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What is Samson Option, Israel's nuclear threat that's no longer a theory?

As missile strikes escalate across the region, Israel's nuclear doctrine, the Samson Option, is no longer a Cold War relic but a live deterrent shaping West Asia's most volatile flashpoint

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As Munir meets Trump, a look at the past legacy of Pak's military chiefs

As Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir meets US President Donald Trump, here's a look at the past army generals in Pakistan and how they consolidated military power

Best of BS Opinion: Setting alarms without knowing what's at stake

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IBM, Accenture show diverging hiring trends amid IT sector recovery

Employee growth data shows Accenture ramping up hiring since 2024 while IBM lags behind after sharp headcount cut in late 2023

These are the bunker buster bombs used by US to hit Iran's nuclear sites

Built to pierce hundreds of feet of rock, the US-only GBU-57 bunker buster bomb may be the world's only weapon capable of reaching Iran's Fordow nuclear site and Israel doesn't have it

India's cement production sees yearly gain, but monthly drop in April 2025

India's cement production rose 6.66% YoY in April 2025 to 39.88 MMT but saw a steep 16.7% drop from March as fiscal-end construction demand eased

Best of BS Opinion: Inflation falls, oceans rise, and choppers crash

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Explained: How a tanker crash near Strait of Hormuz impacts oil and India

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow, 33-kilometre-wide maritime corridor between Oman and Iran but despite its size, it handles over 20 per cent of the world's oil supply

Best of BS Opinion: Plastic battles, dumping wars, and Apple's gamble

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Gold, silver price surge explained: Why bullion prices are rising fast

With gold up over 40 per cent and silver nearing 15 per cent in a year, global volatility, rupee weakness, and industrial demand are propelling India's precious metals boom

As wars intensify, their carbon toll remains off climate summit agendas

From Gaza to Ukraine, the environmental cost of conflict rivals top emitters but is missing from global climate policy and accountability frameworks

Best of BS Opinion: Continuing turbulence in air, economy, and law

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Best of BS Opinion: The erosion nobody noticed, until it finally snapped

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Why 'No Kings' protests are targeting Trump's Flag Day military parade

The 50501 Movement is planning nationwide protests against Trump on 14 June, opposing authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics and a costly military spectacle in Washington

Decoded: How Iran and Israel's decades-old conflict exploded into war

Iran's nuclear programme has long been at the centre of Israeli fears, with Tehran's enrichment advances seen by Israel as an existential threat

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Best of BS Opinion: Crossing the river with memory, not just momentum

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Bihar logged 891 girls per 1,000 boys in 2022, lowest sex ratio at birth

Bihar is the only state where the sex ratio at birth has fallen each year since 2020, dropping from 964 to 891 even as political parties woo women voters

Best of BS Opinion: India is faced with a strategic turning point

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