Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar on July 2 joined hands with the NDA government in Maharashtra. He took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra in presence of CM Eknath Shinde and Dy CM Fadnavis. Ajit Pawar reached Raj Bhavan after holding a meeting with NCP leaders at his residence.

India: Major political coup in Maharashtra, NCP’s Ajit Pawar joins NDA government

India is poised to sign a new major agreement with France after concluding a number of significant agreements with the United States of America. This time, Paris has approved Defence Major Saffron's request to jointly design, develop, test, and manufacture an engine with India. This engine will power the twin-engine Advanced multi-role combat aircraft and the twin-engine deck-based Fighter for Indian aircraft carriers.

France offers to co-develop combat jet engines with India

To help India promote low-carbon energy by scaling up renewable energy, developing green hydrogen, and stimulating climate finance for low-carbon energy investments, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors have approved $1.5 billion in financing.

India’s target for net zero emission and its feasibility

<p>Laughs. Reliving memories. Sharing sorrows. Planning a trip together — that's what the family conversations were all about. Over the years, a lot has changed when it comes to family conversations. No? Do you remember when was the last time you had a 'healthy' talk with your family members, and the topic of discussion was NOT politics?</p>

<p>As I write this, I feel the only topic people discuss, or a majority of people tend to discuss, are politics and religion. It is said "charity begins at home," but so is "hatred". Hatred for other religions, hatred for a person not having the same thoughts as yours, hatred for a particular political party, hatred for countries and so on and so forth.</p>

<p>For Indians, politics and religion go hand-in-hand. This year in March, India's Supreme Court said that the "moment politics and religions are separated, and politicians stop using religion in politics, hate speeches will go away." But unfortunately, we hated this statement too.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indians-believe-its-important-to-respect-all-religions-pew-research-394944">Indians believe it's important to respect all religions: Pew research</a></strong></p>

<p>Whom should we blame? Politicians? The media? WhatsApp forwards? Families? Or all of them? It's very hard to point fingers at one as everything is interlinked.</p>

<p>Are we too scared of disagreements? I do believe that family discussions are important and much-needed.&nbsp;<br />
A report by the International Journal of Psycho-Educational Sciences stated, "when the family is considered as a social factor affecting political attitudes and behaviour, the structure of the families affects the political attitude and behaviour of the individual."</p>

<p><strong>Also watch |&nbsp;WION Fineprint | Free Speech vs Right to Non-Discrimination</strong></p>

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<p>While I am talking about families here, it brings me to another point. Children. How, you would ask? Well, while the adults are discussing politics and religion, a child sitting in the room is the one who is grasping things. The negativity. The hatred towards one religion.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Solution? You will say the best solution is not to involve kids in family conversations. Or one would argue that it will help the child to 'shape views.' But whose 'views' are thos? Other adults. Not of the child's, for sure.</p>

<p>Another relevant issue is if course the issue of &nbsp;'Dharm' over 'Karma' as we Indians like to say. Has 'dharm' (religion) taken over 'karma' ( where your deeds shape the outcome of your life)? The minute both ideologies are interlinked, it becomes a concern for society. How would you teach a kid to differentiate between religions or the good religion and the bad religions? You cannot tell your child to ask about the person's religion before making them friends. Children make friends without thinking about religion, caste, or gender.</p>

<p>More to come. While I was talking with a colleague, who is a GenZ, he shared something heartbreaking. He highlighted how these political and religion-based are affecting his friendships, just because his thoughts are different from other friends.</p>

<p>I am sure you must have experienced how your 'different' thoughts are creating a gap in your relations with your relatives too. Are political thoughts or religious beliefs above your bond with your family?</p>

<p>Moving forward, I know everybody has their opinions and views, but how do you justify a crime? Like for example, a rapist. It doesn't matter what religion the criminal is of. If someone has committed a crime, he should be punished. Why is it that the criminal is always linked with his religion and makes it look like one religion is above another one? This is India-specific, I feel.</p>

<p>A doctor doesn't ask the patient about his/her religion before treatment. For them, it is just a patient. Why can't we all have the same thought process? At least try not to plague the mindset.</p>

<p>Even technology is equally to be blamed for spreading such thoughts. Yes, I am talking about the WhatsApp forwards. Spreading fake news is just a click away. The amount of fake content available on the platform is enough to destroy the mindset of a whole generation.</p>

<p>These fake messages look so real that a user starts believing in them. It will quote "data and research" and even the "holy books" that users will start thinking in the same manner. Blaming just the politicians or media is not enough; people don't make an effort to even fact-check that news before forwarding it to hundreds of people.</p>

<p>The same forwarded messages then become part of family conversations, inciting hatred and spreading negativity. What are we leaving for the next generation, apart from climate change horrors and unemployment? Hatred?</p>

<p>Think about it.</p>

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Laughs. Reliving memories. Sharing sorrows. Planning a trip together — that's what the family conversations were all about. Over the years, a lot has changed when it comes to family conversations.

