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Donald Trump's economic strategy against Iran faces significant global challenges. Treasury Secretary Bessent's "with us or against us" stance echoes past policies

A judge blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from sending California's vehicle emissions rules to Congress. The agency had sought to repeal these rules under the Congressional Review Act

Welcome to The Daily Catch-Up, your three-minute evening briefing from The Indian Express. An Express investigation finds BJP booth-level agents submitting stacks of Form 7 applications seeking deletion of voters from electoral rolls in Godda with a striking n

Seven people were killed and eight injured after US missile strikes targeted three locations in Iran s Khuzestan province, Iranian state media reported. Missile strikes were also reported near Ahvaz and Aghajari

Responding to rising threats in the region, United States forces have executed strikes aimed at Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets. Central Command reported that the operations commenced on Tuesday afternoon, citing recent aggressive actions agai

Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch took advantage of agricultural tax credits by engaging in cattle ranching, which offered lower property taxes in exchange for maintaining farmland. However, county officials later scrutinized the ranch due to developments that

Veteran singer Hariharan completes 50 years in the music industry next year, and while he reflects on this fruitful journey with gratitude and pride, he does lament the state that the current Indian music scene is in. With 15-second hooks, viral Reels and algo

MUMBAI: A retired assistant commissioner of police (ACP) has approached the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, seeking to intervene in the Antilia terror scare and Mansukh Hiran murder case and seeking further investigation into the alleged rol

Lawyers representing Penguin Random House India flagged changes and deletions from several chapters of Sonia Gandhi s upcoming book, The Indian Express has learnt. They prepared lists that were sent to the author in a back-and-forth lasting at least two months

KYIV, Ukraine: At least two people were killed overnight in Ukraine by Russian drone and missile strikes, authorities said, a day after an attack on a shopping center killed 16 people.Oleksandr Pertsovsky, the head of Ukraine's national rail operator Ukrzalizn

A shooting at a high school football game in Bakersfield, California, sent spectators scrambling for safety Friday night, with a video shared on X appearing to capture the moment a shot was fired at Independence High School. A 17-year-old boy was killed in the

Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice against fugitive gangster Shariq Sata, who is accused of being the alleged mastermind behind the November 2024 violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, police said. Sambhal SP Krishna Kumar Bishnoi said Sata had earlier been

(Written by Aditi Athreya) Appropriation, Exclusion and exoticisation. Since colonial days, the studies on Adivasis have mostly been confined within these three registers

The National Investigation Agency conducted raids in Anantnag district on Saturday. These searches occurred at two locations in Bijbehara and Dooru

In the Appalachian region stretching through the US state of West Virginia, the reddish water flowing out of retired coal mines is acidic, full of heavy metals and toxic for the environment.But that water is also rich in rare earths, the highly coveted mineral

In a remarkable act of philanthropy, billionaire MacKenzie Scott donated two luxurious Beverly Hills residences worth $55 million to the California Community Foundation in 2022. The foundation intends to sell these homes and allocate the proceeds towards affor

First Lady Melania Trump returned to the public spotlight alongside US President Donald Trump, appearing together at a White House Rose Garden event after weeks away from public view. The couple were seen walking hand in hand from the Oval Office as Melania ad

Archaeologists found a 1584 silver coin at a failed Spanish colony in Chile. This founding coin was placed exactly where historical records indicated

At 10.30 am on a Monday, a public prosecutor at Delhi s Rouse Avenue Court was in a rush. Hastily adjusting his black blazer, he dashed into one courtroom, only to come out minutes later

Two former leaders of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance, Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, were convicted of inciting subversion over the group's advocacy and decades-long commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. The case is among the latest against H

The wreck of a steam tugboat dating from the early 1900s is the latest relic to emerge from shrinking waters in Serbia, as Europe's rivers run dry amid prolonged, extreme heat and drought gripping the continent.The rusting hull, once a famed vessel known as th

A helicopter with the Pennsylvania State Police and a small plane collided at the Carlisle Airport in Pennsylvania's Cumberland County on Wednesday afternoon. Videos showed tragic scenes at the sight of the crash as first responders attended to the scene

Alexander the Great, the Greek prince who became king at 20 and built one of the largest empires in the world over the next 12 years, has inspired many films and works of fiction and non-fiction. Now, Durham University Professor of Classics Edmund Richardson

Cosmological evolution suggests universes reproduce through black holes, a fringe idea gaining attention. Recent James Webb Space Telescope findings revealed surprisingly mature early galaxies and massive black holes

