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President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed an annual defence policy bill on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) that would authorise a record $1.15 trillion in funding for the Pentagon, as the divisive Iran war drags on. Though it traditionally sees significant bipartisan support, the 2027 National Defence…
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Marine traffic transiting the Bab el-Mandeb in the Red Sea has fallen after Houthis struck Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast on Sunday (July 26, 2026). Reports said only 11 vessels passed through the strait. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: Marine traffic transiting the Bab el-Mandeb in the Red…
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Red warning triangle on the carriageway. Representative image. | Photo Credit: Galina Vetertsovskaya Three persons were killed on the spot in the early hours of Tuesday (July 28, 2026) when a speeding lorry hit their SUV near Chelluru village on the outskirts of Vizianagaram. According to the police, the deceased were Chintapalli Rambabu, Majji Narayana…
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Days after Chinese lab Moonshot’s Kimi K3 model made headlines due to its specifications and open-weight labelling, AI giants in the U.S.—excluding Anthropic—released an open letter that stressed the importance of American open-weight models. The letter, dated July 24 and co-signed by over 60 companies, analysed both the advantages and disadvantages of open-weight models when…
India’s Sarvesh Anil Kushare during the men’s high jump final at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, at Scotstoun Stadium, in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 27, 2026. Kushare won silver medal in this event. | Photo Credit: PTI For every attempt by India’s Sarvesh Kushare in the men’s high jump final of the Commonwealth Games at Scotstoun…
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Saransh plays for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Off-spinner Saransh Jain has earned a maiden call-up to India’s Test squad for the two-match series against Sri Lanka next month. The two Tests will be played in Galle (August 15-19) and Colombo (August 23-27). Saransh’s opportunity comes on the back…
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Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) on lower crude oil prices amid easing geopolitical worries in West Asia. Buying in IT stocks also supported the positive trend in the markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 152.7…
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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has condemned the controversial remarks made by Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandas against the student protests at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi that culminated in the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. In a video posted on his YouTube channel on July 26, Mr. Mohandas had threatened that he “would…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee extended its upward momentum, rising 35 paise to 95.64 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Tuesday (July 28, 2026), driven by lower crude oil prices amid easing geopolitical tensions. Forex traders said a weak U.S. dollar index and positive equity…
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J&J won a significant court victory in the long-running legal battle last week, when a federal judge cast doubt on individual plaintiffs’ ability to prove that talc specifically caused their ovarian cancer. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Johnson & Johnson said on Monday (July 28, 2026) it has reached a $5.5 billion settlement that will…
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