Laughs. Reliving memories. Sharing sorrows. Planning a trip together — that's what the family conversations were all about. Over the years, a lot has changed when it comes to family conversations. No? Do you remember when was the last time you had a 'healthy' talk with your family members, and the topic of discussion was NOT politics? As I write this, I feel the only topic people discuss, or a majority of people tend to discuss, are politics and religion. It is said "charity begins at home," but so is "hatred". Hatred for other religions, hatred for a person not having the same thoughts as yours, hatred for a particular political party, hatred for countries and so on and so forth. For Indians, politics and religion go hand-in-hand. This year in March, India's Supreme Court said that the "moment politics and religions are separated, and politicians stop using religion in politics, hate speeches will go away." But unfortunately, we hated this statement too. Also read | Indians believe it's important to respect all religions: Pew research Whom should we blame? Politicians? The media? WhatsApp forwards? Families? Or all of them? It's very hard to point fingers at one as everything is interlinked. Are we too scared of disagreements? I do believe that family discussions are important and much-needed. A report by the International Journal of Psycho-Educational Sciences stated, "when the family is considered as a social factor affecting political attitudes and behaviour, the structure of the families affects the political attitude and behaviour of the individual." Also watch | WION Fineprint | Free Speech vs Right to Non-Discrimination × While I am talking about families here, it brings me to another point. Children. How, you would ask? Well, while the adults are discussing politics and religion, a child sitting in the room is the one who is grasping things. The negativity. The hatred towards one religion. Solution? You will say the best solution is not to involve kids in family conversations. Or one would argue that it will help the child to 'shape views.' But whose 'views' are thos? Other adults. Not of the child's, for sure. Another relevant issue is if course the issue of 'Dharm' over 'Karma' as we Indians like to say. Has 'dharm' (religion) taken over 'karma' ( where your deeds shape the outcome of your life)? The minute both ideologies are interlinked, it becomes a concern for society. How would you teach a kid to differentiate between religions or the good religion and the bad religions? You cannot tell your child to ask about the person's religion before making them friends. Children make friends without thinking about religion, caste, or gender. More to come. While I was talking with a colleague, who is a GenZ, he shared something heartbreaking. He highlighted how these political and religion-based are affecting his friendships, just because his thoughts are different from other friends. I am sure you must have experienced how your 'different' thoughts are creating a gap in your relations with your relatives too. Are political thoughts or religious beliefs above your bond with your family? Moving forward, I know everybody has their opinions and views, but how do you justify a crime? Like for example, a rapist. It doesn't matter what religion the criminal is of. If someone has committed a crime, he should be punished. Why is it that the criminal is always linked with his religion and makes it look like one religion is above another one? This is India-specific, I feel. A doctor doesn't ask the patient about his/her religion before treatment. For them, it is just a patient. Why can't we all have the same thought process? At least try not to plague the mindset. Even technology is equally to be blamed for spreading such thoughts. Yes, I am talking about the WhatsApp forwards. Spreading fake news is just a click away. The amount of fake content available on the platform is enough to destroy the mindset of a whole generation. These fake messages look so real that a user starts believing in them. It will quote "data and research" and even the "holy books" that users will start thinking in the same manner. Blaming just the politicians or media is not enough; people don't make an effort to even fact-check that news before forwarding it to hundreds of people. The same forwarded messages then become part of family conversations, inciting hatred and spreading negativity. What are we leaving for the next generation, apart from climate change horrors and unemployment? Hatred? Think about it. (Disclaimer: The views of the writer do not represent the views of WION or ZMCL. Nor does WION or ZMCL endorse the views of the writer.) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

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French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain has termed the upcoming visit of Indian PM Modi to France as "significant" even as he described India France relationship as an "exceptional relationship based on trust". PM Modi is the guest of honour at the Bastille Day on 14 July. Speaking to our diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal, he said, "We also want to increase existing cooperation; we want more and more people-to-people exchanges because we feel that's the foundation of it and we want more students from India to our Universities and Colleges.'. he also spoke on space, defence, people to people cooperation."

French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain: PM Modi's visit strengthens unparalleled alliance

<p>The Monsoon session of parliament in New Delhi will begin from July 20, Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government announced on Saturday. The monsoon session is scheduled to conclude&nbsp;on August 11.</p>

<p>While the 2023 Monsoon session of parliament will start in the old parliament building, it will shift to the new parliament building mid-way, according to Press Trust of India.</p>

<p>While announcing the schedule for the upcoming parliamentary session, the minister Pralhad Joshi urged political parties to be contributive towards productive deliberations in the parliament.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also watch |&nbsp;India's new Parliament can accommodate more members, Rajya Sabha membership can go up to 384</strong></p>

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<p>"Monsoon Session, 2023 of Parliament will commence from 20th July and continue till 11th August. Urge all parties to contribute towards productive discussions on Legislative Business and other items during the Monsoon Session," he wrote.</p>

<p>The session will be spread across 23 days and will have 17 sittings, he said in another tweet in Hindi.</p>

<h2><strong>2023 Monsoon Session: What is expected?</strong></h2>

<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, currently in its ninth year, is expected to introduce bill for the much expected and equally anticipated Uniform Civil Code during the upcoming Monsoon session of the parliament.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Uniform Civil Code calls for the formulation of one law for India. It would apply to all religious communities on several matters, like marriage, divorce, inheritance, maintenance, and adoption.</p>

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<p>During the session, the government is also expected to bring a bill to replace the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance which effectively nullified the Supreme Court judgement that gave the government of Delhi a greater legislative and administrative control over "services" matter.</p>

<p>The government will try an early passage of the bill, Press Trust of India reported.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The National Research Foundation Bill, cleared by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday, is also likely to be introduced.</p>

<p>The proposed foundation will be a new funding agency to boost the research competence of world's most populous nation in areas of science and technology.</p>

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The Monsoon session of parliament in New Delhi will begin from July 20, Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government announced on Saturday.

