The footage shows Hooghly’s Biswa Ijtema held January 2–5, 2026.
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On May 6, 2026, Muslims from multiple countries gathered in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India.
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The minimum EPS pension remained Rs 1,000, with no official hike order.
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The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) increased the minimum pension in India to 7,500 Indian rupees on April 30, 2026.
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Ruskin Bond was born May 19, 1934, in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh.
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Ruskin Bond was born on May 19, 1934, in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Academic evidence indicates thalaikoothal persists covertly in some rural Tamil Nadu districts.
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Thalaikoothal (a practice described as hastening the death of elderly or terminally ill relatives) is still practiced in parts of Tamil Nadu, India.
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India has introduced environmental measures and guidelines to curb tourism’s ecological impacts.
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The Indian government has introduced environmental regulations targeting the ecological impact of tourism.
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UN records show no Pakistan submission of Indian opposition tweets or videos.
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Pakistan presented tweets and videos of 12 Indian opposition leaders as evidence at the United Nations during deliberations on a condemnation resolution for the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack.
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Public sources do not confirm an Inc42 live tracker for April 1–30, 2025.
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INC42 published a live tracker that recorded Indian startup funding activity across multiple sectors during April 1–30, 2025, and one sector received the highest total funding in that tracker.
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Pakistan has repeatedly protested India’s Indus-Treaty hydropower projects over flow timing, regulation, and data transparency.
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India's upstream dam and hydropower development on rivers governed by the Indus Waters Treaty has raised concerns in Pakistan over flow regulation, timing, and data transparency, contributing to strategic tensions between the two…
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Recent large Indian ICU studies show Klebsiella pneumoniae is the predominant ESBL producer.
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In Indian ICU settings, Escherichia coli is the predominant ESBL-producing organism among gram-negative bacterial pathogens.
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Several India-focused institutions have urged scientists to publicly debate science and its practice.
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There is a proposal that scientists should participate in a public debate on the nature of science and its practice in India.
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India lacks RCTs or quasi-experiments testing emotion regulation to reduce youth suicide risk.
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There are a sufficient number of randomized controlled trials or quasi-experimental studies evaluating emotional regulation interventions to reduce suicide risk among children and adolescents in India to support a systematic review.
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No authoritative 2026 global ranking of beggar populations exists.
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India is not among the top 10 countries with the highest number of beggars as of April 26, 2026.
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No 2026 Indian anti-conversion draft bill includes company committees interviewing employees quarterly.
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A proposed Indian draft bill from 2026 would require company-level anti-conversion committees to conduct secret quarterly interviews of employees and submit reports to district collectors.
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WhatsApp launched prepaid mobile recharges in India in April 2026.
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WhatsApp launched a prepaid mobile recharge feature in India that allows users to recharge their mobile phones directly within the WhatsApp app.
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Wind variability in India increases flexibility needs and reshapes adequacy planning.
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The integration of wind energy in India affects system flexibility and capacity adequacy, with implications for the design of capacity markets.
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India has no troops deployed in Gaza; both India and the IDF deny it.
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Indian soldiers are actively participating in Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip.
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Independent reports identify the jhalmuri vendor as a civilian migrant worker from Bihar.
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The street vendor who served jhalmuri to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public appearance was allegedly a Special Protection Group (SPG) personnel operating in disguise.
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India’s first-ever Test victory came on February 10, 1952, versus England.
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India won its first-ever Test cricket match on 20 April 1971.
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Recent surveys put Indian workplace disengagement at roughly 77–81%.
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Approximately 85% of Indian workers are dissatisfied with or disengaged from their jobs.
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Independent indices document democratic backsliding under Modi, including concentrated executive power.
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Narendra Modi has exhibited authoritarian or dictatorial leadership characteristics as Prime Minister of India.
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