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Fight for freedom of speech, Salman Rushdie urges as he’s honoured in London
Salman Rushdie was awarded the Liberatum Cultural Honour in London. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Novelist Salman Rushdie says freedom of speech is under “real assault” around the world. Also read | Salman Rushdie testifies against man charged with stabbing him The Indian-born British-American author was awarded the Liberatum Cultural Honour in London on…
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Air India flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Bengaluru aborts takeoff after technical snag
image for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters An Air India flight to Bengaluru was aborted soon after it attempted to take off from the Thiruvananthapuram airport in Kerala on Friday (July 10, 2026) morning due to technical snags. The Air India Express flight IX2980, which was scheduled to take off at 7.05 a.m., initially accelerated…
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China issues ‘backdoor’ security alert over Anthropic’s Claude Code
The warning applies to Claude Code versions 2.1.91 through 2.1.196 [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS A cybersecurity platform operated by China’s industry ministry warned on Wednesday that it had identified a serious security “backdoor” risk in Anthropic’s AI coding tool, Claude Code. In a statement posted on its WeChat account, the National Vulnerability Database said…
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Syria says it arrested suspects behind the Damascus bombings during Macron’s visit
Members of emergency services work at the site of what Syrian state media reported was a blast at a cafe in central Damascus, Syria, July 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Syrian authorities said on Thursday (July 9, 2026) they have arrested several suspects accused of a string of recent explosions in Damascus, including the…
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Why is Gujarat betting ₹6 lakh crore on data centres? | Explained
The story so far: When the Gujarat Government unveiled its first-ever Data Centre Policy (2026-2029), it did more than announce a new industrial policy but signalled its ambition to enter one of the fastest-growing segments of the global digital economy by becoming the first State in India to bring a policy. The State hopes to…
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West Asia war LIVE: Iran buries Khamenei after new fighting with U.S. erupts
Israel shared intelligence with the United States this week about a new and “specific” plan by Iran to assassinate President Donald Trump, U.S. media reported Thursday (July 9, 2026). The reports come as renewed U.S. and Iranian attacks raise fears of a return to all-out war and after Mr. Trump’s puzzling use of an old…