‘Patently unlawful’: US judge strikes down Trump admin’s immigrant visa freeze for 75 countries

US President Donald Trump. A US federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, calling the nationality-based restrictions “patently unlawful.”US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan ruled on Friday that the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s legal authority and conflicted with…

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Keeping India’s growth story intact: 5 lessons from Middle East conflict that should not be ignored

India should recast its growth strategy to cope with unanticipated economic shocks and cover India’s strategic vulnerabilities. (AI image) Led by a growing domestic demand and a favourable demographic dividend, the Indian economy and its growth story have been called fundamentally strong by economists. But short-term global economic shocks, like the ongoing Middle East conflict,…

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‘It’s like smoking hash’: Tucker Carlson says Trump uses a ‘spell’ to make people around him more compliant

Trump has a “supernatural component” that influences those around him and makes them more compliant, according to broadcaster Tucker Carlson, who described the experience of being near the US president in unusual terms during a recent interview with The New York Times.Carlson made the remarks in a conversation with journalist Lulu Garcia-Navarro, where he discussed…

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Watch: DRDO’s UAV-fired missile destroys airborne target during air and ground combat trials

NEW DELHI: In a major boost to India’s indigenous defence capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully completed the final development trials of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 in both Air-to-Ground and Air-to-Air modes at the DRDO test range near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh.The trials marked the final deliverable configuration…

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OnlyMarms! Chubby marmots join popular subscription service in an ‘act of desperation’ after facing money troubles

OnlyFans users scrolling for their usual content stumbled upon something unexpected this summer: videos of yellow-bellied marmots popping out of Colorado burrows. There were no thirst traps or filters, just some rodents doing what rodents do. The content was entirely ‘family-friendly’, contrary to what the platform is known for.Some thought it was one of the…

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Bill Gates says Jeffrey Epstein sought to blackmail him over extramarital affairs

Gates made the remarks during closed-door testimony before the House Oversight Committee on June 10 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told US lawmakers that late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appeared to be considering blackmailing him over his extramarital affairs, according to a transcript of Gates’ testimony released by a congressional committee.Gates made the remarks during closed-door…

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Meghan Markle’s full-body fitness routine is about strength, energy, and staying mentally grounded

Meghan Markle’s fitness approach combines yoga, strength training, mindful eating, and emotional wellness. There is something refreshing about the way Meghan Markle talks about fitness. It never sounds extreme, punishing, or obsessed with chasing perfection. Instead, her approach feels grounded in energy, movement, balance, and emotional well-being. Over the years, Meghan has openly shared pieces…

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In 1942, Crazy Horse’s sacred medicine bundle was buried underground in Nebraska; decades later, the family returned to find its landmark gone | World News

For decades, a small piece of Crazy Horse’s history may have been sitting beneath the ground in Minatare, Nebraska, with no marker to identify it. The object was not a weapon or a famous portrait of the Oglala Lakota leader. It was his medicine bundle, a private collection of sacred belongings that was treated with…

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GenAI, geopolitics to keep India’s IT sector growth under pressure, says JPMorgan

The IT services industry “has been stuck at 2-3% revenue growth over the last three years” and, with “AI deflation still only in Year 2,” JPMorgan expects “further headwinds to growth over the next two years.” India’s information technology (IT) services sector faces an uncertain demand environment as generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)-led productivity gains, geopolitical…

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