Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday defended actress Kriti Sanon amid the recent backlash over her outfit in a Raksha Bandhan advertisement, saying that “what a woman wears is her choice.”

Rahul Gandhi also used the "Smash the Patriarchy" hashtag in his Instagram story backing Kriti Sanon.

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🚨 A very prominent Union Minister from the BJP is set to retire in the upcoming days.

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🇮🇳⚡🇵🇰 It was at the insistence of Def Min Rajnath Singh that Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters's HQ in Bahawalpur was included for counter terror strike under operation Sindoor.

— Former CDS Anil Chauhan

🚨🇧🇩 Preparations are underway to replace the Bangladeshi President with Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Bangladesh possibly by January 2027.

During his recent Dhaka visit, US Pacific Command chief Adm Stephen Koehler also suggested that Bangladesh could also consider appointing Gen Zaman as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).

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🇮🇳⚡🇵🇰🇧🇩 Kanglus have officially started to go down on the same path as Porkistan.

Tough times ahead for India on our eastern borders.

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🛢⚡ Oil prices have fallen sharply, with Brent now below $89 dollars per barrel.

This could be related to reports of Iran and Oman reaching a deal on the Strait of Hormuz or to Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow.

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🇧🇩🇨🇳 Bangladesh government is considering to buy 24 J-10CE fighter jets from China.

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🇵🇰😂 Beggars doing what beggars are meant to do.

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🇷🇺⚡🇪🇺 NATO intelligence had picked up signals indicating a Russian plan to test the alliance's resolve through limited incursions into a NATO ally, potentially targeting Poland or the Baltic states.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe's unannounced visit to Moscow on August 25, 2026, serves as a direct, high-level diplomatic intervention.

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🚨 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated that he does not support the planned event featuring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at Madison Square Garden, but noted that the city lacks jurisdiction to cancel a private gathering.

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🚨🇵🇰 An explosion has destroyed a major 36-inch gas pipeline near Kashmor that transports gas from Occupied Balochistan to Karachi, Occupied Sindh.

According to local sources, the blast by unidentified armed men triggered an intense, massive fire that is visible across surrounding areas.

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🇮🇳⚡🇺🇦 Russia has launched a massive attack on Ukraine with lots of missiles making impact in multiple Ukrainian cities.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺 Reports are circulating that the U.S. embassy in Moscow has taken down all previously flown U.S. flags.

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😵‍💫 It is because of the death of country singer Dolly Parton.

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This is probably the first time when a country has lowered its flag throughout the country and on its embassies around the world just because a celebrity has passed away.

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🇷🇺⚡🇺🇦 Several Ukrainian UAV operators reportedly had their throats slit and were subsequently shot at close range after a Russian sabotage group (DRG) infiltrated Ukrainian rear positions in Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast.

At least 3–4 Ukrainian servicemen are reported to have been killed during the attack. The operators were reportedly caught at their UAV position after recently being redeployed from the Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka area.

Reports further claim the Russian DRG escaped following the attack and may remain active in the Druzhkivka area.

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🇺🇦⚡🇷🇺 Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told Reuters that Ukraine is “gradually, slowly losing” the war and may have only months to make major strategic changes.

Fedorov said Ukraine still has “every chance” to win, arguing that technologies already exist that could significantly hinder Russian forces, but Kyiv has failed to deploy them at the necessary scale.

He attributed the situation to weak governance, corruption, ineffective use of military technology, and the lack of an overall strategy for ending the war.

He described the current situation as a turning point that could determine Ukraine’s future trajectory and called for an urgent strategic plan.

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