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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicQassem Soleimani

Topic: Qassem Soleimani

Too much salt on PM Modi’s plate and a common dilemma across borders

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Gold nears 6-year high after US kills Iranian commander Soleimani

Amid mounting tensions in the Middle East, gold registered its biggest annual gain in almost a decade, also aided by a weaker dollar and lower real rates.

Another deadly airstrike in Baghdad, Iraqi state TV & Iranian militias claim US behind it

A US official has denied the country’s involvement in the second airstrike, which took place a day after it killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.

Trump says Soleimani’s reign of terror is over, was plotting attacks on Delhi & London

Speaking to reporters at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, US President Donald Trump also said that top Iranian commander Soleimani made the 'death of innocent people his sick passion'.

US kills Iran’s Soleimani: Is it a wise act or Trump’s foolhardiness in an election year?

This attack marks another blow to relations between US and Iran, with whom India shares old ties.

Iran’s Qassem Soleimani was on Bush and Obama’s kill list too but Trump went for the attack

Top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani whom Donald Trump ordered killed was trained to disregard human lives.

On Camera

Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.