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To celebrate US’s 250th anniversary, Trump plans ‘Patriot Games’, a parade & a fair

The capstone event will be Independence Day, where events include a “major” Trump address, and a military flyover.

Kenyan court blocks environmentalist’s bid to withdraw lawsuit against luxury resort in Maasai Mara

Kenyan environmentalist had filed lawsuit against Marriott and Kenyan officials, alleging local partner of Ritz-Carlton built lodge in violation of moratorium on new structures in wildlife corridors.

Anti-India protests in Bangladesh: 2 visa centres closed, student leader says ‘we will behead Delhi’

Anti-India protests continue in Bangladesh a day after Delhi summoned High Commissioner & issued strong demarche. Indian mission in Rajshahi was forced to shut for day on Thursday.

Now, Trump trolls ‘Sleepy Joe’ Biden & ‘divisive’ Obama in his White House presidential walk of fame

Newly-installed plaques describe Trump’s world view, much like his posts on Truth Social. Biden has been denied a portrait, instead he is depicted with the image of an auto-pen.

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.

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Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

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.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.