From Meta launching paid verified accounts, to UGC’s new innovative course: 5 stories you may have missed today

Q: 39 years of Operation Blue Star

In today's opinion section, Pramod Kumar writes on 39 years of Operation Blue Star in Punjab and how it has become a reminder of the need for respecting religious symbols, rather than a marker of social divisiveness, the politics of religious dominance or the assertion of the notion of a theocratic state.

As the Kolhapur violence and Jaishankar’s visit to Brampton event dominate the news cycle today, here’s a rundown of the 5 top stories you may have missed today.

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With the ongoing wrestlers protest and the onset of the monsoon dominating the news cycle today, you may have missed some of our ground reports and exclusive stories. Don’t worry, we have got your back!

Here’s a rundown of the 5 top stories you may have missed today:

If you have tried booking air tickets in the last few weeks, you may have noticed exorbitant ticket prices. Multiple factors have contributed to this surge in prices. We break down some of them.

UGC has proposed a new range of innovative degree names. Most recent of which is the Bachelor of Science in Humanities and commerce. Currently, universities offer a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in arts, humanities and social sciences, and the Bachelor of Science degree is typically for science subjects. Here’s how it will work.

Following the Twitter strategy, Meta apps like Instagram and Facebook will also give paid check-marked accounts in India now. Meta Verified members will have to pay Rs 699 per month to remain verified. Here’s all you need to know about the new feature.

A 25-year-old woman was murdered and her body dumped in Delhi in April this year. In the end, the Police needed no more than a T-shirt and a horse cart to find the culprits. Here’s how a striped T-shirt helped solve the murder mystery.

In today's opinion section, Pramod Kumar writes on 39 years of Operation Blue Star in Punjab and how it has become a reminder of the need for respecting religious symbols, rather than a marker of social divisiveness, the politics of religious dominance or the assertion of the notion of a theocratic state.

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