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The destroyed civilian cargo ship Golden Leo on the Black Sea, following an alleged Russian missile strike on 19 July 2026. Photo: AFP

India summons Russian envoy after missile strike kills 4 Indians on cargo ship

New Delhi called the targeting of commercial shipping "unacceptable" after four Indian nationals were killed in a missile strike on a cargo vessel in the Black Sea.

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is detained by police during a sit-in protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence, demanding accountability for police action against students, in New Delhi, India, July 21, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi detained during NEET protest outside Modi's home

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File photo: Hindustan Times

NEET protest continues as Modi calls for severe punishment over paper leak

Hundreds of farmers have been stopped at Shambhu border. Photo: UNB

Farmers’ march to Delhi halted at Haryana border over proposed India-US trade deal

Police personnel at site as rescue operation is underway after 27 workers were trapped in an under construction tunnel after a landslide, in Gangtok, Sikkim, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Photo: PTI

8 killed as tunnel of under-construction power plant on Teesta caves in

Thousands of young people packed the streets. Photo: Reuters

India youth group says will not march again because police will 'hurt youth'

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India approves its first dengue vaccine

Masked protesters hold an Indian flag near plumes of tear gas. Photo: Reuters

Wangchuk hunger strike, youth protests intensify pressure on Modi government

Smoke rises from the grain carrier Golden Leo under the Guinea-Bissau flag after Russian missile strike in the Black Sea close to Odessa, Ukraine, Sunday, July 19, 2026, local media reports. Photo: AP via UNB

4 Indians killed in attack on cargo ship leaving Ukraine's Odesa port

Rahul Gandhi speaks with the media at a press conference in Ghaziabad, India, April 17, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh/File Photo

Rahul Gandhi condemns police action against CJP protesters, says 'tear-gassing students is not India's way'

Sonam Wangchuk on hunger strike

Sonam Wangchuk vows to continue fast until students meet lawmakers

Demonstrators stand past police barricades as smoke billows from tear gas shells fired by police during a planned march by supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party towards parliament on the opening day of its monsoon session, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks, near Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, India, July 20, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Police use baton charge, fire tear gas at Cockroach Janta Party protests in Delhi

A study abroad sign at the office of KC Overseas Education, an education consultancy, in Bengaluru, India, February 18, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh

Indian students cool on 'American Dream' as EU opens its doors