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Bangladesh is all set for fresh political tumult after reports emerged that President Mohammed Shahabuddin will resign today (July 24) halfway through his term. Shahabuddin’s likely resignation comes days after former ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told Reuters that she would return to Bangladesh, where she faces the death penalty for crushing student-led protests in 2024 which led to the toppling of her government.

Conflicting figures released by the Pentagon have resulted in questions over how many American service members have actually been killed during the ongoing US-Iran war. While US President Donald Trump has repeatedly cited a death toll of 18 troops, the Pentagon’s official casualty database was updated to show only 14 fatalities. What do the Pentagon figures say?

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) has long been one of India’s most debated legislative frameworks, sitting at the delicate intersection of state sovereignty and civil society. Enacted originally in 1976 and overhauled in 2010, the law dictates how non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and individuals can receive and utilise foreign funding. However, the introduction of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, has ignited a fierce new wave of controversy.

Your browser does not support the video tag. UK On Iran’s Radar? Tehran Warns Bases Hosting US Bombers Could Be Targets | Firstpost Live | 4K UK On Iran’s Radar? Tehran Warns Bases Hosting US Bombers Could Be Targets | Firstpost Live | 4K This is an AI-generated summary and has not been vetted by the Firstpost editorial team Britain has pledged to defend itself after Iran warned that UK bases supporting US military operations are legitimate targets.

After deciding to take the Big Bash League opener to Chennai later this year, Cricket Australia is now considering the idea of having an Ashes Test in India at some point in future. CA chief executive Todd Greenberg, however, ruled out any immediate plan. Australia is preparing to host the Big Bash Opener in Chennai in December.

If you were a young writer in England between the 1880s and 1960s, an interest, and some proficiency, in the game of cricket would have done wonders for your career. You could have played cricket with some of the biggest names in English literature, from Arthur Conan Doyle and P.G. Wodehouse to Evelyn Waugh and Harold Pinter, while exchanging ideas and forging lifelong friendships. This remarkable literary network is the subject of historian Ollie Randall’s Writers in Whites.

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and the Union government are on Friday holding talks at the Constitution Club of India in Delhi as protests over irregularities in Neet continue in the national capital. The talks come after Sonam Wangchuk, who had been holding a hunger strike for 26 days, ended the fast last night after Union minister Jitendra Singh and JP Nadda held talks with him at Medanta Hospital, Gurugram, where he is under medical observation.

India’s private sector activity expanded at its slowest pace in more than four years in July, as weaker demand, challenging market conditions and a sharp moderation in the services sector weighed on overall business growth, according to the latest HSBC Flash PMI survey. The HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index, which tracks activity across the manufacturing and services sectors, declined to 54.3 in July from 57.1 in June, marking the weakest pace of expansion since March 2022.

As unrest intensifies in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), exposing the growing disconnect between Islamabad and the people it claims to govern, an old strategic question has resurfaced. Did Bharat miss its best opportunity to alter the territorial status quo before Pakistan acquired nuclear weapons? The question invariably leads back to General Krishnaswamy Sundarji, one of the Indian Army’s most visionary — and controversial — Chiefs of Army Staff.

For first-time visitors, Japan presents a curious contradiction. You can walk through bustling cities like Tokyo or Osaka, finish a drink or snack, and then realise there is nowhere obvious to throw the rubbish away. Public dustbins are surprisingly rare. Yet, despite this, the streets are remarkably clean. So how does a country manage near-perfect cleanliness without the infrastructure most nations rely on? The answer lies in a mix of history, culture and a very different approach to responsibility.