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The culture of freebies is gradually becoming a hindrance to India’s development. Some ‘good for nothing’ politicians are the ones responsible for it. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court has now given a green signal to the Centre, to address the increasing ‘Revadi culture’.

On July 26, a Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha worker Praveen Nettaru was hacked to death by unidentified assailants. As per reports, the killers came on a bike in Bellari, Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka, in the late evening and attacked Nettaru with sharp weapons. Nettaru, who ran a poultry business, was coming returning home when the attack happened. The assailants escaped after the attack. Nettaru was rushed to the hospital, but he could not be saved.

For some time, Maharashtra politics has been in a messed-up situation. The appointment of Eknath Shinde as the state’s Chief Minister and Uddhav Thackeray’s decline in reputation has pushed state politics into the doldrums. Regarding this, both the factions are now ordered to prove themselves as the torch bearers.

India has been under continuous attack from known and unknown enemies. The ‘Breaking India’ forces are operating both from outside as well as inside the country. The concept of the 2.5 front war by late CDS Bipin Rawat also hinted at this sinister and synergetic plan of India’s enemies. In the name of foreign donations and charity to Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), several foreign entities are carrying out nefarious agendas within the country.

A dacoit drama after decades. Ranbir Kapoor after four years in a film produced by the prestigious banner Yash Raj Films….It couldn’t get any posher than Shamshera in the movie theatres. The collections, however, have shocked the film industry, already reeling under a heap of flops.

Nalanda was the world’s leading education center for decades, long before Cambridge and Oxford were even architectural designs on a map. Providing rich and valuable information and knowledge to thousands of Bhartiya students and students from all over Asia- Tibet, China, Korea, Vietnam, etc.- to study at this prestigious institution. Nalanda is described in Jain and Buddhist texts as a ‘sacred space.’

When you have built a career out of supporting women, you are expected to cheer for every woman achiever. But, it is not the case with feminists and the phenomenon has now percolated down to Indian feminists as well. Same ideals of women empowerment who celebrated Kamala Harris seem to have problems with the election of Draupadi Murmu as the Indian President.

On July 24, India's Javelin hurler Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal in the finals of the men's javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. His best toss was 88.13 meters, which he had enlisted in the fourth endeavor. Anderson Peters of Grenada won the gold with the best toss of 90.54 meters, and Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic won bronze with a best toss of 88.09 meters.

There is a Tamil film called ‘Aandavan Kattalai‘ starring Vijay Sethupathi in the lead role. It is about two villagers hailing from interior Madurai wanting to go to London for employment to pay off their debts. They approach two middlemen who help them get a passport and visa using fake documents and false information and eventually land them in trouble. The rest of the film is about how they emerge out of the situation they put themselves in.

A day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) recuperated money of more than ₹21 crores from the home of Arpita Mukherjee, the focal organization officially captured the Bengali entertainer on Saturday (July 23). According to reports, Mukherjee was at first kept and taken to the ED office for addressing. Her capture comes hours after TMC Minister Partha Chatterjee was secured by the Enforcement Directorate.