The Monsoon session of parliament in New Delhi will begin from July 20, Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government announced on Saturday. The monsoon session is scheduled to conclude on August 11. While the 2023 Monsoon session of parliament will start in the old parliament building, it will shift to the new parliament building mid-way, according to Press Trust of India. While announcing the schedule for the upcoming parliamentary session, the minister Pralhad Joshi urged political parties to be contributive towards productive deliberations in the parliament. Also watch | India's new Parliament can accommodate more members, Rajya Sabha membership can go up to 384 × "Monsoon Session, 2023 of Parliament will commence from 20th July and continue till 11th August. Urge all parties to contribute towards productive discussions on Legislative Business and other items during the Monsoon Session," he wrote. The session will be spread across 23 days and will have 17 sittings, he said in another tweet in Hindi. 2023 Monsoon Session: What is expected? Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, currently in its ninth year, is expected to introduce bill for the much expected and equally anticipated Uniform Civil Code during the upcoming Monsoon session of the parliament. The Uniform Civil Code calls for the formulation of one law for India. It would apply to all religious communities on several matters, like marriage, divorce, inheritance, maintenance, and adoption. Also read | What is Uniform Civil Code? Here's everything you need to know about the law, its origin & current status During the session, the government is also expected to bring a bill to replace the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance which effectively nullified the Supreme Court judgement that gave the government of Delhi a greater legislative and administrative control over "services" matter. The government will try an early passage of the bill, Press Trust of India reported. The National Research Foundation Bill, cleared by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday, is also likely to be introduced. The proposed foundation will be a new funding agency to boost the research competence of world's most populous nation in areas of science and technology. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

India: Monsoon session, the first in new parliament building, to start from July 20

In Maharashtra early on Saturday morning, the bus they were riding in caught fire and caused at least 25 fatalities, including three children, and eight other injuries.

Maharashtra: At least 25 dead and eight injured in deadly bus crash | India

Over 3,000 pilgrims have already arrived in the Kashmir Valley to participate in the Amarnath yatra since access to the pilgrimage site from the base camps of Pahalgam and Sonamarg was opened.

India: Over 3000 pilgrims arrive in Jammu and Kashmir for Amarnath Yatra

The India Meteorological Department reports that Thursday's heavy rain in Delhi was followed by light to moderate thunderstorms throughout the day. The minimum temperature may be around 26 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature may be 36 degrees Celsius, according to the IMD, along with a cloudy sky.

Monsoon likely to cover entire India in next two days :IMD

With heavy rainfall lashing parts of Delhi and the national capital regions early Friday morning, the India meteorological department has now issued an ‘orange’ alert for the city.

Explainer: Monsoon mayhem in India's financial capital

<p><strong>MY LETTER:</strong><br />
<br />
When they took our child away, our life just…changed. Can you imagine that a child who was still at her mother’s breast was snatched away from her? Can you imagine the amount of mental agony that a mother or any mother in a situation like this, must have gone through? There was no permission to give her my milk. I used to wake up at night thinking of Ariha being hungry.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
They said when they took her away…that Ariha was very stubborn. She used to keep crying for hours until she learnt how to keep quiet herself. Can any parent imagine such a situation? It’s a nightmare.<br />
We Indians are such an emotional race that if we see a crying child on the road, we will ask why is that child crying and tell the caretaker to give him/her what they want so that the child stops crying. We care for each person, especially children.<br />
<br />
Ariha was 7 months old at that time when the German authorities snatched her away she was still being breastfed and it was her primary food, so you can imagine how agonising this whole thing was for me, my husband, and our family. My child must be wondering silently: why did you abandon me, mumma? What answer will I give her?<br />
<br />
The child welfare authorities in Germany who took her away, the court -- for all of them, it’s a job they are doing. How can they look after my child who needs emotional sustenance? There can be no comparison with a family.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
In these dark moments, the only thing that gives us hope is Ariha’s silent wish to be together with us again. Because during our visitations she kept saying: Mumma come with me or I want to go with Mumma Papa.<br />
We are very much worried about what her future will be like, in a foreign country?<br />
<br />
As I was dealing with all of this and our family was heartbroken, so many things happened to break our resolve.&nbsp;The authorities in Germany kept saying the mother’s mental state is not good as she keeps crying so I stopped crying. Now they say that the mother doesn’t cry so she is emotionless. There is a twist to everything. And nothing we do seems right to them.<br />
<br />
They say they have the best interests of our child at heart but in this inhuman system, how can they say they care? In front of our child, whenever we would meet her, we would laugh with her and be cheerful so that she doesn’t pick up on the vibes about how we are actually feeling. But then when she would go away after our visiting hours were over, our hearts would break and we couldn’t stop our tears.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
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They want to keep her in the care of a German family and they feel that we have neglected her. I ask you, how can anybody who has seen us with Ariha say that. Everybody has seen her videos too and if a child is not bonded with her parents, how can that child laugh and play and be happy?&nbsp;<br />
<br />
When our visa expired this month, in June, we had requested to please let her come to India and be in the supervision of child welfare services, if they didn’t trust us. Instead, they said to inform them when we are leaving so that our child can say goodbye to us! This was even before the court order so it was like they knew what the order was going to be like, even before we were intimated.<br />
<br />
We love you Ariha and we will never tire of saying this.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
We are worried about her, We have not hurt her and we will fight for her.</p>

