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US deputy attorney defends removal of images from Epstein files, says ‘nothing to do with Trump’

Todd Blanche, Trump’s former lawyer & now the Justice Department’s public face on the Epstein files, says he and Pam Bondi spoke with victims’ groups amid controversy over withheld material.

Trump dismisses as ‘fake news’ CNN report saying US strikes didn’t destroy Iranian nuclear sites

Trump administration has claimed Iran’s nuclear facilities were ‘obliterated’ in US strikes. CNN cites classified documents to suggest strikes hit mainly above-ground structures.

Post CNN report, Ukraine diplomat says Modi statement on nukes helped, Russia slams US ‘propaganda’

Indian officials remain tight-lipped about report, but say that New Delhi’s stance on Russia-Ukraine conflict has been made abundantly clear in official statements & remarks by PM.

Amid US reports of stomach paralysis due to weight-loss ‘wonder drug’, doctors say such side-effects rare

Semaglutide, which is available in India as a pill and in other countries as an injection, has some known side effects but they are usually mild and short-lived, say doctors.

Imran Khan has turned to foreign media, shows gas shells fired at his house

He spoke to CNN, BBC Urdu, Sky News and Al Jazeera about his predicament.

‘India has moral duty to consumers’ — Hardeep Singh Puri to CNN anchor on purchase of Russian oil

When asked how India would respond if pressured by the EU or US to halt Russian oil purchases, Puri said Modi govt feels no such pressure but also has back up plans ready.

Iran President Raisi ‘cancels’ interview after CNN’s Christiane Amanpour says no to headscarf

In a series of Twitter posts, journalist Christiane Amanpour said one of Raisi’s aides came over and suggested she wear a ‘headscarf’ as it was the holy month of Muharram & Safar.

Jeff Zucker steps down as CNN president, leaves network in limbo with streaming launch weeks away

Zucker’s resignation comes following his failure to disclose a consensual relationship with a longtime co-worker. He has led the 24-hour cable news network since 2013.

Here’s how Al Jazeera, BBC, CNN reported on Afghanistan. And how Times Now, Zee, Republic did

While CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera showed notes of restraint, Indian news channels threw caution to the winds and said, ‘Terror group wins Game of Thrones’.

CNN fires 3 US employees for coming to office unvaccinated as part of ‘zero tolerance policy’

CNN President Jeff Zucker says company could make it a norm for employees to show proof of vaccination before entering CNN offices.

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.