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Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, who led Nigeria twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died aged 82, his press secretary said on Sunday (July 13, 2025). Mr. Buhari died in London on Sunday afternoon, where he was receiving medical treatment in recent weeks. When he was elected in 2015, on his fourth attempt, he became the first opposition candidate to win a presidential election. He led Africa’s most populous nation until 2023, when he was succeeded by Bola Tinubu, also from the All Progressives…

Seven domestic manufacturers – Haldiram, Sun Pharma, Nestlé, Cipla, Patanjali, Hindustan Unilever, and Himalaya Wellness – account for one in seven (14 per cent) of all India-origin shipments refused entry into the United States by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since October 2020.As of early July, the US FDA has refused 4,089 India-origin shipments in the ongoing US fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) – already exceeding the 3,648 refusals recorded in all of FY24, according to data from the top public health regulator. Haldiram Snacks Food – in which Singapore’s Temasek acquired a 10 per…

Shruti Haasan recently appeared on Ranveer Allahbadia podcast and got candid about several aspects of her life—why she’s chosen not to marry, her take on motherhood, and more. She was also asked about her perspective on mental health, where the host brought up pop star Justin Bieber, who had dropped his seventh studio album SWAG that very day. Bieber had been in the news for his mental health struggles, including a recent outburst at the paparazzi. Shruti’s said, she is “not a fan,” but called mental health problem ‘a global issue.’ Also read: Justin Bieber reveals full tracklist for new…

More details emerge on June assassination attempt on President Masoud Pezeshkian and other officials by Israel.Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian suffered minor injuries in an Israeli air strike on a meeting of the Supreme National Security Council in Tehran on June 15, a senior Iranian official said. The assassination attempt targeted the heads of the three branches of government in an effort to overthrow it, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. “This attempt will not pass without Israel paying a price,” he told Al Jazeera. The strike was carried out shortly before noon during a meeting attended by the…

On the day The Sunday Express reported that the Election Commission had directed Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all states to begin preparations for a Bihar-like Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, Opposition parties criticised the EC move and questioned the “hurry” for a nationwide SIR without consulting political parties.The parties, from the Congress to TMC to Left, said Sunday that the EC should have waited for the matter to conclude in the Supreme Court before giving directions for a Bihar-like SIR. Last Thursday, the Supreme Court, while hearing a clutch of petitions voicing concerns over the SIR in poll-bound…

HUTN captain Somanna converts a penalty stroke. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ The 96th MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup invitation hockey tournament served up a wonderful treat to a modest gathering of spectators at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Sunday.Three matches produced a total of 21 goals with each match outdoing the other in terms of quality and suspense. In the first match of the day, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (HUTN) and SAI-NCoE (Bhopal) were involved in an eight-goal thriller, with both teams sharing the honours in a Pool-A tie. Later in the two Pool-B matches, Indian Navy produced a robust…

Israeli columnist Gideon Levy says Israel has ‘no clue’ about dealing with Gaza, besides ongoing death and destruction.Israeli columnist Gideon Levy tells host Steve Clemons that almost all Israelis believe their country “has the right to do whatever it wants”. This includes war crimes and plans to create concentration camps for Palestinians in Gaza, in preparation for expulsion. Levy argues that it makes no difference if a Republican or Democratic administration were in power in the United States or if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or a different politician were in power in Israel. “The same war might have taken place,…

Blockbuster movie releases are increasingly being paired with expensive pieces of memorabilia: specialty popcorn buckets. But how much are fans willing to pay for these? Turns out, a lot.

Excessive salt consumption is fuelling a silent epidemic in India with people at increased risk of hypertension, stroke, heart disease, and kidney disorders, according to scientists from ICMR’s National Institute of Epidemiology.The scientists have initiated a community-led salt reduction study to address the issue and are focusing on low sodium salt substitutes.Higher levels of salt consumption than recommendedWhile the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends less than 5 grams of salt per person per day, studies show that urban Indians consume around 9.2 grams/day, and even in rural areas it is around 5.6 grams/day – both higher than recommended.One promising tool…

We look at what Senator Thom Tillis’ decision to not run for re-election means for North Carolina politics, and for Democratic dreams to capture that seat in 2026.