<p>I know Ariha’s case has been widely covered in the media and most people are familiar with the details but I would still like to put it all forward here again on this platform.<br />
<br />
Ariha had suffered an external perineal injury in September 2021 after which we had gone to the doctor. Two sets of doctors: her regular paediatrician and in the hospital, almost 4 to 5 doctors including the surgeon checked Ariha and said there was nothing to worry about as it seemed like hormonal bleeding. Then we came back home. After 5 days when we went for a follow-up checkup, the doctor said Ariha has an injury and called Child Services and reported the matter.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
They took Ariha from the hospital when we were talking to doctors and later we came to know that they were suspecting us of sexual abuse of our own child! We were shocked because we had brought her to the doctor and hospital ourselves. If there was anything to hide, why would we do that?&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Much later, in December 2021 that year, the same hospital ruled out sexual abuse, after many examinations and we were relieved. We also voluntarily gave our DNA for tests. In February 2022, the police closed the case of sexual abuse of the child without any charges. But the German Child Services – Jugendamt continued their case for terminating our parental rights.<br />
<br />
As the days flew and the case progressed, the family court said that there will be a psychological assessment for us (Parental Ability Report). It took almost a year for a court-appointed expert who hardly talked to us for only a maximum of 12 hours, to write her report that came in December 2022. It was mostly written about the differences between Indian culture and Western culture, but an important thing was that it agreed that parents are very important in a child’s life. And the court-appointed expert recommended that the baby should stay with her parents in a parent-child facility. That gave us hope.<br />
<br />
The court hearing took place over 2 days but the judge hardly gave us any time. For almost the entire 2 days, the judge heard only the court-appointed psychologist and gave us only an hour at the end. We had submitted expert medical reports on the injury as well as on language and other issues. But the judge refused to let the experts testify. He also refused to let us take him through the reports.<br />
<br />
They claimed that the parents had no explanations. But we were not allowed to see any of our baby’s medical documents and it was only after 13 months that we actually got to see them. If the German doctors were right in their assessment, why did they not let us see her medical records?<br />
<br />
It was clear that Ariha had an external injury and external injuries can be accidental. Our medical expert quoted at least 30 cases from medical journals in which this kind of external perineal injury has happened, accidentally to baby boys and baby girls. The court totally ignored this fact and did not even acknowledge it in the court verdict.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Then again, we are native Gujarati speakers and they gave us an Urdu-Punjabi-speaking translator. Therefore, the fact that we were having language difficulties as we did not understand German and our Hindi and English is also not that great, was said to be an excuse.<br />
<br />
Coming back to that fateful night, I still shudder when I think of it that it was an accident that brought all this about.&nbsp;Our baby had a persistent case of diaper rash so we would let her play without the diaper for a few hours every evening. One evening she cried out suddenly while playing, I put her to sleep thinking she was tired. The next day I saw the blood in the diaper.<br />
<br />
Maybe she fell or sat down on some toys with a sharp edge that could have hurt her; anything could have happened. That’s why we took her for a checkup.<br />
<br />
One revelation even we didn’t know about was when many weeks later, her <em>dadi</em> (paternal grandmother) confessed that on that same evening, she had hurt the baby by mistake. This happened right after I had put Ariha to sleep. What happened was that once the baby fell asleep, my husband and I left her <em>dadi</em> in charge and went for a short walk. When we came back the baby was up and crying with her. I had to put her to sleep again.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
What she did not tell us at that time was that when the baby woke up crying, she opened the diaper to check if it needed a change. While doing so she remembered that the astrologer she had consulted when Ariha was born had said the baby might have some bleeding issue in infancy. So she subjected the baby to an unduly invasive examination and accidentally hurt her in doing so. She did not say anything at the time as she was embarrassed.<br />
<br />
I and my husband were both shocked when we learnt of this and we told the doctors about it, but it was too late and they refused to believe us.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Later, once we got the medical records, our own experts explained that the injury was consistent with the baby having hurt herself on something when playing diaperless and the grandmother's action would have aggravated it. They said that the German doctors’ repeated invasive examinations of the baby could also have extended the injury.<br />
<br />
I want to ask them many questions. The most important one was that the first time on 17th September 2021, when we got Ariha to the doctor, they said its hormonal bleeding and when we took her to the hospital after 5 days on 21st September 2021 for a follow-up checkup, they said Ariha had an injury. Now the judge has also confirmed that Ariha was injured on 16th September 2021, then why did the German doctors misdiagnose it as hormonal bleeding on 17th? and instead of accepting their mistake on the 21st, they blamed us the parents for the injury.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Even on the 21st of September also, I had to wait so long at the doctors as she was treated many hours later after we came in. If it was a serious injury, wouldn’t they have immediately rushed her for treatment?<br />
<br />
And then one more surprising thing too. When Ariha was 3 months old, I had given her an oil massage as is our Indian custom, before her bath. At that time, she had slipped from my grip as I was trying to put her in the bathtub which was on the tabletop. Luckily I managed to save her from falling down but bumped her head on a tabletop. The German doctor we consulted, said there was no need for treatment for this. That whole thing, many months later was blown out of proportion in court.<br />
<br />
The German court declared that this was also another incident of grievous injury and despite a social worker who had cleared us after spending time in our house, this issue came back to haunt us all over again. A minor head bump was played up as a multiple blunt force trauma. I ask all of you who are new parents is it not possible that we may have a few mishaps as we raise a child considering that we are also new to the process and still learning how the whole parenting thing works? There could be some issues and some accidents but that does not qualify us to be bad parents.<br />
<br />
There are more issues of this unfair treatment being meted out to us. Ariha has sensitive skin because of that she had a skin allergy so there were marks on her back since the pediatric doctor in Germany couldn’t give us satisfactory answers, we sent her photos to an Indian doctor for treatment. That was also turned against us. The court said that was also proof of us ill-treating our child.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Ariha has got the same skin allergies now as she is in foster care and her German foster carer takes her to the doctor for it. But if a German foster carer takes Ariha for the same marks to doctors, no one suspects her but if the parents do the same, then these marks are injuries?<br />
<br />
If the German court has to listen to just one side and give a verdict then why have a trial at all? They are not listening to the Indian government’s pleas too and ignoring all of ours. Why can't they let her be in her own country in foster care if that is what is safe for her instead of putting her in paid German foster care? This has no logic, no validation.<br />
<br />
She is a Jain child and being fed eggs. If a Jewish child was in German custody, would they dream of giving her non-kosher food? Never. It is our child’s right to be in tune with her culture and country, linguistically and religiously and all trials can happen here and yet Germany is not letting that happen. No reason justifies this atrocity on a small child who cannot speak up for herself.<br />
<br />
We are fighting many&nbsp;battles.<br />
<br />
One is for our child to be with us. She has been in foster care for so long in a remote German village with no access to Indians. She will speak a different language as she will pick up speech now, cultivate different food habits and slowly forget her roots, her culture and her parents as she is in a formative stage now; her most crucial stage. How will all that be set right, ever?<br />
<br />
We are losing her, despite our dogged fight and our determination against all odds. In such a situation, all we can do is ask for the personal involvement of our Prime Minister Modi ji in this. If he can intervene, only then will this be solved.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
It is my earnest appeal to the government of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modiji and Indians the world over for their support in Ariha’s case so that our baby is safe, happy and comes back home.</p>

<p><strong>CASE UPDATE: </strong>There was a police investigation that was closed in February 2022, without any formal charges being filed. Yet the baby is still in the custody of the Child Welfare Services, Jugendamt in Germany, who filed a civil custody case for the termination of parental rights and permanent custody of the child. Since then, both Dhara and Bhavesh, the parents have been fighting a legal battle for the custody of their child, who now is over two years old.<br />
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<strong>Text: By&nbsp;Tashneem Chaudhury<br />
Source: Anushree Bhaumik</strong><br />
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MY LETTER: When they took our child away, our life just…changed. Can you imagine that a child who was still at her mother’s breast was snatched away from her? Can you imagine the amount of mental agony that a mother or any mother in a situation like this, must have gone through?

