On July 27, a court in the US began the trial against Lindsay Clancy, a labour and delivery nurse in Duxbury, Massachusetts. She has been accused of killing her three children — five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan.
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‘America’s saddest murder trial’: The shocking story of Lindsay Clancy, who killed her 3 young children
In Massachusetts, 36-year-old Lindsay Clancy is on trial for the murder of her three children — Cora, Dawson, and Callan, aged five, three and eight-months respectively. While the prosecution notes that it was a well-planned killing, the labour and delivery…
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Top White House officials Marco Rubio and Scott Bessent did not switch places along with Donald Trump last month at Ankara. Were their lives at risk on the decoy flight amid a possible Iran threat?
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Trump plane switch: Why Rubio and Bessent stayed behind on decoy plane after US president swapped aircraft
When Donald Trump swapped planes in Ankara last month after the Nato summit following a threat from Iran, he left behind US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the decoy aircraft. Accompanying the US president were his close…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine's stockpiles of interceptors have declined year on year and that he needs only a tiny fraction of the stockpiles held by the United States.
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Ukraine has just 10% of interceptors needed to handle Russian missile attacks, says Zelenskyy
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine has just 10% of the number of air defence interceptors needed to handle Russian missile attacks.
TV Narendran’s name has been doing the rounds as the likely successor to N Chandrasekaran at Tata Sons. The 61-year-old Narendran is the managing director of Tata Steel.
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Tata Sons: Will TV Narendran be likely successor to N Chandrasekaran?
The resignation of N Chandrasekaran from the position of Tata Sons chairman has triggered speculation as to who will take over the important role. Among the names, doing the rounds is that of TV Narendran, the managing director and chief executive officer…
A Pakistani journalist claimed that three senior officers at the Army's GHQ in Rawalpindi feared that Imran Khan might no longer be alive. Then he took a U-turn.
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Journalist says Imran Khan is dead, then Pak Army issues a rare response. What’s going on?
Pakistan’s military has denied viral rumours that jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan died in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail. The remark came after an explosive claim by Pakistani journalist Wajahat Saeed Khan, who later walked back on it
Karoline Leavitt is leaving the White House press room ahead of the United States November midterms — but who could replace her, and what will the change mean for Trump’s communications strategy?
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Karoline Leavitt to leave White House Press Secretary role: Who could replace her?
Karoline Leavitt is set to leave her role as White House Press Secretary at the end of August, just months before the 2026 US midterm elections. Trump said she will become an outside adviser. Potential successors include Anna Kelly, Steven Cheung, Tricia…
India is building data centres rapidly to support cloud computing, digital services and AI. What does that mean for the country's water, electricity, land, and ecosystems?
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Is India’s data centre boom coming at the cost of the environment?
India is building data centres rapidly to support cloud computing, digital services, and AI. The spurt in such facilities is driving up demand for electricity, water, and land. The ecological impact will depend on where facilities are built, how they are…
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Turkey has said that the Mecca Agreement would set up a governing body with the military chiefs of the three countries.
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Asim Munir as ‘Islamic Nato’ commander? Turkey says military chiefs to join governing body
Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir could be the ‘Islamic Nato’ commander as Turkey has said that Mecca Agreement would set up a governing body with military chiefs of the three countries.
US President Donald Trump has ordered the Navy to abandon the electromagnetic aircraft launch system on future Ford-class aircraft carriers and return to traditional steam-powered catapults.
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Trump wants Navy to replace high-tech carrier system with steam — meaning more work for sailors
The proposed switch from electromagnetic catapults to steam could raise costs and increase staffing and maintenance demands
India's freedom network spread beyond its borders. In May 1913, in Oregon, immigrants established the Pacific Coast Hindustan Association, which officially gave rise to the Ghadar Party. In Paris, the struggle was led by Madam Bhikaiji Cama.
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Independence Day 2026: From San Francisco to Singapore, the overseas revolution that took on the British Raj
India’s freedom struggle was not confined to the subcontinent. From London and Paris to San Francisco, Kabul, Moscow and Singapore, Indian revolutionaries built networks, published underground literature, sought support and raised armed forces, turning the…
‘Being an Indian Army Agniveer is far better than working in the Gulf’: Many of Nepal’s Gorkhas are demanding that the country allow for the enrolment of its citizens in the Indian Army, citing better job conditions.
