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Air defences were heard in parts of Tehran on Thursday morning (July 16, 2026), state media said, and explosions rang out in northern and western parts of the country. “So far, no casualties have been reported in Tehran by official authorities,” state news agency IRNA reported. Explosions were heard in parts of the western Lorestan…
Argentina’s Giovani Lo Celso holds a banner with the words “The Malvinas are Argentine”, referring to the Falkland Islands, while his teammate Nicolas Otamendi gestures to him, at the end of the World Cup semifinal soccer match between England and Argentina in Atlanta on July 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Argentina players held up…
The Bihar cabinet on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) authorised the Gram Panchayats to impose and collect taxes that would enable panchayats to develop their own financial resources, thus reducing their dependence on the State government. The cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, gave its nod to the draft “Gram Panchayat Taxes, Rates and Fees…
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A scene from the play ‘Dirty Biryani’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In the television world of storytelling, Somya Tewari missed seeing authentic conversations between women. “They are either shown to be too polished or too mellow. This is not how we talk,” says the writer of the play Dirty Biryani to be staged at…
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. File picture | Photo Credit: PTI The Nagpur Cyber Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against multiple social media content creators for allegedly executing a defamatory digital campaign targeting Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. The legal action stems from highly…
Venezuelan Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States will not block Venezuelan Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s return to her home country, a U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday (July 15, 2026), though he cautioned that the right conditions must be in place. “The policy in the State Department is…
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Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., during the Pennsylvania Defence and Innovation Summit on July 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday mandatory annual testosterone screening for troops 30 years old or above, an initiative he said was aimed…
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Rescue workers and volunteers transport an injured victim of a suicide bomber upon arrival at a hospital in Bannu, in northwest, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Three policemen were killed and 34 injured after terrorists attacked a police convoy and a police station in separate incidents in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…
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The New York Times on Wednesday filed a motion to quash subpoenas that the Justice Department served on journalists who reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, teeing up a significant court fight pitting press freedom against the government’s ability to force reporters to identify sources. “As we set out in…
A Delhi court has permitted activist Umar Khalid, an accused in the larger conspiracy case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, to continue having two video meetings (e-mulakats) with his family every week. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Court passed the order on July 13 while hearing an application filed by Mr….
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