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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran, Britain, France and Germany could hold talks next week on Tehran’s nuclear programme, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday (July 20, 2025), following warnings by the three European countries that failure to resume negotiations would lead to international sanctions being reimposed on Iran.”The principle of talks has been agreed upon, but consultations are continuing on the time and place of the talks. The country in which the talks could be held next week has not been finalised,” Tasnim reported, quoting a source informed on the matter.The report…

Al Seib/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images Al Seib/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images To cap off our weeklong series on all things Hollywood, we’re going to have a little fun! Tune in to hear Adrian, Darian and Wailin battle it out as they try to name movies based on cryptic descriptions of the businesses featured in them. You can play along! Related episodes:When is cosplay a crime?The story of China and Hollywood’s big-screen romanceWhy aren’t filmmakers shooting in LA?Before La La Land there was Fort Lee, New Jersey For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple…

Microscopic image of cross-sectional calf muscle from a person with Duchenne muscular dystrophy showing extensive replacement of muscle fibres by fat cells. | Photo Credit: US CDC About 10,000 rare diseases have thus far been identified in the world, and new ones are discovered every now and then. Some 80% of these conditions are genetic in origin and predominantly affect children. About 30% of the children don’t live to see their fifth birthday. While individually rare, cumulatively about 300 million people in the world have a rare disease.It is important to raise awareness of rare diseases in the country for…

Union IT and Railways Minister Ashwani Vaishnav, Union Minister for Coal, G. Kishan Reddy and others to participate in the 85th Foundation Day celebration of Keshave Memorial Education Society, at Narayanaguda in Hyderabad on July 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Ramakrishna G. Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said the country’s first domestically produced semiconductor chip is expected to be released this year. Speaking at the 85th foundation day celebrations of Keshav Memorial Educational Society in Hyderabad on Friday (July 18, 2025), he said India is poised to become a significant global player in the semiconductor industry.…

EXPLAINERHolders England face Italy while world champions Spain take on Germany as the Women’s Euro enters its final week.A last-minute winner, two thrilling shootouts, missed penalties and countless saves – the quarterfinals of the UEFA Women’s Euro delivered everything one could ask for. The drama now rolls on to the final week with four teams left in the hunt for the European crown. Here’s how the Euro 2025 semifinals line up: ⚽ First semifinal: England vs Italy When: Tuesday at 9pm (19:00 GMT)Where: Stade de Geneve, Geneva A long-cherished dream became a reality for Italy on Wednesday when captain Cristiana…

Justin Poirier couldn’t secure a dream sendoff in final fight of his 16-year storied UFC career, losing to Max Holloway.The trilogy fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier may not have been a microcosm of their first two encounters, but it delivered an electrifying final 15 seconds when Holloway and the retiring Poirier traded blows in the fifth round. The result was a victory for lightweight Holloway by unanimous decision on the three judges’ cards – 48-47, 49-46, 49-46 – at UFC 318 in New Orleans on Saturday night. Holloway (27-8 MMA) was classy in victory against Poirier, as he…

Star Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar clinched the title with a leap of 7.75m at the Meeting Maia Cidade do Desporto in Maia, Portugal, a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze-level meet. File. Star Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar clinched the title with a leap of 7.75m at the Meeting Maia Cidade do Desporto in Maia, Portugal, a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze-level meet. The Asian Games silver medallist registered his best effort in the second round on Saturday night. Sreeshankar opened with a 7.63m jump, followed it up with his winning leap of 7.75m in the second round, and then…

CoinDCX, a leading Indian cryptocurrency exchange, confirmed on Saturday, July 19, that a security breach has resulted in the loss of $44.2 million (Rs 380 crore approx.)The Mumbai-based firm has disclosed that hackers compromised and drained all the funds from one of its internal operational accounts that is used for liquidity provisioning, which helps minimise slippage and ensure smoother trading. Ethical hacker ZachXBT was the first to flag the breach, and said that he uncovered the incident 17 hours after it happened. CoinDCX has emphasised that the wallets used to store customer assets were not impacted by the hack. INR…

Corporate earnings on July 19: Several companies including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Reliance Power, Punjab & Sind Bank, and Central Bank of India have announced their financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. A look at the 11 companies that declared their Q1FY26 results today, July 19 –ICICI Bank reported a 15.9 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs 13,558 crore in the June quarter this fiscal. The lender had reported a net profit of Rs 11,696 crore in the year-ago period. On a standalone basis, the country’s second-largest private sector lender reported a net…

A stil from ‘Special Ops 2’ | Photo Credit: JioHotstar Matters of international relations easily lend themselves to fantastical imagination these days. More so now, as real-time events play out through amateur clips on social media before they can be confirmed by authorities. Special Ops 2appears to be a product of this time of keyboard expertise. Drawing inspiration from actual international crises, the series immediately takes on too much its plate and does too little to convince us that it can balance it all.In 2020, when the first instalment of Special Ops was released, it coincided with the countrywide lockdown.…