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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/jammu-kashmir-high-court-seeks-amicus-report-on-dal-lake-pil-pending-since-2002</loc>
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<news:title>Jammu &amp; Kashmir High Court seeks amicus report on Dal lake PIL pending since 2002</news:title>
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<image:caption>Justice Suraj Govindraj</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Karnataka AG Shashi Kiran Shetty</image:caption>
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<news:title>Karnataka HC asks State, poll bodies to respond to plea challenging parallel SIR for Greater Bengaluru wards</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/chhattisgarh-hc-rejects-plea-against-gayatri-mantra-in-schools-says-no-bar-on-moral-instructions</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T13:25:20.702+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chhattisgarh HC rejects plea against Gayatri Mantra in schools; says no bar on moral instructions</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/stepson-not-eligible-for-family-pension-under-railway-pension-rules-madras-high-court</loc>
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<image:caption>Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice N Senthilkumar</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T13:21:48.074+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Stepson not eligible for family pension under Railway Pension Rules: Madras High Court</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/view-point/ad-hoc-autonomy-institutional-accountability-reconstructing-arbitrator-appointments-in-indian-arbitration</loc>
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<image:caption>Ankit Konwar, Sonali Khanna, Yashica Dhawan</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T12:43:51.730+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ad hoc autonomy, institutional accountability: Reconstructing arbitrator appointments in Indian arbitration</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/columns/legaltechtalk-2026-london-legaltech-at-an-inflection-point</loc>
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<image:caption>Legal Tech Talk London 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T12:43:06.310+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>LegalTechTalk 2026 London: LegalTech at an inflection point</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/pds-limited-promotes-abhishekh-kanoi-as-group-general-counsel</loc>
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<image:caption>Abhishekh Kanoi</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T12:39:03.162+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PDS Limited promotes Abhishekh Kanoi as Group General Counsel</news:title>
<news:keywords>Abhishekh Kanoi, PDS Limited, in-house counsel, Group General Counsel</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/jupitice-reimagines-digital-justice-infrastructure-with-an-ironclad-trust-layer-for-ai-native-legal-operations</loc>
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<image:caption>Jupitice</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T12:37:55.737+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Jupitice reimagines Digital Justice Infrastructure with an Ironclad ‘Trust Layer’ for AI-Native Legal Operations</news:title>
<news:keywords>Jupitice, AI Legal Assistant</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/asm-law-chambers-opens-new-office-in-mumbai</loc>
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<image:caption>ASM Law Chambers New Office</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Snapshot from the new office</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Aishwarya Sharma and Anish Sharma at the inauguration event</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T12:34:57.152+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>ASM Law Chambers opens new office in Mumbai</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/touchstone-partners-advises-membrane-group-on-joint-venture-with-kurita-water-industries</loc>
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<image:caption>Kurita, Membrane Group</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Uday Walia</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/dealstreet%2Ftouchstone-partners-advises-membrane-group-on-joint-venture-with-kurita-water-industries" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T12:32:12.153+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Touchstone Partners advises Membrane Group on joint venture with Kurita Water Industries</news:title>
<news:keywords>Touchstone Partners, Uday Walia, Membrane Group India Private Limited, Kurita Water Industries Limited, Kurita Membrane India Private Limited, Indian law firms, Law firm news</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/law-policy/kerala-appoints-ramesh-babu-as-senior-standing-counsel-for-supreme-court-four-appointed-standing-counsel</loc>
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<image:caption>Supreme Court and Kerala Map</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Flaw-policy%2Fkerala-appoints-ramesh-babu-as-senior-standing-counsel-for-supreme-court-four-appointed-standing-counsel" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T12:31:19.705+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kerala appoints Ramesh Babu as senior standing counsel for Supreme Court; four appointed standing counsel</news:title>
<news:keywords>kerala , supreme court , standing counsel</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/calcutta-high-court-asks-state-to-clarify-on-status-of-proposal-to-entrust-school-mid-day-meal-to-iskcon</loc>
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<image:caption>School children</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Senior Advocate Kalyan Bandopadhyay</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Senior Advocate Surajit Nath Mitra</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Fcalcutta-high-court-asks-state-to-clarify-on-status-of-proposal-to-entrust-school-mid-day-meal-to-iskcon" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T12:28:58.250+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Calcutta High Court asks State to clarify on status of proposal to entrust school mid-day meal to ISKCON</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/ic-regfin-legal-acts-on-batx-energies-105-crore-series-a-fundraise</loc>
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<image:caption>Anish Jaipuriar</image:caption>
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<image:caption>BatX Energies</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/dealstreet%2Fic-regfin-legal-acts-on-batx-energies-105-crore-series-a-fundraise" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T12:28:30.228+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>IC RegFin Legal acts on BatX Energies ₹105 crore Series A fundraise</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/dealstreet/khaitan-co-advises-persistent-on-14-billion-acquisition-of-nagarro</loc>
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<image:caption>Persistent Systems</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Haigreve Khaitan, Sharad Abhyankar, Abhishek Dadoo</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T12:28:01.058+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Khaitan &amp; Co, Hengeler Mueller, Freshfields act on Persistent's $1.4 billion acquisition of Nagarro</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/court-alone-decides-whether-to-adjourn-a-case-adjournment-slip-not-automatic-pass-supreme-court</loc>
