Iran Strikes Ship in Strait of Hormuz, Undermining Efforts to Restore Traffic  The New York Timessource

Education reform activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday announced that he would join the ongoing protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar with an indefinite fast from Sunday if the Centre failed to respond to his demands concerning education reforms and Ladakh. In a video message recorded from what he described as the “Jantar Mantar of Geneva”, the designated protest site outside the...

Apple sharply hikes prices of Macs, iPad, Apple TV, HomePod in India, iPhones spared for now  Moneycontrol.comsource

Randy Smith’s resignation was part of plea deal after attack on podcaster Bobby Couvillion at a Madisonville restaurantA suburban New Orleans sheriff who had held one of his community’s most prominent political offices for a decade has retired shortly after pleading guilty to battering a podcaster who often criticized him.Randy Smith, 61, also agreed to serve more than a year...

Delhi High Court Allows 15-Year-Old Rape Survivor To End 28-Week Pregnancy  NDTVsource

US judge blocks Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting  Reuters Federal judge blocks Trump’s mail-in voting order  Axios Federal judge halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create federal voter list  TribLIVE.com Federal court blocks Trump’s executive order limiting mail ballots  The Washington Post Federal Judge Strikes Key Parts of Trump Order Restricting Mail Voting  The New York Times source

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on June 25 struck down a Hawaii law that required gun owners to get permission before bringing a firearm into a store or other private property that’s open to the public, delivering a setback for the gun control movement.The 6-3 ruling from an ideologically divided court came four years after it dramatically expanded the Second...

Arvind Kejriwal’s Hindu Outreach In Punjab As AAP Navigates Sikh Discontent  NDTVsource