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A roundup of major events last week.

Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 7.5 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1.96 lakh crore in July (for sales in June), data released by the government on Friday showed. Even though the pace of growth in gross GST collections picked up to 7.5 per cent in July from 6.2 per cent, this is the second consecutive month wherein the growth rate has been in single digits and much lower after posting double-digit growth in the first two months of the ongoing financial year.Net GST collections, after accounting for refunds, took a hit by growing by just 1.7 per…

A Black man in Florida has expressed his fear of returning to work after a white couple hurled racist slurs at him in an unprovoked verbal attack. The incident was caught on camera. Florida: Man scared to return to work after horrifying racist attack by neighbors (GoFundMe) The man, AJ, who goes by @Jizzle on TikTok, said the incident took place while he was going door to door to hand out information about neighborhood utility upgrades. Here’s what happenedA GoFundMe has now been launched for AJ’s four-year-old daughter. “My name is AJ, and I need your help after something I…

WITH several ministers in his government as well as ruling BJP MPs and MLAs going vocal about lack of cooperation from officials in their regions, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken matters in his own hands. On Friday, The Indian Express reported Energy Minister A K Sharma’s outbursts against his department’s employees, who have been holding protests over plans to privatise power distribution in the state and seeking his removal. On Sunday July 27, Adityanath held a development review of Kanpur, Chitrakoot and Jhansi divisions at his official residence, where MPs and MLAs of the area as well…

Iryna Schestova, 50, and her daughter, Liia Kazakova, 26, sit in the living room of a friend’s home in Horenychi, a suburb of Kyiv, Ukraine. Kazakova is staying in the home instead of with her mother because she can’t sleep at night listening to the sounds of war from her mother’s apartment in central Kyiv. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR KYIV, Ukraine — Before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Iryna Schestova had made a home in Kyiv with her husband. She had family all around her. Her sister lived in the city, as well as…

Late legendary superstar Rajesh Khanna may have married actor Dimple Kapadia in 1975, but one of his most memorable onscreen pairings was with Dimple’s late younger sister, Simple Kapadia. She made her acting debut opposite Khanna in Shakti Samanta’s Anurodh (1977), at the age of 18—the same age Dimple was when she debuted in Bobby four years earlier.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO “It is definitely not a Bobby, and can never even be compared to it. Just like I guess, I can never be another Dimple. Actually, I’m quite uncomfortable working with him (Khanna) because when you know a person inside…

Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference on tariffs, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Washington. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption toggle caption Mariam Zuhaib/AP WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate left Washington Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to advance dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees, calling it quits after days of contentious bipartisan negotiations and Trump posting on social media that Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer can “GO TO HELL!” Without a deal in hand, Republicans say they may try to change Senate rules when they return in September to speed up…

Dainty little makeup cases are great for packing mini toiletries in your carry-on, but long trips call for breaking out the big bottles—and sure thing, this extra-large cosmetics bag can fit them. Whether you prefer not to leave town without your dearest eyeshadow palette or you’re someone with a 10-step skincare routine, this under-$30 Eachy bag can handle it. How do we know? Even flight attendants love it. Eachy Travel Cosmetics Bag Amazon Most full-size makeup containers and personal care bottles can fit inside this 10-inch by 5-inch case, which also stands 5 inches tall. It’s uniquely shaped like a…

Published on: Aug 03, 2025 10:39 am IST Around 10 workers were at the scene of the inspection, ordered to clean the pipes of wastewater and sludge if necessary. Four workers have died in Japan after falling into a manhole near Tokyo as they inspected sewage pipes, authorities said Sunday. The workers were checking pipes when one fell down the manhole, followed by three more who tried to save him.(Unsplash/Representational Image) The incident comes after a huge sinkhole swallowed a truck driver near the capital in January after a road collapsed because of corroded sewage pipes, sparking a nationwide inspection.…

We look at international reaction to President Trump’s latest round of tariffs. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: And as we just heard, U.S. factories cut jobs last month and things like toys and appliances are now more expensive. We’ll turn now to NPR correspondents around the world to look at how some of the country’s hardest hit by threats of steep hikes on goods sent to the U.S. are reacting, from the Middle East to Asia and southern Africa. We begin in Canada with NPR’s Jackie Northam.JACKIE NORTHAM, BYLINE: Canada – one of the U.S.’s largest trading partners – wasn’t spared from…