Month: July 2026

Kolkata marks the first India launch of Eyal Nir’s book ‘BuDo for Life’

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Kolkata marks the first India launch of Eyal Nir’s book ‘BuDo for Life’

(From Left to Right) Tirthankar Nandy, Founder & Chairman of the All India Budo Shotokan Karate Association; Ashida Katsunori, Deputy Consul General of Japan in Kolkata; Sensei Eyal Nir, author of the book; and Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group, at the launch of “Budo for Life” at the conclave. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement…

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Rupee declines 20 paise to 95.16 against U.S. dollar in early trade

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Rupee declines 20 paise to 95.16 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee slipped 20 paise to 95.16 against the greenback in early trade on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) as the U.S. launched fresh strikes on Iran after Tehran struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, pushing up crude oil prices and strengthening the dollar….

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‘Dada’: Rajkummar Rao’s first look from Saurav Ganguly biopic unveiled

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‘Dada’: Rajkummar Rao’s first look from Saurav Ganguly biopic unveiled

Rajkummar Rao as Sourav Ganguly in ‘Dada’ | Photo Credit: Luv Films The first look of Rajkummar Rao from his upcoming biopic on Sourav Ganguly, Dada, was unveiled by the makers on Wednesday (July 8, 2026). It is Ganguly’s birthday today. The poster is a recreation of an iconic moment of Ganguly, waving his shirt…

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IND vs ENG 3rd T20: Shreyas Iyer calls performance ‘atrocious, unacceptable’

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IND vs ENG 3rd T20: Shreyas Iyer calls performance ‘atrocious, unacceptable’

Shreyas Iyer. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India captain Shreyas Iyer minced no words after his team’s crushing 125-run defeat to England in the third T20 International, describing the performance as ‘atrocious’ and admitting such a heavy loss was ‘not acceptable’. Under Iyer, India is yet to win a T20 International, and Tuesday’s (July 7,…

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Need to adapt better, but reset will take time: Gambhir on India’s struggles in U.K.

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Need to adapt better, but reset will take time: Gambhir on India’s struggles in U.K.

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir insists that despite multiple setbacks, India does not become a bad team in a matter of four games. | Photo Credit: AP India’s T20 squad is in transition following a “reset”, declared head coach Gautam Gambhir as he attributed the horrendous run in the ongoing tour of the U.K. to…

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Why did the U.S. indict Lawrence Bishnoi over Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder?

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Why did the U.S. indict Lawrence Bishnoi over Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder?

Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi leaves after appearing before the Patiala House Court, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The United States for the first time publicly detailed the alleged role of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his criminal network in a transnational consipiracy that investigators say extend beyond India. During Operation Hardball, the FBI…

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Two militants arrested in Manipur for ‘involvement’ in extortion activities

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Two militants arrested in Manipur for ‘involvement’ in extortion activities

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Security forces arrested two militants, belonging to proscribed outfits, for allegedly being involved in extortion activities in Manipur, a police statement said on Wednesday (July 8, 2026). A 22-year-old cadre of the banned Kuki National Front was apprehended from the Nungkhal bridge area in…

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Indian UN Mission building evacuated as nearby NYC high-rise buckles, faces risk of collapse

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Indian UN Mission building evacuated as nearby NYC high-rise buckles, faces risk of collapse

The Indian Mission building, located just over a block away from the United Nations Headquarters, houses offices, as well as residences of Indian diplomats and other officers. File | Photo Credit: AP The building housing the Permanent Mission of India to the U.N. was among the several premises evacuated in Midtown Manhattan after structural damage…

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Punjab Police officer among 37 wanted by U.S. along with gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi, Bhagwanpuria

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Punjab Police officer among 37 wanted by U.S. along with gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi, Bhagwanpuria

A police officer from Punjab is among the 37 accused including gangster Lawrence Bishnoi who is at present lodged at Sabarmati jail in Ahmedabad, named by the U.S. Canadian and Europe and authorities for racketeering, targeted killings, shootings, extortion, trafficking of bulk quantities of narcotics across international borders, and other crimes around the world whose…

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