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<image:caption>Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T12:07:33.187+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Court alone decides whether to adjourn a case; adjournment slip not automatic pass: Supreme Court</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/Law-School/hnlu-team-wins-9th-dastur-national-direct-tax-moot-court-competition-students-secure-top-individual-honours</loc>
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<image:caption>Devesh Mishra, Asmi Chandrakar and Rashleen Kaur Saluja of HNLU Raipur</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/Law-School%2Fhnlu-team-wins-9th-dastur-national-direct-tax-moot-court-competition-students-secure-top-individual-honours" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T11:53:59.770+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>HNLU team wins 9th Dastur National Direct Tax Moot Court Competition; students secure top individual honours</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, 9th Dastur National Direct Tax Moot Court Competition, Moot Court Competition</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/education-paramount-madras-high-court-seeks-states-response-on-vc-vacancies-in-tn-universities</loc>
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<image:caption>CJ SA Dharmadhikari and Justice Arul Murugan</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Senior Counsel NL Rajah</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T11:52:48.608+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Education paramount: Madras High Court seeks State's response on VC vacancies in TN universities</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/we-grab-lands-block-drains-waterlogging-is-our-own-creation-bombay-high-court</loc>
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<image:caption>Water Logging</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice M Nagaprasanna</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Subhas Mehla</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Cognizant</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Sharmila Deshmukh</image:caption>
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<news:title>Bombay High Court refuses interim relief to Atyati in plea against Cognizant over logo trademark</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/wifes-demand-for-share-in-ancestral-property-amounts-to-dowry-demand-if-made-under-husbands-pressure-calcutta-hc</loc>
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<image:caption>Justice Arijit Banerjee and Justice Apruba Sinha Ray</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-07T20:35:22.653+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Wife's demand for share in ancestral property amounts to dowry demand if made under husband's pressure: Calcutta HC</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/delhi-court-orders-disciplinary-action-against-police-officers-who-treated-murder-as-rash-driving-case</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-07T19:38:39.477+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Delhi court orders disciplinary action against police officers who treated murder as rash driving case</news:title>
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</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/kerala-police-defends-11-pm-cut-off-for-dj-parties-in-kochi-flags-rise-in-drug-and-sexual-offences</loc>
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<image:caption>Dj Club</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Murali Purushothaman</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Fkerala-police-defends-11-pm-cut-off-for-dj-parties-in-kochi-flags-rise-in-drug-and-sexual-offences" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-07T18:55:59.298+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Kerala Police defends 11 PM cut off for DJ parties in Kochi; flags rise in drug and sexual offences</news:title>
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</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/phantom-studios-sues-jiostar-india-in-bombay-high-court-over-queen-sequel-seeks-250crore-damages</loc>
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<image:caption>Queen 2</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice Gauri Godse</image:caption>
</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Fphantom-studios-sues-jiostar-india-in-bombay-high-court-over-queen-sequel-seeks-250crore-damages" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-07T18:39:09.720+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Phantom Studios sues JioStar India in Bombay High Court over ‘Queen’ sequel, seeks ₹250‑crore damages</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/banks-cannot-blacklist-advocates-by-putting-them-on-caution-list-supreme-court</loc>
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<image:caption>Supreme Court Lawyers</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>Bar &amp; Bench</news:name>
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</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-07T17:50:16.914+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Banks cannot blacklist advocates by putting them on caution list: Supreme Court</news:title>
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</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/mahesh-raut-moves-bombay-high-courtfor-permission-to-travel-to-kerala-for-ayurvedic-treatment</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-07T17:38:23.215+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mahesh Raut moves Bombay High Court for permission to travel to Kerala for Ayurvedic treatment </news:title>
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</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/mooting-guidelines-to-bar-use-of-children-in-election-campaigns-eci-to-madras-high-court</loc>
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</image:image><xhtml:link href="https://www.barandbench.com/amp/story/news%2Flitigation%2Fmooting-guidelines-to-bar-use-of-children-in-election-campaigns-eci-to-madras-high-court" rel="amphtml" />
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-07T17:22:49.313+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mooting guidelines to bar use of children in election campaigns: ECI to Madras High Court</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/columns/the-state-that-knows-everything-about-you-except-whether-you-are-indian</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-07T17:20:52.115+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The State that knows everything about you, except whether you are Indian</news:title>
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<news:title>What Indian businesses need to know about the local courts in the UAE </news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/corporate/jyoti-dastidar-joins-the-aquilaw-as-partner-in-new-delhi</loc>
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<news:title>Jyoti Dastidar joins AQUILAW as Partner in New Delhi</news:title>
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<url>
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</url>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/muslim-law-permitting-marriage-at-puberty-violates-pocso-child-marriage-ban-applies-to-all-religions-allahabad-hc</loc>
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<loc>https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/appeal-filed-before-supreme-court-against-dressage-team-selection-for-asian-games-2026</loc>
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<image:caption>Justice Rajesh Kumar Gupta</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-06T18:01:11.790+05:30</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>3rd India-Japan Higher Education Forum 2026</image:caption>
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