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How a war between Israel and Arab nations more than 50 years ago had pushed Brazil to blend Ethanol with Petrol, with India and...

Divya Bharti -
India’s mandatory shift to E20 petrol has sparked debate over vehicle mileage and engine safety. While car owners express concern, the government defends the rollout as a highly strategic, decades-old national policy modeled after Brazil to slash oil imports and boost rural economies.
Crime

Bangladesh: Hindu priest and law student kidnapped, brutally tortured for the whole night and blackmailed for ransom, critically injured while escaping

OpIndia Staff -
"The attackers stripped him naked, recorded videos of him, and blackmailed him into asking his family members for money," voiced his friend.
News Reports

US Supreme Court blocks Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship, President congratulates China in sarcastic swipe

OpIndia Staff -
However, the recent ruling by a six-judge bench, with five judges, including Chief Justice Roberts, agreed that Trump's executive order violates the Constitution's 14th Amendment.
News Reports

US lifts sanctions on four Indian companies, removes them from the Specially Designated Nationals list after nearly two years

OpIndia Staff -
Among the four companies removed from the sanctions list, Galaxy Bearings Limited and Lokesh Machines Limited are publicly listed firms.
Entertainment

Australia’s consumer watchdog sues Amazon for forcing Prime Video users to pay more for ad-free streaming

OpIndia Staff -
According to the media reports, an Amazon spokesperson said the company is carefully examining the allegations while responding to the lawsuit,
News Reports

Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams moves court, says company used gag order and $50,000 penalties to silence her

OpIndia Staff -
Following the book’s publication, Meta had sought an emergency order against Sarah Wynn-Williams, preventing her from promoting her book. Meta had argued that the whistleblower had signed a severance agreement that included arbitration and non-disparagement clauses.
Crime

Germany: Five killed in shooting near youth centre in Stade; two arrested

OpIndia Staff -
"We ask you to leave the area and give it a wide berth for your own safety,” the German police said.
News Reports

Pakistan launches military strikes in Afghanistan, kills dozens of civilians including women and children: Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
"We strongly condemn this cowardly act of aggression and consider it a crime and an act of brutality," Taliban said in a statement.
Crime

Grooming gang in Germany: Police arrest two Pakistani and four Syrian men for exploiting women by getting them addicted to drugs in Nuremberg

OpIndia Staff -
A total of eight suspects from Syria, Pakistan, and other nations have been detained under court warrants.
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India rejects Pakistan Army’s claim that ‘Indian sponsored kharji’ attacked military camp in Karachi, asks Islamabad to dismantle terror infrastructure instead of blaming others

OpIndia Staff -
The response came after several Pakistani media reports attempted to connect India to Saturday's deadly attack on the Sindh Rangers' Bhittai Wing headquarters in Karachi.
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