Pakistan has granted Army Chief Asim Munir sweeping powers and total control over all military operations, senior officers, and personnel matters, including the authority to retire, discharge, or retain personnel and even alter the prescribed retirement limits.
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Asim Munir now has the power to 'hire, fire and retire': Is Pakistan slowly slipping into military rule?
Pakistan has approved two pieces of legislation that strengthen Asim Munir’s control over the military and strategic command structure. The country’s field marshal now has the authority to ‘hire, fire and retire’ personnel within the armed forces. Some suggest…
Regular exercise remains one of the best things you can do for your cardiovascular health. But if most of your waking hours are spent sitting, cardiologists say that workout should be seen as one part of an active lifestyle, not a free pass to remain inactive for the rest of the day.
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Can your daily workout really undo 8–10 hours of sitting? Cardiologists explain
A daily workout is important, but cardiologists explain why sitting for 8-10 hours can still affect heart health and why movement breaks matter.
Many royal watchers have suggested that Prince Harry’s return to Britain may be the “best opportunity” for the royal brothers to reconcile their deeply strained relationship.
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Will Prince Harry’s return to the UK help heal the royal rift with brother, William?
After six long years and amid acrimonious ties, Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK with their children, Archie and Lilibet, in tow. Many royal watchers believe this move is ‘the best opportunity’ for Harry to mend ties with William. But is the…
The 38-year-old captain, Ajay Pant, who is from Uttarakhand, was arrested after British authorities intercepted the oil tanker Smyrtos, which he was captaining, in the English Channel. He has been charged with sanctions offences that carry a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.
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Indian merchant navy captain arrested in UK over Russian oil tanker; wife calls him 'scapegoat'
An Indian merchant navy captain was held in the United Kingdom over an alleged violation of Russian oil sanctions, with his wife terming him a 'scapegoat'
In our weekly round of news from India, we analyse the importance of US Ambassador Sergio Gor’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir and more.
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This Week in Explainers: Why US envoy’s Srinagar visit has rattled Pakistan
After he visited Srinagar, US Ambassador Sergio Gor said that Jammu and Kashmir is an important part of India. In our weekly roundup, we explain why his remarks carry weightage
China and Turkey rush weapons to Pakistan in a 60-hour airlift, raising fresh questions in Delhi. India locks in an Rs 80,000 crore destroyer fleet, busts a terror module, and Japan deepens defence ties. Full dispatch on Firstpost
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Weekly Defence Dispatch: China and Turkey rush weapons to Pakistan, Navy's Rs 80,000 crore destroyer fleet, Japan's maritime pact…
As a 60-hour airlift of Chinese and Turkish hardware raises questions about whether a cornered Pakistan is restocking or readying for round two, the Navy locks down its Rs 80,000 crore Project-18 destroyer programme, DRDO opens tactical missile production…
India, one of the largest sugar producers, is turning to imports. Here’s why
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India imports sugar for the first time in a decade: Is E20 fuel policy behind the move?
India has approved duty-free imports of one million tonnes of raw sugar amid rising domestic prices, falling stocks and crop setbacks. The move comes as the country enforces its E20 ethanol mandate, with sugarcane diverted to biofuel production
The breakdown came after Washington and Ottawa had appeared close to a compromise just days earlier.
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How US-Canada trade talks failed as Trump and Carney clashed again
US-Canada trade talks have collapsed after last-minute negotiations failed to produce a deal, triggering 50 per cent US tariffs on around $20 billion of Canadian goods. Prime Minister Mark Carney has suspended negotiations and vowed dollar-for-dollar retaliation…
The strange move in Pakistan comes amid heightened security concerns, although authorities have not disclosed the specific threat that prompted the deployment.
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Big crisis unfolding in Pak? Army deploys 3 companies in Rawalpindi for ‘sensitive security duties’
Pakistan has authorised the deployment of three Army companies in Rawalpindi for six months to carry out “sensitive security duties”, according to an order issued by the Interior Ministry.
Speculation regarding the potential entry or alignment of Bangladesh with this security bloc is undoubtedly enough to turn heads in New Delhi.
