Two decades of bonhomie between India and the United States is now literally at its lowest point with long ranging ramifications as India, US, Pakistan and China try to adjust to rapidly changing global relations. While Indian PM has urged the country's technocrats to press for a "Swadeshi" policy urging Indians to go local after US punished with 50 per cent tarrif India for buying Russian oil, Pakistan's army chief has threatened to nuke half the world if their survival is in question. The Pak chief made this statement from US soil less than 15 years since Osama Bin Laden was killed by the US in Islamabad.   Hot off the Press Targeting US President Donald Trump over the doubling of tariffs and for calling India a “dead” economy, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, without taking names, said Sunday that “there are some people” who think they are “Sabke Boss” and, because “they do not like the rapid development of India”, are trying to make Indian goods expensive.

Prasar Bharati has signed an MoU with UK-based AdiGroupe’s sports arm, AEx SPORT, to launch Global League Wrestling (GLW), the first professional wrestling league in India and the Asia-Pacific region. The league will air on DD Sports and stream on Waves and All India Radio.  GLW will officially be unveiled on September 17, 2025, with broadcasts starting October 4. The inaugural season will run 40 weeks, offering family-oriented sports entertainment that blends Indian cultural storytelling with global production standards.  Prasar Bharati chairman Navneet Kumar Sehgal said the tie-up will promote diverse sports and give Indian youth a national platform, while CEO Gaurav Dwivedi called it “a new genre of youth-led programming.”  The Great Khali, former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, has been named Brand Ambassador and Talent Commissioner, tasked with nurturing talent and shaping the league’s creative vision.

Scum. Bizarre Chaos – it’s tabloid Monday The Daily Telegraph’s gigantic block-type headline “Selfie Reporting” kicks off what we can only call Tabloid Monday in fine style this morning. Below the ringing strangeness of its subhead (“Bail chaos as accused killer told to send pics hourly”), Joshua Hanrahan and Mark Morri offer some ringing strangeness of their own: “In a move senior police sources described as ‘bizarre’ Ayman Manley was last week ordered by the NSW Supreme Court to buy the officer overseeing his alleged murder case a new Apple iPhone and send a photo of himself every hour between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM as part of his revamped bail conditions.” The story sits above a puff-box for a page-eleven yarn, “They’re just scum – trading on the NDIS”, a story playing large across Murdochville mastheads, not least The Courier-Mail, which splashes it: “Scum of earth in NDIS scandal – trading the disabled.” In her exclusive, Julie Cross�

<>   The travel industry is experiencing a significant transformation as women increasingly dominate travel decisions and solo female adventures surge, according to Robyn Foyster, founder of Women Love Travel. “Eighty-two per cent of women are the deciders in all travel decisions," Foyster reveals. "And solo female travellers, the number of them has surged by 131% since 2024. We are seeing a rapid growth in the number of women who are travelling and they're doing more solo travel than ever." The trend has prompted travel companies to adapt their offerings. Foyster notes that major global and local operators are now tailoring experiences specifically for female travelers.  "Even in Deer Valley Park, they have many more women's events that they're doing. Things are being tailored just for women because these travel companies are seeing the trend,” Foyster told Influencing. "Safety remains a primary concern for female travellers. Women feel comfortable with other women,

The Seven Network has today announced it has secured the exclusive Australian free-to-air television rights for the National Football League for the 2025 season.     Seven’s broadcast of the NFL on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport will include the 2025 Kickoff matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Super Bowl LIX Champions the Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday night games (broadcast late Friday mornings in Australia) and two Sunday afternoon games (broadcast Monday mornings in Australia), plus all the action from the playoffs and Super Bowl LX.   Seven’s Commercial Director, Sport, Renee Quirk, said: “We’re thrilled to continue our long-term partnership with the NFL to broadcast the most popular sport in the US to passionate Australians, live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport.  “Since we first brought the NFL to Australian free-to-air audiences in 2014, it’s been a key pillar of our sport offering, and we’re excited to take it even further.  “With the addition of

  Taxing times? Blame the boomers In the Sydney Morning Herald (“Company tax hurting wages productivity”) and The Age (“Albanese shies away from tax reforms”), senior economics correspondent Shane Wright reports the federal Treasury has conceded Australia’s company tax system is contributing to the nation’s poor productivity performance and hurting workers’ wages, while warning young people increasingly shoulder the pain of propping up the budget. I don't know about you, but this sounds rubbish. Even so, that's not going to change Albo's mind at the upcoming economic summit, as he is committed to only implementing the one tax policy: income taxes.” In short, Treasury’s issues paper warns of mounting tax system problems, from inconsistent capital gains and superannuation rules to a company tax rate well above global norms. With half of government revenue coming from personal income tax, younger workers face the heaviest burden as fewer over-70s pay tax. M

Data For India, a research-based service organisation that supports newsrooms in strengthening reporting and storytelling, has announced a curated learning session for journalists.  The session, aimed at helping participants use data for impactful and well-researched storytelling, is open to both new and experienced journalists, including reporters, producers, editors, and desk teams.  The event will be held on Friday, August 29, at 4 PM.  Register here to participate: https://lu.ma/r41jt04m.