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Taliban hiding boom in cross-border narcotics trade behind veil of piety, UN monitors say

UN monitors also warn that areas where the industry is being relocated could potentially benefit ISIL-Khurasan and TTP.

Mamdani gets 74,000 resumes in sign of New York City’s job-market misery

New York: More than 74,000 people, with an average age of 28, have applied for roles in Zohran Mamdani’s new administration. Those figures are...

High coffee prices are changing how consumers take their daily brew

Washington: Global coffee prices rose to record highs this year, sending the cost of cappuccinos and lattes soaring. But a caffeine habit is hard...

Bela Bajaria is why you can’t stop watching Netflix. Meet the woman shaping global binge culture

Born in London, Bajaria was crowned Miss India USA & then Miss India Worldwide in 1991, & recently, Hollywood Power Player. Today, she is Netflix’s Chief Content Officer.

Modi in Addis Ababa, with Ethiopia locked in conflict with neighbour Eritrea. Why it matters to India

World's most populous landlocked country is caught in simmering tension with its neighbour in the Horn of Africa over access to Red Sea & Asmara's ties to groups opposed to Ethiopia

Bangladesh envoy hails India’s ‘sacrifice’ in Liberation War, says ties ‘based on trust, shared values’

Amid surge of anti-India rhetoric in Bangladesh, High Commissioner Hamidullah reaffirms ties with nation ‘premised on our treasured past’ in Victory Day speech in Delhi.

Father-son behind Bondi beach terror ‘linked’ to Wissam Haddad, the radical anti-Jew Islamic preacher

Australian police investigating if the mass shooters of Indian origin had ISIS links and were inspired by Haddad's lectures denouncing Jews as 'mischief makers'. Who is Haddad?

Trump faces bipartisan flak for post on Rob Reiner, who once called him ‘most unqualified President’

Trump sparked outrage after mocking filmmaker Rob Reiner and blaming his murder on his anti-Trump views. Comment drew bipartisan criticism, with many accusing Trump of politicising a family tragedy.

In Indonesia, flooding brought with it waves of timber logs

The disaster exposed how logging reshaped floodplains that are home to tens of millions of people. Sumatra is a major hub for palm oil, mining, timber and oil and gas.

Tata and Infosys to bear brunt of Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee

Almost 90% of new H-1B hires at Tata, Infosys and Cognizant between May 2020 and May 2024 were approved at US consulates.

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Why India fell off the global middle-class map

A stunted middle class may be a direct result of extreme inequality. Folks at the top don’t see teeming masses as a meaningful market, except for utilities, soap, short videos, and personal loans.

India’s inflation figures tell a growth story, a cautiously optimistic one

Based on inflation figures for the last three months, RBI is expected to look for confirmatory evidence that can mark the beginning of a sustained decline in core inflation.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.