Iran inflation hits highest level since World War II. Is another crisis brewing?

Representative image (Photo credit: AP) Iran’s annual inflation rate surged to its highest level since World War II in May, highlighting the deepening economic crisis facing ordinary citizens as the country grapples with the fallout of conflict, sanctions and long-standing structural problems.According to data released by Iran’s Central Bank, the consumer price index rose 77.2…

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Turmoil in Trinamool: How the ‘fake signature’ row challenges Mamata’s grip on party after West Bengal poll rout | India News

NEW DELHI: Has the “fake signature” controversy pushed Mamata Banerjee‘s TMC to the brink of an internal crisis? A complaint lodged at assembly secretariat by two TMC MLAs, Sandipan Saha and Ritabrata Banerjee, has not only embarrassed the party leadership but also put it in a difficult spot.The state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has summoned…

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‘Dumocracy’ in America: When the President becomes a punchline

TOI correspondent from Washington: Historians may someday conclude that US President Donald Trump‘s greatest contribution to American political discourse was not immigration enforcement or peace treaty, or even a trade war. It may have been a painstaking seminar on how he coined the word “Dumocrats.“In several interviews and speeches over the past week, Trump has…

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‘Tender investigator’: Rahul Gandhi meets 17-year-old student who exposed CBSE-OSM anomalies | India News

(Photo shared by Rahul Gandhi on X) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met Jharkhand student Sarthak Sidhant, the teenager who recently presented his findings on alleged irregularities in the CBSE’s online marking system before a parliamentary panel. Sharing photographs of the meeting on social media, Gandhi praised the student and wrote, “Sarthak, stand firm…

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Human libraries may spread across Karnataka after pilot engaged over 2,200 people | Bengaluru News

Mental Health Stories Open New Chapter Ascent illustration Bengaluru: After a pilot project that saw hundreds of people openly share their experiences of living with mental illness in rural Karnataka, the health department is now considering expanding its unique ‘Manasa Samvaada,’ — the human library initiative — across the state in partnership with the rural…

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Chasing 142, Ireland beat West Indies by 1 run despite scoring just 99 in dramatic T20I; here’s how | Cricket News

Photo credit: X/@cricketireland Ireland moved to the top of the Women’s T20I Tri-Nation Series table after securing a one-run win over West Indies via the DLS method in the fourth match at Clontarf. The result came after rain brought Ireland’s chase to an early end, with the hosts just ahead on the DLS score when…

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