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Elon Musk’s SpaceX postponed the 10th launch of its Starship rocket due to cloudy weather in Texas on Monday, another slight delay in its efforts to overcome development setbacks and achieve several long-sought milestones essential to the Mars rocket system’s reusable design.The 232-feet (71-metres) tall Super Heavy booster and its 171-feet (52-metres) tall Starship upper half, which together make it taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty, sat on a launch mount at SpaceX’s Starbase rocket facilities ahead of liftoff time that had been moved back a few times because of gloomy weather. The rocket was filled with millions of…

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a draft notice on the implementation of additional duties on products imported from India, following the announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump to increase tariffs on Indian goods to 50%.According to the notice, the additional tariffs are being imposed to give effect to the President’s Executive Order 14329 of August 6, 2025, titled “Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation.”The order specified a new rate of duty on imports of articles that are products of India.The draft notice, scheduled to be published on August 27,…

Amid the US rhetoric against India’s Russian oil imports, the key question is whether Indian refiners will meaningfully cut their appetite for Russian crude. While July and August have already seen a decline in deliveries of Russian crude at Indian ports, industry insiders attribute that largely to shrinking discounts on Moscow’s oil, and not American pressure, as those cargoes would have been booked weeks before Donald Trump upped the ante against India in July and announced additional tariffs on Indian goods early August.Russian oil deliveries scheduled for September and October would give a clearer picture on the impact of Trump’s…

Sridevi and Boney Kapoor. File | Photo Credit: AFP Renowned film producer Boney Kapoor has approached the Madras High Court alleging that three individuals have been unlawfully claiming right over an immovable property purchased by his wife and veteran actor A. Sridevi (since dead) at East Coast Road (ECR) in Chennai in 1988.Justice N. Anand Venkatesh on Monday (August 25, 2025) directed the Tambaram Taluk Tahsildar to take a decision within four weeks on a representation made by the film producer to cancel a “fraudulent” legal heirship certificate that had been granted in favour of the three indviduals.The orders were…

With some Opposition parties, including of the INDIA bloc, deciding against participating in the Joint Committee of Parliament being set up to look into the three contentious Bills seeking removal of jailed ministers, the Congress Monday appeared to be on the horns of a dilemma.The opinion in the party is divided, with the majority against joining the panel. However, sources said, the party is yet to take a final decision. The Left parties too are weighing their options. The Left has not received a formal letter from the government seeking names of MPs to be nominated to the committee, and…

Two more US ships said to join amphibious squadron due to arrive off coast of Venezuela in anti-drug cartel operation.Venezuela has announced the deployment of 15,000 troops to its border with Colombia to fight drug trafficking, as the United States was reported to have sent two additional navy ships to the southern Caribbean as part of an operation against Latin American drug cartels.Venezuelan Minister of the Popular Power for Interior Diosdado Cabello announced on Monday that Caracas would deploy 15,000 troops to bolster security in Zulia and Tachira states, which border Colombia.“Here, we do fight drug trafficking; here, we do…

Demonstrators are outraged by reports that lawmakers have been receiving a monthly housing allowance of more than $3,000.Riot police in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, have fired tear gas and used a water cannon to disperse thousands of students protesting against lavish allowances given to members of parliament.The clashes on Monday came after protesters, clad in dark clothing, threw rocks and set off fireworks at riot police, as they attempted to break into Indonesia’s parliament building.At least one motorcycle was set ablaze by protesters, but officials did not provide details of damage, any casualties or arrests.The protesters were outraged by recent reports…

Under Chairman Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission has launched investigations into NBC and ABC News. John McDonnell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption John McDonnell/Getty Images The nation’s chief broadcast regulator is, once more, at the center of President Trump’s culture war after the president launched a social media barrage Sunday night against ABC and NBC. While the Federal Communications Commission has historically operated with a degree of independence from U.S. presidents, its new chairman, Brendan Carr, has muscularly followed Trump’s lead. Carr has launched formal reviews of nearly all the major broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR and…

President Trump speaks to the press before signing executive orders at the White House on Monday, as Attorney General Pam Bondi, Vice President Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem look on. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Trump said Monday that the U.S. military is ready to go to any city to crack down on crime — even if the governor does not request its assistance. Trump signed an executive order at the White House to create a specialized National Guard unit that could be…

President Trump moved to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, in an escalation of Trump’s campaign to assert more control over the central bank. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Trump moved to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook Monday, escalating his campaign to exert more control over the central bank. In a social media post, Trump said he was dismissing Cook in response to allegations from a Trump ally that she had made false statements on a mortgage application. Under federal law designed to insulate the central bank from political pressure, Fed governors can…