MY LETTER: When they took our child away, our life just…changed. Can you imagine that a child who was still at her mother’s breast was snatched away from her? Can you imagine the amount of mental agony that a mother or any mother in a situation like this, must have gone through? There was no permission to give her my milk. I used to wake up at night thinking of Ariha being hungry. They said when they took her away…that Ariha was very stubborn. She used to keep crying for hours until she learnt how to keep quiet herself. Can any parent imagine such a situation? It’s a nightmare. We Indians are such an emotional race that if we see a crying child on the road, we will ask why is that child crying and tell the caretaker to give him/her what they want so that the child stops crying. We care for each person, especially children. Ariha was 7 months old at that time when the German authorities snatched her away she was still being breastfed and it was her primary food, so you can imagine how agonising this whole thing was for me, my husband, and our family. My child must be wondering silently: why did you abandon me, mumma? What answer will I give her? The child welfare authorities in Germany who took her away, the court -- for all of them, it’s a job they are doing. How can they look after my child who needs emotional sustenance? There can be no comparison with a family. In these dark moments, the only thing that gives us hope is Ariha’s silent wish to be together with us again. Because during our visitations she kept saying: Mumma come with me or I want to go with Mumma Papa. We are very much worried about what her future will be like, in a foreign country? As I was dealing with all of this and our family was heartbroken, so many things happened to break our resolve. The authorities in Germany kept saying the mother’s mental state is not good as she keeps crying so I stopped crying. Now they say that the mother doesn’t cry so she is emotionless. There is a twist to everything. And nothing we do seems right to them. They say they have the best interests of our child at heart but in this inhuman system, how can they say they care? In front of our child, whenever we would meet her, we would laugh with her and be cheerful so that she doesn’t pick up on the vibes about how we are actually feeling. But then when she would go away after our visiting hours were over, our hearts would break and we couldn’t stop our tears. ALSO READ| Berlin court gives custody of Indian child to German state; parents rest hope on Modi govt They want to keep her in the care of a German family and they feel that we have neglected her. I ask you, how can anybody who has seen us with Ariha say that. Everybody has seen her videos too and if a child is not bonded with her parents, how can that child laugh and play and be happy? When our visa expired this month, in June, we had requested to please let her come to India and be in the supervision of child welfare services, if they didn’t trust us. Instead, they said to inform them when we are leaving so that our child can say goodbye to us! This was even before the court order so it was like they knew what the order was going to be like, even before we were intimated. We love you Ariha and we will never tire of saying this. We are worried about her, We have not hurt her and we will fight for her. I know Ariha’s case has been widely covered in the media and most people are familiar with the details but I would still like to put it all forward here again on this platform. Ariha had suffered an external perineal injury in September 2021 after which we had gone to the doctor. Two sets of doctors: her regular paediatrician and in the hospital, almost 4 to 5 doctors including the surgeon checked Ariha and said there was nothing to worry about as it seemed like hormonal bleeding. Then we came back home. After 5 days when we went for a follow-up checkup, the doctor said Ariha has an injury and called Child Services and reported the matter. They took Ariha from the hospital when we were talking to doctors and later we came to know that they were suspecting us of sexual abuse of our own child! We were shocked because we had brought her to the doctor and hospital ourselves. If there was anything to hide, why would we do that? Much later, in December 2021 that year, the same hospital ruled out sexual abuse, after many examinations and we were relieved. We also voluntarily gave our DNA for tests. In February 2022, the police closed the case of sexual abuse of the child without any charges. But the German Child Services – Jugendamt continued their case for terminating our parental rights. As the days flew and the case progressed, the family court said that there will be a psychological assessment for us (Parental Ability Report). It took almost a year for a court-appointed expert who hardly talked to us for only a maximum of 12 hours, to write her report that came in December 2022. It was mostly written about the differences between Indian culture and Western culture, but an important thing was that it agreed that parents are very important in a child’s life. And the court-appointed expert recommended that the baby should stay with her parents in a parent-child facility. That gave us hope. The court hearing took place over 2 days but the judge hardly gave us any time. For almost the entire 2 days, the judge heard only the court-appointed psychologist and gave us only an hour at the end. We had submitted expert medical reports on the injury as well as on language and other issues. But the judge refused to let the experts testify. He also refused to let us take him through the reports. They claimed that the parents had no explanations. But we were not allowed to see any of our baby’s medical documents and it was only after 13 months that we actually got to see them. If the German doctors were right in their assessment, why did they not let us see her medical records? It was clear that Ariha had an external injury and external injuries can be accidental. Our medical expert quoted at least 30 cases from medical journals in which this kind of external perineal injury has happened, accidentally to baby boys and baby girls. The court totally ignored this fact and did not even acknowledge it in the court verdict. Then again, we are native Gujarati speakers and they gave us an Urdu-Punjabi-speaking translator. Therefore, the fact that we were having language difficulties as we did not understand German and our Hindi and English is also not that great, was said to be an excuse. Coming back to that fateful night, I still shudder when I