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Bengal: 21st July: One Date, One Event, Three Claimants

July 20, 2026

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  • Government to introduce bill to punish people disturbing rendition of Vande Matram
  • MP cabinet clears UCC bill
  • Monsoon session of Parliament expected to be stormy as opposition bent on cornering the government over NEET-UG paper leak, Ayudhya temple theft and E20 fuel
  • Opposition parties walk out of the all-party meeting called by the government before the monsoon session of Parliament over the invitation issued to the rebel faction of TMC
  • Home minister Amit Shah says Bengal may get a Special Investigation Agency modelled on the NIA after reviewing state's law-and-order
  • After Wangchuk and CJP decide to march to the Parliament today, Delhi Police says it has not given any permission for the march
  • Delhi HC refuses Sonam Wangchuk's wife's plea to shift him to a different hospital, says he is not under arrest but receiving medical treatment
  • National Testing Agency warns against submissions of AI-generated or fake OMR sheets in support of NEET-UG result grievances
  • 14 people have died till now in rain-related flash floods and landslides in J&K
  • Government may seek Parliamentary permission for additional spending in view of extra spending incurred due to war in the Gulf and semiconductor push
  • ODI Series versus England: India try hard but could not cross the 387-run target. Fall short by 27 runs despite big scores by Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kolhi. They also lose the series 1-2
  • Japan Open badminton: P V Sindhu becomes the first Indian to win the title. Beat reigning world champion and local favourite Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-17 to end her big title drought of 4 years
  • FIFA World Cup: Messi fails to deliver in probably his last World Cup appearance as Spain do not allow him to possess the ball
  • FIFA World Cup: Spain beat Argentina 2-1 to win the title. Argentina were totally outplayed by a determined Spain
  • Government to introduce PF for self-emplyed and gig workers
Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in a final which the dominated throughout, heartbreak for Messi //////// P V Sindhu ends big title drought of 4 years, wins Japan Open by beating world champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 21-17, 21-17

Politics

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Bengal: 21st July: One Date, One Event, Three Claimants
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From The States

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Education

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Society

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Sports

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Health

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Cyber Scams

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In Depth

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