US plane crashes in Iraq amid Iran missile strikes On Day 14, fresh strikes erupt as drones are intercepted, deepening fears and uncertainty across the region. The 14th day of this war arrived not with a bang, but with a scream swallowed by the desert. In the pre-dawn darkness over western Iraq, a KC-135 tanker, […]
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Kate Winslet in talks for Gollum film. Actor Kate Winslet in talks to star in Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. The script arrived at 7 a.m., tucked inside a plain brown envelope with no return address. My assistant placed it on the kitchen counter beside my tea, and for a long moment,
Congress may announce Bengal poll candidates in phases. Congress rules out any electoral alliance with Trinamool Congress for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. The train from Howrah to New Delhi leaves at 8:15 p.m., and Suvankar Sarkar is on it, watching the lights of Kolkata fade into the dark Bengal countryside. His phone buzzes
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Gunman held after attempt on Farooq Abdullah. Security personnel overpower gunman Kamal Singh Jamwal. The bullet missed my father by less than a foot. My name is Omar, and I am writing this from a room that smells of anxiety and old carpet, my hands shaking so badly I can barely type. The call came
Hyderabad faces LPG shortage; weddings may suffer. Hyderabad kitchens anxiously counting LPG cylinders amid shortage. The firewood arrived at 5 a.m., a truckload of rough timber that Mohd Naseer never imagined he would be grateful for. At 51 years old, after three decades of building a catering business that feeds hundreds of people every week,
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Suresh Gopi says efforts on to control LPG crisis. Home Ministry runs 24×7 control room with Information, Broadcasting and Petroleum ministries to monitor situation and coordinate response. The cylinder arrived this morning, and I wept. My name is Kavitha, and I live in a small apartment in Thrissur with my mother-in-law, who is seventy-three and
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UNSC condemns Iran’s Gulf attacks. UN resolution urging Iran halt Gulf attacks gains backing from 135 nations worldwide. The news reaches us through the crackling radio my husband keeps on the kitchen counter, a relic from his father’s time that now feels essential again. Thirteen votes in favor. They condemn Iran’s attacks. They demand we
US taps 172 million barrels reserves to cool oil price fears. Spain recalls envoy; Switzerland closes Tehran embassy as tensions rise. The alarm on my phone blares at 4:30 AM, a sound that has become the reluctant heartbeat of my days. My name is Samira, and for the past thirteen mornings, I have woken to
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Gunshots reported near Rihanna’s Los Angeles home. It remains unclear whether Rihanna was home when gunshots rang out near her Los Angeles residence Sunday afternoon. The Bullets and the Babies: A Mother’s Terror in the Hills of Beverly Hills Los Angeles: The gates of the Beverly Hills home are wrought iron, elegant, designed to keep
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Seven killed after wall collapses in Gurugram. The wall collapse happened Monday evening at Signature Global Society in Gurugram’s Sidhrawali area, officials said. The Wall and the Men: Seven Lives Lost in Gurugram’s Dust They came to Gurugram the way millions do—on crowded trains, with borrowed money and whispered promises of a better life. They
