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Online Anti-Muslim Backlash Collides With a Different Reality on the Ground in South Africa
CAPE TOWN — While global social media platforms continue to amplify anti-Muslim rhetoric and disinformation campaigns, South Africa presents a markedly different picture on…
Exeter University Approves Deal with Saudi Arabia to Train Military Officers and Officials
The University of Exeter has approved a controversial partnership agreement with Saudi Arabia to deliver a master's degree program for senior military officers and…
I Wanted to Find the Slowest Fashion Imaginable': The Woman Growing Her Own Dress
Eve Ogden Schaub has embarked on what she describes as the most time-intensive approach to sustainable fashion: cultivating an entire garment from scratch in…
Samsung's Cover Screen Philosophy Sparks Ongoing Debate Among Foldable Phone Enthusiasts
Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 8 has arrived to largely positive reviews praising its hardware refinements and camera capabilities, yet the device has reignited an…
Just Like That: 50 Years On, Why Mukesh's Voice Still Resonates Today
Five decades after his death, legendary Indian playback singer Mukesh remains a defining voice in the subcontinent's musical consciousness, with his recordings continuing to…
Delhi Man Arrested After Killing Schizophrenic Son in Shipping Container, Police Say
A 58-year-old man has been arrested in Delhi for allegedly killing his son, who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, by luring him to a…
NDA Coalition Fractures Over SC-ST Reservation Policy as Ministers Publicly Diverge on Sub-Categorisation and Creamy Layer Extension
A public disagreement within the National Democratic Alliance has surfaced over proposals to sub-categorise Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations and to extend the…
Punishing Students for Dissent Is Unconstitutional, Says Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan
Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has stated that penalizing students for expressing dissent is unconstitutional, reiterating constitutional protections for free expression within educational…
India-Uzbekistan Bilateral Talks Focus On Trade, Energy And Strategic Ties
India and Uzbekistan held bilateral talks in which officials from both governments discussed expanding trade, deepening energy cooperation and advancing broader strategic engagement, according…
NEET Aspirant Dies by Suicide in Tamil Nadu After Failing to Clear First Round of Counselling
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu — A 21-year-old medical aspirant died by suicide in Tirunelveli district on Saturday after failing to secure a seat during the…
Modi Conferred Uzbekistan's Supreme State Award During Tashkent Visit
Uzbekistan conferred its highest state honour on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral visit to Tashkent, according to Indian media reporting on the…
Northeastern States Press Central Government on Revenue Gap Fund Withdrawal, Tripura CM Reveals
Northeastern states have collectively raised the issue of withdrawing the revenue gap fund with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, according to Tripura Chief Minister…
US Deports Relative of Afghans Who Aided US Military to Central African Republic
An Afghan national who had been granted protection in the United States has been deported to the Central African Republic as part of US…
Venezuela says it retains ‘sovereignty’ following US oil deal
Venezuelan officials announced that the country continues to exercise full sovereignty over its oil resources after a recent agreement with the United States that…
Cert-In Asks Teen Researcher to Hold Off Public Vulnerability Disclosures
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) has asked a 19-year-old security researcher to postpone public disclosure of vulnerabilities discovered in government and critical-sector…
BJP President Reprimands Delhi Lawmakers for Offering Condolences to Sajjan Kumar's Family
NEW DELHI — BJP president Nitin Nabin publicly reprimanded three Delhi-based lawmakers within the party's ranks for visiting the family of former Congress leader…
SC refuses to roll back directions on illegal forest land diversion
The Supreme Court of India has upheld its earlier directive that certain forest lands previously diverted for development purposes remain protected, rejecting petitions that…
AI MIM Tells Akhilesh Yadav to Bring Asaduddin Owaisi if He Wants to Become UP Chief Minister
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has publicly told Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav that his prospects of becoming the chief minister of…
Manipur Set to Get Fifth Chief Secretary in Three Years as Puneet Goel Retires
Manipur is poised to appoint its fifth chief secretary in just three years following the impending retirement of Puneet Goel, who currently occupies the…
Terror Groups Using Porn Sites and Encrypted Apps to Evade Surveillance, Officials Say
Security officials have identified a pattern in which terror operatives are using pornography websites and encrypted messaging applications as cover for communicating with recruits…
Extremely risky operations: Rescuers work amid threat of river banks bursting
A massive flash‑flood and landslide event on the Nepal‑Tibet border has already claimed 682 lives and left nearly 3,000 people unaccounted for as of…
J&K Leaders React to Samay Raina's Kashmiri-Bihari Row: 'Valley Incomplete Without Kashmiri Pandits
Political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir responded sharply this week to comedian Samay Raina's controversial remarks about Kashmiri and Bihari communities, with some defending…
Delhi Records Wettest August in Years Amid Warm Nights and Three-Year High Air Pollution Levels
Delhi closed August with a confluence of atypical weather conditions, including above-normal rainfall across the month, unseasonably warm nights, and air quality measurements reaching…
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat to Address New York Event With Over 5,000 Expected Attendees
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to address a major gathering in New York on Saturday, with organizers expecting more than…