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Vijay's TVK Demands Complete Scrapping Of NEET Amid Raging Protests

Tamil Nadu's ruling TVK has joined the opposition chorus around the NEET paper leaks and students protest. Thalapthy Vijay's party on Tuesday upped the ante saying it was not merely opposed to irregularities in NEET but wanted the medical entrance examination scrapped altogether. It also demanded that states be given f

22 Jul 2026

How Iran Used Data Roaming, Ad Tech To Track US Military Personnel In Gulf

Iranian hackers have reportedly exploited the vulnerability of the outdated Middle Eastern telecom infrastructure to locate the phones of US personnel and contractors in the region. The Mobile Surveillance Monitor, a research initiative that studies mobile espionage, has detected that Middle Eastern telecom networks ha

15 Jul 2026

Trump says ceasefire 'is over' after US and Iran trade strikes overnight

The US says it hit "over 80 targets" in its latest wave of strikes, which were in response to attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. There has been confirmation of strikes in the following places: The Iranian military says coastal bases and civilian facilities were struck in the provinces of Hormozgan and

08 Jul 2026

Three sons of Iran's slain leader Khamenei appear at funeral, not his successor

Mojtaba Khamenei makes no public appearance at funeral prayers in Tehran.State TV shows Mostafa, Meysam and Masoud Khamenei praying beside coffins. Iran plans funeral ceremonies in Qom, Najaf, Kerbala, Mashhad through Thursday. Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those

05 Jul 2026

Trump jokes that he is not yet a target of the ICC

President Donald Trump joked Friday that he is not yet a target of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as his government wages a campaign against the institution, urging member nations to withdraw. "By the way, there's no information that they're after me," but "it could happen," Trump said to laughs from cabinet m

01 Aug 2026

EU grapples with migrant crisis in Spain's N. Africa enclave

France and Italy bolstered border controls on Saturday after about 60,000 people crossed into Spain's enclave in North Africa, sparking one of the largest migrant crises for the European Union in recent years. The migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco, the enclave's regional president Juan Jesus Vivas told reporters, but

01 Aug 2026

Fifa scraps controversial World Cup investment plan

Fifa president Gianni Infantino says he has scrapped the controversial plan to sell off stakes in the governing body's competitions to private investors following widespread opposition. Infantino said it had become clear the project had "created divisions" that are "no longer in the interest" of its original objective.

01 Aug 2026

Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct

Four women have accused Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct, with the alleged offences having taken place when they were teenagers. One of the women says she was sexually assaulted in a motel bathroom when she was 17. Another says the Hollywood star threatened h

29 Jul 2026

'Delulu', 'Clock it': 'Cockroach' protest brings Gen Z slang to India's parliament

The language of India's young, perpetually-online population has finally reached one of its oldest institutions. Days after a youth-led protest movement forced the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, India's parliament found itself speaking the protesters' language. "Delulu." "FOMO." "Clock it." Until

29 Jul 2026

Is there Trump disappoint Netanyahu’s to gain power in Israel?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long presented his closeness to the United States – both politically and personally – as evidence of his indispensability to Israel. Arriving with a camera-ready American accent after spending a large portion of his youth in the country, Netanyahu is said to have used his unique un

29 Jul 2026