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• Perplexity Surpasses ChatGPT to Claim Top Position on Apple App Store
  
  In a significant development in the global AI race, Aravind Srinivas-led Perplexity AI has surpassed OpenAI's ChatGPT to take the top spot among free apps on the Apple App Store.The abrupt surge follows a strategic alliance with telecom operator Airtel, which now provides...
• S. Korean Farmers Threaten Action against Possible Opening of Agro Market to US
  
  Local farmers' groups on Friday intensified calls to protect South Korea's agricultural and livestock industries in ongoing tariff negotiations with the United States, threatening to take collective action if the Seoul government agrees to further open the country's...
• India Reaffirms Commitment to 'Pact for Future' at UN Dialogue
  
  India reiterated its strong commitment to the Pact for the Future and its annexes, the Global Digital Compact (GDC) and the Declaration on Future Generations, during the third interactive informal dialogue held to review the pact.Describing the initiative as a vital step in...
• Strong Affirmation of India-US Counter-terrorism Cooperation: EAM Jaishankar on TRF Designation
  
  Reacting to the US designating The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar lauded the decision and termed it a strong...
• MoS Margherita Meets King of Eswatini During His Official Visit to African Nation
  
  Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita paid a courtesy call on the King of Eswatini, Mswati-III at Lozitha Palace during his official visit to the African Kingdom.The MoS was warmly received by Foreign Minister of Eswatini Pholile Shakantu on...
• Bangladesh Halts Demolition of Satyajit Ray's Ancestral Home at India's Behest
  
  After concerns were raised by India, the demolition of legendary film-maker Satyajit Ray's ancestral home in Bangladesh's Mymensingh has been halted. The Bangladesh authorities have formed a panel to see how the house, which now has just a few walls left standing, can be...
• 24-member Sri Lankan Delegation in India to Further Deepen Bilateral Ties
  
  A 24-member Sri Lankan delegation met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in New Delhi on Wednesday and discussed the deepening bilateral ties between the two nations.The delegation, including 24 leaders from across 14 political parties of Sri Lanka, began their two-week visit...
• It's a Crime, There Can Be No Pardon for Nimisha Priya, Says Deceased's Brother
  
  Abdelfattah Mehdi, brother of Talal Abdo Mehdi, who was allegedly murdered by Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya in 2017, has asserted that there can be no pardon for the crime.He said that Nimisha Priya has to be executed.Abdelfattah also expressed firmly the family's deep...
• Passenger Dies of Suspected Cardiac Arrest on AirAsia Flight from Kuala Lumpur to TN'S Tiruchy
  
  A 50-year-old passenger travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Tiruchy in Tamil Nadu on an AirAsia flight died of a suspected heart attack mid-air on Wednesday morning, despite desperate efforts by the airline crew to revive him.The deceased has been identified as Sasikumar, a...
• Seven Bangladeshi Illegal Immigrants Detained in Delhi, Deportation Process Underway
  
  In two separate operations carried out by Delhi Police, seven Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally in the national capital have been apprehended and handed over to immigration authorities for deportation.The coordinated efforts by Dwarka and South West District police...
• India Co-chairs UN Group Advocating Accountability for Crimes against Peacekeepers
  
  India, in collaboration with other key member states, co-chaired a high-level meeting of the Group of Friends for Accountability for Crimes Against Peacekeepers at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.The meeting reaffirmed India's strong commitment to upholding...
• Australian Central Bank Proposes Banning Card Payment Surcharges
  
  Australia's central bank has proposed banning surcharges on card payments in a move it says will save consumers over a billion Australian dollars every year.In a consultation paper released on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said that a review of merchant card...
• South Korea 'strongly' Protests Japan's Renewed Claim to Dokdo in Defence White Paper
  
  The South Korean government on Tuesday "strongly" protested after Japan reiterated its territorial claim to the islets of Dokdo in this year's defence white paper, summoning Japanese Embassy officials to lodge a complaint."The government strongly protests Japan's...
• Man Hospitalised Following Australian Shopping Centre Stabbing
  
  A man has been hospitalised following a stabbing attack outside a shopping centre in Australia's Melbourne.Police in the state of Victoria said on Tuesday that two male pedestrians were seen arguing outside the shopping centre in Moonee Ponds, 7 km northwest of central...
• Torrential Monsoon Rain, Flash Floods Leave 111 Dead in Pakistan
  
  At least 15 more people died following a fresh spell of torrential monsoon rain in Pakistan on Monday, bringing the total death toll since late June to 111, local media reported on Tuesday.Torrential rain, accompanied by thunderstorms, flash floods, and high-velocity winds,...
• Typhoon Nari Makes Landfall over Japan's Hokkaido
  
  Typhoon Nari crossed the Hokkaido coast on Tuesday, the first landfall by a typhoon on Japan's northern main island since 2016, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.The typhoon made landfall near Cape Erimo at the southern tip of Hokkaido at around 2 a.m. local...
• Global PC Shipments Surge over 4 PC to 63 Million Units in April-June
  
  Worldwide PC shipments reached over 63 million units in the second quarter of calendar year 2025, rising over 4 per cent year-on-year (YoY), a report said on Tuesday.PC makers shipped a total of 63,225 million units in the March-June quarter, a rise of 4.4 per cent as...
• Money Supply Rises for 2ND Consecutive Month in May: BOK
  
  South Korea's money supply rose for the second consecutive month in May, driven by increased investment in funds as the stock market rebounded, central bank data showed on Tuesday.The country's M2, a key gauge of the money supply, stood at 4,279.5 trillion won (US$3.09...
• Google Plans to Launch Standalone YouTube Subscription in S. Korea
  
  Google plans to launch a standalone premium subscription plan for YouTube video streaming without the music streaming component in South Korea, as part of a voluntary corrective measure to address its alleged anti-competitive practice, the country's antitrust regulator said...
• 34 Fishermen from Bengal's Kakdwip Detained in Bangladesh
  
  As many as 34 fishermen, mostly hailing from the coastal belt of Kakdwip in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, have been detained by the Bangladesh administration after their fishing trawlers allegedly crossed the international waters and entered the neighbouring...
• Hectic Last-minute Talks Underway in Yemen to Save Kerala Nurse from Execution
  
  With just hours left for the scheduled execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen, frantic last-minute negotiations are underway to secure a reprieve.Priya is currently lodged in a jail in Yemen, facing the death penalty for the alleged murder of her former business...
• Shubhanshu Shukla, Ax-4 Crew-carrying Dragon Spacecraft on Track, to Splashdown Today: SpaceX
  
  The Dragon spacecraft carrying IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts, part of the Axiom Space Mission-4 (Ax-4), is on track to reenter Earth's atmosphere and will splashdown on Tuesday, said SpaceX.Shukla, along with fellow astronauts Peggy Whitson...
• Shubhanshu Shukla to Touch Down on Earth Today with Splashdown off California Coast
  
  Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to reach the International Space Station (ISS), is set to return to Earth on Tuesday, marking the end of a historic mission under Axiom Space's Ax-4 program.After an extraordinary 18-day stay aboard the orbital laboratory,...
• Shubhanshu Shukla to Begin Journey Back to Earth on July 14: Axiom Space
  
  Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, currently on board the International Space Station, is expected to begin his journey back to Earth on July 14, said Axiom Space on Friday.Shukla, along with three other crew members Peggy Whitson, Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski, and Tibor...
• Piyush Goyal Holds Talks with Malaysian Minister on Review of ASEAN Trade Pact
  
  Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said he had a productive meeting with Tzafrul Aziz, Malaysian Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, during which he discussed the ongoing review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA)."Looking forward to...

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