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The US Sends Additional Troops to Middle East Amid Conflicting Signals on ‘Winding Down’ Iran Conflict
The United States is deploying thousands more Marines and sailors to the Middle East, even as President Donald Trump indicated his administration is considering "winding down" military operations against Iran, highlighting the contradictory messages emanating from Washington as the conflict enters its fourth week. The Pentagon announced the movement of the USS Boxer amphibious assault ship, accompanied by its Marine Expeditionary Unit and supporting warships, to the region. Officials confirmed that this deployment, rerouted and accelerated from other theatres, would add roughly 2,500 to 4,500 personnel to the approximately 50,000 US troops already stationed in the Middle East. The reinforcements include elements from two Marine Expeditionary Units, with one expected to arrive imminently. This escalation comes despite President Trump's public statements suggesting a potential de-escalation. In a post on his…
Iran’s Ancient Roots Endure: Resilience Tested Anew in 2026 Turmoil
Spanning more than 2,500 years of recorded history and roots stretching back millennia further, Iran stands today as one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations, its people and institutions having navigated conquests, dynastic shifts, foreign invasions and internal upheavals while preserving a distinct cultural and political identity. As the Islamic Republic confronts fresh external pressures on its sovereignty and internal strains in early 2026, the nation's long record of adaptation offers a factual lens on how a people rooted in the Iranian plateau have repeatedly outlasted attempts to erase or subordinate their statehood. Archaeological evidence places human presence in what is now Iran to at least 100,000 years ago, with Middle Paleolithic tools and Neanderthal remains uncovered in sites such as Bisitun Cave in the Zagros Mountains. By the Neolithic…
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Khamenei regime ‘utterly abhorrent’: UK PM Starmer after US-Israel strikes on Iran
As the US and Israel launched a joint coordinated attack on Iran , United Kingdom on Saturday asserted that it…
Iran-Russia Drills Escalate as US Carrier Heads to Mideast Amid Nuclear Fears
In a move underscoring Tehran's deepening military ties with Moscow amid stalled nuclear negotiations, Iranian and Russian forces launched coordinated…
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Is India Moving from an Assembly Hub to a Value-Added Manufacturing Economy – Can AI accelerate the shift
For decades, the narrative of Indian manufacturing followed a predictable, albeit limited, script. We were the "back office of the…
Economics of Demographic Change: Can India Turn Its Youth into Wealth
Where the world economies are struggling with declining birth rates, tight labour markets and an ageing population, India is standing…
Finality Vs Reversal: The Uncertainty In India’s Insolvency And Bankruptcy Regime
When Finality Falters, Confidence Follows The 2016 implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) was a promise rather than…
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Hindu Seers Escalate Battle Against ‘Forced Conversions’ with Supreme Court Intervention, Igniting Clash Over Faith and Fundamental Rights
In a move that underscores deepening fault lines in India's fractious debate over religious freedom, the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti, a powerful Hindu saints' body…
Modi Rejects Foreign Intervention in India’s Operation Sindoor pause, Rahul dares him to tell on record Trump is ‘lying’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday firmly denied any foreign intervention in India’s halting India's military response to the April 22 terror attack in Kashmir…
BSF to operate along India-Bangladesh border with Body‑cams, Biometric Scanners
In a major push to modernize its border security and bolster evidence gathering, India’s Home Ministry has approved the deployment of more than 5,000 night‑vision…
Vice President’s Exit Raises Alarms Over Institutional Independence In India
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's sudden resignation on July 21, officially attributed to health concerns, has triggered widespread speculation and concern over the state of institutional…
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From Srinagar’s Shadowy Walls to Delhi’s Fiery Heart: A Terror Web That Shook the Capital
In the misty dawn of October 19, 2025, a routine patrol in Srinagar's Bunpora Nowgam neighborhood unearthed more than graffiti on weathered walls. Handwritten posters,…
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Iran’s Ancient Roots Endure: Resilience Tested Anew in 2026 Turmoil
Spanning more than 2,500 years of recorded history and roots stretching back millennia further, Iran stands today as one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations,…
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Finality Vs Reversal: The Uncertainty In India’s Insolvency And Bankruptcy Regime
When Finality Falters, Confidence Follows The 2016 implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) was a promise rather than…
India Launches Rs 20,000 Cr Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters to Boost MSMEs, Target $1 Trillion Exports
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters (CGSE), offering…
India Sets 1-4 pc Royalty Rates on Caesium, Graphite, Rubidium, Zirconium to Unlock Critical Minerals Auctions
India’s Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved royalty rates ranging from 1% to 4% on…
Airtel Q2 Profit Zooms 108 pc to Rs 8,651 Cr on Premium Users, ARPU Surge
Bharti Airtel Ltd posted a 108 per cent surge in consolidated net profit to Rs 8,651 crore for the July-September…
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Diverse Rituals: The Sacred Story of Tika in Hindu Culture
Sacred Strokes: Ritual Power and Blessings Behind the Tilak Mark From the bustling courtyards of Vishnu temples in South India to the tranquil ashrams of…