The Patna High Court has granted bail to an Army personnel accused in a matrimonial and dowry case, noting that rejecting his anticipatory bail would not resolve the dispute. The court considered his assurance to pay Rs 20,000 monthly to his wife and son, with

AI researcher Tony Yuhuai Wu has reportedly bought a Rs 670 crore mansion in California after six years in the AI industry. The 12-acre Villa de Verano estate features six bedrooms, a nine-hole golf course, a 150-seat outdoor amphitheatre and a 2,100-gallon sa

Russia is importing nearly 270,000 tons of refined fuels from Asia this August. These shipments are occurring via ship-to-ship transfers to obscure their origins and routes

The United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade and financial transactions with Iran for now even as it accused Iranian forces of launching two ballistic missiles towards the country, a claim that Iran has denied. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a sta

BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut has taken a dig at Congress leader Sonia Gandhi amid the ongoing controversy over her alleged reaction during the rendition of Vande Mataram at the Congress headquarters on Independence Day. Kangana reposted a meme featuring a s

A day after announcing BJP national president Nitin Nabin s new team, the party has announced in-charges for three poll-bound states Gujarat, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Three Rajya Sabha MPs, considered strong organisational hands, have been appointed as in-cha

Eric Swalwell is still legally married to his wife, Brittany Watts, based on the latest publicly reported information. Neither Swalwell nor Watts has announced a divorce or legal separation

First lady Melania Trump has not been seen in public for around a month, skipping several high-profile Washington events, raising questions about where she has been. Melania Trump did not attend Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral on July 28

Amid the controversy over the rendition of Vande Mataram at an Independence Day event, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday hit out at the BJP and the RSS, calling them anti-India and questioned their role in India s freedom struggle. Addressing the

Several BJP leaders have returned to prominent roles in the party's new national team. Smriti Irani and Ram Madhav have been appointed to key organizational positions

US President Donald Trump has threatened military action against Oman if it interferes with the US blockade of Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Fox News reported. Trump said the blockade was putting pressure on Iran but gave no timeline for resolving the

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured another draw against Levon Aronian in the Sinquefield Cup. He remains in joint second place with 3.5 points as the tournament nears its end

Sunil Singhania-backed Abakkus Flexi Cap Fund increased its exposure to Reliance Industries, Vedanta Power and 32 other stocks in July. The fund added shares of NTPC, Edelweiss Financial Services, Vedanta Aluminium Metal, SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, while t

Delhi auto and taxi drivers will protest at Jantar Mantar on Monday, seeking a welfare board, rollback of increased vehicle fitness fees and other transport-related measures. More than 300 students were affected after floodwaters entered Pattamundai Kulsahi As

A complaint seeks an FIR against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi for alleged disruption. The incident reportedly occurred during the National Song's rendition on August 15

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor reacted to the controversy surrounding the recitation of Vande Mataram at the Congress headquarters. He questioned the BJP's response to the issue and said that if the party considers the matter serious, it should take

The Sorrento Valley Fire sparked a major firefighting operation Sunday as crews worked to contain a vegetation fire that rapidly expanded across the San Diego area. Road closures were implemented, while evacuation orders affected several nearby residential com

Mangaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have lodged a formal complaint against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi at the Urwa Police Station in Karnataka on Sunday, following a controversy during the recitation of the national song Vande Mataram at the Congr

However, just a day ago, it was the Rajasthan state president of his own party who found himself at the centre of a row after a movie version of the national song was played at a party programme on Independence Day in Jaipur. Accompanied by several party leade

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday slammed senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, saying her objection to singing the full version of Vande Mataram was an insult to nationalism and the song's writer, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.He sa

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari Sunday launched a sharp attack against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, alleging that she objected to the singing of the full version of Vande Mataram during an Independence Day event. Adhikari demanded an unconditional

Speaking at a programme in Rajasthan s Chittorgarh, where a statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was unveiled, Shah said that the Congress had not given Vande Mataram its due respect and forgotten it. He said: Vande Mataram bolte bolte hazaron

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Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Sachin Tendulkar are among investors in Purple Style Labs, the parent of Pernia s Pop-Up Shop, which is gearing up for a 660 crore IPO by August-end. The company has received Sebi approval and has expanded from an online platf

A BJP MLA has requested an apology from Sonia Gandhi for an alleged incident. He claims Vande Mataram was not fully sung at the AICC headquarters