think of it that it was an accident that brought all this about. Our baby had a persistent case of diaper rash so we would let her play without the diaper for a few hours every evening. One evening she cried out suddenly while playing, I put her to sleep thinking she was tired. The next day I saw the blood in the diaper. Maybe she fell or sat down on some toys with a sharp edge that could have hurt her; anything could have happened. That’s why we took her for a checkup. One revelation even we didn’t know about was when many weeks later, her dadi (paternal grandmother) confessed that on that same evening, she had hurt the baby by mistake. This happened right after I had put Ariha to sleep. What happened was that once the baby fell asleep, my husband and I left her dadi in charge and went for a short walk. When we came back the baby was up and crying with her. I had to put her to sleep again. What she did not tell us at that time was that when the baby woke up crying, she opened the diaper to check if it needed a change. While doing so she remembered that the astrologer she had consulted when Ariha was born had said the baby might have some bleeding issue in infancy. So she subjected the baby to an unduly invasive examination and accidentally hurt her in doing so. She did not say anything at the time as she was embarrassed. I and my husband were both shocked when we learnt of this and we told the doctors about it, but it was too late and they refused to believe us. Later, once we got the medical records, our own experts explained that the injury was consistent with the baby having hurt herself on something when playing diaperless and the grandmother's action would have aggravated it. They said that the German doctors’ repeated invasive examinations of the baby could also have extended the injury. I want to ask them many questions. The most important one was that the first time on 17th September 2021, when we got Ariha to the doctor, they said its hormonal bleeding and when we took her to the hospital after 5 days on 21st September 2021 for a follow-up checkup, they said Ariha had an injury. Now the judge has also confirmed that Ariha was injured on 16th September 2021, then why did the German doctors misdiagnose it as hormonal bleeding on 17th? and instead of accepting their mistake on the 21st, they blamed us the parents for the injury. Even on the 21st of September also, I had to wait so long at the doctors as she was treated many hours later after we came in. If it was a serious injury, wouldn’t they have immediately rushed her for treatment? And then one more surprising thing too. When Ariha was 3 months old, I had given her an oil massage as is our Indian custom, before her bath. At that time, she had slipped from my grip as I was trying to put her in the bathtub which was on the tabletop. Luckily I managed to save her from falling down but bumped her head on a tabletop. The German doctor we consulted, said there was no need for treatment for this. That whole thing, many months later was blown out of proportion in court. The German court declared that this was also another incident of grievous injury and despite a social worker who had cleared us after spending time in our house, this issue came back to haunt us all over again. A minor head bump was played up as a multiple blunt force trauma. I ask all of you who are new parents is it not possible that we may have a few mishaps as we raise a child considering that we are also new to the process and still learning how the whole parenting thing works? There could be some issues and some accidents but that does not qualify us to be bad parents. There are more issues of this unfair treatment being meted out to us. Ariha has sensitive skin because of that she had a skin allergy so there were marks on her back since the pediatric doctor in Germany couldn’t give us satisfactory answers, we sent her photos to an Indian doctor for treatment. That was also turned against us. The court said that was also proof of us ill-treating our child. Ariha has got the same skin allergies now as she is in foster care and her German foster carer takes her to the doctor for it. But if a German foster carer takes Ariha for the same marks to doctors, no one suspects her but if the parents do the same, then these marks are injuries? If the German court has to listen to just one side and give a verdict then why have a trial at all? They are not listening to the Indian government’s pleas too and ignoring all of ours. Why can't they let her be in her own country in foster care if that is what is safe for her instead of putting her in paid German foster care? This has no logic, no validation. She is a Jain child and being fed eggs. If a Jewish child was in German custody, would they dream of giving her non-kosher food? Never. It is our child’s right to be in tune with her culture and country, linguistically and religiously and all trials can happen here and yet Germany is not letting that happen. No reason justifies this atrocity on a small child who cannot speak up for herself. We are fighting many battles. One is for our child to be with us. She has been in foster care for so long in a remote German village with no access to Indians. She will speak a different language as she will pick up speech now, cultivate different food habits and slowly forget her roots, her culture and her parents as she is in a formative stage now; her most crucial stage. How will all that be set right, ever? We are losing her, despite our dogged fight and our determination against all odds. In such a situation, all we can do is ask for the personal involvement of our Prime Minister Modi ji in this. If he can intervene, only then will this be solved. It is my earnest appeal to the government of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modiji and Indians the world over for their support in Ariha’s case so that our baby is safe, happy and comes back home. CASE UPDATE: There was a police investigation that was closed in February 2022, without any formal charges being filed. Yet the baby is still in the custody of the Child Welfare Services, Jugendamt in Germany, who filed a civil custody case for the termination of parental rights and permanent custody of the child. Since then, both Dhara and Bhavesh, the parents have been fighting a legal battle for the custody of their child, who now is over two years old. Text: By Tashneem Chaudhury Source: Anushree Bhaumik Disclaimer: The views of the writer do not represent the views of WION or ZMCL. Nor does WION or ZMCL endorse the views of the writer. WATCH WION LIVE HERE

