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Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ vs Iran’s Oil Chokehold: Who Blinks First at Hormuz?
Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ vs Iran’s Oil Chokehold: Who Blinks First at Hormuz?
5 min read
Washington wants its allies to choke Iran’s oil sales, financial transfers and shipping networks. Tehran has delivered a brutal counter-warning: join Trump’s economic war and no oil route in the Persi ...
Mark Zuckerberg: A Metamorphosis Foretold
1 min read
His empire is being made to answer for its creations even as it fights for relevance
Vande Mataram Row Escalates: BJP Targets Congress, Plans Nationwide Campaign
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With Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the party headquarters, the BJP vowed to defend all six stanzas of the National Song and accused the Congress of reviving a contentious 1937 decision
Iran War Casualties Cross 770 as Israel’s E1 Plan Deepens Cracks in US-Led West Asia Order
5 min read
US military losses are mounting, Washington’s relationship with Oman has come under strain and Israel’s West Bank settlement push has united Arab governments with several Western allies. Iran now clai ...
Sumit Sarkar (1939-2026) and the Deepening of Indian Democracy
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Sumit Sarkar’s life as a historian and public intellectual was defined by a persistent scrutiny of power—whether exercised by the Right, the Left, the state or institutions of knowledge
Deepika Padukone vs Vanga’s Spirit: What Really Happened and Why the Exit Row Is Back in the Headlines
4 min read
From reports about an eight-hour workday and remuneration negotiations to fresh allegations about profit-sharing and leaked film details, the Deepika Padukone vs Spirit controversy has become one of B ...
Can Justice Drive Growth? CJI Surya Kant's 'Nyanomics' Pitch Wants BRICS to Find Out
4 min read
At the BRICS Plus Legal Forum in New Delhi, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant unveiled two new ideas—'Nyanomics' and 'Nyay Setu'—arguing that courts are not just guardians of justice but also engines ...
Six Appeal in Mackay: Starc and Shoriful Turn Day One Into a Left-Armer’s Fever Dream
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Mitchell Starc’s 6/12 appeared to have ended the second Australia-Bangladesh Test before lunch. Then Shoriful Islam answered with a career-best 6/35, Australia lost eight wickets and a procession beca ...
Hospital First, Court Later? Imran Khan’s Sister Says Pakistan Ignored the Supreme Court
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Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan to be shifted to a private hospital. Days later, he was briefly examined at a government facility and sent back to prison. Now ...