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Inside Iran, the BBC has been speaking to people struggling with the impact of the war. The authorities have imposed an internet ban, but using trusted sources, special correspondent Fergal Keane has been hearing from those traumatised by conflict and government repression.Read more on this story here. Source link

Ending 14 years of Conservative rule was supposed to bring an end to dysfunctional government. In the speech that launched his 2024 general election campaign, Sir Keir Starmer said that “a vote for Labour is a vote for stability … a vote to stop the chaos”. Less than two years later, Sir Keir’s government looks no sturdier than its predecessors. The prime minister’s chances of serving a full term in office look slim.There are as many reasons for this precipitous decline as there are Labour MPs calling for a change of direction. The common analysis is that a project branded…

HONOLULU — Though they once occupied the fringes of operational conversation, one of the U.S. Army’s most in-demand — and increasingly popular — jobs is now that of the Indo-Pacific air defender. Speaking at the 2026 Land Forces of the Pacific Symposium and Exposition in Hawaii, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William Parker, commander of the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, joked that he remembers, as a young officer, standing outside at a headquarters building adorned with a sign that read, “Will work for food,” a stark contrast in how the AAMDC is perceived today as tensions surge across…

NEW DELHI: Market distortion due to some states giving bonus over minimum support price (MSP) for paddy and open ended procurement policy have led to accumulation of rice stocks much higher than the stocking norms, CACP has said in its report released on Wednesday.Govt fixes MSP for crops on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).The commission in its kharif crops marketing season (2026-27) report has recommended imposing a limit on procurement, especially in surplus states that offer bonus over the MSP and have high market fee and other charges. It also has recommended a comprehensive…

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: May 13, 2026 12:49 PM IST PSEB Punjab Board 12th Result 2026: The Punjab Secondary Education Examination Board (PSEB), Mohali, declared the Punjab Class 12 results 2026 on May 13. Candidates can check their PSEB Class 12 results 2026 online on the official portal of the PSEB at pseb.ac.in. The exam was conducted from February 17 to April 4, 2026. This year, 91.46% students have passed. PSEB Punjab Board 12th Result 2026 | Catch LIVE Updates  Students will require the PSEB Class 12 roll numbers to download the marksheets. Students can download their results after entering…

NASA’s Orion space capsule training simulator is located inside Building 9 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. It’s a full-scale, high-fidelity model of the real thing, and where the Artemis 2 astronauts spent more than a year preparing for their recent mission around the moon.For a long time, the Orion simulator sat alone in its own corner, away from the group of International Space Station training modules lined up inside the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF). But now, Orion has a neighbor.A mockup of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 (MK2) lunar lander has been assembled at the SVMF,…

Mauritius—the stunning island nation in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa—could be the new home of 100 millionaires from around the world thanks to a new golden visa program. During a May 5 parliamentary meeting, Mauritius’ prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, detailed plans for the country’s new golden visa program, launched in response to “multiple inquiries” from foreigners wanting to relocate to the island with their families. Boasting white-sand beaches, crystal-clear lagoons, and biodiverse rainforests, Mauritius is a popular honeymoon destination with a multicultural population that speaks Urdu, Hindi, English, French, and Spanish—making it a natural fit for…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says its new Incognito Chat is “the first major AI product where there is no log of your conversations stored on servers.” Messages in Incognito Chat aren’t saved or stored in users’ chat history, similar to incognito modes on other AI chatbots, but Meta says its version is different because it also uses end-to-end encryption, which Meta recently removed from Instagram DMs:“Other apps have introduced incognito-style modes, but they can still see the questions coming in and the answers going out. Incognito Chat with Meta AI is truly private, meaning no one — not even Meta…

New Delhi: Large companies must ensure timely release of payments to micro and small enterprises to ease their working capital needs and reduce cost of funds, chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran has said.He said managing the current account credibly, financing it and preventing further currency depreciation are the central macroeconomic imperatives of FY27.”The West Asia crisis, therefore, is not a foreign policy concern that occasionally bleeds into economic planning. It is a live balance of payments stress test, with direct consequences for inflation, the current account and the exchange rate,” he said at the CII Annual Business Summit Tuesday.He…

New Delhi: In a major boost to regional connectivity, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Rs 20,667 crore Ahmedabad (Sarkhej)-Dholera Semi High-Speed Double Line project.The Railways Ministry posted on X that it will take just 48 minutes from Ahmedabad (Sarkhej) to reach Dholera.According to a press release issued by the CCEA, the 134-km project, featuring indigenous technology, is set to drastically reduce travel time between Ahmedabad and Dholera, enabling seamless daily commutes and same-day return trips.The project section will provide faster connectivity between Ahmedabad, Dholera SIR (Special Investment Region),…