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Israel strikes Tehran as tensions erupt
Explosions shook Tehran early on Saturday as Israel launched what it described as a pre-emptive military operation, widening a confrontation that threatens to engulf the region and drawing reported participation from the United States, according to the Associated Press, which cited an official familiar with the matter. Blasts were...
Delhi court clears Kejriwal and Sisodia in excise policy cases
A court in Delhi has discharged former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his one-time deputy Manish Sisodia in legal proceedings linked to the capital’s controversial excise policy, ruling there was insufficient evidence to frame criminal charges in matters concerning compliance with enforcement agency summons. The decision marks a significant...
Pakistan bombs Kabul and Kandahar after cross-border clash
Pakistan’s armed forces have launched airstrikes on major Afghan cities including Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia, after Kabul’s Taliban-led administration said it had struck Pakistani positions along the disputed Durand Line, marking a significant escalation in hostilities that threatens to unravel months of fragile stability along the frontier. Pakistan’s Ministry...
Top court rebukes NCERT over graft chapter
Supreme Court of India has delivered a sharp rebuke to the National Council of Educational Research and Training over a Class 8 social science textbook that carried a chapter alleging corruption within the higher judiciary, signalling that a simple apology and withdrawal may not settle concerns about accountability and...
Supreme Court halts money laundering trial against Soren
Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the criminal trial in a money laundering case against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, issuing notice to the Enforcement Directorate on his plea seeking to quash the proceedings. A Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M...
El Mencho killed as Mexico braces
Mexico’s government says security forces have killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the fugitive leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, triggering coordinated reprisals across multiple states as armed groups torched vehicles, blocked highways and attacked security personnel in an apparent show of strength. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s office confirmed...
