US intelligence reports indicate military actions significantly impacted Iran's nuclear program. Pentagon sources suggest a setback of about two years. US forces struck Iranian nuclear facilities using bombers and cruise missiles. Israel also conducted aerial operations targeting Iranian installations and personnel. These actions followed failed diplomatic efforts by then US President Donald Trump to address concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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A ferry, KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya, sank in rough seas near Bali, Indonesia, shortly after departing from Ketapang port in East Java. The incident resulted in at least four fatalities, with many individuals still missing. The ferry was carrying 65 people and 22 vehicles. Search and rescue operations are ongoing, involving multiple boats amidst challenging wave conditions.
In Bengaluru, a 32-year-old man, Shamsuddin, has been arrested for allegedly murdering his live-in partner, Asha. He strangled her after an argument at their rented home. Shamsuddin then transported her body on a scooter to Banashankari, where he dumped it in a garbage truck. A techie discovered the body, alerting the police.
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Rahul Gandhi has intensified his criticism of the RSS following Dattatreya Hosabale's call to remove "socialist and secular" from the Constitution's Preamble. Gandhi argues that the RSS opposes the Constitution's emphasis on equality, secularism, and justice, accusing them of seeking to replace it with Manusmriti to disenfranchise the poor.
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Ahead of his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama declared that the institution of the Dalai Lama would persist, with the Gaden Phodrang Trust holding sole authority to recognize his future reincarnation, dismissing China's claims. He clarified that the next Dalai Lama could be of any gender and need not be from Tibet.