India-EU FTA: After two decades of negotiations, how India and EU finally clinched a trade deal this time 🔍
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📆January 27, 2026 at 02:53PM
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India-EU FTA: After two decades of negotiations, how India and EU finally clinched a trade deal this time
India and EU got tantalisingly close to a deal in 2013 tooo. But the key difference from the last time is evolving geopolitics. America’s shadow on global trade and politics has created a broader strategic objective beyond trade gains.
China This Week | Top military leader under investigation, China-Canada bonhomie, and population data 🔍
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📆January 27, 2026 at 03:57PM
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China This Week | Top military leader under investigation, China-Canada bonhomie, and population data
Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, we look at an important development in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), a recent visit by Canadian PM Mark Carney, and China’s population woes.
What the India-EU FTA signals about bilateral ties, and the message it sends 🔍
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📆January 27, 2026 at 06:28PM
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What the India-EU FTA signals about bilateral ties, and the message it sends
India-EU FTA: 10 aspects of the deal you should know, from trade diversification to impact on the services sector.
India-EU deal: Why Trump may hold the answer to India’s carbon tax conundrum 🔍
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📆January 27, 2026 at 07:39PM
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India-EU deal: Why Trump may hold the answer to India’s carbon tax conundrum
Government officials said that India has also sought easier access to the EU's steel scrap, a critical input for low-carbon steel production, and arrived at an understanding.
‘Gandhi of Lisbon’ Antonio Costa proud of Goan heritage: Who is an Overseas Citizen of India? 🔍
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📆January 27, 2026 at 07:43PM
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‘Gandhi of Lisbon’ Antonio Costa proud of Goan heritage: Who is an Overseas Citizen of India?
OCI cardholders are eligible for multiple entries and a lifelong free visa. However, they do not hold dual citizenship and are not Indian citizens.
Gold crosses $5,000/oz: Fears of dollar instability, impending debt crisis behind meteoric rise 🔍
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📆January 28, 2026 at 06:34AM
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Gold crosses $5,000/oz: Fears of dollar instability, impending debt crisis behind meteoric rise
Throughout history, gold has served as the ultimate store of value - relatively scarce, durable, and symbolically associated with wealth and power. This makes gold a safe haven asset, insurance against currency failure.
How shifting trade winds nudged India-EU talks across finish line 🔍
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📆January 28, 2026 at 07:23AM
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How shifting trade winds nudged India-EU talks across finish line
US tariff threats may have accelerated talks, but EU & India narrowed their differences by reevaluating their positions amid rapid geo-economic changes
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Why Anthropic CEO Amodei’s warning about AI destroying humanity in the future is a distraction 🔍
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📆January 28, 2026 at 07:33AM
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Why Anthropic CEO Amodei’s warning about AI destroying humanity in the future is a distraction
Whether AI models will become super-intelligent or not, the risks posed by them are already here, and not in the future, like Amodei and other CEOs have been saying, as proven by studies flagging bias, discrimination, and misinformation.
Karnataka HC lifts ban on bike taxis, directs state to grant contract carriage permits 🔍
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📆January 28, 2026 at 09:33AM
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Karnataka HC lifts ban on bike taxis, directs state to grant contract carriage permits
The decision is likely to bring relief to around 6 lakh bike-taxi riders and aggregators who had stopped operations since April 2025. Aggregators like Uber and Rapido have welcomed the High Court order.
How far can UGC’s new anti-discrimination rules go to address caste on campus? Academics weigh in 🔍
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How far can UGC’s new anti-discrimination rules go to address caste on campus? Academics weigh in
How is caste discrimination observed and documented on campus? How much can the new UGC rules, now at the centre of a row, help?
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Why Kerala High Court has allowed physiotherapists to use the title ‘Dr’ 🔍
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📆January 28, 2026 at 01:38PM
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Why Kerala High Court has allowed physiotherapists to use the title ‘Dr’
Medical doctors argued that the prefix 'Dr', in 'common parlance', is associated with a medical practitioner. The court, however, ruled that medical doctors do not hold an exclusive right to the title
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Kerala viral video suicide case: As court denies bail to woman, what is the law on abetment of suicide? 🔍
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📆January 28, 2026 at 02:29PM
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Kerala viral video suicide case: As court denies bail to woman, what is the law on abetment of suicide?
