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The Parliament’s Monsoon Session will be coming to a close today. Wednesday witnessed a ruckus inside Lok Sabha as the ruling and Opposition MPs nearly entered into a scuffle after Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabled three Bills which seek to remove Central and state ministers, including the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers, who face allegations of corruption or serious offences and have been detained for at least 30 days.

Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, during his two-day visit to Russia, stressed that the two countries should tap into the “full potential of trade and investment ties”. His visit to Moscow comes at a time when India faces 50 per cent tariffs from the Trump administration, including 25 per cent for importing Russian oil.

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In news from around the world, Israel’s military announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City on Wednesday. “We have begun the preliminary operations and the first stages of the attack on Gaza City, and already now IDF forces are holding the outskirts of Gaza City,” Brigadier General Effie Defrin, Israel’s military spokesperson, said.

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