Pegasus spyware temporarily blocked for some clients to check misuse, says NSO employee
According to NPR report, NSO employee says the Israeli firm is investigating some of its govt clients amid reports of the spyware being misused.
India, US to virtually co-host 4th annual Indo-Pacific Business Forum in October
The State Department said that leaders from US, India and across the Indo-Pacific region will exchange ideas on Economic Recovery & Resilience; Climate Action & Digital Innovation.
Another 29 cr people won’t have enough to eat this year due to global Covid income losses
Overall, 1.2 billion people in 76 countries will be food-insecure this year. Most of the additional people the USDA expects to fall into food insecurity this year are in Asia.
Covid-19 pandemic — Israel to give 3rd dose to people over 60, empty shop numbers rise in UK
ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.
Why now is Biden’s best chance to abandon Iran nuclear talks
Iran's supreme leader told the new president not to trust the West. There are growing signs that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s regime is wobbly.
Black Lives Matter, racial justice protests take centre stage at Tokyo Games
The pickup in demonstrations follows the International Olympic Committee’s decision to relax decades-old restrictions on athlete expression meant to maintain neutrality at the games.
In Singapore, backlash against foreign workers is becoming a hot political issue
Opposition politicians are stepping up scrutiny of jobs taken up by expats, as the perennial debate about Singapore’s reliance on foreign labor sharpens.
Semglee, first-of-its-kind insulin product made by India’s Biocon, gets US approval
Interchangeable biosimilar product refers to a drug that can be used as an alternative by patients without the intervention of a prescriber.
3 athletes among 24 new Covid cases reported at Tokyo Olympics, total rises to 193
Tokyo recorded an all-time high of 3,865 positive cases prompting the organisers to defend the Olympics stating they were not responsible for the city's Covid surge.
Think running a business is tough? Try building a hotel in Antarctica
Building fuel station & ice chests to semi-permanent style that can be broken down quickly — the economics of building a hotel on the continent is staggering.
Gulf War to Vietnam to Balakot—role of air force offers lessons for theatre command planners
It is a dichotomy that the Army, while realising the utility of en mass firepower of an artillery division, does not apply the same rationale to air power.
Centre’s fiscal deficit stood at 18.2% of budget estimate for FY22 at end of June
In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit was at Rs 2,74,245 crore. For the current financial year, the government expects the fiscal deficit at 6.8% of GDP or Rs 15,06,812 crore.
Defence
12th India-China Corps Commander talks tomorrow, focus on ‘low-hanging fruits’ Gogra, Hot Springs
The India-China talks are expected to bring progress to the disengagement process in Gogra and Hot Springs, which was agreed upon by both sides last year.
Why Mizoram vs Assam is a BJP project to ‘integrate’ northeast gone wrong
Assam-Mizoram violence is an outcome of BJP trying too hard to ‘integrate’ distinct northeastern states. This has unleashed latent regionalism.