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Why Nepal’s Gorkha soldiers are demanding to join India’s Agnipath scheme
Many of Nepal’s young men, joined by former Gorkha soldiers, took part in a protest in Pokhara this week, demanding the right to enlist in the Indian Army’s Agnipath scheme. Kathmandu had suspended the enrolment of its citizens in the Indian Armed Forces…
The US Central Command said that no personnel had died aboard the ship and that only one sailor had jumped into the water.
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US military’s ‘fact-check’ confirms reports of USS Abraham Lincoln crisis, downplays extent of problems
In a bid to dismiss claims in media reports about a crisis aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, the US Central Command has essentially confirmed key elements of the reporting while continuing to downplay the extent of the problems on the aircraft carrier.
The defence agreement combines the riches of one of the world’s top oil exporters, Saudi Arabia, along with Nato’s second-largest army, Turkey, and the only nuclear-armed Muslim nation, Pakistan
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‘Islamic Nato’: What’s the military might of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey?
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey have signed the landmark Mecca Joint Defence Agreement. With this move, the three Muslim nations bring together nearly 1.4 million active military personnel, more than 3,400 aircraft, and over 6,000 tanks
Today, Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day. Why is it a day before India’s?
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August 14 vs August 15: Why India and Pakistan celebrate independence a day apart
The two nations — India and Pakistan — were born on August 15, 1947. However, Islamabad celebrates Independence Day a day earlier, on August 14. Here’s the story behind it
Manufacturing power, technology and innovation, and defence power are among the 'Sapt Dhara' (Seven Streams of Strength) listed by PM Modi in his Independence Day address from the Red Fort
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PM Modi pitches 7 mantras for Developed India Mission: ‘Sapt Dhara… Seven Streams of Strength’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid out 7 mantras for the Developed India Mission as he delivered his address from the Red Fort to mark India's 80th Independence Day.
Why was Vande Mataram sung for the first time at the Red Fort during the Independence Day celebrations? We explain in our weekly roundup
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This Week in Explainers: Why Vande Mataram was sung before Jana Gana Mana this Independence Day
This time, the Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort are different. Jana Gana Mana is not the only song sung; Vande Mataram also featured. We talk about the national song and more in our weekly wrap
The British have a lot to thank India for. For starters, chicken tikka masala.
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Curries, cotton, bungalows, and more: How India became a part of British culture
There’s always been the argument that India gained much from the British Raj — democracy, the railways and the English language. However, India has given the United Kingdom much, much more. This Independence Day, here’s how the country continues to shape…
India adds 27 locations to the Survey of India map in response to China's renaming push in Arunachal Pradesh. ISI-linked terror modules busted in Punjab and Bengal.
Russia pitches the Su-57 with hypersonic missiles, India advances BrahMos-2 toward Mach 8, the Navy moves to induct a 1,000 km loitering munition, and CRPF gets specialised winter gear for its high-altitude Kashmir bases. All this and more in this week's Weekly Defence Dispatch.
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Russia pitches the Su-57 with hypersonic missiles, India advances BrahMos-2 toward Mach 8, the Navy moves to induct a 1,000 km loitering munition, and CRPF gets specialised winter gear for its high-altitude Kashmir bases. All this and more in this week's Weekly Defence Dispatch.
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Weekly Defence Dispatch: China's Arunachal map war, ISI modules busted in Punjab and Bengal, India's BrahMos-2 and air shield push…
As India counters China's Arunachal map war with 27 new Survey of India locations, Punjab and Bengal bust ISI-linked terror modules, and Delhi advances BrahMos-2, naval loitering munitions and armed C295s, Firstpost tracks the week's developments
He was Cambridge’s youngest-ever Black professor. Jason Arday’s death at 41 comes days after his resignation amid plagiarism allegations, raising difficult questions about academic integrity and public pressure.
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Jason Arday dead at 41: What happened to Cambridge’s youngest-ever Black professor?
Jason Arday, the former Cambridge professor who became the university’s youngest Black professor, was found dead in south London aged 41, days after resigning amid plagiarism allegations and academic scrutiny. Police said the death was unexpected but there…
The habit of reading has simply withered. The muscle atrophies because life, the universe, and everything get in the way. This is where the old advice comes back into its own: read just ten pages every day, even if you don’t feel like it
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How to get out of a reading slump
Struggling to finish books does not necessarily mean you have lost your love for reading. Here’s why reading slumps happen and what might actually help.