An alternative to the Strait of Hormuz? Why Iran is eyeing Yemen’s Bab al-Mandab

As tensions across the Middle East continue to escalate, attention is gradually shifting beyond the Strait of Hormuz to another highly strategic maritime chokepoint -the Bab al-Mandab Strait.Iran, through its allies in Yemen, is considering this narrow sea passage as a possible pressure point against its adversaries, according to Iranian state-linked media outlet Tasnim. This…

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Kashmir division has more voters than Jammu, new data shows | India News

JAMMU: Kashmir division has more registered voters (4,581,375) than that in Jammu division (4,161,503), as per the latest district-wise enrolment data presented in J&K assembly on Wednesday.The UT has 8,742,878 voters, comprising 4,465,161 men, 4,277,568 women, and 149 from third gender, with Srinagar district topping (29) in the third category. Pulwama has 19 voters from…

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Choose your fights wisely

In today’s fast-moving world, it almost feels natural to react to everything. A comment on social media, a disagreement at work, a casual remark from a friend, or even a WhatsApp forwarded message that feels away from our ideology. We respond instantly. We defend. We argue. We try to prove a point. At that moment,…

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CBSE Class 12 Chemistry exam analysis 2026: Students find paper easy, Physical Chemistry takes more time

CBSE Class 12 Chemistry paper tests numericals and NCERT concepts across sections The CBSE Class 12 Chemistry examination was conducted today across the country in a single shift from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The exam was held at designated centres under standard board guidelines, with students given the prescribed reading time before the three-hour…

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‘He thought I’d be just another American president that was a loser’: Trump meeting Saudi king

US President Donald Trump on Saturday shared details of an encounter with Saudi Arabia’s leadership, using the moment to underline how he believes global perceptions of the United States have shifted under his presidency. Speaking at an investment forum, Trump described how the country had been viewed as a “dead country” before what he portrayed…

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Decoding Dhurandhar success: Anand Pandit, Taran Adarsh explain how Ranveer Singh–Aditya Dhar’s franchise rewrote Bollywood’s rulebook | Exclusive | Hindi Movie News

In an industry long driven by opening weekend numbers, star power, and formulaic storytelling, the Dhurandhar franchise has arrived like a disruption no one quite saw coming. Directed by Aditya Dhar and fronted by Ranveer Singh, the two-part saga—Dhurandhar (2025) and Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026)—has not just broken records but redefined how Hindi cinema thinks…

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