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NEW YORK: In a post on Truth Social earlier this month, Trump claimed that the National Academy of Sciences published “fraudulent, biased, and misleading Manuals on climate change.” He has now ordered “Federal Suspension and Debarment Officials” to review the organization’s conduct.

LONDON: When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited the exhibition marking the anniversary of the death of Italian Communist Party leader Enrico Berlinguer, her remarks, respectful in form but polemical in content, resulted in a sharp exchange with opposition figures.

National Convention of Workers and Farmers has called for a nationwide protests on August 10 as part of immediate programme of action against the anti-workers and anti-farmers policies of the Union Government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They have resolved organize demonstrations at state and district levels through several form of protests including rail and road blockades, workplace protests, and human chains.

The Iran-US war has dangerously escalated all of a sudden when there were indications of resumed talks between the combatants post a lull in US strikes over Iran. The extension of the conflict to a major oil producing country, Saudi Arabia, had pushed oil prices immediately by 5% and pushed the price to over $88 per barrel.

Immediately after the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, which happened weeks after mass demonstrations by students all over India, an understanding was reached between representatives of the Cockroach Janta Party (‘CJP’) and the Union of India through its two ministers, namely J.P. Nadda and Dr. Jitendra Singh.

The 20 rebel Lok Sabha members of Trinamool Congress, now under NCPI, are having an anxious time as the central BJP leadership has been continuously postponing its decision to admit them in BJP which the rebels are looking for. BJP high command has postponed scheduled meeting with the TMC rebels a number of times. Now indications suggest that they will wait for the Supreme Court order on the appeal made by Uddhav Thackeray to annul the membership of six Lok Sabha members who defected to Shinde camp.

The outcome of the battle has been stunning. In a way, the energy, resilience and fortitude were unprecedented. Since the BJP-RSS led Modi Government has assumed office, arrogance and insularity has perfected an imperial style of governance which abhors accountability. In fact, the hollowing out of this basic principle of a democratic arrangement has led to this confrontation. The government’s approach was raised to such an absurd length that the Prime Minister has not addressed a single media conference in the last twelve years. Of late, this has started provoking sharp criticism from foreign journalists. The Government, the Prime Minister and his close group of associates and strategists remained firm to continue with this vainglorious attitude to flesh up an image of ruthless invincibility. Perhaps this was to translate the slogan of ‘Country needs a strong government and a strong leader’ in 2014. But all that has gone in vain.

MUMBAI: Two decades on, the burning of coach S-6 of the Sabarmati Express remains one of the most fiercely contested mornings in independent India's history. The Sabarmati Report, the 2024 Hindi thriller starring Vikrant Massey, Raashii Khanna and Riddhi Dogra, tries to dramatize that morning and its long, bitter aftermath through the eyes of a fictional television newsroom. It is a film built on real bones with invented flesh — and separating the two is essential to understanding both the movie and the history it borrows from.

There has been discontent simmering among youth caused by the BJP government’s systematic attack on India’s education system, including against examinations for admissions and recruitments. The recent movement seeking resignation of the central education minister was one example of that when the government was forced to accept the demand of the students and the minister had to leave his post. Meanwhile, the entire education system stands ruined and employment situation also remains unaddressed.

CHANDIGARH: Despite Central government’s assertions and forceful claims that the scientific studies, field validation and extensive real-world operating experience have shown that E20 is a safe, cleaner and technologically superior fuel when used in accordance with the prescribed specifications and manufacturer recommendations, why the usage of ethanol blended petrol is creating suspicious inferences in the minds of vehicle users?