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Trump May Be Ready to Trade the Nuclear Deal for Hormuz
Trump May Be Ready to Trade the Nuclear Deal for Hormuz
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As Iran demands sweeping concessions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, The Wall Street Journal reports that Donald Trump could declare victory and walk away from a formal nuclear agreement if Tehran res ...
Exclusive: A lip-sync battle brings together India’s finest drag performers India on stage
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Kitty Su, the queer-friendly nightclub and cultural space, is marking its 15th anniversary with a new edition of its lip-sync battle and a makeup label being positioned as India’s first queer-led beau ...
World Athletics U20 Championships: Basant Meghwal, Shahnavaz Khan Make History as India Win Two More Medals
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Basant Kumar Meghwal and Shahnavaz Khan have made Indian athletics history at the World U20 Championships in Eugene, winning silver in high jump and bronze in long jump. With Ashish Yadav's javelin si ...
Netanyahu Rejects Gaza Peace Plan, Says No Palestinian State on His Watch
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Israel's prime minister has rejected Donald Trump's 15-point Gaza framework, saying Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed and ruling out Palestinian statehood as long as he re ...
Live-In Forebodings: A law meant to protect wives now reaches the men who never became husbands
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With Section 498a’s broadening, lawyers have more rope in manipulating it. Chances are it will happen because perfectly reasonable and honest people become scarred and vicious in relationships that go ...
BharatNet Has Built the Highway. But is Rural India Actually Online?
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A Parliamentary panel has flagged uneven progress in BharatNet, with operational connectivity reaching just 78,899 of nearly 2.64 lakh Gram Panchayats as of February 2026. It wants a state-wise audit, ...
Sarfaraz Khan Gets Another Shot as India's Injury List Grows
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Sai Sudharsan has been ruled out of India's Sri Lanka Tests with a right-toe stress reaction, opening the door for Sarfaraz Khan's return. But with Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar and several others ...
VVS Laxman on India's Injury Crisis: “CoE Is Not a Rehab Centre”
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With Jasprit Bumrah, Sai Sudharsan and a growing list of Indian players battling injuries, the BCCI's Centre of Excellence has come under scrutiny. VVS Laxman, who heads the Bengaluru facility, says t ...
Typhoon Dolphin Hits China: What Happens Next Could Be Worse
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China has issued its highest-level red alert as Typhoon Dolphin slams into the eastern coast, triggering mass evacuations, flight cancellations and warnings of flooding and landslides. The storm is we ...