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CBS Based on a series of crime novels from author Jeffrey Deaver, “Tracker” debuted on CBS as a weekly procedural in 2024 and is currently on its second season, with a third on the way. The show follows the exploits of Colter Shaw (played by Justin Hartley, who once starred in an “Aquaman” spin-off that never made it to air), a survivalist and expert tracker who crisscrosses the country fighting for justice any way he can. Typically, this means aiding law enforcement with missing persons cases that have the authorities…

Over the past week, several BJP leaders have spoken about revisiting the inclusion of the word “secular” in the Preamble to the Constitution during the Emergency, pointing out that the words “socialist” and “secular” were not part of the original founding document. This has brought to the fore the question of whether these words should continue to remain in the Preamble, a question first raised by RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale last week. In the past decade, this debate has prominently come up twice, with the Opposition accusing the government of trying to omit the words from the Preamble. The…

Days after Shaktisinh Gohil resigned as the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president owning moral responsibility for the party’s defeat in the recent Visavadar and Kadi Assembly bypolls, a slew of the party’s Patidar faces have demanded that a leader from their community be named the new GPCC chief.At least 28 Patidar leaders from the Congress, including several former MLAs and MPs, met at a farmhouse in Ahmedabad on July 1, following which ex-MP Virji Thummar wrote to Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over their demand. The meeting concluded that as the Congress has…

SrinagarJul 4, 2025 08:00 IST First published on: Jul 4, 2025 at 08:00 IST Share For the Congress, when one problem is resolved, another seemingly crops up in short order. As soon as the differences in the Karnataka unit appear to have been put to rest for the time being, the Congress’s Jammu and Kashmir unit has a full-blown rebellion on its hands. And not for the first time.A section of J&K Congress has rebelled against J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra for allegedly sidelining senior leaders, several of whom are pushing back and want him to…

As per the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls ordered by the Election Commission ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls, residents of Bihar whose names did not figure in the 2003 electoral rolls must provide one of 11 documents notified by the EC to prove their “citizenship”. This story plays out in village after village in the state, from Nitish’s turf Harnaut in Nalanda district, to RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s Raghopur in Vaishali. The Raghopur Assembly seat is currently represented by Lalu’s son and senior RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav. Story continues below this ad In the next 20 days…

An Aadhaar card, a voter card and an MNREGS job card. For Meghan Manjhi, a 37-year-old labourer, the three “sarkari kaagaz (official documents)” largely define his life. But now, the resident of Kalyan Bigha, the native village of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, must look for more.As per the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls ordered by the Election Commission ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls, residents of the state such as Manjhi whose names did not figure in the 2003 electoral rolls must provide one of 11 documents notified by the EC to prove their “citizenship”. None of the…

When the RSS general secretary says that the words “secular” and “socialist” in the Preamble to the Constitution should be reviewed, it is more than a casual call for a debate, for the Sangh is measured in its utterances.Dattatreya Hosabale’s comment last week is not the first time the issue has come up. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rakesh Sinha moved a Private Member’s Bill in 2020, and others have petitioned the courts. The Supreme Court examined the matter, and in 2024, a two-judge Bench led by then Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjeev Khanna upheld the insertion of “socialist” and…

US attorney general Pam Bondi has told at least 10 tech companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, that they have “incurred no liability” for supporting TikTok despite the federal ban on providing services to the popular video-sharing app, according to letters disclosed on Thursday.Under orders from President Donald Trump, Bondi has refused to enforce a law passed by Congress last year that classifies TikTok as a national security risk because of its ties to China and bars companies from distributing the app to US consumers.TikTok can dodge the ban by reducing the ownership Chinese entities have in its US…

When it comes to originals, Netflix and Amazon have the deepest libraries of prestige movies. But ever since CODA won the Best Picture Oscar, it’s become clear that some of the best movies are on Apple TV+.As with any streaming service, not every film on the roster is a winner, but from the Billie Eilish documentary to Sundance darlings, Apple’s streaming service is building up a strong catalog to run alongside its growing slate of beloved TV shows.Below are WIRED’s picks for flicks you should prioritize in your queue. Once you’re done, hop over to our list of the best movies on Netflix and the best movies on…

A spokesperson using ICE’s general press email referred WIRED to a statement issued by acting director Todd M. Lyons on June 30, but did not provide further comment. The White House did not immediately respond to WIRED’s request for comment.In the statement, Lyons called CNN’s coverage of the app “reckless and irresponsible.” When reached for comment, Emily Kuhn, senior vice president of communications at CNN, pointed WIRED to a statement from the network saying that reporting on the existence of an app is neither illegal nor an endorsement.The Trump administration’s rebukes of the app have also focused on the idea…