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THE ROW over the decision by several civic bodies in Maharashtra to close slaughterhouses and ban meat sales on Independence Day has again brought to the fore the gap between the ruling BJP’s vegetarian leanings and the meat-eating habits of the people of the state.While the BJP has justified the move by the civic bodies, with many linking it to the fact that the festival of Janmashtami follows Independence Day, even its own alliance partners NCP and Shiv Sena are not convinced, and have expressed strong disapproval. The Opposition has accused Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of curbing individual freedom over…

UEFA banner saying “Stop Killing Children. Stop Killing Civilians” displayed as players of PSG and Tottenham line up before their Super Cup final. Picture: X/@UEFA UEFA rolled out a banner with the message “Stop Killing Children. Stop Killing Civilians” ahead of the Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham on Wednesday.It was laid out in front of the teams before kickoff in the match at Stadio Friuli in Udine, Italy.“The message is loud and clear,” European soccer’s governing body said in a post on X. “A banner. A call.”It comes a day after the UEFA Foundation for Children announced its…

Many Ukrainians want an end to years of war, but are reacting with wariness to President Trump’s upcoming meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Ukrainians are extremely wary heading into Friday’s summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Many fear that they will be asked to make major concessions, and Ukraine won’t be in the room while the summit is happening. NPR’s Greg Myre is in Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv and has been sampling opinion. He joins us now. Hi, Greg.GREG MYRE, BYLINE: Hey, Scott.DETROW: What are Ukrainians telling you?MYRE: Well, I went to…

India’s housing market has undergone a dramatic shift — affordable homes have receded from sales charts, while luxury units have surged to record highs. Prices have climbed steeply across cities, fuelled by rising land costs, premium demand, and growing investor interest. Developers, chasing higher margins, are sidelining affordable projects, leaving supply increasingly skewed towards the upper end.An analysis of the real estate sector in India’s top seven cities – Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Kolkata –using consultancy ANAROCK’s data reveals the key trends shaping this transformation. Chart 1 Points scored The share of affordable homes priced below Rs…

Taylor Swift made her podcast debut this week on Travis and Jason Kelce’s New Heights, and she came ready to talk. The singer opened up about her commercially massive Eras Tour schedule, one that drained her to the bone but also gave her some of her best memories, including how a shared bread-baking obsession has completely taken over her and Travis’s downtime. Taylor Swift on baking obsession with boyfriend It started when Jason asked her how many countries she toured. “About 47,000 countries,” Taylor joked. Jason corrected her, saying it was 51 cities, and Taylor admitted she didn’t remember the…

The immigrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” is shown on July 4, 2025, as construction was finishing at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition airport in the Florida Everglades. A lawsuit, brought by environmental groups and the Miccosukee tribe, has challenged the expansion and operations of the facility. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP MIAMI — A lawsuit brought by environmental groups and the Miccosukee tribe challenging construction and operations of an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades wrapped up Wednesday with several key questions unanswered. At the top of the list is one U.S. District Judge…

The U.S. Capitol is shown at dusk in Washington, D.C., on April 4. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images Since President Trump returned to the White House this year, a record number of members are eyeing the exits as the Republican-led Congress has largely ceded its power to Trump’s vision of the country. With just under 15 months to go until the 2026 midterms, nine senators and 21 House members have announced they don’t plan to run for reelection, each a modern record for this point before the election, according to an…

Pace legend Shoaib Akhtar slammed the Pakistan batters after their dismal performance in a three-match series decider against the West Indies in Trinidad on Tuesday as they suffered one of their worst ODI defeats in 50 years. Chasing a 295-run target in a bid to win the series, skipper Muhammad Rizwan and Co. were subject to a horrendous batting collapse as three of the top four batters succumbed to ducks. The chase barely got going thereafter as West Indies pace sensation Jayden Seales rippped apart the batting order with sensational figures of 6/18, the best-ever by any bowler in an…

A jury trial has been scheduled for spring 2026 [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday denied Elon Musk’s bid to dismiss OpenAI’s claims of a “years-long harassment campaign” by the Tesla CEO against the company he co-founded in 2015 and later abandoned before ChatGPT became a global phenomenon.In the latest turn in a court battle that kicked off last year, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Musk must face OpenAI’s claims that the billionaire, through press statements, social media posts, legal claims and “a sham bid for OpenAI’s assets” had attempted to harm…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday formally revoked a 2021 directive issued by his predecessor Joe Biden to promote competition in the US economy, the White House confirmed. The official order states: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Revocation. Executive Order 14036 of July 9, 2021 (Promoting Competition in the American Economy), is hereby revoked.” The statement also clarifies that the revocation does not impair existing legal authorities of federal agencies, and will be implemented in accordance with applicable laws…