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Supreme Court mulls larger Bench reference in Meghalaya honeymoon murder case
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta raised the question whether the mere mention of a wrong statutory section in an arrest memo, specifically a typographical error, was sufficient to invalidate an arrest and grant bail in the “shocking” murder case
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Australia’s largest pension fund invests 500 million Australian Dollars in India’s infrastructure fund
AustralianSuper will now hold 3.3 billion Australian Dollars worth of investments in India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia’s largest pension fund, AustralianSuper, said on Thursday (July 9, 2026) it would invest a further 500 million Australian Dollars ($346 million) in India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF). Also read: PM Modi in Australia…
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Nigel Farage: A persistent force in British politics
Nigel Farage, who heads the right-wing Reform UK party, announced on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) that he was resigning as the MP for the English constituency of Clacton-on-Sea, only to quickly add that he would re-run in the ensuing byelection. Mr. Farage, a polarising figure with staying power, has survived a plane crash, a car…
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India, Australia unveil new defence declaration to deepen Indo-Pacific cooperation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks alongside Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, on July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters India and Australia on Thursday (July 9, 2026) adopted a new Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation, committing to significantly deepen military engagement, strengthen defence industrial collaboration and…
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India says U.S. forced labour tariff approach inconsistent; exempts 1,600 items deemed critical to its needs
Brij Mohan Mishra (second from left), Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce, at the USTR panel. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India has flagged inconsistencies in the U.S. approach to tariffs at a public hearing on the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) proposal to impose levies on goods linked to forced labour. Testifying before a USTR…
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Bandar Abbas: The port city at the centre of the Iran-U.S. war
A local market in Bandar Abbas | Photo Credit: Reuters The simmering tension between U.S.-Iran has hit a new low after President Donald Trump claimed the ceasefire deal is ‘over’ on Wednesday (July 8, 2026). Following Mr. Trump’s remark, the United States launched a barrage of fresh strikes on Iran, alleging the latter had attacked…