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Canada’s immigration overhaul impacts World Cup travel, less than a third of Indian visas approved

Lower approval rate comes as Canada implements stringent immigration policy, reversing decades of visa rules amid mounting public service and affordability crises

Ozempic has waged a war on America’s junk food. Disrupting a trillion-dollar industry

People on GLP-1 drugs are moving away from processed food and consuming more protein to preserve muscle mass during weight loss. A Boston Consulting Group report found patients have reported an all-around decline in consumption of junk food.

Bhagwat slams US’ ‘America first’ model, says India will use its power as ‘Vishwaguru’ for world welfare

RSS chief says India's rise must be guided by civilisational values, says, 'If Bharat becomes a superpower & behaves like America or China, then it won’t be Bharat.’

Thai woman charged for murder of US diplomat at popular hotel in Myanmar

Thai national appeared in court to face charges of murder and violation of immigration code over killing of an American diplomat who died of stab wounds to head and neck in Yangon.

US, Five Eyes allies warn Chinese spies using LinkedIn, other job platforms for espionage

Chinese intel officials pose as headhunters to mine privileged info from recruits, claims rare bulletin, building upon other warnings by individual intel agencies within the Five Eyes.

Mystery men emerge from New York sewers. Police think they were hunting for treasure

CCTV footage from multiple Brooklyn neighbourhoods over recent weeks, showed men lifting manhole covers, descending into the sewer network and resurfacing hours later carrying equipment such as flashlights, headlamps and shovels.

25 years after 9/11—Trump’s new counter-terrorism doctrine reveals an exhausted America

For Trump, the killing of IS second-in-command, al-Minuki, is an ad for the new counter-terrorism doctrine. But America needs to ask itself why taking the hammer to the problem has failed to demolish it.

US authorities are moving to end fraud cases against Gautam Adani

Ending the cases would clears the decks for the Adani Group to return to international capital markets and resume its aggressive expansion strategy.

Republican Lindsey Graham says he ‘doesn’t trust’ Pakistan, Trump backs its role as mediator in Iran war

Graham's remarks came after CBS report claimed Pakistan let Iran use its Nur Khan airbase to shield military aircraft from US attack. Trump, however, said 'Pakistan has been great'.

‘Safety concerns, resource management’—US to shut Peshawar consulate, will save $7.5 million a year

The Peshawar mission, for long the US’s frontline post near Afghanistan, is the first American consulate abroad to be shut under Trump's sweeping cuts

On Camera

Kavya Karnatac allowed Orry’s transphobia on her podcast. Spineless centrism isn’t a brand

Kavya Karnatac, who uses she/they pronouns, smiled serenely as Orry defended his use of a transphobic slur and regurgitated American talking points about trans people 'influencing' children.

A human firmly in the loop: RBI proposes ‘kill switch’ for AI used by banks & NBFCs

Draft framework released by RBI puts responsibility for AI-driven decisions squarely with the board, holds lenders accountable for the outcomes of every model they use.

IAF seeks minimum 40% indigenous content for 96 Rafale, final batch with 60%

The French government is expected to send in their response to India’s Letter of Request in September, the time by which they are obligated to respond.

Publisher ban on Sacco’s brilliant Muzaffarnagar riot comic is a cynical joke on India’s freedoms

Sacco’s ‘reporting’ is incredibly granular but there are areas where he can be faulted. Don’t let this undermine where his true focus is, in showing how local disputes led to riots.