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Bomber Drama: The B-21 Raider Nightmare Has Just Begun

The National Interest 

Summary and Top Line Points: The B-21 Raider stealth bomber, still in development, faced a $1.6 billion cost overrun in late 2023, raising concerns about its expense amid the rise of drone warfare. Despite this, the B-21 is intended to replace the B-2 Spirit, whose stealth capabilities are becoming outdated.

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Middle class bearing more weight of heavy taxation than corporates: Jairam Ramesh attacks Centre

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre for slashing corporate tax rates, claiming that individuals are paying more tax than companies. Ramesh highlighted that income tax collections stood at Rs 3.61 lakh crores and gross corporate tax collections were Rs 2.65 lakh crores from April 1 to July 1, 2024. He also criticised the 2019 move to reduce corporate tax rates, which he claimed did not trigger private investment as anticipated.

Trump assassination attempt: ‘Not new phenomenon’ in US political history, lecturer says

France24.com (en) 

Donald Trump was wounded in an assassination attempt by a gunman at a campaign rally Saturday, in a chaotic and shocking incident set to supercharge political tensions ahead of the polarising US presidential election. Trump’s shooting however is “not a new phenomenon”, said Richard Johnson, Lecturer in US Politics, Queen Mary University of London, pointing to the US’ long history of assassinations on presidential and presidential candidates.