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Friday, September 26, 2025
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Topic: White House

Trump to rename Dept of Defense the ‘Dept of War’, says White House official

New order would instruct Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to recommend legislative and executive actions required to make the renaming permanent.

Society to Counter Oppression (SCO) summit & the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad state of affairs

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

‘Using US dollars to buy Russian oil’—White House counsellor Peter Navarro justifies 50% tariff on India

In a post on X, the senior White House counsellor said US buys Indian goods, & Delhi uses the proceeds to purchase discounted oil from Moscow, which is used to fund Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Trump was told he is in Epstein files—Wall Street Journal report

The White House first called the WSJ report 'fake news', but an official later told Reuters it wasn’t denying Trump’s name appears in some files.

Mexico President Sheinbaum seeks repatriation of 14 nationals held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Located near Miami, the facility lies in a wetland full of alligators & pythons. White House uses it to show its resolve to remove migrants it says were wrongly allowed under Biden’s rule.

Israeli PM Netanyahu nominates US President Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

The Israeli leader Monday told Trump he had nominated him for the Peace Prize, while handing him a nomination letter during a meeting at the White House.

Trump hosts Netanyahu at White House, as Israel & Hamas discuss ceasefire in Qatar talks

Trump told reporters last week that he would be 'very firm' with Netanyahu on the need for a speedy Gaza deal & that the Israeli leader also wanted to end the war.

White House owns Trump’s new moniker ‘daddy’, posts ‘Daddy’s home’ after his return from Hague

NATO chief Mark Rutte used word 'daddy' during a conversation with Trump at Hague summit after the US president berated Israel & Iran over violations of the ceasefire.

US strikes separate deals with Ukraine, Russia to facilitate safe navigation in Black Sea

White House says it would help restore Russia's access to world market for agricultural, fertiliser exports and continue facilitating talks on both sides to achieve sustainable peace.

Secret Service officers shoot ‘suicidal’ man near White House in midnight armed confrontation

US President Trump was not in the White House at the time of the incident. Secret Service issued statement saying condition of man shot is ‘unknown’.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.