Nehruvian ideology. You will not, you can’t. You are not competent. But please follow at least your leader Atalji. What happened in the Kargil? Kargill war was conducted in a sensible manner with a collaborative measures. All stakeholders including the oppositions were taken into consideration. After the war after the Kargil war, he appointed a commission, and the commission report was placed before the parliament. This parliament deliberated the commission, what is the don’ts and dos what are the actions and inactions, such a fair prime minister is your predecessor.”
He ridiculed the contradiction of India’s global support saying, “You are claiming all the nations are with us… but Pakistan is getting membership elected as vice chairman in the United Nations Security Council to avoid. to control the terrorism.… are you not ashamed? And you want to label Pakistan as sponsor of terrorism.”
Concluding his speech, A Raja urged the parties across the board to unite, “Please come with this government and take this confidence… Stop this nonsense in the future at least.”
DMK Against National Integration
In 2021, the DMK IT wing’s official Twitter account quoted late former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Annadurai, saying that the demand for a separate “Dravida Nadu” is still relevant, and has fuelled separatism.
DMK Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare, SM Nasar, stirred controversy during the launch of a website and the release of a conference report at the 12th World Tamil Economic Conference. The event, held on 16 June 2025, at Hotel Le Royal Meridien, was jointly organized by the World Tamil Economic Institute and the Chennai Development Corporation. In his special address, Nasar claimed, “Amartya Sen said if Tamil Nadu were a separate country, it would become a superpower and rank 18th among global powers.”
In a program by the DMK in November 2024, Udhayanidhi Stalin received a shield in the form of a separate South India map, which indirectly references the “Dravida Nadu” separatist ideology once propagated by the DMK.
Chief Minister MK Stalin himself has claimed, “India is not one country, but a subcontinent,” a statement that lacks logic, is completely absurd, and goes against the very spirit of India’s constitution
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In a shocking incident, a minor girl, who was taking care of her father at a hospital in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district, has been allegedly raped by a staff member at the health facility. The accused has been arrested and sent to judicial custody, police said on 29 July 2025. The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Kalaburagi VV police station.
According to the police, the victim had come to the hospital to care for her father, who had recently undergone surgery. As her mother is physically challenged, the girl was serving as her father’s caretaker at the hospital. The accused, who worked as a cleaning staff member at the hospital, allegedly committed the crime. Taking advantage of the situation and the family’s financial vulnerability, he reportedly led the minor girl to a restroom and sexually assaulted her.
Following the complaint, the police immediately acted and arrested the accused. The victim had been caring for her father at the hospital for a week. The accused, who hailed from the same village, used to bring clothes and other essentials to the hospital. The police stated that the accused committed the crime when the victim’s father sent her to collect clothes from him, exploiting the opportunity. The police have booked the accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
More details regarding the case are yet to emerge. Recently, a 35-year-old man kidnapped a minor, attempted sexual assault and killed her in Hubbali. The accused was identified as 35-year-old Ritesh Kumar from Patna in Bihar. According to the police, the accused took the girl to a shed and attempted to assault her. When the girl screamed for help, locals rushed towards the spot. Upon noticing the approaching people, the accused allegedly strangled the girl to death and managed to escape. Kumar was killed in a police firing when he tried to escape.
-IANS
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The Counter Intelligence (CI) team of Amritsar has busted a cross-border arms smuggling module with the arrest of one of its operatives working under the directions of a Pakistan-based smuggler, said Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on 29 July 2025.
The arrested person has been identified as Bharatpreet Singh, a resident of Marhi Megha village in Tarn Taran district. Police teams have recovered five sophisticated pistols, two 9 MM, two .30 bore and one .32 bore, from his possession, besides impounding his motorcycle being used for transporting the consignments.
DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the arrested accused person, along with his two other associates, was acting upon the directions of Pakistan-based smuggler, who has been using drones to drop weapon consignments from across the border. The arrested accused was further supplying arms to criminals and gangsters in Punjab to fuel criminal activities in the state, he said.
Sharing operation details, the DGP said that teams of Counter Intelligence Amritsar received specific intelligence about the retrieval of weapons consignments from the India-Pakistan border area falling near Daliri village in Tarn Taran. Acting swiftly, police teams have intercepted suspect Bharatpreet Singh from Ibban village in Amritsar, when he was going to deliver the consignment to some party, and recovered illegal weapons from his possession, he added. Further investigations are underway to uncover the network’s backward and forward linkages.
A case was registered on Monday under the Arms Act and various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Police Station State Special Operation Cell in Amritsar. Last week, Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module with links to Pakistan and arrested one of its operatives after recovering ten .30 bore sophisticated pistols along with magazines from his possession, said Director General of Police Yadav here on Thursday.
-IANS
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