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Opposition, joint Opposition, or the INDIA bloc? With cohesion in the Opposition ranks taking shape during the just-concluded Monsoon Session, there has been a subtle change in the nomenclature of the anti-BJP Opposition front in a bid to accommodate parties such as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which have had several disagreements and differences with the Congress, at a time when consensus emerged in the Opposition ranks on the issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral polls in Bihar and Vice-Presidential elections.On more than one occasion, Opposition leaders have said that former Supreme Court…

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On Friday late evening, when 17-year-old Haryana wrestler Kajal Dochak won the title in the women’s 72 Kg final with a 8-6 win over China’s Liu Yuqi to become India’s second U20 World Champion this week, her father Ravinder Dochak and uncle Krishan Dochak, a former International wrestler, were busy managing their small transport business in Sonepat. “I used to compete in the 96 Kg category and once won the bronze medal in the Takhti Cup in Iran in the 2000s apart from being in national camp with Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt. I decided to make Kajal a wrestler.…

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People cross the street near an image of U.S. President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, along with the words President Trump: Release All the Epstein Files, projected onto the U.S. Chamber of Commerce building on July 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. | Photo Credit: AFP The Justice Department on Friday (August 22, 2025) released transcripts of interviews its No. 2 official did with Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell as the Trump administration scrambles to present itself as transparent amid a fierce backlash over an earlier refusal to disclose a trove of records from the sex-trafficking case.The disclosure represents…

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The Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, US, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Trump said on Friday he had asked Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan for a 10% stake in the company during a recent meeting at the White House. “He agreed, and they’ve agreed to do it, and I think it’s a great deal for them,” Trump told reporters. “He walked in wanting to keep his job, and he ended up giving us $10 billion for the United States,” Trump said. Neither Intel…

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An investigation into leaked classified Israeli military data reveals five out of six Palestinians killed in Gaza were civilians – not fighters.It’s one of the highest civilian death rates recorded in modern wars.So what more do these figures tell us? And with only 17 percent of those killed being combatants, how can Israel continue to claim it does not target Palestinian civilians?Presenter: Adrian FinighanGuests:Gideon Levy – Columnist at Israeli newspaper HaaretzFrancesca Albanese – UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territoryOmar Shakir – Director of Israel and Palestine at Human Rights Watch

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Small-town life is upended when 17 children vanish in the middle of the night in Weapons. Warner Bros. hide caption toggle caption Warner Bros. As I emerged from a showing of Weapons at my local multiplex on Saturday night, I saw a teenager running around the lobby, his arms extended downward and outward — to the great amusement of his friends. “You’re going to see a lot of kids running like that on Halloween,” I heard someone say, and I think he was right. Weapons has been in theatres for just two weeks, and it’s already given us an unshakably…

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SeizaVisuals/Getty Images/E+ Aging can bring changes to people’s bodies, minds and relationships — changes that many are often not prepared for. Erlene Rosowsky, a clinical psychologist who specializes in aging, says many people don’t see these changes coming because society is obsessed with youth. The emphasis is on all things “anti-aging,” she says — not the realities of getting older. “There is a lot of ageism in society, which bolsters the illusion of control and avoiding it,” Rosowsky says. But once people begin to experience some of the realities of aging, they may find that younger folks don’t really get…

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On the occasion of the Madras Day on Friday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin hailed Chennai city and said it was not just a city but the heartbeat of Tamil Nadu. In a social media post, Mr. Stalin said it was the city that gave hope to those looking for a livelihood and provided wings to many women. Chennai gave the first salary to so many people and gave many others an identity in their home towns, Mr. Stalin said. The city, that sustains many people, had turned 386, the Chief Minister said. READ MORE Published – August 23,…

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Some of the top mobile gaming apps have suspended real-money games after parliament passed a ban on Thursday (August 22, 2025), threatening the future of a sector once projected to hit $3.6 billion by 2029.The sudden ban on online real-money games, along with related ads and payment services, has jolted an industry backed by investors such as Tiger Global and Peak XV Partners.Popular apps like Dream11, PokerBaazi and Mobile Premier League have halted their real-money offerings, the companies said.Justifying the ban, the government flagged the high risk of financial harm to users and called them “harmful” due to potential psychological…

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