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US court dismisses criminal case against Gautam Adani

OpIndia Staff - 11 August, 2026

A US federal court dismissed criminal charges against Gautam Adani following the Department of Justice's decision to drop the case.

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US-Israel military action against Iran put on hold, Donald Trump claims Tehran sought a deal to end conflict

Shriti Sagar - 2 August, 2026

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the proposed agreement would include the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Crime

Salman Rushdie stabbing: Lebanese American Hadi Matar convicted in terrorism trial in the 2022 case, court finds he was inspired by Ruhollah Khomeini, Hassan...

OpIndia Staff - 30 July, 2026

Matar "spent months planning and preparing to carry out what he hoped would be the execution of Salman Rushdie."

Iran to receive 400 air-defence missile launchers from China via Pakistan? Trump expresses disappointment

OpIndia Staff - 30 July, 2026

According to Reuters, Iran is expected to receive the first shipment of 400 shoulder-fired air-defence missile launchers within the coming weeks via Pakistan.

OpIndia Explains

Johnson & Johnson baby powder causing cancer? What is behind the $5.5 billion settlement

Rukma Rathore - 29 July, 2026

"This resolution allows the company to put this matter behind it," Johnson & Johnson stated as it dismissed the cancer claims.

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‘I’m not concerned’: Benjamin Netanyahu says he will attend UN General Assembly despite Zohran Mamdani’s arrest threat

OpIndia Staff - 27 July, 2026

"He's supposed to be the mayor of all New Yorkers, but he's trying to turn one group against the other," Netanyahu stated.

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United States: Labour Department lists 4 companies as ‘willful violators’, bars them from hiring foreign workers under H-1B visa

OpIndia Staff - 25 July, 2026

Employers designated as willful violators are also subject to random investigations by the Department of Labour for up to five years.

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Trump’s Saudi nuclear pact explained: Can Riyadh now enrich uranium for a bomb?

Divya Bharti - 22 July, 2026

President Donald Trump has approved a 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia, enabling potential domestic uranium enrichment under US supervision.

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US Launches fresh strikes on Iranian Military targets, says CENTCOM

OpIndia Staff - 21 July, 2026

The U.S. carried out fresh military strikes against Iranian command centres, air defences, and missile sites to safeguard commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

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