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18 Delhi Metro stations to remain closed today amid heightened security

Stations will remain shut from 7:30 am, while interchange facilities will continue at Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House and Central Secretariat as security has been intensified around Jantar Mantar

Wildfires force evacuation of over 200K people in France and Spain

Blazes fuelled by extreme heat and dry conditions forced around 200,000 people to evacuate from areas near Bordeaux and Madrid, with firefighters struggling to contain fast-moving flames

Ended fast fearing crackdown like Ladakh: Wangchuk denies deal with Centre

The activist said he accepted the Centre's written assurances to prevent violence and legal action against students, denying allegations that he struck a deal with the government

Q1 results: IDFC First Bank, Zen Tech, Birla Corp, and 22 more on July 25

Q1FY27 company results: Firms including AU Small Finance Bank, Mphasis, Vedant Fashions, and Prudent Corporate Advisory Service are also to release their April-June earnings today

Trump threatens fresh EU tariffs after $1 billion Google antitrust fine

Trump said Washington would launch a Section 301 trade investigation into EU after regulators imposed antitrust fine on Google, calling the penalties discriminatory against US technology firms

Trump's latest global tariffs face legal challenge from small businesses

Two lawsuits filed in US Court of International Trade argue that the govt unlawfully used Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose fresh import duties after earlier tariffs were struck down

'Iran will not bow to bullying': Araghchi rejects US' pressure tactics

The Iranian foreign minister said the main obstacle to engagement with Washington was the US' reliance on 'bullying and coercion', reiterating Tehran's commitment to protecting its national interests

Trump claims US secured 50% profit share after Canada cancels bridge event

US President claimed Washington renegotiated the financial terms of the cross-border bridge project after Canadian officials cancelled a joint inauguration, amid escalating trade tensions

Assam floods: Death toll climbs to 61 with 14 deaths in last 24 hours

Fourteen more people died in the past 24 hours, while over 705,000 people across 12 districts remain affected and more than 56,600 hectares of cropland are submerged

Paramount delays $81 bn Warner Bros. Discovery buyout amid court challenge

The media company said it will not close the $81 billion deal before June 1, 2027, or until a court rules on a lawsuit by 12 states seeking to block the merger over competition concerns

SpaceX launches Starship on 13th test flight with most advanced Starlinks

The world's biggest rocket lifted off from Texas after a last-minute abort last week, with Nasa watching closely as SpaceX tested Starship's lunar mission capabilities and deployed Starlink satellites

Best of BS Opinion: Nationwide youth protests push govt on to the backfoot

Shyam Saran and Shekhar Gupta examine the crisis in education, R Gopalakrishnan calls for a new enterprise model, and Devangshu Datta weighs social media age bans

1 Indian seafarer killed in attack on commercial vessel in Black Sea

MEA said, "As per available information, one Indian national tragically lost his life in the attack. We extend our deepest condolences to the bereaved family of the deceased."

China's memory chip makers ride AI boom to new power and US scrutiny

Executives at the Huawei-connected equipment vendor, SiCarrier, concluded the confrontation was the result of the power struggle between CXMT and Huawei

Novo Nordisk seeks orders to block Eli Lilly weight-loss drug ads

Lilly on Friday denied any wrongdoing, saying it stood by its advertising and would vigorously defend itself. Novo and Lilly are battling for dominance in the obesity drug market

PM Modi thanks people for responses, suggestions received on midnight video

You have given me overwhelming support and positive suggestions, he added

Volkswagen CEO warns deeper cost cuts needed as China competition mounts

"When we look to the future, we have more and more risks coming," Blume said, pointing to more than 150 competitors in China

India needs a new state-enterprise partnership to unlock business growth

An idea on JRD Tata's birth anniversary on July 29

IRS officer Satya Pal Kumar appointed FIU director; 20 JS posted

Kumar is a 2005-batch IRS officer of the Income Tax Department cadre

LPG tanker with 28 Indian crew members attacked in Iranian waters, all safe

The Indian Embassy in Tehran said all 28 Indian crew members aboard the Mozambique-flagged LPG tanker DISHA are safe after the vessel came under attack in Iranian waters