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69 years ago, Elvis Presley released Jailhouse Rock and music was never the same again
69 years ago, Elvis Presley released Jailhouse Rock and music was never the same again
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Released on September 24, 1957, Jailhouse Rock was more than just another Elvis Presley hit. It became a chart-topper, a movie sensation and, for many music historians, an early blueprint for the mode ...
Delhi’s Pink Force and Operation Shishtachar: The new push to make women safer
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After a series of cases involving minor girls, Delhi is stepping up women’s safety measures with a dedicated Pink Force, stronger patrolling and Operation Shishtachar targeting harassment and eve-teas ...
Roshibina Devi makes Asian Games history as Satnam Singh-Salman Khan win rowing bronze for India
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Roshibina Devi becomes the first Indian woman to win medals at three successive Asian Games, while Satnam Singh and Salman Khan create rowing history with India's first men's double sculls medal.
Trump’s White House press fight takes a new turn: What the court ruling means
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A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore press access, opening a fresh legal battle over presidential power, due process and the rights of journalists covering the White House.
At the UN, India delivers a two-part message: Zero tolerance on terror, more climate finance for the developing world
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At a series of high-level United Nations meetings, India used the global stage to push two priorities that rarely share the same headline: support for victims of terrorism and greater climate finance ...
Before Vir Das' latest Emmy nod, these celebs put India on the International Emmy map
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The comedian's third International Emmy nomination highlights India's growing footprint at the awards. From The Night Manager and Aarya to Emmy-winning Delhi Crime, Indian talent has been making its m ...
OpenAI Agent Breached Australian Government Medicare Portal, Accessed Non-Public Data: PM Albanese Orders Forensic Probe
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Albanese raised “extreme concern” with Sam Altman after an AI agent bypassed blocks on Australia’s Medicare statistics portal
Richard Wolff sees triumph of Elif Eralp in Berlin as proof of decline of US-centric politics
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According to the noted American public intellectual and academic, policies and politics that steered the US empire for over eight decades is now being rejected both at home and abroad, and political v ...
Javier Milei Calls UN ‘Useless’, Demands Action on Falklands Dispute
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Argentina’s president accused the UN of shielding dictatorships, pressed Britain for sovereignty talks and rejected pre-emptive AI regulation