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Could Bangladesh join the ‘Islamic Nato’? What that would mean for India
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan’s Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is raising questions over Bangladesh’s strategic alignment. While Dhaka may avoid full membership, closer defence cooperation could influence security dynamics in the Bay of Bengal, challenge…
The vessel, MV Ocean-Winner, had 24 crew members on board: 20 from China, three from Myanmar and one from Bangladesh. It was on its way to Singapore, carrying a cargo of iron ore loaded from Odisha.
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Panama-flagged vessel with 20 Chinese nationals sinks off India's east coast; rescue ops underway
A Panama-flagged cargo ship carrying 24 crew members, including 20 Chinese nationals, sank near India's east coast in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday.
Few people in US President Donald Trump's orbit have appeared as frequently by his side as Natalie Harp in recent years. We discuss who she is and more in our roundup of the news from around the world
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This Week in Explainers: Why is Natalie Harp, Trump’s ‘human printer’, suddenly in the spotlight?
She is part of Donald Trump’s inner circle and is always by his side. Natalie Harp, the 35-year-old White House aide, is the talk of the town. In our weekly roundup, we talk about Melania’s rumoured grudge with Harp and more
No more doom scrolling or Instagram Stories? A Meta trial loss could end the social media we know.
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Meta trial is Word of the Week. Why 29 US states suing the Mark Zuckerberg-led company matters
A massive courtroom drama is unfolding in the US with Meta at the centre. On Tuesday (August 18), the Mark Zuckerberg-led giant went on trial with 29 American states alleging that its platforms developed features to hook children, that it misled the public…
How could album releases possibly cause fatal traffic accidents, you may ask. The albums aren’t driving the increase. Instead, it’s the drivers who are distracted by Spotify on their phones.
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A bum note: How new music album releases are linked to a rise in road accidents
You might want to be extra cautious while driving if a new Bad Bunny or Taylor Swift album just dropped. A study by Harvard scientists have found that traffic fatalities increased in the United States by nearly 15 per cent on the same days as the biggest…
In the age of the gig economy of terrorism, the greatest intelligence challenge may no longer be having no information. It may be having all the pieces — and failing to realise in time that they belong to the same picture.
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The gig economy of terror: How gangsters are changing the terrorism playbook
A new face of terror is emerging, in which a terrorist may not be a committed ideologue, but a recruit hired online to carry out a single job
Ties to parents and siblings are often expected to be permanent and unconditional, reinforced by cultural norms and laws that bind parents and children to one another, even when children become adults. But that's no longer the case.
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Why Americans are cutting ties with their parents and siblings
Much of the current media coverage on estrangement tends to frame it as an epidemic that is the product of therapy culture. However, that is not often the case. Estrangement is less a story of trauma or selfishness, and more a clash between competing expectations
Shocking details have emerged in the killing of a Hindu family in Bangladesh. According to the police, the accused were consuming the dangerous yaba drug before the incident.
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‘Accused ate, consumed more drugs and then bathed’: How murder of Hindu family of four unfolded in Bangladesh’s Rangpur
Two men have been arrested in connection to the murder of a Hindu family of four in Bangladesh’s Rangpur city. According to the police, the killing took place after the man tried to confront the duo over taking drugs on his rooftop. After the murders, the…
A water-saving campaign has encouraged South Asian and other Asian households to wash rice fewer times as England faces severe drought conditions
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‘Wash rice twice, not seven times’: UK drought campaign urges South Asian households to save water
The Ofwat-funded initiative says rinsing rice twice instead of five to seven times could save up to five litres per preparation, while a separate campaign urges Muslims to use a one-litre jug for wudu
India has its own version of the Kalashnikov. It has successfully tested the AK-203, produced at an Amethi facility. The homemade rifle is dubbed Sher.
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The AK-203 rifle is now completely ‘made in India’: Why is this significant?
The Armed Forces is a step closer to receiving a replacement to the Insas rifle. On Sunday (August 23), the country successfully test-fired its first ‘fully made in India’ AK-203 Sher at Amethi’s ordanance factory. With this, India has shown its capability…
A primary objective of Ajit Doval’s mission is to lay the political and operational groundwork for a potential bilateral meeting between PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in New Delhi in September on the sidelines of the Brics Summit.
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Can Ajit Doval’s Beijing talks sooth India-China ties before Brics?
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval’s 25th round of India-China boundary talks with Wang Yi in Beijing seeks progress on border de-escalation, military communication and wider bilateral normalisation. With the Brics Summit approaching in Delhi, the negotiations…