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Indian defence forces are planning to integrate made-in-India missiles on Predator drones, which are being acquired from the US under a foreign military sales deal. The deal for 31 Predator drones is being negotiated between India and the US and includes proposals for making an unmanned aerial systems hub in the country as part of the program.

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The ongoing violence in Manipur is escalating. Three, including a police official, were killed in a firing that broke out on Thursday night. As per reports citing sources, armed assailants attacked Kuki settlements in Kang-pok-pi village. Assam rifles had to launch an operation to put an end to the violence. Following the death of the constable, a huge mob gathered on the streets of Imphal, defying curfew orders. Police and the rapid action force had use tear gas to disperse the crowd.

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<p>Underscoring the stability of India's relations with Russia despite the challenges in the world today, India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar cautioned against reducing the ties solely to New Delhi's defence dependencies.&nbsp;Speaking at an event in Delhi, the foreign minister highlighted the long-standing importance India has placed on its relationship with Russia.&nbsp; Jaishankar also noted the positive trajectory in the economic aspects of the bilateral ties between the two nations.</p>

<p>During the event, Jaishankar said, "Our relations with Russia have been kept steady despite all turbulence. We have made our own evaluation over the years regarding the importance of this. It is a mistake to dumb down ties with Russia to just defence dependences. We have an upswing in the economic part of our relations with Russia."&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>India-China relations</strong></h2>

<p>Jaishankar also acknowledged the challenges in India's relationship with China, highlighting the need for a high degree of mutuality and respect for each other's interests and agreements.&nbsp;He stated that the current difficult phase is a result of a departure from the agreements previously reached.</p>

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<p>"China has been a difficult swing, it's a big neighbour, but at the end of the day any relations have to be based on a high degree of mutuality, there has to be respect for each other's interests and adherence to agreements reached between us &amp; it is that departure from what was agreed between us which is today at the heart of the difficult phase that we are passing through with China," Jaishankar said adding, "At the end of the day, the state of the border will determine the state of the relationship. And the state of the border today is still abnormal..."</p>

<h2><strong>Strong ties with the United States</strong></h2>

<p>Addressing the polarised global landscape, Jaishankar expressed that India's relations with the United States are "exceptionally well."</p>

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<p>He described the recent US visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the most productive in history, indicating the deepening collaboration between the two countries.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We have moved into a positive domain with the US for shaping the world for common purposes. The attention being given to Europe is remarkable...big issue before us is concluding the free trade agreement, but we are more hopeful than we have been in past," the EAM added while speaking on India-US ties.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Concerns regarding India-Canada relations</h2>

<p>Regarding India's relations with Canada, Jaishankar expressed disappointment, suggesting that Canadian policies seem to be driven by vote-bank politics.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"If there are activities in Canada that impinge on our national security &amp; integrity, then we will have to respond. You can see that this has impacted our ties in many ways in the last few years," Jaishankar said.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>This comes after a tableau celebrating the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards was paraded in Brampton on June 4.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>India-Pakistan relations</strong></h2>

<p>At the event, Jaishankar also stressed that discussions with Pakistan cannot be based on a foundation of cross-border terrorism.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On Pakistan, he said, "We can’t allow terrorism to be normalised, we can not allow that to become a basis to come in discussion with Pakistan. Until there is a departure from the abbreviation of policy of cross-border terrorism, it is not possible to have normal relationship..."</p>

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Underscoring the stability of India's relations with Russia despite the challenges in the world today, India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar cautioned against reducing the ties solely to New Delhi's defence dependencies.

Underscoring the stability of India's relations with Russia despite the challenges in the world today, India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar cautioned against reducing the ties solely to New Delhi's defence dependencies. Speaking at an event in Delhi, the foreign minister highlighted the long-standing importance India has placed on its relationship with Russia. Jaishankar also noted the positive trajectory in the economic aspects of the bilateral ties between the two nations. During the event, Jaishankar said, "Our relations with Russia have been kept steady despite all turbulence. We have made our own evaluation over the years regarding the importance of this. It is a mistake to dumb down ties with Russia to just defence dependences. We have an upswing in the economic part of our relations with Russia." India-China relations Jaishankar also acknowledged the challenges in India's relationship with China, highlighting the need for a high degree of mutuality and respect for each other's interests and agreements. He stated that the current difficult phase is a result of a departure from the agreements previously reached. Also Read | India: Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter safety flaws addressed, says report "China has been a difficult swing, it's a big neighbour, but at the end of the day any relations have to be based on a high degree of mutuality, there has to be respect for each other's interests and adherence to agreements reached between us & it is that departure from what was agreed between us which is today at the heart of the difficult phase that we are passing through with China," Jaishankar said adding, "At the end of the day, the state of the border will determine the state of the relationship. And the state of the border today is still abnormal..." Strong ties with the United States Addressing the polarised global landscape, Jaishankar expressed that India's relations with the United States are "exceptionally well." Also Read | Sweden police allow Quran burning protest outside Stockholm’s main mosque He described the recent US visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the most productive in history, indicating the deepening collaboration between the two countries. "We have moved into a positive domain with the US for shaping the world for common purposes. The attention being given to Europe is remarkable...big issue before us is concluding the free trade agreement, but we are more hopeful than we have been in past," the EAM added while speaking on India-US ties. Concerns regarding India-Canada relations Regarding India's relations with Canada, Jaishankar expressed disappointment, suggesting that Canadian policies seem to be driven by vote-bank politics. "If there are activities in Canada that impinge on our national security & integrity, then we will have to respond. You can see that this has impacted our ties in many ways in the last few years," Jaishankar said. Watch | Concert economics explained: The craze for high-profile concerts × This comes after a tableau celebrating the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards was paraded in Brampton on June 4. India-Pakistan relations At the event, Jaishankar also stressed that discussions with Pakistan cannot be based on a foundation of cross-border terrorism. On Pakistan, he said, "We can’t allow terrorism to be normalised, we can not allow that to become a basis to come in discussion with Pakistan. Until there is a departure from the abbreviation of policy of cross-border terrorism, it is not possible to have normal relationship..." WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. ×

Jaishankar says depth of India-Russia relations goes beyond defence dependencies

India's external Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has reiterated that India's ties with Russia remain positive despite the turbulence across the world. The External Affairs Minister says that over the years India has made its own evaluation regarding the importance of the regulation. Let's watch what he has to say.

