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This image from video released by U.S. Central Command, shows a view from a Corsair unmanned surface vessel, also called one-way attack surface drone, fired by U.S. military, closing in on Bandar Abbas Naval Base, Iran, July 12, 2026. (U.S. Central Command via AP)
An Indian-origin crew member has been killed and eight others injured after Iranian cruise missiles struck two UAE oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Arab Emirates confirmed on Tuesday. The attack is one of the most direct and deadly assaults on commercial shipping since the US-Iran conflict escalated, and comes as the US has resumed strikes in the region. Trump has also announced a 20 per cent cargo charge for ships passing through Hormuz — a move with direct implications for India’s oil import bill and trade costs.
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Wangchuk, day 16: ‘PM should be sensitive’
Activist Sonam Wangchuk entered the 16th day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar on Monday, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG paper leak. In an interview with The Indian Express, Wangchuk said the Prime Minister should be sensitive to students’ concerns, and called for the issue to be debated in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. “A resignation is merely the starting point,” he said.
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India-US trade deal: Framework agreed, signing at ‘right moment’
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal has confirmed that India and the US have agreed on the framework of a trade deal that is expected to shield Indian exporters from additional US tariffs under a Section 301 investigation. The deal will be signed at the “right moment,” he said — language that signals progress while leaving the timing deliberately open.
Ahmedabad blasts: Gujarat HC upholds death penalty for 38
The Gujarat High Court has upheld death sentences for 38 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, observing that the accused “had no remorse” for an attack that killed 56 people across the city. The ruling is one of the largest mass death-penalty confirmations in Indian judicial history.
UK to designate Iran’s IRGC a terror organisation
The United Kingdom has announced it will declare Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation, citing a rise in antisemitic attacks linked to IRGC networks on British soil — a significant diplomatic escalation that aligns London more closely with Washington’s position on Tehran.
Prashant Kishor’s affidavit: Rs 96 crore in assets, wife’s Rs 101 crore
Poll strategist-turned-candidate Prashant Kishor has declared assets worth Rs 96 crore in his Bankipur bypoll nomination affidavit, with his wife’s assets listed at Rs 101 crore — a disclosure that will add a new dimension to a contest already being watched as a test of whether the theorist can win on his own terms.
France vs Spain: A World Cup semifinal between football’s two great philosophies
France and Spain meet in the World Cup semifinal carrying contrasting ideas about how the game should be played — Spanish connection and flow against French organisation and firepower. It is, as much as any match this tournament, a philosophical argument conducted in football.
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