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<news:title><![CDATA[K.C. Singh | Pak-Saudi-Turkish Pact A Fresh Challenge For India]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/opinion/edit/aa-edit-mineral-rights-bill-consult-states-1978467</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[AA Edit | Mineral Rights Bill: Consult States]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/opinion/edit/aa-edit-national-song-must-unite-indians-not-divide-them-1978458</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[AA Edit | National Song Must Unite Indians, Not Divide Them]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/opinion/columnists/anil-tyagi-sergio-gor-the-quiet-us-envoy-behind-indias-power-games-1978452</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-11T23:32:07+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Anil Tyagi | Sergio Gor: The Quiet US Envoy Behind India’s Power Games]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/nation/maharashtra-defends-mspsa-calls-congress-cpis-challenge-frivolous-1978236</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-11T02:56:47+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Maharashtra Defends MSPSA; Calls Congress, CPI’s Challenge ‘Frivolous’]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[All India Trade Union Congress, Special Public Security Act, Maharashtra government]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/nation/ncpsp-says-no-politics-in-modi-meet-1978235</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-11T02:53:46+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[NCP(SP) Says No Politics In Modi Meet]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/nation/3-tribal-girls-die-after-venomous-snake-bites-6-at-gadchiroli-ashram-school-1978234</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-11T02:50:36+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[3 Tribal Girls Die After Venomous Snake Bites 6 At Gadchiroli Ashram School]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[tribal girls, venomous snake, district administration]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/opinion/edit/aa-edit-unlock-faster-fdi-decisions-1978220</loc>
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<news:name><![CDATA[The Asian Age]]></news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-11T01:01:20+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[AA Edit | Unlock Faster FDI Decisions]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/opinion/edit/aa-edit-jharkhand-stir-reveals-real-issues-far-deeper-than-neet-1978200</loc>
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<news:name><![CDATA[The Asian Age]]></news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-11T00:23:41+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[AA Edit | Jharkhand Stir Reveals Real Issues Far Deeper Than NEET]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[jharkhand job aspirants protest, JPSC-JSSC tests, jantar mantar,  Jharkhand protesters, Gen Z aspirations, exam and recruitment systems,]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/opinion/columnists/aakar-patel-why-indians-need-to-protect-expand-the-right-to-hold-peaceful-protests-1978176</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-10T23:28:58+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Aakar Patel | Why Indians Need To Protect, Expand The Right To Hold Peaceful Protests]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[jantar mantar, All India Dalit Christian Rights Protection Committee, freedom of speech and expression, delhi police,  Article 19, reclaim rights, peaceful protest, Mumbai Azad Maidan,]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/opinion/columnists/dev-360-beyond-reels-memes-the-lessons-from-gen-z-protests-patralekha-chatterjee-1978155</loc>
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<news:name><![CDATA[The Asian Age]]></news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-10T22:35:17+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Dev 360 | Beyond Reels & Memes: The Lessons From Gen Z Protests | Patralekha Chatterjee]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/opinion/edit/aa-edit-what-if-merchant-recoups-upi-fee-from-customer-1977977</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-10T01:35:41+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[AA Edit | What If Merchant Recoups UPI Fee From Customer?]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/opinion/columnists/bharat-bhushan-why-changes-in-fcra-stoke-minority-fears-1977974</loc>
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<news:name><![CDATA[The Asian Age]]></news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-10T01:09:57+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Bharat Bhushan |Why Changes In FCRA Stoke Minority Fears]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/opinion/columnists/parsa-venkateshwar-rao-jr-no-need-for-indians-to-lose-sleep-over-pakistans-new-pact-with-saudis-turkey-1977970</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-10T00:32:37+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr |No Need For Indians To Lose Sleep Over Pakistan’s New Pact With Saudis, Turkey]]></news:title>
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