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<p>Heavy rainfall in the Indian state of Uttarakhand has triggered a massive landslide in the Chamoli district which resulted in the partial destruction of a crucial section of National Highway 7 leading to Badrinath, a key pilgrimage site in the country.&nbsp;The affected area near Chhinka village has left tourists stranded. The debris has also obstructed the route to the holy site of Badrinath.</p>

<p>Flash floods and landslides also hit the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh a few days ago. Massive landslides blocked the Mandi-Kullu national highway in Himachal Pradesh, which had left around 200 individuals, mainly tourists, stranded for hours&nbsp;in a 15-kilometre-long traffic jam.</p>

<h2><strong>Casualties&nbsp;</strong></h2>

<p>According to a report from news agency PTI, Himachal Pradesh has witnessed 19 deaths, with 34 people sustaining injuries, and three individuals reported missing due to rain-related incidents.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>In response to the situation, the India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for areas in Uttarakhand, warning of the likelihood of very heavy rainfall.</p>

<h2><strong>Rainfall in Delhi</strong></h2>

<p>On 29 June, Delhi experienced showers, leading to a drop in the temperature. However, the rainfall also caused waterlogging in certain parts of the city. It has led to creating inconvenience for many residents.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>This year, the monsoon season has exhibited a different pattern across various regions of the country. It has covered over 80 per cent of India, with noteworthy occurrences, such as the simultaneous arrival of monsoon in Delhi and Mumbai on June 25—a phenomenon that had not transpired in 62 years.</p>

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<p>Typically, Kerala receives monsoon showers by June 1, followed by Mumbai on June 11, and Delhi by June 27. Media reports quoting Naresh Kumar, a senior scientist at the IMD said, "Monsoon is in its advanced stage and is active. We can see clouds over Kokan, Goa, Central India, as well as Northeastern states."</p>

<p>According to him, there is a probability of heavy rainfall in east and northeast India over the next five days.</p>

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Heavy rainfall in the Indian state of Uttarakhand has triggered a massive landslide in the Chamoli district which resulted in the partial destruction of a crucial section of National Highway 7 leading to Badrinath, a key pilgrimage site in the country.

Heavy rainfall in the Indian state of Uttarakhand has triggered a massive landslide in the Chamoli district which resulted in the partial destruction of a crucial section of National Highway 7 leading to Badrinath, a key pilgrimage site in the country. The affected area near Chhinka village has left tourists stranded. The debris has also obstructed the route to the holy site of Badrinath. Flash floods and landslides also hit the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh a few days ago. Massive landslides blocked the Mandi-Kullu national highway in Himachal Pradesh, which had left around 200 individuals, mainly tourists, stranded for hours in a 15-kilometre-long traffic jam. Casualties According to a report from news agency PTI, Himachal Pradesh has witnessed 19 deaths, with 34 people sustaining injuries, and three individuals reported missing due to rain-related incidents. Also Read | British court declares govt’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda unlawful In response to the situation, the India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for areas in Uttarakhand, warning of the likelihood of very heavy rainfall. Rainfall in Delhi On 29 June, Delhi experienced showers, leading to a drop in the temperature. However, the rainfall also caused waterlogging in certain parts of the city. It has led to creating inconvenience for many residents. Today's Massive Landslide video on Badrinath National Highway pic.twitter.com/NKZx3hSCV9 — Weatherman Shubham (@shubhamtorres09) June 29, 2023 × This year, the monsoon season has exhibited a different pattern across various regions of the country. It has covered over 80 per cent of India, with noteworthy occurrences, such as the simultaneous arrival of monsoon in Delhi and Mumbai on June 25—a phenomenon that had not transpired in 62 years. Also Read | Indian-Origin man jailed for smuggling over 800 Indians into US using Uber Typically, Kerala receives monsoon showers by June 1, followed by Mumbai on June 11, and Delhi by June 27. Media reports quoting Naresh Kumar, a senior scientist at the IMD said, "Monsoon is in its advanced stage and is active. We can see clouds over Kokan, Goa, Central India, as well as Northeastern states." According to him, there is a probability of heavy rainfall in east and northeast India over the next five days. Watch | Tarang shakti, India's largest multilateral air exercise to be held this year × "East and Northeast India is expected to receive heavy rainfall in the next five days, due to moisture-laden winds from the Bay of Bengal," the IMD scientist said, reports said. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. ×

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InterGlobe Aviation ltd, the parent company of Indian budget airline Indigo, has become the first Indian airline to cross 1 trillion rupees in market value. 1 trillion rupees in US dollar terms is over 12 billion dollars. Indigo has been able to reach this milestone after its shares soared 29% in 2023. Its stock hit a high of Rs 2,595 or 31.64 Dollars on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

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Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has reiterated that India's ties with Russia remain positive despite the turbulence across the world. The External Affairs Minister says that over the years India has made its own evaluation regarding the importance of the regulation.

India's ties with Russia remains steady, despite 'turbulence', says Jaishankar

The Indian Air Force will be conducting a mega multilateral air exercise later this year and preparations are already underway. The exercise will bring together 12 nations to strengthen military cooperation and will also be the biggest air exercise conducted in India. The exercise is called Tarang Shakti.

Tarang Shakti: India to host mega multilateral air exercise

In a big relief for investors as well as for the larger global economy, the biggest US Banks have passed the Fed's stress test. 23 of the largest banks in the US have shown that they can withstand a severe global recession and turmoil in real estate markets. The results bolster claims that the banking industry remains generally strong and well-capitalized.

Top banks pass US Fed's stress test

The schedule for the 2023 ICC Men's ODI World Cup in India has been released. India and Pakistan are scheduled to face off on October 15, however, Pakistan's participation in the marquee event is still not confirmed. The Pakistan Cricket Board says it will require government clearance to travel to India. Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Pakistan’s participation in ODI WC not confirmed

India's fair-trade regulator has issued a show-cause notice to flag carrier Air India. It is asking why an investigation should not be conducted into the merger. Tata Group has 30 days to give a plausible answer. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Turbulence hits Air India-Vistara merger

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on June 27 and said that the country could not have different laws for different categories of citizens.

Indian PM Modi pitches for Uniform Civil Code in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh

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