In the Kerala case, a court will eventually have to determine whether posting a video on social media — even if defamatory — constituted a direct, active intent to force the deceased to end his life
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Higher disease incidents & heat stress: How climate change is impacting cattle in India 🔍
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📆January 28, 2026 at 02:34PM
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Higher disease incidents & heat stress: How climate change is impacting cattle in India
India is the world’s largest producer and consumer of milk. As of 2019, milk production in the country stood at 188 million tonnes and was expected to reach about 242 million tonnes by 2023-2024, according to the National Dairy Development Board’s Annual…
India-EU FTA: Will European luxury cars get cheaper in India? 🔍
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📆January 28, 2026 at 02:52PM
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India-EU FTA Explained: Will European luxury cars get cheaper in India?
India EU free trade agreement: Tariffs on European-made cars imported into India would progressively come down from 110% to 10%. However, industry insiders say cars might not actually get as cheap as the tariff structure suggests.
Ajit Pawar plane crash: What a recent Parliamentary panel report said about gaps in civil aviation safety framework 🔍
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📆January 28, 2026 at 02:56PM
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Ajit Pawar plane crash: What a recent Parliamentary panel report said about gaps in civil aviation safety framework
The panel warned that India’s status as one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets must be matched with 'equal, if not greater, emphasis on safety'
‘Runway not in sight’: The 26 minutes before the plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar, four others 🔍
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📆January 28, 2026 at 03:37PM
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‘Runway not in sight’: The 26 minutes before the plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar, four others
A Civil Aviation Ministry statement details the sequence of events between 8.18 am, when the aircraft “first came in contact with Baramati”, and 8.44 am, when its flames were spotted. In between was a failed landing attempt, possible visibility concerns —…
Why French loan of Bayeux Tapestry to England has proven contentious despite shared history 🔍
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📆January 28, 2026 at 04:36PM
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Why French loan of Bayeux Tapestry to England has proven contentious despite shared history
The Bayeux Tapestry is an 11th-century linen work that documents the events culminating in William the Conqueror’s ascension to the English throne in 1066. This event is significant in both British and French histories
Bulleh Shah’s shrine vandalised in Mussoorie: How the Sufi poet blended religious beliefs, challenged orthodoxy 🔍
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📆January 28, 2026 at 05:47PM
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Bulleh Shah’s shrine vandalised in Mussoorie: How the Sufi poet blended religious beliefs, challenged orthodoxy
Bulleh Shah’s art and philosophy endure in culture today, from his poetry inspiring songs like ‘Chhaiyya Chhaiyya’, to his syncretic approach towards religion.
Expert Explains: Why India needs to work with its neighbours to improve air quality, status of efforts so far 🔍
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📆January 28, 2026 at 07:29PM
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Expert Explains: Why India needs to work with its neighbours to improve air quality, status of efforts so far
Pollutants flowing over borders play a key role in the air quality of the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Himalayan Foothills. How have other countries around the world tackled similar scenarios?
The ‘discombobulator’: The weapon system that the US likely used in Venezuela strike 🔍
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📆January 29, 2026 at 07:34AM
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The ‘discombobulator’: The weapon system that the US likely used in Venezuela strike
A discombobulator could also typically involve a range of sophisticated electronic warfare (EW) systems that can jam an adversary’s air defences, including radars and sensors
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Discombobulator: The system that US likely used in Venezuela attack 🔍
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📆January 29, 2026 at 07:40AM
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Discombobulator: The system that US likely used in Venezuela attack
The President had earlier told NewsNation, a US news channel, that a “sonic weapon” had been used in the operation. However, there is still no clarity about what the discombobulator used by the US in the latest operation comprises.