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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defense as the “Department of War,” reverting to a title it held until after World War Two when officials sought to emphasize the Pentagon’s role in preventing conflict.Trump’s move represented his latest effort to rebrand the U.S. military, which has included his decision to preside over an extraordinary military parade in downtown Washington, D.C., and to restore the original names of military bases that were changed after racial justice protests in 2020. Trump has also challenged conventional norms over domestic deployment of the U.S. armed…

Twenty-year-old Vanaja, a tailor in Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu, is worried that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Indian imports could impact her wages. Vanaja has been working at RRK Cottons India Private Limited, a garment company in Palladam town in the industrial district, for the last two years. She earns ₹480 a day. She is among the handful of tailors at work on a Tuesday afternoon at the plant. Both work and workers have reduced drastically over the last few days, she says. “People are saying there is no work because the U.S. has placed a tax on us.…

When the Humboldt Forum opened in 2021, it was met with excitement and quite a lot of controversy. The latter because the newest addition to Berlin’s already impressive ensemble of museums is a testament to colonial acquisitions — with over 20,000 objects in their vast collection taken (more often than not, forcibly) during a time of European expansion. Think Nataraja bronzes from the Chola era, delicate Ming-era porcelain, an intricately beaded Mandu Yenu throne from Cameroon, and ivory tools from Namibia. A Nataraja statue from South India on display at the Humboldt Forum | Photo Credit: Getty Images Over the last…

Seven nations will look to dethrone India as continental champions when the Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) Asia Cup 2025 gets under way in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on September 9.The tournament is traditionally held every two years, with Sri Lanka hosting the previous edition in 2023, when India beat the hosts to lift the crown in Colombo.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listHere’s a comprehensive guide to the Asia Cup 2025:When and where will the Asia Cup be held?The tournament will begin with Afghanistan taking on Hong Kong on September 9 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu…

With the Jammu and Kashmir administration not shifting the Eid Milad-un-Nabi holiday to Saturday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has taken on the Lieutenant-Governor’s administration, terming it a deliberate decision “designed to hurt the sentiments of the people”.This is the second time in as many years that the administration led by the Lieutenant Governor has not announced a holiday on important religious days for Muslims. Last year, the L-G administration marked the employees absent for not attending duties on Eid. While the official holiday calendar lists September 5 as the holiday for Eid Milad-un-Nabi, commemorated as the birthday of the Prophet,…

No Indian players features in the overseas auction pool for the upcoming SA20 and League CommissionerGraeme Smith on Friday described the situation as “fluid”.A total of 241 overseas players will go under the hammer for 25 slots, while 308 South Africans will compete for 59 places in the SA20 2025-26 auction to be held on September 9 in Johannesburg. “Indian players is always a fluid situation depending on who’s retiring and who’s available. I think it was like 13 or 14 Indian players in the auction,” the former South African captain told Indian media in a virtual interaction facilitated by…

Mark Zuckerberg, a bankruptcy lawyer from Indiana, United States, has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, the Meta-owned social media platform led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Mark S Zuckerberg, the lawyer, says that the social media platform has suspended his Facebook page several times and accused him of “impersonating a celebrity.” In the last eight years, the lawyer says Facebook has disabled his account at least five times. In the lawsuit,  Mark S Zuckerberg, the Indiana bankruptcy attorney, claims that the social media platform’s unjust ban has cost him thousands of dollars in lost business. In a statement to WTHR-TV in…

People take part in a protest demanding the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas and calling for the end of the war in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) | Photo Credit: Leo Correa U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (September 5, 2025) that Washington was in “very deep” negotiations with Palestinian militant group Hamas and urged them to release all hostages held in Gaza.”We are in very deep negotiation with Hamas,” Mr. Trump told reporters, saying the situation will be “tough” and “nasty” if Hamas continues to hold Israeli hostages.”We…

Amid the strain in ties between Delhi and Washington following US punitive tariffs on India over its purchase of Russian oil, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Friday that Delhi will continue to buy oil from Moscow because India’s oil purchases are driven by economic and commercial considerations. She said the impact of 50 per cent tariffs imposed on Indian goods by the Trump administration will be offset to a certain extent by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, which included simplification and reduction of indirect tax rates on numerous items. The government, she said, is also working on measures…

It’s been two months since Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom officially ended their decade-long, on-and-off relationship. The duo, who were engaged for nearly four years, share a daughter and will continue co-parenting her. A representative previously stated that Perry and Bloom will remain a family despite going their separate ways, doing so “with love, stability, and mutual respect.” Until now, Orlando hadn’t addressed the split directly, but on September 5, 2025, he spoke out during an interview on Today while promoting his new film, The Cut. Orlando Bloom opens up about Katy Perry breakup During the interview, host Craig Melvin…