Justifying murder

A senior in Akal Takht publicly approves the killing of a woman. This is what patriarchy begets The greater tragedy after the murder in Punjab’s Bathinda of a young woman – killed for her reels on social media – is the support her murderers have received from sections of society, including that of an Akal…

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Kristi Noem hospitalised: US homeland security secretary admitted for treatment; DHS cites allergic reaction

Kristi Noem admitted to hospital US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a hospital in Washington, DC, on Tuesday after suffering an allergic reaction, according to officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The 53-year-old cabinet member was transported by ambulance out of precaution and is now alert and recovering, a DHS spokesperson…

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Connecting people

DNA tech means remains of AI crash victims will reach their kin. It has also changed the world When Garuda Airways flight 152 crashed on Sept 26, 1997, many of the 234 fliers were mutilated beyond recognition. Eventually, 48 were interred in a mass grave. Thanks to advancements in DNA matching since then, kin of…

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Trump’s war comes home to Los Angeles

When the bootsteps of US Marines echo through the streets of Los Angeles—not in defence of the nation, but deployed against its own people—history shudders. What we are witnessing is not merely a flashpoint in American politics, but the tremor of a collapsing democratic compact. President Donald Trump has crossed a Rubicon, not in service…

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Friends with benefits

Most countries today prefer keeping options open rather than locking in ties. That may help stave off WWIII Modi’s visit to Cyprus – the first by an Indian PM in 23 years – is being read as a deft signal to Türkiye following the latter’s support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. New Delhi was clearly…

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The I in census

Self-enumeration may be among the toughest challenges in this huge exercise Finally, seven years delayed, census 2027 is notified – India’s first digital census. The registrar general’s work resumes in earnest. About 33cr households and 136cr people will be counted by over 30L enumerators in about 24L enumeration blocks, each comprising around 800 people, per…

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Judge halts Trump’s foreign student ban as Harvard accuses White House of political retaliation

A federal judge in Boston has extended a block on President Donald Trump’s executive order barring foreign students from entering the United States to study at Harvard University, calling into question the administration’s motives and its authority to interfere with academic institutions.At the center of the legal clash is a larger battle over autonomy, academic…

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Expats empty-handed after job offers on visit visas: What every UAE jobseekers need to know | World News

Under UAE law, employers face fines up to AED 1 million for hiring without a work permit, while employees working on visit visas risk penalties and deportation/ Image generated by AI for creative & illustrative purposes only Many expatriates arriving in the UAE have been found working without formal contracts or employment visas, leaving them…

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